New-York tribune., 1918-11-07
Governor Says Uniformed
Men and Uncounted Drys
Will Turn Tide
Democrats Lead With
so Districts Missing
Entire Republican Ticket
Except Two Leaders
Surely Elected

With only sixty diatricts missing in
M state as whole, Governor Whit
man; Republican candidate for reslec-
ton, LAST night had s75,o04 votes and
Alfred u. Smith, Democrat, 9S7 1856,
giving Smith lead Of 1852. This
means that in each Of the remaining
districts Whitman must pick up 200
votes, Which Is hardly probable.
sQsssaoF Nhitnaan, 1t Republican
state headqusrters last night, after =
conference with local leaders covering
the greater part of the day, said that
he believed that the missing districts
not reported up to o'clock-152-
would yield him small majority over
his Democratic opponent, but that
probsbly the result would not be de-
termined until the votes Of the SOL
diers, sailors, marines and Red Cross
workers were canvassed, on Decena-
bar 10.
Other Republicans admitted it was
probable that majority Of the New
fcrk State men in the service who were
able to cast their ballots had voted for
ar. Smith. ]. j. Lyons, who was ap-
pointed by Secretary of State Hugo to
sake the vote of soldiers at seventeen
cantonments, arrived at Republican
headquarters late yesterday. He esti-
mated that 10000 soldiers and sailors
aad voted. He said he believed IS per
cent Of these votes had been cast for
NJ Smith, rs per cent for Mr. Whitman
and 10 per cent for the Socialist ticket.
ion the other hand, Abram I. Elkus,
chairman Of the Alfred e. Smitl, Citi-
'eas Committee. at the Biltmose, last
a'sns said that Mr.. Smith was elected
" majority Of more than 5000, with
eu. taking account of the soldiers and
ssiio.s' vote, which he thought would
mean an additional 1000.
Other Republicans Elected
Although the election Of Mr.. Smith
seemed probable and the defeat of
az Scaocneck appeared certain, there
ss.med little doubt all the other Re-
publican candidates on the state ticket
asd been elected.
vita the city complete and 1879
:. ups'ate districts missing, Francis NJ.
sAuso' Republican candidate for Sec
's'ssy Of State. had 737,26l, as COM
pared with 72S,575 for Franklin T..
ESQ., Democrat. Bird S. Coler, Dem
m.sslc nominee for Controller, had
'sesSs and Eugene NJ. Travis, Re-
saDilean, 708,l66, with 1880 districts
1aslns. All the returns still to come
sfe from Republican sections up
Rate, however.
IN the contest for State Treasurer
's'ass L. Wells, Republican, had 7a7,10s
sea Jacob G. Cohen, Democrat, 6s1, ,642
*'sa 70 1876 districts missing.
: Win 1877 districts missing, Charles
" ssscn, Republican nominee for At
: ,'saey General, had 72s,57S and Charles
'v,1sehauser. Democrat, 721,i6s.
us'ght B. La Du, Democratic candi.
.@@ ior State Engineer and Surveyor
: aaa so3,eia, with 1879 districts miss.
,a1 as compared with e7s,9so TO,
''Aox u. Williams, Republican.
Smith Is Confident
M'rcd e. Smith, confident that h
.: - oeen elected Governor and de
.. sas Of being in touch with the up
s.ss, 80 Democrats, who are preparing Il
+. sa 'ne count in the closest election
: s's's has had In many years, ven
Sslasuse yesterday morning in com
~ With Senator Robert r. Wagner
f,.s .s q Foley, John Godfrey Sake ant
II. s" l&wyers. After conferring ther.
IL a.a State Chairman Kellogg an,
sstk yesterday, Mr.. Smith said ther,
n' doubt Of his election, Will,
ess'ss Kellogg said that the Demo
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