The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-02
Chairmen Hitchcock and Mack
Cannot See How Their Can
didates Can Be Defeated
Tomorrow.
MACK'S PREDICTIONS
LITTLE OFF COLOR.
Republicans Say He Has Civ
en- Electoral Vote to Bryan
Which 1t Is Sure Will Be for
Taft.

New York, Nov. AT both republi-
can democratic headquarters in this
city it is announced that the work of
the respective organizations in the
campaign of 1908 is at an end. Ma
tional Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock,
of the republican committee, and Ma
tional Chairman Norman e. Mack, of
the democratic committee, are going
home to vote and will return to this
city Tuesday afternoon to receive re-
turns at headquarters. Mr.. Hitchcock
goes to West Newton, Mass, and Mr..
Mack to Buffalo.
Sunday was a quiet day in the me-
tropolitan tower and at the Hoffman
house. details of correspondence left
over from the 6ood tide rush of last
week being about the only business at
tended to.
Messrs. Mack and Hitchcock adher-
ed to the forecasts given out on Friday
and Saturday, the democratic chairman
contending that Mr.. Bryan will receive
333 votes and Mr.. Hitchcock announc-
ing himself as positive in his belief
that Mr., Taft will have 325 votes in
the electoral college. AS only 242
votes are necessary to elect, both chair
men are figuring on wide margins for
their respective candidates.
Candidates Remain in Field.
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that all has been done that can be done
to elect their chiefs. the candidates
themselves are continuing in the field
until practically the last minute. Mr.
Taft, after spending Sunday in Buff
falo, went t s morning to Cleveland
where he this afternoon, are242 mhh
where he will speak this afternoon,
and to Youngstown, where he speaks
tonight, hurrying thence to Cincinnati
to vote on Tuesday and hear the re-
suits of the election.
Mr.. Bryan is putting in the day cam
paigning in northwest Kansas and
will be at Lincoln for a Homecoming G
demonstration in the evening.
Leaders Both Stand Pat
At republican headquarters it was
asserted that Chairman Mack's esti-
mate of 333 votes for Mr.. Bryan had
been expected, in view of the same
claims made earlier in the campaign.
1t was further said that Mr. Mack had
included in his states that were prac-
tically conceded by state leaders to
be republican.
1t also was said that Mr. Hitchcock
was willing to stand or fall by his pre-
diction of 800 votes made on Friday,
and was perfectly satisfied that it
would be more nearly correct than Mr.
Mack's when the returns are in.
Mr.. Mack declared that "the only
thing that can defeat Mr.. Bryan is the
corrupt 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
Doubtful" States All for Taft.
Mr.. Hitchcock announced that there
had ceased to be any doubt as to re.
publican success in such states as In
diana, Ohio. and New Jersey-all
ded by a member of his staff that the
republican national committee is as
sure of New York as it is of Pennsyl-
vania.
Republican County Chairman Par
sons of New York county summarized
the situation in Manhattan and the
Bronx, two of the five boroughs in
cluded in Greater New York, thus. TO-
day:
IF Mr.. Bryan carries New York
county at all it will be by plurality
of from 10000 to $4,000. District
leaders believe that Gov. Hughes will
run not more than 10000 behind Nj.
Taft in this county"
State Campaign at an End.
The New York state campaign is
practically at an end, although Gov.
Hughes made ten speeches in Greater
New York today in a final effort tc
round up votes in this section. Lieut.
Gov. Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, his
democratic opponent, spent today il
and around his home town of Red
Hook in Dutchess county.
Both democratic and republican
state leaders claimed today to be con-
fident of success. Close political OBJ
servers who have canvassed the state
from end to end, however. frankly ad-
NIT that they are in doubt and that
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