The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-11-02
Hitchcock Estimates 325 Votes
:. for Taft in the Electoral
e: College
Democratic Chairman Mack Re-
iterates Prediction of 333
Ballots for Bryan
GubernatOriaI Race in New York
Is Neck and Neck Between
Hughes and ChanIer

4. NEW YORK, Nov. AT
both republican and demo
cratic headquarters in this
city today it was announced
that the work of the respec-
tive national organizations
in the campaign of 1908 was
at an end. National Chair
man Frank H. Hitchcock of the
republican committee and Nation
al Chairman Norman E. Mack of
the democratic committee are go
ing home to vote and will return
to this city Tuesday afternoon to
receive returns at headquarters.
Hitchcock goes to West Newton,
Mass, and Mack TO Buffalo.
Mack and Hitchcock adhered to
the forecasts given out on Friday and
Saturday. the democratic chairman con-
tending that Bryan will receive 333
votes and Hitchcock announcing him
SELF as positive in HIS belief that Taft
will have 325 votes in the electoral col
: ]ege
While the national chairmen believe
all has been done that can be done to
elect their chiefs the candidates them
selves viii continue IN the fight prac-
tieally to the last minute. Taft. after
spending the day in Buffalo. Will go
tomorrow morning to Cleveland, where
he will speak in the afternoon and TO
Youngstown. where he will speak at
night, hurrying thence 10 Cincinnati
70 vote on Tuesday and hear the result
Of the election.
Bryan intends TO put in the day cam
paigning in northwestern Kansas and
VIII be at Lincoln for home coming
demonstration in the evening.
MACK'S CLAIMS RIDDLED
At republican headquarters in the
Metropolitan tower today il was as
serted that Chairman Mack's estimate
OF 333 votes for Bryan had been ex-
pected In view of the same claims made
earlier in the campaign. 1t was fur
theT said that Mack had included in his
list states that were practically con-
ceded by state leaders to be republican.
II was also said that Hitchcock was
willing TO stand or fall by his predic-
tion Of S25 votes, made on Friday, and
was perfectly satisfied that it would be
more nearly correct than Macks when
The returns were in.
Mack declared today that ''the only
thing that can defeat Bryan is the cor
rupt use OF money" He said he had
sent his last instructions to state
chairmen TO get out their vote early
and TO see that it was fairly counted.
we are through" said Chairman
Hitchcock today. Our fight is won"
Hitchcock announced that there had
ceased TO 5e any doubt as TO republican
success in such states an Indiana, Ohio
and New Jersey4all claimed by Mack,
and it was added by a member Of his
stan that the republican national COM
mrttee was as sure of New York as it
was OF Pennsylvania.
Republican County Chairman Parsons
OF New York county thus summarized
tn situation in Manhattan and the
Bronx. two Of the five boroughs in
If Mr. Bryan carries New York
county al all It Will be by a plurality
OF from 10000 TO $4,000. District lead
ers believe that Governor Hughes will
run not more than 10000 behind Taft
IN this county"
SURE OF 33S VOTES
Mack said today that his claim that
Bryan and Kern will receive 333 votes
IN the electoral college is based on re-
ports received from state chairmen and
from private sources. State Chairman
Connors mas predicted that Bryan will
receive more than 10000 plurality in
the state and that Chanler Will get
more than 100000.
bases its belief that Bryan will be
elected on the following four reasons,
which have been incorporated into a
statement by National Committeeman
Josephus Daniels, chairman of the lit
erature bureau:
Bryan will be elected because the
democracy today presented a united
front. Further the democratic party
will be augmented by thousands of re-
publicans dissatisfied with the mis-
takes OF u years Of republican admin
istration.
This army Of voters will be further
strengthened by new force IN Ameri-
can politcs--the labor vote. Assum-
ing there were TO be a strict party
lineup at election. the labor vote itself
would turn the scales to democratic
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