Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-07
CANDIDATES REST
|. AFTER LONG GRIND
| OF HARD CAMPAIGN
Wilson and Hughes Remain
Quietly in Their Homes,
Their Battling Ended.
, NOTHING TO DO BUT AWAIT
VERDICT OF THE VOTERS
Political Headquarters Still Pre-
sent Scenes of
Activity.
/ 40 CHANGE IN PROPHECIES
Each Chairman Still Insists That
His Candidate Will
! Win.
30 CHANGE IN PRoPHECIE
Each Chairman Still Insists That
His Candidate Will
Win.

By Associated Press
NEW YORK. November G.--On tho
eve of the presidential election. general
confidence in the result Of the ballotinS
tomorrow was expressed in the camps
OF the rival Republican and Democratic
forces. Political workers had conf
pletcd their tasks. their leaders had
issued the usual final forecasts. and
nothing remained but the work OF
bringing out the vote.
Tonight the standard hearers OF the
leading parties remained quietly at
their homes, President Woodrow Will
son At Shadow Lawn and Charles r.
Hughes ut his hotel in New York
Surrounded only by Immediate MEM
bers of their families, the candidates
plan to receive the election returns at
their homes.
Tomorrow Mr.. Wilson will go to
Princeton to vote at the old fire engine
house near the Princeton campus. MIR.
Hughes will vote in laundry on
Forty-fourth Street. New York, aca:,
his hotel headquarters.
POLITICAL HEAD0UARTEHS
ARE SCENES OF ACTIVITY
Political headquarters here still pre-
SSulcd scenes OF activity to-day.
Last reports from the political battle
field we're received and final instruc-
tions sent. Both the chair,nen had
little to add to their forecasts issued
on Sunday night. Republican Chair
man WILCOX then predicted Hughes
would receive ut least 100 majority lii
the electoral collegel while Democratic
Chairman Mccormick gave Mr.. Wilson
36i votes, his final estimate being
39S votes. The necessary elective vote
in the college is 266.
The weather man has promised gem
orally fair weather and moderate tenn
perature In most parts of the country
FOR election day and political leaders
said this presaged the coming out of a
record-Dreaking vote.
Officials TO be elected follow:
President and Vice e-President.
Thirty three United States Senator's
-Four hundred and thirty-live mem
bcrs of the House of Representatives.
Thirty-fivo Governors.
Legislatures and other minor state
OIL eos.
SEVERAL STATES WILL.
VOTE On AMENDMENTS
The states OF Idaho. Michigan Mis-
souri,. Montana. Nebraska. South Du-
kotn, Maryland. Arkansas and Califor-
| ma VIII. however. vote on the proki-
bition questions. an issue that has
! loomed large OH the political horizon
ior several years past The territory
OF Alaska will also vote on this oues-
tion In Arizona sn amendment for
tho abolition of capital punishment
VIII be UP for popular decision.
Womcn's part In the presidential
election is one OF tho outstanding fen-
! lures. In one quarter OF the forty-
! eight states women have the vote this
year, The twelve states are Wyoming.
: Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Washington,
California, Arizona, Kansas. Oregon,
! Nevada. Montana and Illinois The
women III the last named six States
have .hc vote for President this year
FOR the tirs, time. Tho States involved
nave ninety-one electoral votes n little
more than one-SiNth- Cf the electoral
colleges total votes
Miss Jennnette Rankin. Of Montana.
Is running for Congress on the Repub-
lican ticket, and i'm California Mrs.
Josephine ternald. OF San Francisco in
an aSpirant for Il seat in Congress as [.
Democrat. II they are elected they
VIII he the first women 10 win seats in
the national Huus' of Representa-
I Colorado Congressional District also
! nominated a woman. HAITI X Howard,
but she has since withdra yn.