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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-03
His Success at PolM
Deemed Foregone
Conclusion.
PARTY is UNITEDs
AS NEVER BEFW
Opposed to Democrats i 81
cal Enemy Torn Asunder !
Terrific Discussions and q
capable of Mastering tn
Forces-Two Forecasts B
of Tuesdays Results.
Especial to The Times-Di.patels1

Especial to The Times Dispate1s1
New York. November I'm w.
the extraordinary complicated 60
lions underlying the president1a1
test to be determined on Tueo0AXSs
is deemed advisable tomorrow 49,
ing to present two forecasts OF IT,
suit. So many different angles It'll
contention have been presented e1kxN
voters that in most States vast
oers have refused TO tell their q
for President Notwithstandfn9 IA
noisiness OF the struggle. prohoh]
no campaign in many years heN4s4
voters in such large numbers reef
from expressing publicly the n13
their choice, Taft. Wilson or R0o9ol
Also, in no recent presidentiat
test has there been so much rek40g
on the part Of regular party 49,
then, too. cross currents. po31<
eddies shooting this way and thA4 g.
and back again. have been utterly g.
fusing at times. The changed g.
ditions since TAFT and Roosevele
two Republicans, strOve Tor
mastery In the presidenttsl pre&41
primary States. have been sin9u
marked within the last month
matter Of fact that Thousands o41
publicans who preferred Ro0oe
over Taft In June have refused to-
low Roosevelt out Of the RspuAe
party. ~
The election Of Governor wills
deemed to DE foregone cono31
not because Of Governor Wt1
strength before the people or AesS
confidence Of the voters in thD
cratic national party, bat
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> Eev York. November 2.-Acpvities
that have reached into all corners OF
the nation came to a mead mere to-oa'
=, the national headquarters OF .ne
three leading political parties. 30 Ia
A the chairrnen OF the Democ1@''e'
Reo.oIicao and Progressive parties are
concerned. the campaign ended 20.
night. There remain to be carried
out tomorrow. Monday and iuesoAS'
the detailed plans for getting out the
vote" policing contested eiectioh U.s.
,ricts and preventing FRAUDS put snese
matters are in the majority OF cases
-.,o.inp now in the hands OF Local
chairmsn and state and district man
ayers
The promise Of victory perched on
every headquarters banner to- Sns-
manfred bv kilograms from local CHAIR
men throughout the Statesh the Demo-
cratic, Republican and Progressive
cbairmen respectively asserted either
that victory was in their grasp OF tnat
conditions were such that toe o,
voters TO their respective candidates
nigh, he expected In the election
Tuesday.
a. Democratic nationa! headquarters
the claim OF complete victory In inc
general elections WAS made "'tnoot
Qualification ,r..
Ncrornbs declared that Governor WIZ
son not only would carry 4reet M
:or,ty OF the states. but that ms sue
cess IN strong Repu states .oo1u
ss surprising. Here. briefly s'atsu'
The. views OF the respective pres'oen.n1
leaders. outcome Of TuesosS' "~'''s
o. ballots:
william +. NcCombs, Democratic
,.,,opa, chairman: On the eve OF an
election which closes what in MANY
vavx. has been the most remaF kaois
camoaieD in q score OF years, am
ropfiden, Of q sweeping victory ZOE
,hs Democrats. ! do not conceoe
single state In che Union TO the otns'
nar,i,s. We will carry the strongest
,,e,u,,Jtcan States. We will win an"
win ty the mos, impressive figures IN
tn. history Of our party.
Charles =. HiIies. Eepucnean ma
:ionaI chairman:
The most remarkable campaign
within the memory OF the present sse-
erar. IN has drawn TO a csose. ana We
now avail, the verdict Of the American
pe,pie. lam confident that the YER
dict VII carry with u . vote OF conn.,
Aeoc> IN the courageous. unostentA-
uous and patriotic leadership Of VII.
IAN Howard TAFT and that IL win cor
ssufbe the present spiendid sdminissfa-
don Of scsueS emenf. under which the
American pc ,ple have made sucn re-
markable progress ana en,cSeo -
abundant Q prosperity.
-Soeh.ng short Of . polst1ea1 revosu-
sics. OF whieh there are - teosceoens.
ecuId place the election Of Mr.. TAT in
Jecperdy. In my opinion he VIZ re-
eeave enough votes IN the oepeoeao's
RepuhJscan States TO assure min ,
NanAsome majority in the electoral cot
yeee. with o su0ctent number u
lcubsful Stass0 - sWsu NE sessa -
q most decisive victory"
Senator Jc0eph T. DIXON FrS~es-
stve nssscool chairman;
The ssssos Win b sss0unded q the
moVvoss Voee fes nso0sve1t aa1 Sooe-
- uexs Tuesday. TIE s1ectioe 70.
eurus Of four years sg, count to- ROVE
I'M N sAs pesoess eoUeesl
An Indications point 20 . HoosS'
vva1 jsa6sSS1eL y, ooe leaGSe 49,
- - - 0o}O0o N000ovUS -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-03

