The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-31
STAGE SET FOR
LAST SKIRMISH
All National Party Leaders
Make Statements Set
ting Forth Claims.
HAYS CLAIMS 33 STATES
Socialists Claim They Will Poll
100000 Votes, Largest
in Party History.
(5y Associated Press).

New York. Oct. 30-The presidential
campaign of 1920, waged principally
around the League of Nations, formal.
ly closed tonight.
Tonight the leading figures on re
publican and democratic tickets ad-
dressed audiences in the east and
middle west. Tomorrow they will rest
Monday will bring the last toot OF
calinpaign horns and the last flare of
red lights. Tuesday will come to the
voting.
But although on Monday there will
be staged the final skirniish for votes.
the rela battle ended tonight 1t was
marked. as every political campaign
Is marked. with expressions of con-
fidence in victory from rival head
quarters.
Tho evidence of the overwhelming
republican victory hourly increases" /"
was the statement of Win III. Hays
chairman of the republican national
committee. 1T is now certain that
the republicans will nave a minimum
total of 1858 electoral votes. We will
have a greatly increased majority in
the house and a substantial majority
in the senate"
This from George White. chairman
of the democratic national committee:
Cox and Roosevelt will win. They
will have party majority in the
senate and house.
Socialist headquarters while making
no statement of electoral votes pre-
dicted that the party wolfld poll the
largest vote in it's history, 600 900
SOME leaders claimed.
All parties took into consideration
the swelling vote by the appearance
OF women casting their first ballots
for president.
In his prediction of victory for SEN
Rtor Harding and Governor Coolidge.
Mr.. Hays laid claim TO the following
states:
California, Colorado. Connecticut
Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana
Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts,
Michigan. Minnesota, Missouri, Mon
ttna, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hamp-
shire, New Jersey, New York, North
Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania.
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah,
Vermont, Washington, West Virginia,
Wisconsin. and Wyoming.
In addition" said Mr. HAYS. "thei
republicans have very much better
than an even chance to carry Arizona.
Kentucky, Maryland, and New Mex
leo, with % additional electoral votes
This makes 1855 republican electoral
votes almost certain out of the total
of 5s1.
Republican victory in Kentucky is
absolutely certain provided the wealth
81 is such that ii is physically pos
sible for the great republican major-
ity in the mountains of Eastern Ken
lucky TO get to the polls This same
element enters into the result in Ten
nessee 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 additional
s4 votes.
The only states certain democratic
are Alabama, Arkansas, Florida
Louisiana. Mississippi. South Caro-
ina, Georgia, Texas and Virginia"
Mr.. White who declared tonight he
had spent the last three days check
ng up detailed reports from all state
ehairmen asserted he saw no reason
10 alter my forecast in which l pre-
1icted certain victory for the demo-
sratic ticket"
Mr.. White referred to prediction
le made yesterday:
But in perfect fairness. want to
say that this will not be alone q
democratic victory 1t will be victory
% America, a victory over disloyalty |
md partisanship. victory over dis
lnion and dishonor. a victory over the
scunsels of selfishness.
This nation wants to establish and
naintain world peace in concert with |
h'lse nations which were our allies !
the struggle against Imperialism |
ina militaryism. 1t wants to extend /
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