The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-07
And Both Base Claims on
Good Reasons.
ROSY REPORTS GIVE HOPE
Democrats as Well as Republicans Re-
ceive News From All Parts OF the
Country Which Encourages Them as
to Outcome Of EIeetion--Winding Up
Publicity.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Nov. Z. - Special i
There are reasons for both parties
claiming the presidential election. OF
course such claims would be made
even II there was not the slightest
chance of the election OF the candi-
date. Up to the last moment both the
Taft and Roosevelt organizations were
claiming the election of their candi-
dates four years ago But this Is
good reasons why both parties should
count on electing their candidates
The reports received from men in the
field on the general situation In the
country encourage both sides.
Rosy Democratic Reports.
The most rosy reports come to Dem
ocratic headquarters. The polls, straw
votes, preliminary canvasses and much
of the talk all seem to point to the
reelection of the president. Assur-
ances have been received that he
will carry such Republican states as
Ohio, Wisconsin and Michigan and
sofa, South Dakota, North Dakota.
Wyoming. Utah. Idaho and Washing
ton. AS to New York, there are re-
ports OF Republican disaffection up
state and assurances that Tammany
is working Loyalty for the ticket
What more could be asked? or course
the impartial observer would like to
know something concerning the reli-
ability Of these reports. The Demo
Gratis are always hopeful In presiden-
tial campaigns.
Republican Reliance.
Against the claims and rosy reports
of the opposition the Republicans point
to an array of facts. They say that
the Maine election upset the claims OF
tie Democrats two months ago They
point to the registration figures in New
York as indicative of Republican sue
cess. They say the New Jersey prima
ries show that state safely Republican
and the primaries In New York were
very favorable to the Republicans. As
to the disaffection up state, they say
that 1t Is not as great as claimed and
will not last until election day. Then
they say 1t is apparent that Tammany
Is not working hard and there will not
be large majority for Wilson In the
Greater City.
A Close Contest.
1t Is the situation right there, where
the managers are making the fight
a close race. 1t can be seen that, al
though both parties are showing conf
dence and making claims, 1t Is not
such contest as four years ago, when
everybody knew the outcome long In
advance. OF course when the votes are
counted 1t may not be a close race
One can easily see that IL the claims
Of either party are made good there has
been no race at all. But until the votes
are cast 1t will be close race.
Eight Years Ago.
In some sort Of way the contest has
features Of eight years ago. Then there
was a big scare about Ohio, but 1t was
not serious from the Republican point
Of view like this year 1t will also be
that there was some talk
about Taft's inability to carry New
York, based on the assertion that
Rooseyelt's friends were disappointed
because the colonel was not again nom
mated and were more favorable to-
ward Bryan than Taft. But at that
time there was no such uncertainty as
exists at present concerning number
of western states.
Newspapers and Hitchcock.
There may be politicians who do not
like Frank Hitchcock. and he has had
his fair share OF the knocking that
goes on In politics, but he is sure Of
the newspaper men. They are his
friends. That Is why there have been
stories about the manner I'm which
Hitchcock has settled this difficulty and
Strengthened out that tangle and In
other ways has been doing good work
for the Republican party. Many OF
the newspaper men believe that Hitch
cock has closer grip on the actual
situation than any one about Repub-
lican headquarters.
Senatorial Campaign.
The Republican senators have been
conducting the senatorial campaign
from headquarters In the Manhattan
hotel, New York. For the past two
weeks they have been giving more at
tention to the presidential campaign
than anything else because 1t appeared
that their work was needed. They ap-
preciated what was called the drift
tQ Wilson" rather -keenly. although