PAris. November THE powers con-
0nued desdlccked tonight concernins
~ Intervention in the Balkans France.
germany. England and Isss:a had
o0reed on what diplomats referred 70
- the "form" Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- that they interviewed. As to the
SoTms OF division Of the Ottoman En-
OeroS European provinces. however
mare we're vide di1ereaess % opinion
A10e11s ed not even sn5o.se the
TERM" Germany Insisted tina, .n,e--
yU0t3ou rs yet would Jr ..noypo-;une.
- allies plainly said they ia,endei
- carve vp European Turkey 10 sui,
0sm0slves. Bulgaria gave u out the,
q would discuss peace terms only with
4urkey.
Not much attempt was made 70 con-
0soa the fact az the Europcsn ehsseel-
osySss the: the situation was aiarm.r- :.
It - forecast that the BuIesrians
Wu enter CcnseanfincpIe wf.hip a
eeSsnight Once there IL probably will
- TOO late 20 intervene. The Bslksr
oSlss0 viii be IN . position to iass., on
toe3r own terms That Austria VII sc-
OsDe them was deemed IN imvcssIbtis,y.
Cor the allies and Austria want nc
Oome things. n Austria resorts 70
oerce against the allies. Rus.ia- % sh.
oIlsec hacker. wtn resovs 70 fierce
0GsSnss Austria Then Germany will
Sesors 80 force against Russia Eng.
I'D and France. o. Russia's friends.
na hardly avoid Q resort 90 force
QOos00t 0ogDony.
ysaly may perhaps keep eus q sAs
osUseeaed aShs. Or 81 nay not issly
- 80 own smAsssons N the HeIksus.
- = 49, n Time A nay % c1mfA
3 0c6U611000 . OUVUU0 460NJ
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PRESIDENTIAL, CAMPAIGN Is CLOSED
AND EACH OF GREAT NATIONAL PARTIES
EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE IN OUTCOME

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-03

IN U0ryW vysyp. Nsraosss-xsw vssH
ofd psnfes,a Lines Aeuuos E0euryfsa-
oassresy. xsyembsS sesA. 80 2. - Iiekses.
49, ~ - 10V0cA01.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-03

Louisville, KY, November 2-wlth
many political meetings throughout
the State. the Democratic. Republican
and Progressive parties brought ac-
tive campaign work In Kentucky to a
close to-day Each Of the three state
chsirmen Is claiming success for hts
party.
The election In Kentucky vii, be
confined principally TO ballotinz on
the presidential electors ana represcn-
tatfves In Congress. In o few places
school trustees win be voted for.
Loca, elections are Interesting chiefly
because they VIM msrh the arss u.e Of
the ballot by women IN this state
They VIII b permitted % vote only
or schoci mattera-
claims the State for Wilson 0v n ma
;orfty Of not less than Se.soe The Re-
politicians admit losses since the last
pres'dentiai election. Q Democratic
Governor having replaced o Republics,
IN the meantime. but express the be-
ref that these Losses VIII be more tina,
overcome ana . majority efvea Presi-
Gent Tart Speakers touring the star.
IN the interests Of the Prosressiv.
party say that both old psrties win b.
surprised By the returns IN favor Of
the P-cgressfves on Tuesday Pro-
eressfves have nominated candidates
for Congress IN every district excey.
the First where the Democrats have
ncminssed A. ". Barkiey TO succeed
Senatcr-Eiscf Ollie James. Bsrti~y Il
opposed bv Charles Ferguson. Eepgbu-
.an- The Incumbent ~ The Democratic
nominee IN every other district except
the Tenth and Eleventh.
The Revubiicsns have nominees for
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-03
Us.sl Denscratfc Majority.

