The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-07

The Republicans declare they will
elect the five supreme judges.
Oregon Likely to Go ''Wet."
Portland, Ore, Nov. THE campaign
in Oregon will not close until late to-
night. The fight on the governorsh1p
and prohibition is warm and that of
the congressional candidates scarcely
less vigorous.
Jay Bowerman, Republican candidate
for governor, and Oswald West, Demo
crat, will spend the last few hours in
experimenting.
Both sides claim victory but the in
dicationS are that it will be late to-
morrow night before forecast of the
result can be made with accuracy.
On the prohibition question the 1ndi-
cations are that the VETS will win.
For congress in the First district w.
c. HawIey, Republican incumbent,
claims an overwhelming plurality.
Democrats More Confident.
Trenton, N. J., Nov. THE polit-
ical situation in New Jersey has not
changed since Saturday night when
the campaign practically closed with
both sides claiming victory. The
Democrats, however, are the more
confident and their views seem to be
pers of the state. The Republicans ex-
pect to draw heavily from the labor
vote in favor of Vivian M. Lewis, their
candidate for governor, because of
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Democrat candidate, passed on labor
unions in some of his addresses while
president of Princeton university.
Day Before in West Virginia.
Wheeling, w. Va, Nov THE
'day before" brought no new develop
ments unless it was more sanguine
hope from both sides.
Democrats Claim All Congressman.
Raleigh, n. c., Nov. Indications
point to the largest vote polled in the
history of the state. Democrats claim
safe majorities in all of the ten con-
gressional districts. Three of these
districts, the Fifth, Eighth and Tenth,
are now represented by Republicans.
County Option an Issue.
Omaha, Nov. lone of the most
spirited campaigns in recent years in
Nebraska will end late tonight with adj
dresses by practically all the state and
congressional candidates on all tickets.
Both the Democratic and Republican
state chairmen express confidence In
the results, predicting majorities rang
ing from 10000 to $4,000 on state off,
GERS.
The question of county option in the
regulation of the liquor traffic Is the
principal local issue dividing the two
parties.
The Republicans favor local option,
while the Democrats oppose it. The
prohibition candidate for governor has
withdrawn in favor of the Republican
nominee. Inc prOnIDlIlOn NOle Is
nominally about 5000
Close Vote Expected.
Des Moines. Nov. IA close vote is
expected in this state tomorrow. Both
parties make sweeping claims. The
factional strife in Republican ranks
has lent confidence to Democrats.
In Des Moines voting machines will
be used.
Despite the many points of interest
in the campaign, leaders anticipate
light vote Governor Carroll predicts
that 235, 900 Republican ballots will be
cast.
Claude Porter. Democrat candidate
for governor, places the probable total
vote at 100000. Many farmers are
busy in the corn fields at present.
Cheering News for Taft.
Washington. Nov. 7.-Returning cab
met campaigners brought news to the
White House today which, it was
stated. officially, was encouraging as
to Republican prospects in various
parts of the country.
Attorney General Wickersham, Sec
rotary Nagel and Secretary Wilson all
spent an hour with the president. They
have been out in the campaign and
declared that the Republican cause had
grown during the last fortnight. They
spoke in New York, Ohio, Missouri,
Iowa, and some other states. All of
the cabinet officers who are in the city
White House tomorrow evening.
No Holiday at West Point.
West Point, N. Y, Nov. Election
day will not be a holiday at West
Point and less than a dozen of the 800
voters at the military academy will
cast their ballots. These voters, Of
ficers, cadets and soldiers, represent
every state in the union and most of
them could vote if they cared to spend
the money to go home and the war
department gave the necessary leaves
of absence.
Major General Thomas H. Barry.
superintendent of the academy, is a
New Yorker, but he no longer has
formal residence there and so cannot
vote. Lieutenant Colonel Frederick w.
Sibley. the commandant, is eligible to
vote in Texas but they do not need his
vote down there. Captain Isaac Newell
and Captain Charles P. Summerel of
the tactical department, also hail from
states where their absence will not cut
any figure at election time. Newell IS
a Georgian and Summerell comes from
Florida.
Among the enlisted men in the regu-
lar detachments on duty at West Point.
the Republicans lose at least twice as
many votes as the Democrats, owing
to the fact that half of the enlisted
regulars are colored troopers of the
Tenth cavalry. A straw vote shows
that a majority of the voters among
them are also Republicans.