The Daily Missoulian., 1910-11-07

New York, Nov. notwithstanding
the oft-repeated assertion that argu-
nnents advanced in the closing hours
of the campaign have little influence
on the voters, the Sunday before cleo
tion found both party candidates hum
Hntng with activity. The republican
candidate for governor gave out a last
appeal to voters, summarizing the
speeches he has scattered from the
Ereat lakes to the sound. The demo-
xlatic candidate gave out two counter
statements-one brief reply from his
home at Thompson and another issued
from democratic state Headquarters
here.
Rival Estimates.
Chairman Prentice gave out final
estimate of the returns, in which he
claimed Erie county for Stimscn, by
1000 and the state by 111.OoO. Chair
man Huppuch rested on his estimate
of 100000 to 100000 plurality for Dix
made last night
Stimson himself Went to his country
place at Cold Springs Harbor to rest
over night, before his final effort to-
morrow Theodore Roosevelt got back
from Iowa this morning and hurried
to Oyster Bay
Constant repetition has emphasized
pretty clearly the lines upon which the
campaign has been fought, and it is
unlikely that any new issues will be
presented. The democrats pin their
faith to the detection from the re-
publican ranks caused Oy hostility to
Roosevelt; dissatisfaction with the high
cost Of living, which they attribute in
large part to republican tariff, and
the evidences Of official corruption
laid bare by the recent legislative in
quiry. These are the ISSUES to which
John A. Dix, the democratic candidate
for governor, and the democratic ora
tors have most frequently referred.
Teddy.
The republican leaders have admitted
that Roosevelt is an issue, but they
insist that any votes which his policy
may have cost the party among bust
ness men will be more than offset by
his increasing popularity among labor
ing men and in the rural districts, In
statement today Lloyd c. Griscom,
chairman of the republican county
committee of New. York, said
The democratic campaign has been
based upon the false assumption that
by violently attacking Colonel Roose-
Welt, the real state issues and the
merits or demerits of the candidates
could be obscured. The Roosevelt is
sue has cost the democrats five votes
for every one gained. I expect that
the normal democratic majority in
New York county will be considerably
reduced. According to my canvassers,
It will not exceed 10000; this would
limit the democratic majority In
Greater New York to between 10000
and 75,O0O"
And the Tiger.
The ammunition with which the re-
publican speakers most often have
loaded their guns is the alleged DOM
ination of the democratic state orRani-
zation by Tammany hall and personal
charges against Mr.. Dix. These have
included the assertion that he worked
his employees 13 hours a day and that
his demand for a downward revision
of the tariff was Inconsistent with the
request of his firm for an increase of
the duty on wall paper. which he man.
fractures. So far as the heads of the
tickets are concerned, the republican
and democratic campaigns have been
conducted along widely divergent
lines. Mr.. Stimson was on the move
almost from the day of his nomination.
He spent the last three weeks touring
the state delivering half a dozen