Nashville. Tenn, November 2--The
usual Democratic majority in the
presidential race IS expected IN Ten
nessee. Interest In the State centres
In the result OF tho spirited guberna-
toria, campaign waged between Gov
ernor Ben ". Hooper. Republican. and
Ex-Governor Benton McAfiilin. Demo-
crat The Progressives also have .
candidate ia the field A close race
between McMiIlin and Hooper is gen.
orally anticipated
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The loss Of New York to WI
this forecast would throw the g
into the House of RepreseutaeoU
Second rSrecUee.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-03

Mr. Wilson will be elected President
TAFT viii certainly De q pad thiio ~
Inc race, WIN pens pushing MN eioI 1sa;
10, tnio pa
nous s''o A"1
The past ten days nave seen ue-
mendous drift toward Roosevelt IN
every part Of the country. racing Po-
litical revolution as we 90, There can
be no certain yardstick OF measure
ment a. in former years. BASED On
most comprehensive reports from every
State chairman OF the ffosIessi'e
party. it now seems certain that Koose-
welt will carry twenty-five states. nav
ing total OF 2s' eiectorai votes; VII
son VIII carry WE'VE SAs' e
iSe eiec,oral woes. Zen S.
totai Oh Ius a.
40 De oo""NA'
WssninSss1 -
Washington. November The close
OF the campaign mas washington
practically deserted OF All nlkn gov
eminent onS
Young IN SS 80, T,u..Sav
70 tne c@p - r.f, nror-
-, o ss.,r.ns a., To- .un.
80 ~-h;.n U,,,sa a. Rsv.riv- Robert.
~ 49,, IN ~ Harvard and Charles
w the vouneest at Horace Taft.S
school
a.... E.,., a. .he Interior De.
,sr,nsn, iii h. the only Cabinet
,sscer in washington on election day,
ana -.i,fin~ on the lid" he will be
acting President. The secretarys long
t-ip 20 Hawaii prevented his reg1stra-
ton in his home ward in Chicago. -
he cannot vote. Neither can Secre-
tary Nagei, who. campaigning Tor sew
eral weeks Tor PRESIDENT iait' lost
his chnnce 90 register:
secretary wilson, OF .ne
o. Aeficu''ue, VII w S ms
Trser, iowa e nss on s
ms IN u1e u -. GSs.
hnoA VIII r,..
TIP IN t,u.e .. :, s.vs G..s
Secretary Stimson will vote In New
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-03

Columbia s. G, November 2--Apetay
marked the presidential campaign IN
Sou.b Carolina Tire usual Democratic
majority I. predicted The P.-oeres.
s,vcs ar. expected % make . good
showing. bot the Rep1e'icaa and 80.
calls: vote IL expected % - rghe
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-03

tically all heads OF the government out
Of the city.
They're All CsnAAent New.
Chicago, November 2-Managers OF
Republican. Democratic and Progress
siye Western headquarters to-day con-
cluded their campaign work with un-
qualified assertions that their tickets
would win at the polls ON Tuesday
The Republican managers asserted
that President Taft would get as
electoral votes. the Democratic leaders
declared that Wilson would get as
MANY votes as Taft and Roosevelt com
bined in rwenty-six States. and the
ProRressives claimed twenty-four
States for Roosevelt IS certainty.
|, with probabilities OF obtaining three
or four more
David W. Mulvane, manager OF the
Taft headquarters in Chicago. said:
Mr.. Taft will be reelected Presi-
Gent. receiving BIS electoral votes.
Upon q square fight between = united
Republican party and the Democratic
party Of protection against free trade.
the result. never would have been In
doubt
Joseph z. Davis. director a the
Democratic campaign IN tuo WeS~ nc.
clared:
The Democrats Will win this cleo
ton. even II We donS get the support
Of a single Northern state eeSt Of the
Alleghaniea II would not surprtse ne
At sll II We get the electoral votes of
every State in the Union We ~.
certain. however. Of twenty-six States.
From these twenty-six States I have
conducted precinct polls. ana ascertain-
ed positively that the teal Republi-
can precincts carried BY Wilson or re-
ported 70 be for Wilson. equal the
combined Republican precincts report
ed to be for Tan and Roosevelt We
VIII carry Ohio, IniHcis. Wisconsin.
Michigan. Indiana, Iowa Missouri
Kansas. North Dakcta. California. Ore
eou and washington. and many other
Statea."
Nediu McCoRmick. q the Progressive
campaign committee. announced ths
third party was assured . plurality IN
twenty-four States.
The Roosevelt lands1ide % on. saio
Mr.. Mccormick. and nothing on earth
can stop It. In additjcn 20 Illinois.
New York and Calf ,rnja, We vii most
surely get twenty -ons additional Sssses-
with q probability that this numeer
will be increased 20 the thirty mark J
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-03
A Quiet Canpaix, 4. AIasa.s.

