The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-07
DISTRICT EAGERLY
AWAITS RESULT OF
TODAY'S BALLOTNG
Both Sides Express Supreme
/ Confidence In Outcome Of
the Election.

With both sides expressing supreme
sonfidence in the outcome. Republicans
awaiting today the results Of the cleo
Never before in a local campaign
have the women played SO active a part.
Both the womens Republican Club OF
the. District and the Womens Wilson
Union have worked night and day for
the last six weeks in the organization
o. rousing rallies for the respective can
The .women's Wilson Union will keep
open mouse at Its headquarters, FIJI
teenth and # streets northwest. until
,he last IT, ballet Is counted tonight and
special wires the women will give a
dance with music furnished by The Will
son Eight.Hour League Band.
The headquarters of the Women's RE
publican Club, which almost adjoins
mat OF the Women's Wilson Union on
II street. will also have the benefit of
special wire service on the returns. and
will sing patriotic songs and listen TO
epeoch-making.
Motion Pictures.
At the headquarters Of the League OF
Republican State Clubs at 1412-H II
street northwest, there will be special
election returns and motion pictures.
The members of the Wilson and Mar
ceive the returns In the white parlor
Mt the Ebbitt.
Despite the fact that the legal resi-
dents of the District have no vote, It
10 estimated that about 1900 persons
who live here having franchises in other
States, have returned home to vote. OF
this number It Is estimated that about
5000 will vote for Mr.. Hughes.
South. temporarily living here, are not
returning home owing to the fact that
their respective States are SO over
whelmingly Democratic that the votes
The League of Republican State Clubs,
under the direction of T. Lincoln Town
send, president. collected from the busi-
ness men Of the District approximately
sent to the Republican national COM
mittee. $4,000 to the Republican pub
licity committee. and $500 to the Re-
publican Congressional committee.
Other Contributions.
In addition the league has contributed
n,bo0 to the Republican Congressional
campaigns in the Fifth and Sixth Con-
grsssional districts Of Maryland. which
JOIN the District of Columbia. end $500 to
INC Maryland State central committee.
The amount of Democratic contribu-
fions collected in the District could not
9s learned. but most of these came from
democrats In the Government serr-
Careful estimates. based on the re-
ports Of trained field agents OF the Ma
tioual Republican League. Of which he
= Woe president caused Mr.. Townsend
= make the prediction of certain victory
9ortMr. Hughes. The league. which 10
M parent body of the League OF Re-
pyAlican State Clubs. has had sixteen
q these agents at work organizing
1he country east OF the Mississippi.
"Hrom these reports" said Mr.. Town
eend today. there Is no question but
That New York. New Jersey. and all Of
New England will go for Mr.. Hughes. l
6eea certain from what our field men .ell
Ne that Indiana and Illinois will do
hkswise, though there is some doubt
about Ohio. The prospect in West vir-
Gtuia looks good and we have good
chances in Kentucky"
Quite the opposite view was express
| ID by Charles w. Darr. president Of the
| Wilson and Marshall Democratic AS
4 Maryland and Delaware. when he has
i not been directing the work of the as
. ISOLATION here.
Absolutely Safe.
Maryland and Delaware are abso-
lutsly safe" he said, "and believe
that Illinois. Indiana, Wisconsin. Mich
igan. and Ohio. regarded by some as
doubtful. will go for the President. If
Mr.. Wilson gets a majority of 10000 in
Greater New York. It will be sufficient
TO overcome the Republican maJorities
upstate. In many OF the strongest
Republican districts of upstate New
York. the normal majorities will be
materially reduced, II not wiped out.
All this talk OF Tammany detection in
New York city IL buncompe. Alto
sether Mr.. Wilson will get a very
largo majority in the Electoral College"
1--WE shall win without question"
chorused the women at the headquar-
ters of the Women's Republican Club.
Tho talk that tho women voters will
60 for Wilson is silly. We will leave
the detailed allied predictions to the men"
from the White House," said Mrs.
Dogs. president of the Wilson Women's
Union, Everything Is his way"
OFFICERS of the Wilson Eight-Hour
League predict that Wilson will get
the solid support Of organized labor al
the polls.