New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-03
WILCOX IS SURE
HUGHES WILL WIN
Reports Bring Joy to Ma
tional Headquarters-Tan-
ner Sees State Victory

Republican national headquarters, at
5ii Fifth Avenue, was place Of joy
and song yesterday. With the arrival
Of President Wilson in the afternoon,
Just around the corner at Democratic
national headquarters, in the Forty
second Street Building, chorus Of fifty
voices rose 70 such a pitch that the
rafters in Chairman Willcox's Office Vi
brated with the echo Of "He rambled,
he rsmbled. he rsmbled all around"
The Republican Glee Club. Of Colum-
bus. Ohio, called on Chairman Wilcox
81 the same time that the President
and Mrs. Wilson were holding an i'm
promptu reception for the Democratic
campaign workers in the Office Of Ma
tionsl Chairman Vance Mccormick
The fact that the President was in
town only increased the zealousness Of
Chairman Wilcox and his associates at
national headquarters in catching the
spirit that knew no bounds beyond
Hughes victory on November Z
They Are Beaten. Says Wilcox
Chairman Wilcox declared that his
latest reports from the various so
called doubtful states only strength
ened his confidence IN great Repu5
lcan victory. Ohio was safe, he SAID,
and Mr. Hughes would carry New York
State by between 100000 and 100000.
New Jersey would roll up a Republ-
IF ghCnf Al OU0 nd an
was sure for Hughes, as well as Mich
gan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois.
There WAS A revival Of a chance in
Montana and some Of the other West
ern states which had been dropped
from the column Of Republican hope
fuls. in fact:
They are beaten. and they ought TO
know it by this time" said Mr.. Will
cox.
"The Democrats claim that they can
give you Ohio. New York. Indiana ana
Illinois and still elect wilson Mr..
Wilcox was told.
"They will have 10 give US those
states. for We already have them"
said the chairman.
Analysis Of State Vote
Chairman Wilcox said he would be
ready with the usual prediction pre-
diction, with figures, tomorrow or next
day Frederick c. Tanner, chairman of
OF the Republican State Committee,
issued statement analyZing the prob
able state vote, which, he said indi-
Gated beyond the shadow OF a doubt"
the success of the entire Republican
ticket. state and national. Chairman
Koenig, of the Republican County Com
mittee, declared that New York County
would not give Wilson or Seabury over
$4,000 majority and that the Demo
cratic majority in greater New York
would not exceed 1000 to $4,000.
State Chairman Tanner said:
"The Democratic vote in the state
has been falling off since 1908. in that
year the Democratic vote for Cover
nor WAS 1855, lS9. In 1910 1t was 689, 700
and in 1912 64s,559. In 1914 the high
est candid date on the Democratic ticket
received 646.4Ol and in 1915 the total
Democratic vote for Members Of AS
sembly was 595.359.
Republicans Show Gains
"Snce 1912 the Republican vote in
the state has been increasing rapidly,
Jas those who left the party in 1912
have returned to their old allegiance.
In 1912 the Republican vote for Gov
ernor was 444.105. In 1914 1t was
6.7Ol and in 1915 the total Republi
can vote for members Of Assembly
was 700,235.
THE Republican enrolment for this
year increased nearly 100000 while
the Democratic enrolment fell Oft. The
Republican enrolment for 1876
was 729. 40. as compared with 636,4Oo
for the preceding year. while the Dem
ocratic enrolment was 65l PSI, as com
pared with 655,047.
"All the heavy gains In registration
this year have been reported from
Republican districts. In Manhattan.
Tammsny's stronghold. the registra
ton fell off The steady falling off
in the Democratic vote ard the rapid
increase in the Republica vote the
falling of in the Democratic enrol
ment and the marked Republican gain
and, finally. the falling off of regis
tration in the strongest Democratic
territory and heavy gains in Republi-
can sections, together with the re-
suits of the actual canvass that has
been made in every county. indicate
beyond the shadow OF a doubt the
success Of the entire Republican ticket.
state and national"
Chairman Wilcox announced yester-
dav that Charles +. Hughes would ride
i'm an automobile at the head Of the
big torchlight procession tomorrow
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