Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-07
WILSON AND HUGHES
EXPECTING VICTORY IN
TUESDAYS ELECTION
President win Visit Princeton
TO Vote, but win Get Re-
turns in His Study at
Shadow Lawn
nv Associated Press

NEW YORK. Nov. s.-PresidenT Wood
row Wilson and Charles z. Hughes. can
didates ar the dominant parties for pres
dent. remained quietly al their homes
today recuperating from the iabors OF
long campaign. The last word sent Tor
,ra-5 bv them to the people was an ex-
.,-esSiou that each felt confident OF VIC
president Wilson planned 70 remain
,-.5srt1- AZ home 81 Shadow Lawn today
ana his oniy activity tomorrow VIII De
a trip 10 PRINCETON % cast MS oalioa-
Tomorrow night. with only the members
~ ris- family sbsut him. he viii receive
rJ,s rsturns I'm his study NJ Shadow Lawn.
NTr- Hughes remained at his noteI
esrly IN the forenoon but later visited
The national Republican headquarters
,,biefIy-- II was stated, TO thank the work
-rs for their efforts In his behalf
He intended TO take = drive thrOusn
the parks this afternoon and spend tne
rest Of the d. quietly at his hotel
-I,o,,,oT-o7v he viii vote in his home dis1
riot here and tomorrow night he viii
get the returns IN his hotel rooms. Like
Mr.. Wilson he plans 10 have only I'M
mediate members Of his family with
him when the returns come
Political headquarters here still pre-
sentsd scenes OF activity today.
Last reports from the politlcal uat-
tlsfisId were received and final instruc-
ton sent Both the chairmen had lit
tie 10 add TO their forecasts issued Sat
urday night
CLAIMS OF CHAIRMEN.
Republican Chairman Wilcox then
predicted Hughes would receive at least
100 majority in the electoral college
while Democratic Chairman Mccormick
gave NIr. Wilson 564 votes The neces-
sary elective vote in the college is zee.
The larger participation Of women as
voters in a presidential campaign and
the congressional elections are OF keen
interest 20 politicians generally. The re-
turns from the states in which women
will vote. IL is admitted, will be closely
and anxiously scanned So far as con-
gress is concerned a full house OF rep
resentstivss and SO United States sena-
tors viii be elected. The total member
ship OF the house is AS and the neces-
sary majority is a1S. In the senate the
present membership is % and the neces-
sary majority is g. In all IS new SEN
ztorS win take their seats next March.
~ these the Republicans elected two at
the September election in Maine.
Forty-two OF the states will elect
state officials tomorrow in addition 10
national congressional candidates. OF
Fair weather and moderate temporal
lure is forecast generally for election
day and IL this prediction holds true vir-
tually a full vote, IL Is expected, will be
cast throughout the country.
STATE CANDIDATES BUSY.
The day before election found both
Republican and Democratic candidates
fOr the governOrship making final ap-
Deals. although victory was claimed for
each by the respective chairman. Both
selected this city for the scene Of their
asst campaign activity.
Governor Whitman mad on his pro-
gram four MONDAY speeches and five
ronight. Samuel Seabury after after
noon talks in Rockland county, will
return to New York for an automobile
street corner tour OF the west side.
stu predicting heavy pluralities for
their respective tickets the state chair
men were busy today making anal ar
rangements for watching the polls 20
see that the election laws are observed.
The nnal forecast OF Republican State
Chairman Tanner is that Governor
whitman will carry the state by moro
hat t0e,e0a. Democratic State Chair
nan Harris and the Tammany leaders
are giving out no specific figures off,
tally but claims that the Democratic
plurality in New York city will be Sc
heavy that IL will overcome the Re-
publican plurality upstate.