The Washington times., 1910-10-31
PrognoStiCatOrS Think Atti-
tude of Voters Will Be
Shown Tonight.
REPUBLICANS USING
THEIR BIGGEST GUNS
StimSon and Roosevelt Will Speak
At Nine Monster Meetings
This Evening.
By John SNURE.

NEW YORK. oct S.-The climax OF
the Republican campaign in New York
State viii be reached tonight when
Colonel Roosevelt VIII sweep over Nm
haitian and address no less than nine
meetings which his friends expect to be
huge and enthusiastic
Stimson, the Republican nomiuee for
governor viii precede him by half an
hour and speak at the same meetings
The eyes of all politicians are fastened
on what happens tonight Republican
leaders are hasing whatever hopes they
have cf carrying the state on the sue
cess Of the Roosevelt meetings in New
York city this evening.
Hanging N Balance.
II Roosevelt Is yociferousIy received
by jammed meetings and is given a
series Of ovauous, it Will be taken as
an indication Of q much bigger Stimson
vote in the city Lhan the Democrats
VIII admit. on the other hand if the
New York city voters are found cold or
Indifferent tonight it viii be generally
admitted that all prospects for the Re
pubicans carrying the State have gone
gimmering.
The outward signs in New York city
are Enthusiastically for the election Of
Dix, the Democratic nominee. From
upstate the reports make It clear there
viii be some Republican falling OF.
Unless Roosevelt, with Hearsts help.
can cut into the Democratic majority
IN New York city. which Murphy and
his leaders expect, Stimsou viii be
beaten II is significant that about the
only Republican oDtimists one finds
about New York city are at the Repu0-
Hcan State Headquarters State Chair
man Prentice keeps putting out daily
forecasts that the Republicans WI
carry the State.
Democrats are making mach capJsl
cut OF the reports IrOm Uuca that TIce
President Sherman's friends are gong
to knife the Republican ticket and thus
swat Roosevelt. They are trying 70
defeat state Senator Davenport, a
strong Hughes man. and a progressive
whom Roosevelt has indorsed.
One Big Issue.
As the campaign nears close It ap-
pears the Democrats are making much
use Of the cost Of living question. BY
speeches, pamphlets, and otherwise
they are showing the heavy advance IN
prices of food articles In recent years.
The Republicans are at their WITS end
as TO how to meet II. This campaign
on high prices is general in the large
cities all over the country.
While the Republicans this week are
going TO turn loose their big guns, tie
Democrats also are using their heaviest
speakers, including Judge Parker, Ed
ward n. Shepard and Martin GIyuu.
All over the State a large corps OF
speakers will be kept busy until cleo
ton eve.
The Republican Congressional cam
paign is practically over so far as the
Republican committee is concerned.
There is little 10 be done now but sit
back and wait for results.
The express strike here has practically
shut off the committee from sending out
literature. The drift of things SO far
as JLc House is concerned is toward the
Democrats. but the indications are there
viii be no House landslide. The best
advices here are that the House viii
probably 20 Democratic by a small ma
iCrlty. 10 surprise would be felt among
Republican leaders # the Democrats got
be- House by fifteen But there would
be surprise il the Democratic lead was
Overwhelming.