The National tribune., 1908-11-05
THE END OF THE CAMPAIGN.

The campaign formally closed last
Saturday night with the National Com
mittees of both parties announcing
that they mad finished their work and
would await the issue, to which they
looked forward with confidence. On
Sunday Judge Taft attended the First
Presbyterian Church in Buffalo, N. Y,
with a personal friend, and left on
Monday morning for his home in Gin
cfnnati. He announced that he was
going to spend two weeks at Hot
Springs, Va, after the election, regard
less of the result. If elected he would
probably spend the rest OF the Winter
at AshevilIe, N. C. 1t is admitted on
all sides that he has made phenome-
nal canvass, and one OF which he could
be well proud. He had travelled $4,000
miles, from the Dakotas to Tennessee,
and from Colorado to Connecticut, thru
23 States, making friends and sup
porters wherever he went His ap-
pearance and words alike commended
him strongly to all with whom he came
in contact. His final utterance in the
campaign was a statement that in the
event Of his election he had no resent
ments against any labor leader or or
ganization, but would be a sincere
friend of labor.
Mr.. Bryan left Chicago on Sunday
for tour thru Kansas, and reached his
home at Lincoln Monday evening. Mr..
Bryan also made a wonderful canvass,
and quite surprised even those who
thought that they knew him best by
his endurance, his well-chosen words
on every occasion and his tact in meet
ing and mingling with his friends and
supporters. He said on leaving Chi
cago:
'I do not care to make any list of
States in estimating the result of the
election, for while 1 think that the
result is more certain in some States
than in others, should not want to
discourage Democrats in the less GER
tain States by making determinations.
l believe that we shall have votes to
spare in the Electoral College, and
have a considerable majority of the
popular vote"
Mr.. Taft went no further than to
express his strong confidence in the |
success of the entire Republican ticket. |
Mr.. Mack, the Chairman of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee, gave out |
for Bryan which would give him 333 |
votes, or 91 more than necessary to |
elect. Mr.. Hitchcock, Chairman of the |
National Republican Committee, reaf-
firmed his positive belief that Mr.. Taft
would have 1926 votes. or S3 more than
was required He said that there had
ceased to be any doubt that the Re
publicans would carry such States as
New York, Indiana, Ohio and New Jer-
sey, which were claimed by Mr.. Mack. !
Both sides claimed New York with
equal confidence. The Republicans
.hought that the Democratic majority
n New York City would not exceed
State to Taft by a majority of some
100, 900 votes. and give Hughes a small
,r majority over Chanler.
In New York City the betting was
in favor of Taft. Odds
If to / were freely offered, where
,nly odds of AZ and to 1 could be
obtained on Bryan in 1896 and 1900,
n 1904 the odds We're 6A to 1 against
Parker. The bets on Hughes were as
to 5 and to 4. In Cincinnati bets
# 2 and to on Taft had been promi-
lently posted for two weeks without
akers. AT Indianapolis the odds were
to on Taft, with no takers. and 8 10
on Hughes. In Chicago the betting
vas to 1 on Taft. In st. Louis there +;
vas little betting. with a record Of but 1
me bet of $4,000 on Taft against $500
N Bryan. IL
The campaign just closed has been |