The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
CAMPAIGN LEADERS
FIGURE VICTORIES
General George Stone Predicts
$1,000 State Plurality for
Taft and Republican Ticket
John F. Murray Says Bryan
and Democratic Congressman
Will All Be Elected


With the campaign virtually over
the time has come for making claims
and both the republican and democratic
campaign leaders are ready with fig
ures 10 prove conclusively that: theil
respective tickets will sweep the state
As chairman OF the campaign com.
rnittee OF the republican. state centra
committee, General. George Stone ex-
pressed the opinion OF the committee
yesterday in the following words
I predict that California viii give
the republican national ticket plu-
rality OF more than $4,000. A careful
analysis of the reports received from
the counties Of the state gives 81 ,00l
for Taft, and I am inclined TO believe
that even this figure is too low.
The republican party is In excellent
shape. the voters now showing much
enthusiasm, and il they will go to the
polls on election day, pronounced vic
tory is assured
We Will re-elect all the congress
men, and will have a very large ma
jority in both branches OF the legisla-
ture. We viii certainly elect SO mem
bers OF the assembly and Is senators
concede 9 assembly districts to the
democrats, and we have good chance
to carry three of the four doubtful
senatorial districts, as well as most OF
the doubtful assembly districts
PREDICaS BRYAN VICTORY
This statement commands attention
by its comparative conservatism and
in violent contrast to it is the whole
sale claim made by John T. Murray,
the enthusiastic secretary OF the demo-
cratic state central committee.
Il will not be surprised declared
Murray. IF Bryan carries the state by
,Tr he int los
will give him as good a vote as they
gave Bell, while the Sacramento and
San Joaquin valleys viii do much better
by Bryan than they did by Bell. South
Of Tehachapi we are up in the air.
There has been such strong rush of
the tide toward Bryan that our calcu-
lations can not keep pace with II. Taft
will probably come up TO the Tehachapi
with 5000 plurality, hut 1 will not be
surprised if we come ap 10 that divid-
ing line ahead OF the republicans.
Bryan will get plurality OF 5000
IN this city and If the landslide con-
tinues as at present he is just as
likely to get 1900.
we will elect congressman in the
first. fourth. fifth, sixth and seventh
districts and we have lively hopes in
the third.
I'VE viii increase our standing in the
legislature and would not be surprised
II we should control It.
"Murask will run with Bryan. but
viii get $1,000 plurality in San Fran
cisco. Melvin will run ahead of his
ticket in Alameda county, but not
enough to overcome the handicap Of
Murasky's vote in this city"
II will be seen that IN the quality OF
not being surprised at the marvellous,
Murray has q wooden Indian chopped
TO pieces.
"Black" Hayes dropped into repub-
lican headquarters yesterday to say
that Reds" fight IS all right and that
Santa Clara county would give more
than 2 $500 for Taft. Secretary of State
Charles F. Curry declared that Sacra-
mento would go for Taft. Curry pointed
out the weakness Of Theodore A. Bell
as a political prophet.
CURRY STRONG FOR TAFT
It see Bell claims San Francisco for
Bryan by 1000" remarked Curry. Il
recolleet that Bell claimed that San
rality and you remember that he ran
second"
Curry is regarded as one Of the keen
est political forecasters in the state.
The state and county committees are
working together to get out big re-
publican vote. The state committee re-
CARDS Taft's plurality in this city as a
matter of conjecture, but has no doubt
that Taft will carry the city.
The last meeting Of the republican
campaign will be held tomorrow night
in Dreamland pavilion. Judge John F..
Davis will preside and the speakers
will be Edward H. Hart Julius Kahn,
e. A Hayes and the local republican
candidates.
Senator Sanford wired from the Bell
Phelan special yesterday that H. S.
Fletcher, president of the Watsonyille
bank and heretofore prominent re-
publican, had announced himself for
Bryan.
The democrats of the thirty seventh
district, led by the Frank ]. Butler
club. viii hold an open air meeting to-
morrow night at Hayes and Laguna
streets The speakers will be George
A. Tracy. Andrew ~Furuseth. DR.. r.
cadwallader. candidate for the state