Montgomery. Ala, November AT
the close Of a quiet campaign. tndIca-
tons are that So per cent of the vote
cast In Alabama Tuesday will be Demo-
cratic Leaders are confident that all
Democratic candidates will be re-
turned
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-03
They're All Cs.AAe,t New.

Jacksonville. Fla, November LII.
creased activity Of the Socialist arc
Progressive parties marked the Gloss
Of the presidential campaign fhe
usual heavy Democratic majority "
predicted b party feeders.
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Claim second Place.

New Orleans November Although
political leaders Of ali factions In this
State concede Louisiana to Wilson. the
are giving odds that they
will DOLL more votes than the Repub-
licanA.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-03

Old observers predict tho coming cleo
pion day will be very quiet. with prac-
tically all heads Of the government out
Of the city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-03

ude. Predictions on all sides are that
the Progressive patty will poll q TO-
spectacle vote In this State. woodrow
Wilson II expected TO get The largest
vote ever cast for tho Democratic
ticket in Georgia
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-07
By FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

ceiving 253 votes to 10 est for Abra-
ham Lincoln. If Lincoln haC, been
nominated il may nave been that the
ticket would have been strong enough
to have carried Illinois and Pennsyl-
vania, and thus 10 have defeated Bu-
chanan- But that suggestion probably
has been made by those who are think
ing Of LincOln's later strength
The Inst of the Wings.
The other national conventions of
1886 were the American convention,
commonly called the know Nothing
and the last Wing meeting The Know
EOthings met in philadelphia on Wash
ingtOn's birthday The party was
stronger in the south than in the north
because Of the fact that the old south
ern Wings had generally gone into
this new party rather than to join the
Democrats. as they could not become
Republicans. The southern element
dominated and the convention sncmln-
ated expresident Fillmore for presl-
dent and Andrew Jackson DOnelsOn, OF
Tennessee, for vice president The
northern element seeded and some
weeks later met in New York and
nominated Nathaniel F. Banks Tor
president This convention took the
name Of the North American party. But
even it was not harmonious and some
Of its delegates bOlted and nominated
commodore Stockton for the presiden-
cy. These conventions were spoken OF
as the Regular Know NOth1nSS,' the
'Seceder Know NOthings." and the Sc
Ceding SeCeder Know NOthings- Mr..
Banks declined the nomination Of the
North Americans, and later that organ
izatiOn adopted the Republican nOmin-
alton Of Fremont.
The Wings, in September, met in Bal
tlmOre- They adopted a platform be-
Wailing the confusion of the times and
praying the people to return to the
safety and sanity of the old, old days.
They then cOntented themselves with
endorsing the Know Nothing nOmina-
lions of Fillmore and DOnelsOn- 1t was
the last national gathering under the
historic name of Wing.
TomOrTOw-The First LincOIn Nom
nation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-07
Fall Wins At Santa Fe

congratulate herself the reelection of
Wholly regardless Of internal politics.
- little do,
Arizona, and the whole
devoted effective advocate
court the years
himself the southwest and has lived
viii limited
tor advancing the
Washington.
the capital; faithful attendance keeping long office
watching
tmewasng speeches doing
steadily opinions
by the author
speaking government
neutrality
the
peace prohibition
cay speaking
neutrality
government in natter frankly
to the government.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-07
The Venomous Viper
The Herald's Daily
ShsrtStOry

