Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-02
PARTY CHA|RMEN
VERY CONFIDENT
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MIR. Hitchcock Says Taft Will
Have 1925 Electoral
Votes. J
MACK SAYS 333 FOR BRYAN
Both Claiming New York, Basing
Claims More on Hope
Than Facts.
Leaders of Each Host Admit That
Coy. Hughes Will Run Be-
hind Judge Taft.

view York, Nov. with the OPEN
Ing OF the polls less than "a hours
away, the leaders Of the two great par-
ties are giving their attention to the
last details of what has been one OF
the most interesting campaigns ii,
many years. Mr.. Taft will sneak this
afternoon in Cleveland and tonight
winds up his fight for the presidency
ut Youngstown, going thence to Gin
cinnatl TO vote tomorrow morning. Mi.
Bryan Is touring northeastern Kansas
and expects to reach his home in Lin
coin tonight.
There was no change today in the
announced estimates OF the opposing
national chairman, Nj. Hitchcock Of
the Republica committee holding stead
uastly to his forecast Of 1926 votes for
raft, and Mr.. Mack of the Democratic
committee announcing himself as cer-
tain that Mr.. Bryan will receive 1851
of the 4S3 votes in the electorals
The last day or the campaign found
MI Hitchcock early at his office in
the Metropolitan Tower and he will re-
main there until ~ o'clock tonight.
when he leaves for West Newton
Mass, to cast his vote. He returns
Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Hitchcock
sent out last night for delivery early
today a series of kilograms to national
committeeman and to state chairmen,
giving them their last instructions Not
7 Il single state was omitted Today the
Republican national chairman Is in,
Geographic and telephone communica-
ton With leaders of the party in all
sections Of the country.
National Chairman Mack Of the DEM
ocratic party. also sent out his final ms
structions to state chairmen last night
and at Democratic headquarters in the
Hoffman House today the same rule as
To telegraphic and telephone commu-
Mica ton prevailed. 4
Tie Republican organization of New
York state is making its final bid for
votes below the Bronx today. Gov.
Hughes is expected to deliver Il o.
speeches In this city before midnight.
II .fE1e local 4. Rap,,hl lean leaders atss
Working upon the belief that they will
hold the Bryan majority in Greater
New York to the neighborhood of
$4,000 and that Mr. Taft will come
down to the Bronx with a plurality
from the upstate counties sufficient
10 overcome the Democratic vote in
the city and leave margin of 10000
in his favor.
The Democrats claim that Mr..
BRYAN will have sufficient majority in
+ Greater New York to more than off
set even an unusually heavy Republic
can vote from up state. They claim
that party unity prevails in every
section of the state for the first in
q decade and are depending upon the
labor vote, they declare to turn the
tide in their direction.
The result as to the state tickets
remains in the balance and the con-
fidcnt claims of success put forth by
both sides are apparently based more
upon hope than upon definite infor-f
nation. Political observers here de-
clare that there has never been Il
state election more difficult to fore
cast Leaders of both parties agree
that Gov. Hughes will run behind Mr.
Taft but the Republicans say that
the difference will not be SO great
rs to the mperil governors chances
for recollection. They base this claim
partly upon the opposition to Gov
Hughes which developed prior to his
nomination., the unity of the Demo-
cratic party, the personal popularity
claimed for the Democratic candidate
up state, and to the historic fact that
New York governors running for a
second term usually receive a greatly
reduced vote.
There are SO many different phases
and so many varying elements entering
into the state campaign this year that
party lines seem bound to be broken on
both sides and the usual political means
Of forecasting the result are apparently
useless. The best opinion seem to be
that the state Is IN doubt and that
only the counting Of the4votes can be
depended upon to determine the result.