Arizona republican., 1916-11-05
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 NEW YORK. Nov 4 - Informal statements issued here tonight by the chairman of the republican and demo cratic national committees each made positive claims of victory in the cleo ton next Tuesday
 Vance ~. Mccormick the democratic ohairman iu what he characterized as his first and only forecast of the cam uaisn predicted that President Wilson would have at least 36i of the total 0f 52l electoral votes with a possi- hity that the number would be >Vened Co 351
 William E. WillcoX the republican chairman. reported to MT Hughes that nis minimum majority in the electoral college would be 100 votes and that doubtless the majority will be much greater
 Mir Mccormick prophesied that thir- fr states surely would be democratic. lle claimed nine more with fifty two Votes as probably democratic and giasscd three with 45 votes as doubtful
 MT WUlcox gave no details in regard to the outcome in the different states
 Woodrow Wilson will be reelected president next Tuesday by a popular q college Mr. Mccormick said in his statement. "The votes of democrats rrogressiyes independents and repub- Icans ln countless thousands will con- tribute Co the approval of the presi- dent and his policies. These same clements will combine Co elect a sym Hlthetlc senate and house of represen- -ativgs Co cooperate with the presi- dent in the extension and perpetuation ef hts policies, foreign and domestic"
 The thirty states claimed by Mir. Mccormick as properly in the demo- cratic column were. Alabama. Ari- zrna. Arkansas. Colorado Connecticut Delaware. Florida, Georgia. Illinois. ln- diana, Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Missouri Montana Neb- raska Nevada. New Jersey. New York North Carolina, Ohio. Oklahoma South Carolina. Tennessee. Texas. Nir- -inia. Washington. West Virginia and Wisconsin.
 The nine states classed as probably democratic" by Mccormick were. California Idaho. Kansas. New Mex ico. Oregon. South Dakota. North Da- kata. Utah. and Wyoming
 The three doubtful states were said by Mccormick to be Michigan Minne- sota and Massachusetts.
 This leaves six states which Hook republican to the democratic chair man They are. Iowa, Maine. Penn ailvania. New Hampshire. Vermont and Rhode Island.
 Tn making up this estimate" Mir Mccormick said. 'l have been governed hy the reliable reports gathered by oui organization bureaus from every quar- ter of the United States These re- ports are in detail They represent the best judgment, conservatively rfated. of experienced men. In every instance, they are supported by figure, lruIeseuting careful cauvasses pains taking polls and straw votes through out the country. Tn this work the na tioual committee has relied not onll upon precinct. county and state organ. lzatious. but on an elaborate system of checks and counter checks. repeated % frequent intervals during the prog ress of the campaign.
 Reports from states classified a! probably democratic and from state, listed as doubtful confirm the iudg llent that no mistake has been mad, iu the list of states classified as dem ocratic. Prom every section of tn, country from every precinct. conn reports that leave no doubt that tn, campaign now about to close is one Q the most unusual and remarkable il