Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-05
Campaign Has Practically
Closed and All Hands are
Combined in Effort to Poll
Full Strength Of Parties.
asa ,s'p s's,s s's's ) OF VICTORY
ATE GIVEN FREELY
New York Republicans are
Charged With Urging Vo-
ters to Support Wilson; !;
All Will Receive Returns.

New York. Nov. 4.-The vote cast
for president at t0morrow's election
throughout the United States will ex-
ceed all previous records, IL today's
predictions are fulfilled Reports from
all states indicate intense partisanship
as the election draws near. an unusual
activity by campaign leaders to get
out the vote" and developments In the
three cornered presidential contest
which indicate determination to
bring every voter to the polls.
Col. Roosevelt In statement from
Oyster Bay today, made the direct
charge that In New York republican
leaders are urging voters to support
Wilson, to make the defeat OF Roose
welt certain.
This. statement was met with gen
eral denials from tho republican state
leaders.
From Gov. Wilson and from his New.
York headquarters came further nd
monitions to democratic leaders to gst
the voters to the polls, SO that 1lfo
maximum democratic vote would -
cast. ,se's~ Say fsssS IA
The extent to which the socialist
party, with Eugene v. Debs as ito
presidential candidate, will cnt into
the vote of Taft, Roosevelt and Wilson
has become matter OF lively con.
lecture in the committee headquarters
of the latter candidates. The pro-
gressive leader asserts that the so.
cialist will poll . heavy. vote, drawing
largely from the republican and demo-
cratic ranks e
In the majority Of states the polls
will open between and Z o'clock to-
morrow morning. Full reports will not
bet available from any sections until
after S o'clock eastern time) in the
afternoon and comprehensive returns
from any states or congressional dis
tricts will probably not be had before
8 or 10 o'clock tomorrow night. The
presidential candidates have prepared
to receive returns from state and local
leaders in all sections of the country.
Republicans Claim kansas.
Z Topeka, Kan, Nov. 4.-Both state
chairmen are claiming Kansas today.
John Dolley for the republicans. .is
sure that the entire republican state
and congressional tickets will be
elected by safe majorities. Dolley
bases his estimates on four flying
polls of the state. He Is sure that
Stubbs for senator and Capper for
governor will win. He also claims q
majority in the legislature.
Henderson Martin, democratic chair
man. claims election Of the entire
state ticket and six Of the eight con-
gressmen. Betting in Topeka indi-
Gates Wilson will carry the state
against the two republican tickets.
Roosevelt men are hoping for fair
skies The Kansas result tomorrow iia
considered doubtful on national and
state tickets.
T. r. to Close Tonight
New York, Nov. 4.-The last word
in the presidential and gubernatorial
campaigns in this state Is beins
spoken today and the eve Of election
finds the three candidates for the head
of the state ticket winding up their
canvass with speeches in and about
this city. All sides make claims OF
victory and with forecast OF fair
weather for election day 1t Is the pre-
diction that . heavy vote will be
polled.
Col. Roosevelt planned to spend the
forenoon ut his home In Oyster Bay
and later In the day was to go to
Mineola to address q meeting there. !.
Tonight he will talk to his Oyster Bay
neighbors and close his long cam
paign.
All Claim New Jersey.
Newark. N. j.. Nov 4.-Except for
two addresses to be delivered at
Passiac and Paterson this evening by
Gov. Woodrow Wilson the campaign
In this state Is practically at an end.
There will be few scattered meetings
this evening and the leaders will de-
vote themselves to arranging to get
out the vote tomorrow. The fourteen
electoral votes OF New Jersey, Gov.
Wilson's home state, are being claimed
by democrats, republicans and pro-
gressives alike
Who will succeed Gov. Wilson when
he lays aside the governorship II
chosen also will be determined to-
morrow. The republicans now have
q majority OF one in the state senate.