The sun., 1916-10-31
MCCORMICK ANGERED
AT WILLCOX'S POLL
Democratic Chairman SAYS
Claim Of New York Is Tn
qualificdly False.
TOM SMITH IS INDIGNANT
Denies Tammany Canvass
Shows Hughes Has state by
$4,000 at Least.

Chairman Vance Mccormick in n ,ele.
gram to Democratic national h~eadauar.
ters last night Just before leaving the
Western headquarters in Chicago for
New York denied the widely circulated
report that the Democrats have given
UP all hope Of carrying New York State.
The chairman's statement came after
a report printed earlier In the day that
the secret poll OF Tammany Hall, taken
by direction Of Charles r. Murphy, gave
the state to Mr.. Hughes by $4,000. This
report was hotly denied last night by
Thomas r. Smith, secretary Of Tanmany
Hall, who asserted that the Tammany
poll shows a victory for President Will
son. The Tammany prediction will be
issued Friday. and according to gossip
last night It will show a victory for the
Democratic ticket by $4,000.
In his message to the Democratic
national headquarters Chairman McCor-
mick said
~ WAS surprised to find upon my. ar
rival in Chicago that the Republican
National Committee In a last desperate
emo to avert the political disaster that
| surely awaits the RcnuhiIc.n nsr,,. 80
It's candidates OF d~estruct,y. ahu.s no.
resorteS to methods thai mr.. an .dm,s'
SION OF defeat BY circulating a report
ma the Democrats concede New York
state. The rcpor Is unqualihedly false
and Is as far from the real facts as Il
can possibly be.
THE Democrats S.,,on., ~our,,,..
| c~onfidcntlv nrsdic,. Tive. prs.,ann. We
son Mi, e.S ~ S.1. ires,oen' VII
and tb., ,he 'e" io.k
will ha .,oo,.a a. o'a.e .Icke
pr~osecutins ,h.,r oar,na.. gu arc
r,.t,S ''eIi IN New fork
conaaron s"I ue.ermination porn OF
o,r nrt"a, .nu am nappy 10 ga! that
oi ps.,a.s ana eonidsnt'al reports from
| VII, ~. VI VIC su"te c~orrooorate
H., ~" y po"s. wnicn snow
80 ne 'u.s,uen' mas a supstanual lead
y, ,,n W inc popular esteem
y. '" peop'e' anu ~ gaming strength
""
"e""'c"" Progress.
THE truth Of the situation in New
York Is this. The Republicans have dis
covered at this late hour that their
cinipaign in the Empire state has made
no progress. Notwithstanding their
proniga'e advertising campaign and the
assistance OF such Old Guard leaders as
William Barnes OF Albany. They know
that the public has been informed az TO
the plight OF the Republicans in New
York state. and that their coalition with
the Barnes machine has been exposed.
Therefore. to divert attention from this.
the Republicans resort to the stcrco-
typed methods Of the professional poll
t!cians and maliciously n falsely cir.
rulRte the report that the Democrats
concede defeat.
This cpc is just one Of tho many
campaign canards tina may be expected
from tho Republicans between now and
election"
Democratic headquarters last night
replied to the prediction OF Chairman
| Wilcox OF the Republican National, com
mittec tina Hughes would get $40 cleo
toral votes by asserting that 'thc
Hughes campaign has gone to smash
and tho Republican leaders are de-
Chairman Wilcox and Frank IT
hitchcock me Old Guard Hughes man
aser. says Tao statement. both issued
nreaie.Ions to-day when diner widely
ana iurh'sh an excellent example or the
chaoS ana gloom now ~cn'eloping Re
puhii'an HEADQUARTERS Chairman Will
CoN says tnat ttah ana Wisconsin
are doubtful wniIc Hitchcock claims
o''nec.,'ut' New YORK.
W"st Virginia. Minnesota.
'noia"A ana .aiiiorn'a, All sure Wilson
STATES ne a'so claims the two states
~n,'h hartman wilcox puts in the
oo"''ln, GLASS YET iiifch"ock can only
'o'hl ."> N"'cs Tor MI hughes. Hitch
roch Knows JUST AZ wei AS chairman
"n"oA nat ,hc N',Soh ,shdslid" has
srr''en am" WA J., " going 70 sweep
cver!t'hns peiorc " on election day.
WHIT u pa'ne''' "eure the HuRhes man
ayers pres"nt Trying. as they arc. to
Keep up 'ne'r courage ana AT the same
TIME 10 1901 INC people.
IAN cannon ne counted IN the
H'p"o',ca" co'uihn, nat can sb~ cN-
pcc'co from thosc states Ina arc usually
cioSe' mr.. "i'lcoN h'msc'f answered
'he question when he also placed Wis
cousin, normally n republican strong
no'd, IN the doubtful column. Both OF
'"c"c S'a'cs VIII Ko LOT wilson.
VI "e'"'
N Willows statement to-day Is \
confession Of defeat. lie knows that
his candidate Is not going 10 win next
Tuesday, and he Is SO nustercd over his
impending defeat that he let the cat
, out OF the bag. He says that Candidate
toral votes. This minimum is only
three more h "A majority. The Re-
publican chairman seems to he badly
scared over the outlook, and with his
own figures to go by II Is perfectly nat
ura, that he feels that a
III Mr.. Hughes and his friend. can