Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-11-05
5 TO | IS OFFERED
THIN. Y. ON WILSON
ON EVE OF ELECTION
Wilson'S Victory VIII Likely
Be Known Definitely Here as
Early as 5 P, M, or 6 P, M
Tuesday

NEW YORK. Nov. 4.-The election or
Woodrow Wilson to the presidency
should be positively known in New York
tomorrow afternoon by o'clock. and
the afternoon papers have today pre-
pared 10 issue extras announcing this
fact. The details OF the election. the
vote In the different states and the COM
plexfon OF the two houses Of congress
j viii be left for the bulletin boards New
Yorks time is an hour tester than that
OF Atlanta. so that The Journal viii be
probably in a position to announce the
result before the sun goes down or the
polls in FULTON county close
For the past twenty years Erie eoun-
Is. where is situated Buffalo. has re-
nected- in it's returns the general result
; throughout the country. The polls in
Erie county win close at o'clock The
votes win be counted by automatic ma
chimes. SO that the relative strength Of
the presidential candidates will be
+ known within half hour after the last
{. ballot has been cast
ANALYZING THE VOTE
But there are at least two very good
reasons why Erie county cannot be
counted as Infanible this time. In
former elections the electoral vote Of
the state OF New York has been regard
ed as necessary 70 elect president and
as Erie goes so goes the state
In the year 1919. however, it is recog-
nized that woodrow Wilson viii be
elected. even though he should lose the
state OF New York, which is regarded
as improbable. Moreover, Erie county
in this contest is the weakest Demo
cratic spot in the whole state, so that
IL is possible that the Democrats might
lose Erie and win the state
II Is the recognition OF the fact that the
returns from Erie may not possibly fore
cast the result in the national election
that has caused the New York news
papers to lay other plans for determining
the positive results
The Evening Journal, the Evening
world, the Mail. the Globe and the
Post have made elaborate arrangements
TO get immediate returns from Outly-
ing districts in and around the greater
city. and from the nearby states Of Mas
saehusstts. Connecticut and Maine They
are confident that a compilation OF the
figures obtained from these sources con-
sidered IN connevtion with the returns
from Erie. viii give them a reliable In
dex upon which they may announce the
result OF the national election
MURPHY CONFIDENT.
Charles F. Murphy. leader OF Tammany
hall. last night issued the most positive
prediction claim that he has made since
Is0a. when he predicted that the greater
city would give Bird S. Coler 11s.Ooo pIu-
raIIty and the city gave him a plurality
OF 1Z1,0o.
said Mr.. Murphy in his statement:
~An our reports as canvasses Indicate
a great Democratic sweep in nation and
state Tuesday. The Empire State will
give the presidential and state tickets
splendid maiorities. Its Democratic rep
resentatiOn in congress viii be substan-
tally increased. and both branches Of
the legislature viii be Democratic"
On the eve Of election. hundreds Of
sDellbindeFs are RECALLING the voters in
New York City, Democrats, Progressives
and Republicans are speaking in the
city squares. public parks. street cor
ners, etc The Democrats have a score
OF more sightseeing automobiles touring
the city with bands and speakers. These
oonveyances stop at convenient points.
and after a band concert some we'll
known lOcal~light pleads for votes for
Wilson and sulzer
Much enthusiasm is being manifested
at efforts OF all these curbstope orators
GOV. WILSON'S PLANS.
Governor Wilson will make two more
speeches. first In Passaic and next in
paterson He then returns TO Prince
ton where he viii vote early tomor-
Tow morning and calmly await the YER
dict Of the people at the polls. He
was not seriously injured in the auto
mobile accident. though the wound in
his head is said TO be quite painful
BETTING IS TO /.
Betting on the result is today practi-
eally at a standstiII. There is plenty
OF Wilson money at to 1 against the
field. with no takers, and Roosevelt
rules a slight favorite over Taft for
second place Sulzer is a favorite for
the New York governorship, though the
X Is @AN ~1AAAANAAA -ANGuS viii
win
The Herald this morning forecasts
suIzer's election, but by a plurality
smaller than Wilson Is expected to re-
ceive in the state.
The PrOgressives have grown very
cock-sure about New Jersey on the
strength OF the Herald's poll yesterday
in which IL was shown that Roosevelt
has made substantial gains. The Roose-
welt people profess confidence that he
viii sweep New Jersey. but alH of the
money they have offered on the state
at even has been grabbed up quickly by
the Democrats.
Arrangements have been completed
by the Democratic managers for getting
the returns tomorrow night. Chair
man McCombs. members Of the CAM
'paign committee and selected represen-
tatives Of the press viii be secluded In
q downtow hotel. where a score Of
leased wires viii get the returns The
chairman viii be in constant commune
cation with Governor Wilson at Prince
ton by~means OF a private wire
Democratic march-as-you-please'
street parade tonight viii bring the
campaign TO a final close This viii