Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-05

Idaho has practically closed Its gem
era election campaign. The hour for
| predictions has arr we'd and the lead
ers in charge of the campaigns for
President Woodrow Wilson and
! Charles Evans Hughes, respectively, for
Governor Moses Alexander and d.
w. Davis, together with the congress
sional and state tickets have author
fzed statements issued claiming the
state by substantial majorities for
their respective standard bearers
when the vote is counted next Tues
day. The campaign has been a siren
uous one. 1t was conducted largely
from the stump backed by a great deal
of literature directed through the
channels of the respective headquart
ers of the two parties. Last nights
rally was the closing one for the Re-
publicans. Monday night the Demo-
Gratis will close with a rally for Gov
.ernor Alexander. Forecasts were is
sued last night as follows:
DEMOCRATIC CLAIMS.
State Chairman Hamilton of the
Democratic committee said:
THE Democratic outlook for victory
at the polls next Tuesday is favorable
Reports coming in from every section
of Idaho indicate thai President VIII
son will secure a tremendous vote.
Laboring men, farmers and miners are
supporting Woodrow Wilson, regard
less of their party affiliation. Unless
some unforeseen incidents occurs, Ida
no will give Woodrow Wilson upwards
of 10000 majority. Wilson will re-
'ceive fully so per cent. of the vote
chat was cast for Colonel Roosevelt In
1912. Even money that Wilson carries
Idaho has been posted for a number of
days past, and it is impossible to get
takers.
Governor Alexander will run some
what behind the president, but will be
elected by substantial majority, and
all of the state ticket will be elected.
!Dougherty will lead Barker by sew
eral thousand votes. 7. A. Walters
will beat Sweeley by a substantial ma
l1ority. Van Deusen has been making
a wonderful campaign, and a great
impression; he will be elected. With
the majority that Wilson will roll up
and the election of Alexander, Dough
erty and Walters, the entire state tick
ct will surely be carried to victory.
"The desperate final effort being
made by, the Republicans to save the
state for Hughes by appealing TO vot-
hrs to stand by Senator Borah, has
failed miserably. The appeal is hav-
ing little effect for the reason that
Senator Borah is neither q candidate
nor an issue, and further that he has
spent but very little time campaigning
IN the state of Idaho, and is perhaps
mot as close in harmony with the
present Republican organization as
he might be.
women voters throughout the state
are showing a strong tendency to vot,
for Wilson, largely because of the
stand the president has taken fol
peace. Activities of the leaders of the
Women's party in behalf of the Re.
publicans and Hughes, have had littl,
or no effect. Between 10000 and 40.
600 women will vote next Tuesday ant
the president will receive fully 20 pei
cent of that vote. AS election day
draws near. prospects for a complet,
Democratic victory grow brighter"
STATEMENT BY EVANS.
Evan Evans chairman of the Re-
publican state committee, Saturda!
gave out the following statement:
II am fully justified on the basis o
carefully verified reports. from al
parts of the state. and for other rea
sons, in claiming tina. Idaho will Civ
Hughes and the Republican congress
sional ticket a substantial plurality
that ID. w. Davis will be elected gov
ernor by flattering lead, with tn
entire Republican state ticket. and tina
the Republicans will control bot
houses of the legislature.
Il have the utmost confidence tina
the people of Idaho fully realize tina
the development of their state an
their Individual success depends today
as 1t has in the past, upon return t
the Republican policy of protection
which will mean an abiding and not
fIeeting, or war made. prosperity
which will mean a genuine made-in
America progress, and which will pro
wide proper relationship betweel
earnings. or wages. and the cost Q
living