Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-08
Hottest Fights Waged in New York, M&saehI.
sets, Connecticut and 0hio-.Repub|icans Conf.
dent Of Retaining All These States by
Usual P|ura|ities. Closing Estimates.
NEW YORK.

New York, Nov. T.-The New York
gubernatoral campaign of 1910 passed
into history tonight with Henry l..
Stimson. the Republican candidate.
and Theodore Roosevelt, his most
prominent hacker, voicing their last
appeals for votes. The final word on
the Democratic side was spoken Sun
day night when John A. Dix. head of
the ticket, sent to Mr.. Stimson his an
swer to the II questions telegraphed by
| Stimson to Dix's home In Thomson.
Mr.. Dix spent the last day of the
campaign at home. Mr. Stimson occu-
pied the morning preparing an answer
to his rivals reply of Sunday night
and the rest of the afternoon and eve
ming or the stump or in an automobile
hurried between political rallies in New
York City.
Mr.. Stimson's second telegram to Mr..
| Dix accused him of evading the issues
nut up to the latter by the Republican
candidates first message: 1t answered
several counter accusations by Dix and
repeated questions which Stimson con-
sidered that Dix left unanswered
Mr.. Dix said last night that his
| statement issued then was positively
his last word before election and he
| repeated this assertion when Chairman
! Rode of the Democratic executive
committee talked with him at. Thorn
son by telephone today. -.st ~.
The Democratic leaders said that the
quiet that had prevailed on their side
of the campaign was itself evidence Of
confidence. Chairman Prentice of the
Republican state committee said to-
night:
{ I'm absolutely confident we'll car
ry the whole ticket and / don't think
the vote will be close" -
Lloyd C. Griscom, chairman of the
Republican county committee, com
planned of the scarcity Of campaign
funds, but expressed no lack Of cont
dcnce. W."
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam
many Hall, as usual kept his opinions
to himself.
| New York City tomorrow will settle
some local contests which have pro.
voked proportionately as lively con-
tests as that for the state. The only
county fight will be over the election
of supreme court Justice Justice
Edward B. Whitney, who Is cunning
for reelection, has the support Of. all
the parties except the local Dsnnocfa-
cy. which has nominated ex- Corpora
tion Counsel John J. Delaney. '-A,
The Democrats have high hopes OF
busting three prominent Republican
congressman. In the 18th district Her
ty chairman. is opposed by Jefferson
bert Parsons, former Republican, coyin-
N. Levy. who once represented tile dis
: trict in Congress. and who fass attack
ed hir Parsons for aliegedsS Sti9ar
| Trust affiliations 20, 49,
William S. Bennett. who was prom
inently mentioned for the Republican
gubernatorial nomination, sisr opposed
IN the 18th District by Henry George,
Jr, son of the famous single tan advo-
cate Tammany Hall hopes also to de-
Feat William M. Bennett, the assem-
blynlan who won the Republican nom
nation away from Congressman Van
Nechten Olcott. On account Of the
Bennett-Olcott fight. Thonas@G. Pat
ten. the Democratic candidate sexpeets
to overcome the normal Republican
plurality. .g.s...s.s" xr1sF