markable chiefly for its astounding
qulckness- Also, il may explain much.
As has been said, not one OF those
quite inexperienced baby vipers had
an atom Of warning before the deadly
weasel was leaping about like a brown
WlllO theWisp around them. Yet. be-
lore one could count three, every one
Of those SnakeletS had spun about. shot
straight at its mothers mouth, which
was al that moment wide open, utter
ING a long, warning, TenOmOus hiss,
and-Vanished
Now, when YOU come to remember
that these little snakes never actually
LETT the ground. yet such was the ra-
pidity of their wriggling that they ap-
peared TO actually have shot through
the air TO their mother, YOU. viii see
there is much room for deception in
watching snakes
As a matter of fact, each baby snake
had flashed past its mothers head and
into cover behind that head; and snakes
have a wonderful knack OF hiding in
next to no cover. too. Their instinct
told them to place their mothers
fangs between them and the foe in
stanuy. and also to hide instantly. But
so quickly was the maneuver executed
that even the most cautious observer
would be hard put to il TO say what
actually did happen after the baby
snakes had precipitatcd themselves at
their parent In actual fact, they were
wriggling away home for dear life IN
der cover of the grass, gOrse and weeds
behind the old snakes tail.
Meanwhile, snake and weasel faced
one another, each waiting for an open
ing TO attack But the opening never
came, for suddenly. with a swish and a
rush of wings, there shot down from
the clouds a big gray hawk-smack
upon the mother viper. 1t came with
out any warning at all, so that before
either cOmbatant had time TO throw
itself into and attitude of defence the
hawk was upon them.
1t missed the weasel. who fell side
ways. by a fraction Of an inch. and
snatching up the snake in its terrible
armed talOns, shot alOft again in a
twinkling
What a mistake that hawk madel It
had been used to catching the harm
less grass or ringed snakes. so COM
mon In most country places, and knew
nothing about vipers.
In a flash the she viper turned s
it were, upon herself. and struck up
wards at the hawks breast-Once,
twice There was a pause. then the
hawk faltered, screamed. let the snake
fall, and half fell half flew to the
ground itself.
Half an hour later the mother viper
returned calmly to her home and her
waiting brood and a little later in the
day two crows 100 yards away might
have been seen quarrelinS over the
corpse OF a hawk
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-07
II Il BY GEORGE FITCH
/ dSI11O11S Author Of "At Good Old Swas6''
Copyright 1872 by George AIathev Adamsl

II ASHTON is a weird magician who
can make a skin tight sleeve on
a wOman's dress look like a dream
of lissOm beauty in June and like a
dressed up umbrella rib in the following
May
The HindOo sorcerers are supposed to
be wonders at making people see things
which aren't so. but fashion puts the
HindoO in the amateur cllsS. Fashion
can make an intelligent woman fall in
love with a market basket trimmed with
cats fur and cabbages and hound her
husband Tor days until he buys 1t with
the $3.50 which he was saving up Tor
an encyclopedia.
Nature can turn a mans hair white IN
a night. but Fashion can turn a wOmans
hair golden in an hour and turn 1t red
and even light shade of green the next
day If necessary.
Nature can build a woman with a Is
inch waist and 32inch hips and feel
fairly well satisfied with the job. But
Fashion can give woman a 20 inch waist
and can run it up and Gown from ncr
neck to her knees according to directions
from Paris; AMI it a. II also make q NrUm-
an happy IS bird with uu hips 0t
all
Nature can put roses in a womans
cheek when she Is perfectly we'll But
Fashion can put them there at p. m
ram or SHINE every day in the wear and
keep them there until they are washed
of with gasoline at bed time.
Nature gives woman enough hair to do
up IN two braids and minutes. Fashion
can beat this By half u bushel and an
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-07

trinkets, in the great Messopotamian
capital they were treating the sick
upon the principles OF science and
common sense.
So great was the fame and efficiency
OF Al Raschid's medical school at Bag
dad that the great and mighty Charlie
maSne prohibited any person from
pracdcing medicine without a satisfac-
tory examination before its faculty.
Under Joshua Ben Nun the University
latlOn Of Greek works into Arabic,
and IL is said that almost every day
camels laden with volumes OF Creek
manuscript were entering the gates Of
Al -Raschld'S city.
Speaking of Charlemagne. truth com
pels us 10 say that as between the
BaSdad chalf and the greatest of Eu-
rOpean kings the former was much
the finer man. At the time that Char
lemagne was using fire and sword
against all who would not accept the
theological beliefs he had sworn to de-
fend, HarOun Al Raschid was protect
ing CharlemaSne's subjects in the full
exercise of their religion. Despite the
rancor Of his great theological enemy,
Al Raschid did him the courtesy to
send him the KEEPS Of the Savi0ur's
sepulcher, simply because he knew that
Charlemagne desired the possession OF
them
1t is very pleasant to think CT the
grand old man Of Bagdad; though it is
anything but pleasant TO recall the fact
that what he did for the human ad-
vance is. even today. hut 1mperEcctly
acknowledged by the Christian world
OF course, HarOun Al Raschld was
pOlygamiSC but that was part OF his
religion POlygamy was not a part OK
Charlema gne'S religion. and yet tho
greatest of the Christian kings had
nine wives and great many sweet
hearts.