The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-01
Mack and Hitchcock De- clare Success Is in Sight for Their candi- dates--New York is Storm Centre and Re- suit Is Close.
ISft Closes Hard Work in New York and Bryan Is on His Way to Lincoln Headquarters in Metropolis Remain Open, But Political Activity is About 0ver--A Gigantic Parade of Republicans.

New York. Oct 3i--With only the trees, fountains and green lawns of Madison Square separating their head quarters the rival managers of the republican and democratic national committees issued today finai sweeping cialms of victory. Against the sss eiectoriaI votes claimed by Chairman Hitchcock for AEr. Taft. Chairman Mack late today set an estimate ox sss votes for MT. Bryan.
 The close of the campaign tonight found the republican officers in the lofty Metropclitan tower and the de- mocratic of1cers in the Hoffman house just across the park. humming with activity. Both headquarters are to re- main open tomorrow, and there will stilf be many details to be attended to on Monday. But chairmen Mack and Hitchcock feel that their hard work Is ended and that little remains but the casting and counting of the ballots. state and county chairman have been entrusted with the work of gett- ing out the voters in their respective communities.
 Chairman Maclk's estimate of votes for MT. Bryan does not diner greatly from his previous statements. He is includes Maryland. Delaware and Missouri in the @solid south" and claims seventeen of the states ciassihsas by MT stehcoek as esaFe for Tart These isclsde such states As New York. Ohio, Inaiana. Kansas. Nebraska, etc.
 nfr. Bryan and Mir. Taft were still on the go tonight in carrying out their record itineraries. MT. Taft wound uplat Rochester. practically an entire week of campaigning in New York state.
 Mir. Bryan, who spent the first four days of the week in this state. spoke tonight at Chicago enroute to his home at Lincoln.
 BEg Parade in New York. There was a big parade of merchants and workers today in New York city in behalf of Mfr. Taft. The long pro- cession was reviewed by James S.. Sherman. republican candidate for vice president. by Secretary of State Root who spoke here tonight and by Chair man Hitchcock.
 New York state, as always has been ne Of the great storm centers of the arnpaign and tonight is claimed by ,th old parties, for their respective Q tional and state tickets.
 The republican managers are appa- ltly confident that MT. Taft will a substantial plurality and in the week have grown more bold iIi claims as to the reelection of rnor Hughes, although they admit His vote win fall far short of that for the presidential candidate. GIhiican state committeeman went so far today as to say udge Taft would carry Greater Ork. She re-nomination of Governor in the face of opposition from Headers in his own party, that larnor will be defeated. They Ing to admit that he has made hrtng the last two weeks of aign, but assert that Lieuta nt Chandler will be victorious kge plurality and that Mir. hl receive the electorial vote te by a comfortable margin. andalide for Bryan.
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