Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-06
G. 0. P. SURE OF 20
STATES, is CLAIM
Hert Issues Final Statement,
Asserting Hughes Will Have
Large Majority.
DEMOCRATS GIVE FIGURES

WIN ySStSiady dHu SliuSu 'hS ho'oh"i
campaign in the territory under their
direction, which embraces states lying
between Ohio and the Pacific coast.
Heads of departments in both head
quarters left for their homes to vote
next Tuesday The managers will re-
main until after election to close up
the last of their business. Alvin T.
Hert, manager of western republican
headquarters, issued his final state
ment on the outcome of the presiden-
tial election, which reads
Hughes and Fairbanks are sure to
carry the following states and thereby
will secure large majority in the cleo
toral college: Main, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode ISL
and, Connecticut, New York, Penn
sylvania, Delaware, West Virginia,
Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Kansas, Wyoming, Idaho,
Utah., New Mexico, Wa shington
Oregon and California.
Situation in Nebraska.
"The republican ticket also prob
ably will be successful in Nebraska.
There is a good prospect of carrying,
in addition, such so-called doubtful
states as Colorado, Maryland, Mon
tana, Nevada and Arizona.
Miss Hariette E. Vittum, director of
the woman's department at western
republican national headquarters, is
sued the following statement analyz-
ing the situation in the twelve SUI
frage states:
"The swing of the last ten days to
Mr. Hughes has been, perhaps, more
noticeable in the woman's department
than in any other. As the returns
come daily from the twelve western
suffrage states, they are more and
more convincing. Thousands of wom-
en- who three weeks ago were accept
ing Mr.. Wilson because they be-
lieved he has kept us out of war, have
been influenced by the presentation
of facts, and, perhaps, more than any
thing else, by the statement of the
judge advocate Of the army that legal
ly and technically we are at war.
Responds to Sisters Cry.
"Out in Wyoming the kept us out
of war cry had its effect until
few weeks ago, when their own boys
were ordered to the front. Idaho and
Nevada were for a while in the
doubtful column, but the women of
those states have responded to the
cry of their unenfrahchised sisters OF
the east and their votes will very
largely go to the support of the man
who stands for the federal suffrage
amendment, who has promised to
push it through congress.
California early swung into line
and the women of that state, repub-
lican and progressive, are working to-
gether in campaign for the election
of Mr.. Hughes. From every state in
the east and every state in the south
come the cry of the unenfranchised
women to the free women of the west
With your votes for Mr.: Hughes you
can bring US into citizenship with
yourselves. Do not fail us. >"
Statement of Eversman.
The following statement was is
sued by John c. Eversman, secretary
of the republican congressional CAM
paign committee, which has directed
its fight for a republican congress
from Chicago.
"The next house of representatives
of the United States will be repub-
lican by margin of at least forty
five. Most of the gains will come
from the western states. This esti-
mate gives the democrats the bene-
fit of all doubtful districts. I have
received reports indicating repub-
licans will gain congressional seats
in Arizona, Kentucky, California, ILL
nois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,
New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Okla
homa, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah,
Washington, West Virginia and Wis
consin.
ut is we'll to bear in mind that in
the congressional elections Of 1914
there were thirty-two districts in
which change of from 81 to o69
votes would have given republicans
the national house of representatives
by twenty-seven."
Their Hopes Are High.
Mrs. George Bass, who has been in
charge of the woman's department at
western democratic national head
quarters, issued this statement:
Fortified by trustworthy informa-
ton that the women of all parties in
the twelve suffrage states are strong
" for the reelection of President
Wilson and encouraged further by
reliable reports from the same states
and elsewhere that the progressives
are similarly disposed, our hopes are
high for victory for President Wilson.
As the campaign draws to a close, I
think it will be conceded, that one of
the outstanding features of this presi-
dental election has been the fact that
the woman vote is the balancing fac
tor. In many Of the twelve voting
states, notably Illinois, it is admitted
that as vote the women, so goes the
state. In Illinois, perhaps, to a great
er extent than in any other state, the
women have been and are the un-
known quantity"
What Walsh Says.
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, manager
of western democratic national head
quarters, said his detailed tabulated
prediction regarding the outcome of
the election in the western states had
been incorporated in the statement is
sued by Vance Mccormick, chairman
of the democratic national committee
in New York.
IL have nothing to add to the state