The chronicle=news., 1912-11-04
NATION IN READINESS
FOR THE ELECTION
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Wyoming has its last rallies to-
night. The senatorial contest is
til" lcadln. issue.
!nes tonight.
Massachusetts IL expected to he
among the first states to give def
nit" results tomorrow. Polls ciosr
early.
In Utah rain GU, the nttcndanc"
at III. closing rallies today.
| Idaho had it's final round up Of
voters In the legislative campaign
to-day.
Nevada IL predicted for Wilson.
Montana Is admittedly close.
Maine. with fair weather VIII. II
is predicted. east a record vote. All
sides are confident.
In New Hampshire tho contest
probably will be close.
Th" Vermont cannaiIn is quiet.
CLOSING rallies were held today.
Rhode Island leaders. all parties,
predict victory. although tn. fight
is admittedly close.
All Kansas leaders predict victory.
The betting In Topeka iavors Wilson.
New Mexico leaders are nnticipa,-
Ing iigh, vote and cndcavorinE to
get people to the polls. Closing raI-
lies will he held tonight.
| In Arizona eleventh hour opIon!-
ton to woman suffrage is said TO
have developed. forccasting its de-
feat tomorrow.
In Connecticut Indications point
to al argc vote.
In Washington rain Is forecast for
tomorrow. Progrcssivcs and Repub-
i!cans claim victory. Every band aud
hall in Seattle Is engaged for closing
rallies tonight.
In oregon rain IL predicted. The
ballot Is so long and so hard to count
that II any race IN close II may he n
week before tn. result is known.
Illinois saw n hot finish OF the
campaign today. Progrcssives claim
cd they had won over n good portion
OF the Bryan vote of 1908 hut Demo-
Gratis deny this.
Los Angeles county ipdicatcs that
many women will vo'. there. Bctt-
Ing fayors Roosevelt.
! In California women are voting
Tor the first time In presidential
lcloc'ion. The huge registration IN
New York. Nov. THE last word
In the presidential and gubcrna'orial
campaigns In this state IS being
spoken today and the eve of election
finds the three cansidatcs for the
head of the state ticket adding up
their canvasscs with speeches in and
about this city. All sides make
claims OF victory and with a forecast
Icf fair weather FOR election day II is
Predicted n heavy vote will be polled.
Colonel Roosevelt; planned to spend
the forenoon at his home in Oyster
Bay and later In the day was to go
to M!ncDla to address a meeting there
and tonight he will talk to his Oys-
,c. Bay neigh borS and close his long
campaign.
Roosevelt par,isians claimed to
have won over II goodly percentage
of the Bryan vote OF 1908. but this
was strcnuously denied by Wilson
men WHO sad that their candidate
wowld receive his iull party vote and
also a liberal share of ballots east
fer President Taft four years ago.
| The TAFT managers acknowledged
that the Progressiyes would profit
Il by Republican dcicctions but said
tha; neither Roosel.lt nor Wilson
would get votes enough to overcome
the Republican plurality of 10000
recorded In 1905.
Newark. y. j.. Nov. i.-EXcept
for the two addresses to be delivered
| n. passaic and Paterson this evening
by Governor Woodrow Wilson. the
lcanraign in this state is practically
at nr end. There will be few scat
tcring meetings tnt evening and the
leaders will devote themselves to ar
Irangins to get out the vote omorrow
The fourteen electoral voteos of New
jersey. Governor Wilson's home state,
are claimed by Democrats, Republic
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