Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-07
Remain to Be Added Both Sides Equal
" Confident in New York and Massa-
ChuSettS-- Roosevelt Not Alarm
ed at BaIdWin'S Suit Talk.
NEW YORK CAMPAIGN.

New York. Nov. Notwithstanding
the OFT repeated assertion that areu-
fnentS advanced in the closing hours
OF tn" campaign have little influence
on the voter, the Sunday before cleo
ton day found both party camps
humming with activity. The Republ-
can candidate for governor gave ont
last appeal to voters. summarizing
the speeches ne las scattered from the
Great Lakes to the Sound
The Democratic candidate gave out
TWO counter Stateme ntS-one brief re-
ply from his home at Thomson and
another issued from Democratic state
headquarters in this city Chairman
Prentice gave out a revised and final
eStmate nf tie returns in which he
claimed Erie county for StimSon bv
1000 and tn" state by III 900 Chairman
Huppnch rested on his estimate Of
$4,000 t" 100000 plurality for Dix made
last night
Mr.. StlmSOn. himself. went TO his
country place at Cold Spring Harbor
to rest over night before his final er-
fort toinorroW. He is carded T. speak
twice during the day and once at a
Dime" IL tn, evening. Theodore Roose-
Welt got back from Ohio this morning
and hurried to oyster BAY. where he
refused to make any prophecies. To-
moro he will speak seven times for
Stimson during the day and once at
a dinner.
The Democrats pin their faith to
hopes of dntectir n i'm the Republiran
| ranks caused by hostility to Thpo
I,r1, +;,-r
the high cost of living. which they at
tilbut" in large part to a Republican
tariff and the evidence of official cor
| ruDtion laid bare by the recent legis-
lative committee of inquiry. These are
the issues to which John \. Dix. the
Democratic candidate for governor ard
the Democratic orators have most fire.
Qucntly REFERRED
The Republican leaders have admit
ted that Col Roosevelt is an ISSUE
but they insist that any votes which
his policies may have cost the party
among business men will be more than
offset by mis- increasing popularity
among lahoring men and in tn" rural
districts.
In a statement given out tonight
Lloyd G. Griscom. president Of the
Republican county committee of New
York has this to say of the pros
poets:
The Democratic campaign has been
based on the false assumption that
by violently attacking Col. Roosevelt
the real state issues and the merits
or dement's of the candidates could be
obscured. The Roosevelt issue has
cost the Democrats five votes for every
one gained. | expect that the nor nal
Democratic majority in New York
county will be considerably Reduced
According" to my canvaSSes 1t VIII NOT
exceed 10000: this would limit tn"
Democratic majority in Greater New
York to between 10000 and 10000
The ammunition with which the Re-
publican speakers most often iaNt
shotted their guns *: the ailcseo
domination Of the Democratic state
organization by Tammany Han ana
persOnal charges against Mr.. DiN.
These have included the assertion that
he worked his employees Is hours a day
and that his demand for downward
revision of the tariff was Inconsistent
with the request of his firm for an m
crease of the tariff on wall paper.
which he manufactures.
The independence League vote IS
one of the uncertainties of the cam
paign. The league has confined its
speaking campaign almost entirely ["
New York City and expects to poll a
big vote here. If arguments advanced
by William r. Hearst on the stump
and in his newspapers bears frup this
vote will work its greatest harm t"
Mr. Dix for the league leader from
the first has concentrated his fire on
the Democratic candidates labor rec
ord.
An unusually large Socialist vote is
expected in New York. owing mainly
to the increased cost of living.