Evening star., 1920-10-31
White and Hays Both Conf
dent of Victory on
Tuesday.
G. O.P. CHAIRMAN CLAIMS
1863 ELECTORAL VOTES
Comedies Cox But Nine States.
1--WE Have Won Argument for
Peace" Says Rival Leader.

BY the Associated Press.
, NEW YORK, October 30.-The presi-
Dental campaign Of 1920, waged prin-
cipally around the league Of nations,
formally closed tonight.
Tonight the leading figures on re-
publican. and democratic tickets ad-
middle west. Tomorrow they will
rest. Monday will bring the last toot
of campaign horn and the last flare
of red light. Tuesday will come the
voting
But although on Monday there will
be staged the final skirmish for votes
the real battle ended tonight. 1t was
marked, as every political campaign
is marked, with expressions Of con-
fidence in victory from rival head
quarters.
THE evidence of the overwhelming
republican victory hourly increases"
was the statement Of Will H. Hays,
chairman of the republican national
committee. TT is now certain that
the republicans will have a minimum
total of 1858 electoral votes We will
have greatly increased majority in
the House and a substantial majority
in the Senate
This from George White, chairman
Of the democratic national commit.
tees
Cox and Roosevelt will win. They
rUfn orfv a.
and House,
Expect Largest Vote.
Socialist headquarters. while max
ing no claim Of electoral votes, pre-
dicted that the party would poll the
largest vote in its history-s. .ooo. 900.
some leaders claimed. While assert
ing that many Of these ballots would
represent party converts socialist sd,
vocates also prophesied that many
would repyelent a. protest vote
,aezinst in1ri5onmeiit - political
prisoners" includinES agsne ~,
Debs, their own presidential candi ;;
date. now in Atlanta penitentiary for
violation Of the espionage act.
All parties took into confederation
swelling Of the vote by appearance
Of women casting their first ballots
for President.
In his prediction Of victory for Sem
ator Harding and Gov. Coolidge, Mr..
Hays laid claim to the following
states:
California, Colorado. Connecticut,
Delaware. Idaho. Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas. Maine. Massachusetts,,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri. Mon
shire. New Jersey. New York, North
Dakota, Ohio. Oregon. Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Dakota Utah,
Vermont. Washington, West Virginia,
Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Better Than Even Chance.
TN addition" said Mr.. Hays, "the
republicans have very much better
than an even chance to carry Arizona,
Kentucky, Maryland and New Mex
leo with twenty-seven additional elec-
toral votes. This makes 395 repub-
lican electoral votes almost certain
out of the total of 531.
Republican victory in Kentucky Is
absolutely certain provided the
weather Is such that it is physically
possible for the great republican
majority in the mountains Of eastern
Kentucky to get to the polls. This
same element enters into the result in
Tennessee, where there is a splendid
chance for the republicans. We also
have a splendid opportunity to carry
North Carolina and Oklahoma. This
makes the probability Of an addi-
tfonal thirty-four votes.
"The only states certainly demo-
cratic are: Alabama, Arkansas
Florida. Louisiana. Mississippi, South
Carolina, Georgia, Texas and vir-
ginia.
1.-The electorate Of America which
is for America first Is simply watt
ing for the opportunity to voice a
protest against ineff1ciency. extrava-
sance and autocracy in government
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