New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-03


forecasts yesterday, claiming, a good
many of them everything in sight for
one candidate after another. The
Democrats predicted that forty states
would cast their electoral votes for
wilson. Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon, up
Of Progressive headquarters, said he
smelled landslide for T. r. With all
the gravity in the world he said he
couldn't see how Taft could win
single electoral vote.
But Chairman Hilles Of the Repub-
lcan National Committee, who has
managed the campaign now drawing TO
a close for the reelection of President
Taft. in a final word to The Tribune
expressed confidence in the result on
Tuesday, saying;
The most remarkable campaign WITHIN
the memory OF the present SeheIaliOI.
has drawn to Giose ana %1 T peopie. /
on, confident that that verdict VIII CdiI
With il a vote of confidence IN the cS 49,
geous. unostentatlOus and patTlotIc elo.
srship of William Howard Ialt alG I'D aJs
a. will continue the present splenulu 81, aE
roinisfration OF achievement undeT "LiSn
IN American people have made sucn
marked progress and enjoyed so aouiiu'i''
q prosperity. ...,o, hacause
AZ, contest for the Presidency early mar
owed down 10 Taft and wilson, anu "a
cause the American people CaiiToC @i.c
will not accept the Tree uSue has
rnor which the Wilson cahpdleh mas
Tbe spectacular canvass OF C9io ,I1ol
pdGSevelt and the easily UNDERSTOOD M
lives that persuaded MN ,nrsoJtaS the pub-
i i,d' i ne in the perfervid demonstra-
~ stin,ulated by his political man
o0ers and the assault upon the Iesu IA
tions provided by our 1brir C 'Iesdership, has
eaIIleG III Inv the sober thought Oh
the electorate.
mo Doubt Of Taft's Election"
Relieving this, as I do, there can a. Ug
no doubt with regard 70 the on Ir.apnI,ition,
nothing short of poliucaI I,o,id
h9' !IbGcb there are no indications, CoI I
Uiacs the election Of Mr.. Taft in (eopaiIJs
nv opinion, he will receive lroIl ,SSb
pendable Republican siat sS.ome ma
Sority i'm the Electoral college, w" 20
syyNfcient number in doubtful sth .;etorv
STsll the total to most deClsNe ,,SeT
IT, camnaign, in so far as lls liz ia-t
oan,ent was In charge of the Repuohcaad
Sstional Committee. has been clean , az
.as,.ossive and its educational chaIdcfsI'
asearoTfinr the high qualities OF the ~
subt;can candidate has made It's aPP S,aa
- the public in such way % ;tSnrv
uoertortabIe assurances of the NlCtoly
eyu Ii,lS nil mean SO much TO the people vi
W. United states during the next lou'
years.
chairman Barnes of the Republican
stote Committee, in a forecast issued
,os+ night declared his belief that the
vo.o If President Taft in this sta'e
ND he in the neighborhood OF ooo'-
600 This, he said, would be enough 10
Give him a plurality, in view Oh inc
thrd ticket in the field this year
chairman Barnes believes that the
vote for Job E. Hedges, candidate lor
Governor. will be about the same, al
though coming from somewhat oiliel
ont sources from the Taft vote.
The state chairman's statement was
in full:
We have the most careful canvasseSs
srd estimates. made both In the CITY anu
outside OF the City OF New horh' an. dil
upop them / base the contention t IT,
TAFT and Hedges will secure gIuIa,uiCy
of tho votes cast In the state on EIeCt..S O
nav and that there VIII De substaII'iat
Bs3u5iiCan majority in both branches Oh
u.