The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-06

MARKS CLOSE
IF CAMPAIGN
BOTH SIDES PREDICT
SWEEPING VICTORY
FINAL Drive Will Be Made
Today - Orders to Be
Issued to Lieutenants.

WASHINGTON Nov. 5.-The
weather bureau tonight issued the
following special election day fore
cast:
On Tuesday. election day. mod
crate temperatures and generally
fair weather Wili prevail in nearly
all parts of the United States, the
weather will be unsettled in the
reqion Of the Great Lakes and the
extreme upper Mississippi valley.
NEW NONK, Nol. Candida;eS
party manasers and poIilical workers
whose activities ars ctntvred IN New
York spent Sunday in comparative
quiet preparing for the final drive
tomorrow To make the most OF the few
remaining hours betur' election.
While both Democratic and Repub-
iicanS prutesSed entire confluence N
the outcome u the voting Tuesday,
they are taking no chances on making
political slips or errors. Final orders
have gone out from headquarters
here OF the national committees 70 the
chiefs in other states. but Instructions
will be transmitted tomorrow to sub
chiefs and lieutenants al: the way
down 10 the precinct captains.
Charles +. Hughes, the Republican
presidential candidate. who will re-
main here until after election. an
nounced tonight thar 10 considers his
campaign closed ami that he has no
further statement 70 make. He told
the few callers, II" had. he felt sure CT
victory.
Mr.. Hughes slept until l1:30 o'clock
this morning and did not leave his no.
tel until after dinner tonight when tG
went Ter Il walk on Riverside Drive,
calling la;er on the family of his sou,
Charles T.. Hughes. .Er.. where hr had
visit also with his daughters whom
he had not seen since he left his SUM
mer home Il; EridgehamptOn. y. y,
until they Joined him al Madison
Square Garden where he spoke last
night.
10 Rest Today
The Republican numiuer will rest
again tomorrow and will vote Tuesday
morning FROM tile hotel herr which IS
his legal re$idAnc". Th, polling place
will be an Eigh': Av-nu" laundry.
. Neither Ydnc. &. Mccormick, The
Democratic National Chairman nor
William r. Wilcox, The Democratic
Republican chairman. had statements
10 make today. They were content
with the forecasts CT victory the?
made yesterday. Ea"h speut part OF
the day at HEADQUARTERS making plans
for tomorrow.
President Wilson'S rnal message 10
state and cn;iniy chairri"n wired from
Long Branch. was made public at
Democratic h"adGuarterS without
comment. l. WIS said 10 speak for
itself. It's closing sentence was q
warning against "SiniSfrr forces
which might resort in desperation"
10 the evil aud irStiinGs practices
o. decade and more ago"
Eleventh hour efforts oi bath par
ties will hc y; "a swinging" the
election t.t CanSceSimen in doubtful
districts throughout the country. Both
presidential cantiG.,,y,; in their cam
liai2nS have placed emphasis on tbs
importance of fieciinc congress that
would be in sympathy with them aau
their arpeaiS nav" carried weight
with their rlSEaGerS
t'r.d L. 'rarns". chairman OF he
New York Republican State Commit.
les, issued statement today predict.
ing that iWrnty four congressional
candidates IL ;hi., stat" will b., elected
ny i2t' Republicans and seventeen by
;itt Democrats. In the ;wo remaining
districts, hn said. the chances favor
iEts R"puh!;r;in:.. Fie repeated mis- ,ar-
G"i' proQh"S,eS If Ghc success Of the
national ticket
Republican Victory
NJ la'eSi CauvaSSrS received uv
the Republican Stal" rnmmittee coa-
tCcLtinued CT TaGe Sevar)