The sun., 1916-11-02
CAMPAIGNS CLOSING
PROMISES A RECORD
Hughes and the Colonel to
Impress Voters With Crisis
in the Nation.
7. X. IN OHIO TO-DAY
Speaks in Cooper Union To-
morrow; Nominee in Gar
den on Saturday.

With this city as the stage the Re- |
publican campaign Is to hnve a tre-
mendous windup In the next two days.
All indications point to the speeches here
Of Col. Roosevelt and Mr.. Hughes on
Friday and Saturday evenings as being
the most important utterances Of the
two leaders in the campaign.
While these speeches have been
planned with a view OF affecting the
situation In New York city they are also
intended as a sort Of Anal message to
the voters Of the country at large. The
indications are that they will be deliv-
cred before record breaking assemblages.
with accomplishments of red fire and en-
thusiasm such as has never before been
seen.
Col. Roosevelt motored in from Oyster
Bay yesterday, and at 6:?5 p. N. left
for Toledo. There at noon to-day and
at Cleveland this evening he will appeal
to the voters Of Ohio TO he true to the
records OF the past and keep the State in
the FNfIbuDiCdu ColuIfiH. USbpitS iNN
ceived 10y Chairman Wilcox yesterday
from Ohio indicated hat many waver-
ing voters were being brought Into line
, by Republican tarin arguments. The Re-
publican campaign managers believe
that with the help of Col. Rooscvelt's
speeches they are TO carry the state,
though II Is still classed In the doubtful
column.
Appeals for seats for the Cooper
Union meeting tomorrow night. At
which Col. Roosevelt will deliver his
final appeal. continued to pour In yester-
day to Republican headquarters. Col
Roosevelt's speech at Cooper Union Is in
Response to an appeal from leading citi-
Gems asking him to address the country
from his historic rostrum on what they
considered to be a crisis in the nations
history. Those who have seen the speech
say that II Is one OF the Colonel's most
forceful ~utterances. In which he com
pares President Wilson to President
Buchanan and pours hot shot into the
Administration.
To Talk on East side Too.
The doors of Cooper Union will be
open to the general public at s Z. NJ.
Following this speech Col. Roosevelt will
speak at the National Theatre on East
Houston street.
A feature of the meetings and Of the
gatherings on Saturday will be the
presence of the famous Ohio Glee Club
OF 100 voices. brought on here specially
to close the campaign. This club, the
most famous bar OF political songsters
in the country. is to sing campaign songs
in all of the hotel Hobbies tomorrow and
; Saturday afternoons.
Mr.. Hughes will speak at three meet
ings Saturday afternoon preliminary &c
the great Garden demonstration. IL
will speak at noon at Union Square, al
the Hughes Alliance meeting. $50 Broad
way. at ~ :i5 y. NJ. and at ?33 Lafay'
ette street at l rs =. N.
II is expected that more than l3,00t
will be in addison Square Garden Sat
! urday evening when Mr.. Hughes end,
his campaign. As the great torchlishI
! Spirit OF re- parade il TO pivot on tn
square this part OF the city that eve
ning probably will see the biggest Jan
' in its history. There will be any number
D OF overflow meetings, while all about tn
D square the great wheel OF fire" viii
$ be performing its g buttons. S!mila'
parades will be going on in thirty-hv'
. different cities OF the country.
Republican confidence In the outcome
continued 10 increase yesterday. VIII
;. lam X. Wilcox Ia to give a luncheon Il
! some OF the State leaders to-day at thu
i Blltmore and go over the situation will
them. Mr.. Wilcox was still insisten
e ! yesterday that the State would be car
I ried for Mr.. Hughes by ov,r 100 900.
Hughes Sentiment on Up-swing.
While no general poll OF the countr,
n has been undertaken by the natiora
q committee. the Republican manager in
4 sist that their claims are based on care
full Investigations by men trained a
this sort OF work. The Hughes cam
, paign was pronounced to be on the up
swing yesterday. reports from labo
centres showing a great change In sen
a timent.
v The statement put out by the Demo
q Gratis Tuesday to the effect that elevei
v of the nineteen members OF the resolu
lions committee OF the Progressive con
vention of 1912 had come out for WI
n son was knocked full Of holes by Harol
L. Ickes. one Of the Progressive men
bers OF the Republican campaign con
mittee, who pointed out that there wer
hfty-two members OF this COMMITTEES
instead of nineteen. He added that
y the eleven signers OF the Wilson state
ment five were from Southern Demo
cratic States. Furthermore, Williai
~ Allen White. said Mr.. Ickes. had pull
!, licly denied signing such u statemen
n while l.. ~. Stevens Of Colorado. anotht
=, s!gner. declared that he merely meaI
"a to give credit to the Administration Il
= certain legislation and not to give
: general Endorsement. Both Mr.. Viii,
RS and Mr.. Stevens are supporting NJ
ee Hughes.
Analysis Of Moose Vote.
s. As to the general Progressive stu
be tton on the eve OF election Mr.. lex
le said:
ID After a careful OF evel
10 State In the West. I am satisfied thi
IN II Mr.. Hughes holds the Republics
votes. OF which there can be no doubt, !
"a will be overwhelmingly elected. In son
~ States like Kansas. he will get mo
es than s5 per cent. Of the Roosevelt vot
y, ~ In no State will he get less than IS p
20 cent"
Mr.. Ickes said that he was not ma
ing this statement from guesswork. b
had c~orresponded with thousands