New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-19
GLOOM IS ROUTED
IN BOTH PARTIES
Hughes Sure, Perkins Says
Wilson Big, Nc
COrmiCk

The rainbow painters were busy dec
Grating both Republican and Demo-
cratic national headquarters yesterday
In the absence of Chairman Wilcox OF
the Republican committee George W
Perkins was In charge. Chairman Nc
1 Cormick of the Democratic committee
Just back from Chicago headquarters,
pictured President Wilson's strength In
that part of the country as such as 10
assure victory.
Mr. Perkins said the recent gloom
stories from Republican sources were
based purely on the rawlings of one or
two state leaders who attempted to OBJ
tain more campaign funds from the ma
tional committee. This applied par
ticularly to Mr.. Garford, Of Ohio, and
Fred Greiner, the Republican leader Of
Erie County. in this state, he said.
The people were getting the war issues
mixed with the political issues, he de-
cared.
Swing Is Toward Hughes"
"The attention of the public is
diverted from politics by the val situa-
ton" said Mr.. Perkins. with four
teen nations involved IN war II a hard
20 get anybody excited over brass
bands and campaign talk. Conse-
quently, some misinformed persons
have been talking slump.
There is not an indication anywhere
- . inn rd
son: the drift is decidedly the other
way The election really over
sixty days ago. The great majority OF
people made up their minds that they
would vote for Hughes. Mr.. Hughes
has appealed to the sober reason OF the
people with convincing effect. Neither
he nor this committee is trying to make
a spectacular campaign.
"There is no doubt Of Hughes's cleo
ton in the minds Of those who have
seriously studied the situation Mr.
Wilson went into Maine with all his
strength to elect Johnson. The Demo
Gratis did not elect Johnson. nor even 4
dog catcher. Look at the registration
in New Jersey and this state. Every
where so far where anything he's hap
pened 70 indicate the drift II mas been
all Hughes Ohio is not bad at all.
You must remember that in 1896 Nc
Kinley had lost the state sixty days
before election"
Ohio Situation Clears
Mr.. Perkins had just received the
tabulated reports of enrolment IN the
Hughes Alliance from every state.
They showed, he said. an average Dem
ocratic enrolment of llia per cent fer
the whole country. The highest per
centage -26--was in California. More
than 100000 Republicans and inde-
pendent voters had already been en-
rolled in this state.
II was learned from other sources
that the Republicans feel much better
about the Ohio situation since all rae
tional differences have been settled and
the leaders have all taken of heir
coats and gone to work. Ex-senator
Charles Dickey, who was Mark Hanna's
right hand man in the old days, and
Harry Dougherty, his lieutenant, are
both back in the thick Of the fray.
Chairman Mccormick, on the other
hand. fairly beamed with Wilson assur-
ances. The buoyancy OF his spirits was
contagious and radiated to every de-
partment of Democratic headquarters.
lie declared that reports in the West
were far beyond what he had expected.
Wilson VIII win Big"
81 had a feeling that we were going
TO win this election before | went
West" he said "Now | know we are
going TO win, and win Big. The re-
ports that came to me in Chicago