Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-02
HEARST CLOSED LAST NIGHT
BUT eAYNoR AND RANNARn
WILL TALK TONIGHT; ALL CAM
DlDATEs CLAIM VICTORY.
ILLINOIS TO SEE
WET AND DRY FIGHT
FALL CAMPAIGN OF ANTLsALooM
LEAGUE CLOSES WITH PRAYER;
HOTTEST BATTLE WILL BE IN
JACKSONVILLE.

New York, Nov. 1.-The mayoralty
campaign this year will be carried
right up to election eve, and tonight
speeches in various parts of the city
will be made by Otto T. Barnard, the
Republican nominee for mayor and
Judge aaynor, who heads the Demo
cratic ticket William R. Hearst, leader
of the civic alliance, closed his cam
paign last night. This is distribution
day at Tammany hall. The leaders of
Tammany districts gathered at noon
at Tammany hall and received their
final instructions from Leader MUIR
ply. The leaders were given funds for
electioneering purposes and all were
told to use every effort to bring out
the full Democratic vote.
All Claim Victory.
Leader Murphy said today Gaynor
would be elected without doubt. He
predicted that Hearst would run
second and Barnard third. Herbert
Parsons, who has charge Of the Re-
/ publican campaign, asserted that
| Barnard would be elected by 10000
over Gaynor and 10000 over Hearst.
He predicted an overwhelming plural
| ity for the rest of the Republican fu-
sion ticket. The Hearst forces declare
the Gaynor campaign has completely
collapsed and that Hearst will be
elected by tremendous vote.
The Cleveland Campaign.
Cleveland, O., Nov 1.-Both sides
are today predicting victory tomorrow
In the local mayoralty contest, which
is the most interesting in the state.
Tom l.. Johnson is the Democratic
nominee; Herman G. Baehr the Re-
publican.
The Massachusetts Campaign.
Boston, Mass, Nov 1.-The state
campaign closes this evening The
Democrats claim Boston will give
their nominee for governor, James H.
Vahey, 10000 plurality, against 1904
a year ago. Gov Draper, the Republi
can nominee, then as now, came to
Boston with $4,000 plurality last year.
Liquor Question In Indiana.
/ Indianapolis, Nov. 1.-Elections in
Indiana tomorrow are for municipal OF
ficers. The saloon question is the par
amount issue.
Few Voted on In Nebraska.
Omaha, Neb., Nov 1.-The only
state officers to be elected are three
Judges of the supreme court and
three regents OF thS state university.
Drys Fight in Illinois.
| Springfield, ILL.,, Nov. 1.-The fall
campaign OF the Anti Saloon league in
central Illinois closed yesterday with
prayers and addresses in thirty -ons
cities and villages. In this number OF
municipalities the question of prohibit
Ing the sale of liquor will be presented
to the voters tomorrow.
In most Instances these towns are
now in dry territory, having so voted
at the first opportunity offered them
under the local option law two years
!, |ago. Only q few places which went wet
at that time are included In the list OF
towns which are to vote on tho SUBJ
ject this fall. 1t may therefore, be said
that the campaign is an attempt at
vindication on the part OF the Anti
Saloon league
The supreme test in this section of
the state will be in Jacksonville, which
gave the Anti-Saloon people a sweep
, ing majority two years ago. Here the
opponents of rohibitton have made
dict The enemies of saloons have been
no less active, and the vote of tomor-
row will be regarded as E fair test of
the sentiment in Illinois towns of this
size.
Majority Not True Test.
, II is admitted bv foes of the saloons
, that tho Jacksonville vote of two years
ago-some 800 majority against the
saloons-was not true indication Of
rohibition sentiment in the city at that
time. Other considerations, amng them
/. them a bitter feeling against the law
Ilessness of certain saloons and the
, disposition Of saloonkeepers to Inter
fere in politics, entered into the fight.
If the anti-saloon people should fall to
receive large as majority as they
did before they will be satisfied.
Johnson-Jeffries Fight July 1910.
! Chicago, Nov. Jack Johnson, the
D colored pugilist returned to Chicago to-
: day after his conference with Jeffries.
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