The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-08

the skies probably will he overcast.
New York, November THE New
York guhernatorial campaign of 1910
passed into history tonight, with
Henry L. stimson. the Republican can
didate, and Theodore Roosevelt, his
most prominent hacker, voicing their
last appeals for votes. The final word
on the Democratic side was spoken
Sunday night, when John A Dix, the
head OF the ticket. sent to Mr.. Stimson
his answer to the twelve question tel
.egraphed by Stimson to Dix's home In
Thomson.
Mr.. Dix spent the last day of this
campaign at home. Mr.. Stinson occu
pied the morning preparing an answer
to his rivals reply of Sunday night
and the rest of the day and evening
on the stump or in an automobile hur-
rying between political rallies In New
York City.
Mr. stimson's second telegram to
Mr.. Dix accuses him of evadtng the is
sues put up to the latter by the Repuh-
Iioan candidates first message: 1t an-
swered several accusations shot back
by Dix and repeated questions which
unanswered.
Mr.. Dix said last night that his state
ment issued tonight was positively
his last word before election. and he
repeated this assertion when Chairman
Rode. of the Democratic Executive
Committee, talked with him at Thomson
BY telephone this afternoon.
The Democratic leaders believed that
the quiet that prevailed to-day on their
- ., n.f{
side of the campaign was itselr eVl-
dence of confidence.
Our party machinery upstate Is III
better shape than at any time for the
past fifteen years" said Chairman Ro-
die. We have not had single mes
sage from estate to-day. which IN
dicates to us that everything is satis-
factory"
Chairman Prentice. of the Republic,
can state Committee. said tonight:
I'm absolutely confident we'll carry
The whole ticket, and don't think the
vote will be close"
Lloyd C. Griscom. chairman of the
Republican County Committee, said:
..The situation looks better to-day
than it did two days ago.
Charles +. Murphy, leader OF Tam
many Hall, as usual kept his opinions
to himself
Have High Hopes.
The Democrats have high hopes OF
ousting three prominent Republican
Coneressmen. In the Thirteenth Dis
trict Herbert Parsons. former Repup-
Ilican county chairman. Is opposed Dy
lJeffcrson NJ. Levy, who once repre-
sented the district in Congress anH
who has attacked Mr.. Parsons for az,
llegeds sugar trust affiliations III the
Seventh District. William S. Bennett
tI.. ar,fi In
1.-The Republican gubernatorial nomina-
|tion. is opposed by Henry George, Jr,
| son OF the famous single tax advocate,
| Tammany Hall hopes also to defeat
| W5,liam NJ Bennett, the Assemblynlan
| who won the, Republican NOMINATION
away froms Congressman van Fechteh
| Olcott. On account of the Beanett-oi-
| cott fight Thonias G. Patten. the DEM
Iocratic candidate, expects 10 overcome
\ the normal Republican plurality,
! All the hig hotels have made elabo-
!, rate plans to entertain the crowds ana no
"a display the returns. and the rule.
.I"nothing but champagne after ~
1 ]o,clocll'' wlllaobtatn at many places
Mr.. Stimson will receive the returns
in, his campaign Headquarters in thu
Hotel Manhattan
Colonel Roosevelt says he has made
no special preparations to receive re-
| urrns. He said lasG night that he sup
Iposedk somebody would tell him the
news aud il nor that he should hear II
the next daS.
Ciossip OF thu hotel corridors and tbs
talk Of the street had 1T to-day anil
tonight that the campaisn hettinS
i odds in these last pre-electiona hours
| were fluctuatns between ) 70 on DIN,
and 8 1 = TO j ON Pin. The Repnhlicans
/ l9ohargc. however, that the betting IS
large fictitious. and that the prices are
quoted for wash bets only, in which
no money changes hands,
ii was reported tonight that jnst
after the elaSs OF the Stock ENehangs 2
To day. one broker offered sao,oco 70
$4,000 on 1olS and found no s,imsosl
takers.
A cousdalnpla amount OF Stimson
money from Rnffalo appeared late this
4 afternoon, but the askers wanted TO
III, and found nc takers.
roosevelt C0ntidcnt.
/ New. York. November --Son ltlentiy
| predicting the eleetion OF Henry Z.
\ StiInson, Theodore Roosevelt to-niglft
4 completed his campaign for the Rerub
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