The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-07
situation in New York.


New York, Nov. Notwithstanding
the oft repeated assertion that argu-
ments advanced in the closing hours
OF the campaign have Htlle lhIluehce
on the voters, the Sunday before cleo
ton found both party candidates hum
ming with activity.
The Republican candidate for COVER
nor gave out last appeal 10 voters
summarizing the speeches he mas scat
tered from the great lakes 10 the
sound. The Democratic candidate gave
out two counter statements-One bfieI
reply from has home at Thomson and
another issued from Democratic state
headquarters here.
Chairman Prentice gave out a final
estimate of the returns IN Wnlch ne
claimed Erie county Tor StimsOn by
1000 and the state by lll,O0O- Chair
man Huppuch rested on his estimate OF
10000 10 10000 plurality tor Dix,
made last night.
place at Cold Springs Harbor TO rest
over night before his final effort TO-
morrow. Theodore Roosevelt got back
from Iowa this morning and hurried to
Oyster Bay
No New Issues.
Constant repetition has emphasized
pretty clearly the lines upon which the
campaign has been fought and II Is
unlikely that any new issues Will be
presented. The Democrats pin their
faith to the detection from the RepuD-
lican ranks caused by hostility or Iheo-
dOre Roosevelt, dissatisfaction with the
high cost OF living, which they attribute
in large part TO a Republican tariff, and
the evidences Of official corruption iald
bare b. the recent legislative inquiry.
These are the issues to which John A.
Dix the Democratic candidate Tor gov
ernOr, and the Democratic orators have
most frequently referred.
The Republican leaders have admit
ted that Colonel Roosevelt is an issue
out they iUstsC tdat auy V0te Whlch ms
policy may have cost the party among
business men will be more than OIIset
BY his increasing popularity among la
boring men and in the rural districts
GrIseom's Statement.
In a statement today, Lloyd c. Girls
com, chairman of the Republican cOun-
~ committee OF New York, said:
''The Democratic campaign has been
based upon the false assumption that
by violently attacking Colonel Roose-
welt the real state issues and the mer-
its or dement's OF the candidates could
be Obscured The Roosevelt issue has
cost the Democrats five votes Tor eV-
cry one gained.
i expect that the normal Democrat
ic majority in New York county VIII
be considerably reduced. According 10
my canvassers il Will not exceed 10000.
This would limit the Democratic ma
jOrity in Greater New York TO between
10000 and 10000.
me ammunition with which the Re
publican speakers most often have
loaded their guns is the alleged dom
nation of the Democratic state or
ganizatiOn by Tammany Hail and per-
sonal charges against Mr.. DIX These
have included the assertion that he
worked his employees thirteen hours a
day and that his demand for down
ward revision OF the tariff was incon-
sistent with the request OF his firm
for an increase of the duty on wall
paper which he manufactures.
Sfimson IN Nave
So far as the heads OF the tickets
are concerned, the Republican and
Demctratic campaigns have been con-
Quoted along widely divergent lines.
from the day Of his nomination. He
spent the last three weeks touring
the state, delivering half a dozen
speeches a day in fifty counties.
Mr.. Dix made two speeches at his
home in Thompson, one of which was
his formal acceptance OF the nominal
ton. His only other speeches outside
New York City We're at Buffalo and
Troy. IN New York he delivered one
long address and several shorter
TO offset the activity of Colonel
Roosevelt. the Democratic campaign
managers sent Alton b. Parker about
the state. He centered his fire on
Roosevelt and extravaganza Both
campaign committees sent out a host
of orators. The Republicans had the
assistance also of Secretary Wilson
and Secretary Nagel of President Taft's
cabinet and Vice President Sherman.
The Independence league is one of
the uncertainties or the campaign. The
league has confined its speaking cam
paign almost entirely 10 New York
City and expects to poll a big vote
here. II arguments advanced by VIII
liam Randolph Hearst on the stump
and in his newspapers avail, this vote
viii work its greatest harm to Mr.
Dix, for the league leader from tile
first has concentrated his fire on the
Democratic candidates labor record. In
his return Mr.. Dix has declared that
an alliance existed between Mr.. Hearst
and Colonel Roosevelt.
An unusually large Socialist vote is
expected in New York.