Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-07
NJ CORM|CK EXPECTS
DOUBTFUL STATES To
JOIN WILSON COLUMN
Democratic Chairman Says
Situation Looks Better Now
Than When Campaign
Closed Saturday Night
H. RALPH SMITH.

NEW YORK, Nov. o. BOYS II Aoohs
even better today than 1t did Saturday
when 1 issued my formal estimate CIV
ing the president not less than S64 cleo
toral votes" said Chairman Vance Nc
Cormick, manager Of the Democratic
campaign today. 4 don't make any re-
vision in my formal estimate, but
would not be surprised il number or
the sO-called doubtful states swing into
the Wilson column, increasing his ma
jority IN the electoral college"
Chairman Mccormick means just that,
too. There IS no question as to his con-
fidence. As he pointed out this morn
ing, he refused absolutely 10 claim Maine
in the September election and invited at
tention TO the fact that then his private
advices indicated Republican plurality
OF 5000 votes in Maine.
And now, fellows, 1 want TO tell you,
my advices that Maine was going Repub-
lican by 1900 were pretty well vindi-
Gated. He continued, The Republicans
carried the state by $500 votes"
at is unnecessary for me TO comment
upon the accuracy Of our private ad-
vices. We missed the result of the
Maine election by only 500 votes"
BELIEVES IN REPORTS.
Chairman Mccormick added that the
same painstaking work had been done by
the organization bureau Of the national
committee in its work throughout the
country that was done in Maine.
Il believe in the reports that the or
ganization has furnished me-" he said,
and I believe absolutely that they will
be INDICATED tomorrow by the re-elec-
ton OF the president"
Chairman McCormick's offices were
overrun today with jubilsnt Democrats.
from New York and adjoining states.
Secretary McAdoo and Secretary Red
held were among the callers. They all
shared the optimism of the chairman
and L may state truthfully that anything
short of big, substantial victory for
Wilson will be a source OF genuine sur
prise TO Mccormick and others connect
ed with the campaign.
The Republicans. also profess conil-
dence today. but I have IL from news
paper men who make daily visits to
Chairman Wilcox that there are severaf
people around Republican headquarters
who privately entertain much apprehen-
sion over the result.
1t is the Democratic view that all
Of the electoral votes the president re-
ceives east of the Allegheny mountain
will be velvet. In word the Democrats
expect that the west and south will
furnish votes enough to re-elect VIII
son. though they expect also to capture
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
The Democrats believe confidently
that Wilson will not only carry Ohio,
Indiana, but also Illinois and Wis
consin. 1t is the expectation OF the
Democratic managers that Wilson will
receive three out of every four woman
votes in Illinois. II is Enthusiastically
true that the Wilson campaign with
respect to these new voters has been
much better conducted than has been
the Republican campaign.
HUGES SLIGHT FAvORITE.'
Notwithstanding the newspaper polls
of yesterday, that were favorable to
Wilson. Hughes continued today to rule
a slight favorite in the Wall street
betting. With the opening of business.
$50. 900 was wagered on Wilson at seven
to ten, with the result that the odds
shortened up. The Democrats demand
ten 20 eight and the Republicans are
unwilling to lay better than ten TO nine.
The indications are that the betting
will be even before the day is over.
+ The interest in the result in New
York is far out OF proportion TO the
Importance OF this great state with its
forty-ive electoral votes as deciding the
result. Wilson can win without New
YOrlI's votes. Hughes cannot possibly
win without 1t. and there you have a
possible explanation of the interest in
the fight here.
Leader Murphy of Tammany Hall be-
lieves Wilson will carry the state.
know this to be the truth and he is not
disturbed seriously as to the Republi-
can upstate plurality. He has given
no figures, but I have reason TO suspect
that he counts on 4 Wilson plurality ex-
ceeding 10000 i'm the greater city.
That there has been great Republi-
can DETECTION upstate is not disputed
even by the Republican managers, but
they disagree to the Murphy view that
the Wilson plurality in the greater city
Will De unusually large. Herbert Par
sons, Republican national committeeman,
thinks Wilson's plurality in the city
will be cut 10 $1,000 and that Hughes
plurality upstate will exceed 100000
votes.
II the relative ovations accorded
Hughes and Wilson in New York city
is a criterion OF their popularity and
Indicative of the vote each is to re-
ceive, il seems certain that the ppresi-
dent will have an overwhelming plu-
rality in the greater city. There, was