The San Francisco call., 1908-11-03
BOTH PARTIES ARE
SURE OF SUCCESS
Republicans See Big Plurality
for Taft in California and
National Success
Democrats Believe Bryan VIII
Carry State and Likewise
Sweep Country

That Taft will carry san Francisco
by q plurality OF from 5000 70 5000
is the forecast made by the men in
charge Of the republican campaign in
this state This figure was given out
yesterday by General George Stone,
chairman Of the campaign committee,
and meets with the approval OF other
members OF the committee.
Chairman Phil Teller. who confines
himself TO the state fight, rests on the
figures announced Sunday. Chairman
Hitchcock OF the national committee
yesterday wired for the very latest es-
tima1s. and Teller answered that there
was no change to be made in the fig
ures The estimate is that Taft will
receive a plurality In this state of more
than $4,000. This figure is based on
advices from the county committees all
over the state. but in order to be con-
servative the state committee cut 1000
of this estimate and declared that Taft
should get more than $4,000 plurality.
The state committee estimates that
the total vote Of this state will be
$4,000.
Tim Sullivan. chairman OF the cam
paign committee Of the county COM
mittee. figured that Taft would receive
a plurality In this city of 5000. Charles
H. Forbes. secretary OF the committee,
thought the figure would be somewhere
between 1000 and 5000. The state
committees estimate FOR San Francisco
IS therefore conservative.
Secretary John L. Murray of the
state central committee is still con-
vinced that Bryan viii carry California.
A plurality OF 10000 in the state and
Of 5000 in the city would not sur
prise" him.
The way the food tide is running q"
said Murray yesterday. supplementing
his former statement. we are liable TO
sweep the state with a landslide as
well as the city One hundred thousand
people viewed our parade in Los An
geles Saturday night and 5000 people
took part in il. The two largest halls
in the city were crammed TO the doors
10 hear Hobson. In San Bernardino,
San Diego. Riverside and Los Angeles
Bell and Phelan had larger meetings
twice over than Governor Gillett. ]
believe we viii carry the city. state
and nation"
Justus WardeT. chairman OF the cam
paign committee Of the democratic
county committee, said that q conserva-
tive figure for Bryan's plurality in this
city would be 1900, but he looks for
better returns even than that
The confidence at democratic head
quarters became a jubilant certainty OF
victory when the following telegram
was received:
J. E. Baker.
333 Monadnock Building,
San Francisco. Cal.
The fight is ended and the victory Is won.
New York viii give $4,000 majority for Bryan
and Kern Ohio and Indiana are sure We viii
carry most Of the other doubtful states. and ii
addition viii carry some states that we have noi
claimed All that Is now needed is 10 poll on
full vote. and stand firm and see that the vote
IS counted honestly and the people are not de
prired II the fruits OF the victory they have wou
under the splendid leadership OF the matches
Nebraskan. NORMAN E. MACK.
Chairman Democratic National Committee.
Both the republican and democratic
state committees are well satisfied with
the manner in which the campaign has
been conducted.
1T has been q clean fight" said one
OF The republican leaders, and we
haven't heard OF anything discreditaole
done by our opponents"
Our fight was taken straight to the
people" said Murray for the democrats
we didn't turn down the old time
politicians. but we didn't give them the
lead. We. are very well satisfied with
the campaign; we think 1t has been the
best ever"
Frank ". Marvin, president of the
good government league. declared that
he had every reason to believe that the
whole good government judicial ticket
would be elected, but he was not pre-
pared 10 give figures.
i think that Dunno will get at least
one-third more votes than Cook" was
the only specific forecast Marvin was
prepared to make.