Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1916-11-08
Both PARTIES ceFlDENT YESTERDAY.
President, Viss President, 50 Senators, 1886
Coasfessmen, s. Governors. and Other Officers

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New York, Nov. 6.-On the
eve OF the presidential election
general confidence in the result
of the balloting tomorrow was
expressedi,r the CAIN ps of the
rival Democratic and Republi-
can frees. Political workers
had completed their tasks, their
leaders had issued the usual final
forecasts and nothing remmained
out the work to bringing out the
votes.
Tonight sthe stanard- bearers
of the. leading parties remained
quiteIy at their homes President
Woodrow Wilson a. t Shadow
Lawn aud Charles E.Hughes at
his hotel in Newly opl1, Sur
rounded o II | y by immediate
members Of their families, the
candidates plan to-; receive the
election returns at their homes.
Tomorrow Mr.. Wilson will go
t. Princeton to vote at the old
fire engine house near. t h e,
Princeton campus. Mr.. Hughes.
will vote,in q laundry on Forty.
fourhf street, New York, near
his headquarters. TIE weather
man has promised generally
fair 'eather and modegate fem
pera ufe.ia most parts Of tlaa
counlry.for election day aud -po
Iitical !Ieaaars said thfse presaged
the &. .nisagg. nj lg. ii / Of a record break. ].
ing v.>te..
Ofroials to be elected follows:
President and Vice Rfesident.
Thirty three United States
Senator'S,
E75ar. .handred and. tairty-f f.ye
mem rs of the House OF Rep
resen ativess.
Thifty Governors.
- u 4 = 4 s35 ~ 4re y 4
Leg slatures, and pthsr minor
State 'stficas.
"A .sg q tasss viii vets
on certain amendments, chiefly of
local interest. The States of
Idaho, michigan, missouri, mont
ana maryland, Nebraska, Ark
ansas, South Dakota and Califor.
MIA will, however, vote on the
prohibition question, an issue
that has looned large on the
political horizon for some years
past. The territory of Alaska
will also vote on this question.
In Arizona an amendment for the
abolition of capital punishment
will be up for popular decision.
IVomen's part in the presidential
election is one of the outstanding
features. In one quarter of the
4S States women have the vote
this year. The twelve States are
w yon1ing, Colorado Utah. Idaho,
Washington, California, Arkan-
sas, Cansas, Oregon, Nevada,
montana and Illinois. Tie wo-
men in the last named six States
have the vote for President this
year tor the first time. The
States involved have 81 electoral
votes, li1tle more than oue-sixth
of the electoral colleges total
votes.
Miss Jeannette Rankin Of Mont
tana is running for Congress on
the Republican ticket and in Cali
fornia Mrs. Josephine Fernald of
San Francisco is All aspirant for
a sea- in Congress as Democrat.
If they are elected they will be
the first women to win seats in
the National House of Represen-
tatives, 1'he Progressi,es of the
first Colorado Congressional dis
trict also nominated a woman,
Hattie X. Howard, but she since
has withdrawn.
Another woman candidate for
Congress is Mrs. Frances Ak
we'll, Democrat, in the second
Washington district.
Election eve claims of victory
at the polls tomorrow were made
tonight by Vance /. McCorlnick
and William K Wilcox. cnairnen
respectively of the Democratic and
Republican National committees,
Before starting for his home in
Harrisburg, Pa, to vote, Mr. Nc
Cormick declared there was a
fighting chance for President
! Wilson having the electoral votes