The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-11-07
PARTY CHIEFS ARE
ALL CONFIDENT
Great Political Fight Is Brought
to Close.
EACH CHAIRMAN SEES VICTORY
Managers Pronounce Presidential Con.
test to Be Settled at Polls To-
morrow Most Remarkable
~ In Years.

New York, Nov. 4.-The general
election Of 1912 has been turned over
to the voters Of the United States. in
the language OF the leaders of the
three principal parties.
A cessation of activity in the respec-
tive camps, a recouping of strength
today for the final onslaught, and an
effort tomorrow by each faction to
get out its VOTE" mark the termina-
ton Of campaign conceded to have
had few parallels in the history of the
nation.
Throughout the country polling
places will open to morrow with the
attention of the entire nation focused
upon them. In few states outside the
solid south" are results conceded to
be one way or another. Confident
claims by Democratic leaders of a
sweeping victory are met by emphatic
assertions from the Republican and
Progressive managers that they ex-
pect success, respectively, for their
presidential candidates.
The presidency and vice-presidency,
the house Of representatives, the Uni
ted States senate and the state and
local governments of many Of the most
populous states hang in the balance
of Tuesdays election.
State Fights Keen.
In New York the Progressive-Repub-
lican-Democratic fight for the state
hoc 10 Inr
the outcome uncertain until the votes
are counted. In many other states the
introduction of Progressive tickets has
broken up what had been a normal
Republican majority, and has made
the control of state Offices an open
question.
Within the last week complete polls
of county and state leaders have been
made from New York by the chair
men Of the three national committees
Upon the predictions of success that
have come from the various states
each of the party leaders claim, at the
conclusion of the last week OF the
campaign, that his candidate for the
presidency has the assurance of sue
cess. .....r
All Claim Victory.
The chairmen of the three contest
ing parties summarize their hopes
and expectations as follows:
Senator Joseph NJ Dixon, Progress
sive national chairman:
The last ten days have seen a ire
mendous drift toward Roosevelt in
every part of the country. Facing pc
litical revolution as we do, there can
be no certain yardstick Of measure
ment as in former years.
! Based on most comprehensive re-
ports from every state chairman OF
the Progressive party, II now seems
certain that Roosevelt will carry 25
states, having a total of 297 electoral
Votes. Wilson will carry IL states
having 100 electoral votes. Ten states
having a total of 1O4 electoral votes
/ believe to be doubtful"
Claim Of Mecombs.
William F. McCombs, Democratic
national chairman:
ION the eve of an election which
closes what has been in many ways
the most remarkable campaign in
score of years, l am confident OF
sweeping victory for the Democratic
ticket.
81 do not ooncede a single state in
the Union to the other parties. We
shall carry the strongest Republican
states. We shall win, and win by the
most impressive figures in the history
of our party"
Believes Taft VIII Win.
Charles D. Hilles, Republican ma
tional chairman:
The most remarkable campaign
within the memory of the present gen.
Grafton has drawn to close and we
now await the verdict of the American
people.
Nothing short of political revolu-
ton, of which there are no indications,
could place the election of Mr.. Taft
in jeopardy. In my opinion he will re-
ceive enough votes in the dependable
Republican states to assure him a suf-
ficient number In the electoral college
and enough in doubtful states to swell
the total into decisive victory"
Governor Wilson will vote at Prince
ton and receive the returns tomorrow
night at his home there. President
Taft will vote in Cincinnati and remain
there at the home of his brother.
Charles P. Taft, until the results are
known Wednesday morning. Colonel
Roosevelt, at Oyster Bay, will vote
early and devote the day to rest. Each
of the candidates will have a special
telegraph wire for the receipt of the
election returns.