The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-07
Dix and StimsOn Each Claims the Victory h State Of
 New York
DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN
 SHOWS BIGGEST FIGURES
stimson Has stumped the state Very Closely While Dix Hns Made Very Few Speeches Since His
 Nomination

New York, November 6.-Notwithstand- ing the oft-repeated assertion that argu- ments advanced in the closing hours of the campaign have little influence on the vote, the Sunday before election day found both party candidates humming with activity. The republican candidate to voters, summarizing the speeches he has made The democratic candidate gave out two counter statements-one brief reply from his home at Thom- Son and another issued from democratic state headquarters in this city
 Chairman Prentice gave out a revised and final estimate of the returns in which he claimed Erie county for Stm- son by 2000 and the state by 1l1,000 mate of 140,00o to 160O0O plurality for Dix made last night. Stimson himself went to his country place at Cold Spring liar LOT to rest over night before his final effort tomorrow Theodore Roosevelt got back from Iowa this morning and hur- ried to Oyster Bay, where he shut him self up from all inquiries and refused to make any prophecies. Tomorrow he will speak seven times for Stimson dur HE lut ddS anu Outt at d uiiiliNi-
 Lines of Battle
 Constant repetition has emphasized Tretty clearly the lines upon which the campaign has been fought out and 1t Is unlikely that any new issues will be presented tomorrow. The democrats pin their faith to hopes of defection from the republican ranks; dissatisfaction with the high eosf -of liying. which they At tribute in large part to a republican tariff: and the evidences of official cor ruption laid bare by the recent legis- lative commission of inquiry. These are the issues to which John A Dix, the democratic candidate for governor. and the democratic orators have most ire quently referred
 The republican leaders have admitted that Colonel 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 his popularity among laboring men and iu the rural districts.
 Griscom's statement
 Tn statement given out tonight Lloyd Griscom president of the county com mittee of New York, says;
 .The democratic campaign has been based on the false assumption that by violently attacking Colonel Roosevelt the real issues and the merits or demerits of the candidates could be obscured.
 'The Roosevelt issues have cost the democrats five votes for every one gained ] expect that the normal democratic ma iority in New York county will be con s;derably reduced. According to my can would limit the democratic majority in greater New York to be between 70,oOo and 75,000.
 The republican speakers chief argu- ments have been the alleged domination of the democratic state organization by Tammanys Hall and personal charges against Mir Dix. These have included the assertion that he worked his employees 13 hours day and that his demand for downward revision of the tariff was in- consistent with the request of his firm for an increase of the tariff on wall paper, which he manufactures.
 Widely Different Moves
 So far as the heads of the tickets were concerned the republican and democratic campaigns were conducted along widely different lines. MT. Stimson was on the move almost from the day of his nom ination. He spent the last three weeks of the campaign touring the state de- lvefing half dozen speeches day in some 50 counties MT Dix made two speeches at his home in Thomson, one of which was his formal acceptance of the nomination. His only other speeches outside of New York city were at Buff falo and Troy. In New York he delivered one long address and several short speeches. .s
 To offset the activity of Colonel Roose- welt, the democratic campaign managers sent Alton B. Parker about the state He centered his fire on Roosevelt and extravagance. Both campaign commit tees sent out host of orators including most of the candidates on the rival tickets and nearly every democrat and repub- lcan of wide reputation in the state. The republicans had the assistance also of Secretary Wilson and Secretary Nage of President Tafts cabinet and Vice Pres ident sherman
 Campaign Uncertainty
 The Independence league vote is one Of the Uncertainties of the campaign. The league has confined it's speaking cam paign almost entirely to New York city and expects to poll a big vote here. If arguments advanced by William R. Hearst on the stump and in his news paners bear fruit, this vote will work it's createst harm to MT. Dix, for the league isaders from the first has concentrated bie fire on the democratic candidates S 1abor record In return MT. Dix has de- .,ared that an alliance existed between MT Hearst and Colonel Roosevelt An unusually large socialist vote is expected in New Yorx, owing, mainly, the leaders .av to the increased cost of living.
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