The New York herald., 1922-11-07
MILLER ANTICIPATES
VICTORY OVER BUNK
With WOMEN'S HELP
Asserts at Syracuse That
Cause OF Better Govern
ment Will Prevail.
RELIES ON THE VOTERS
Smith Says Democrats Will.
Sweep State From Buff
falO to MOntauk.
EVERY VOTE WILL COUNT
Calder Says Nothing AoVuG
Own Contest, but Is Certain
of Republican Success.
EVERY VOTE WILL COUNT

Tammany's final prediction is that
Alfred e. Smith will carry New York
city by 200 and defeat Gov Miller
by plurality of 10000 or more.
Gov. Miller returned TO his home IN
Syracuse confident that he would be
reelected by plurality Of 100000.
Alfred Z. Smith said he was salts
fed that Democratic sweep all tho
way from Buffalo to Montauk Poins
will elect full Democratic ticket"
Speaking at Syracuse last night az
a welcome home" rally Gov. Miller
declared there is no doubt OF what
the result is going to be" in to-day's
State election.
The thing that makes the result
certain he said. "is the votes of tho
women" There We're many III tina
welcome demonstration.
my judgment is that the Demo
Gratis are counting on more votes in
the city Of New York than they are
going to get,' the Governor continued.
When I closed my campaign in
New York two years ago Miller man
You never heard him. All the men on
the street were for Smith. The audi
ences ! spoke to were chilly. On the
other hand. ! have never talked to
such enthusiastic audiences as during
my recent campaign there. ann
sure I could not mistake such genu-
ineness of enthusiasm.
Sees the big Change.
'.rhe change has been brought
! about because for the last four years
! tile people OF New York have been
fed Up on political bunk. The es1-
dences are that they have had all they
can digest and are realizing the sor.
of thing they have been ced on.
"At best the upstate must over
come New York city majority. AMI
every man and woman must remem-
ber that every vote that goes into tho
ballot box for the cause OF good gov
ernment is going to help overcome tho
misrepresentation and flimsy pretexts
offered as a bait to attract the un-
thinking. Every vote is going ID
count.
THE great mass OF people are
thinking. They have had brought to
their attention the facts and have had
an opportunity OF studying them.
Just as long as institutions OF to
republic are going to endure. the
thing that appeals TO the judgment or
the people Is going TO win over bunk
and Misrepresentation. most impor.
, tant OF which in this campaign is the
bunk promise to give the people rum.
TT. -. fs.
answer that sort OF an appeal. In.
telligent people insuted by that ap-
peal will answer It with their votes
Il have the utmost confidence in
ihe American people because they
have the ability 70 distinguish be-
tween what is true and what does not
ring true
There is nothing to worry about.
we Will win" said George x. Morris.
chairman of the Republican State
Committee as his last word before
leaving for Amsterdam to vote. "r
have been in communication with the
county leaders in all parts OF tho
state. The situation has improved
up State in the last few days"
Herbert c. Pell, chairman OF tho
Democratic state Committee, cour-
tered with this:
THE whole Democratic ticket wli
win We are going to get several ad
ditional Assemblymen and Senators
up state. Smith will receive as big D.
plurality in New York as Hylan did
last year (i17OOOl and DR.. Copeland
will be elected United states Senator
Those statements express fairly &C
curately the sentiments In the two
political headquarters at night when
tho campaign ended and oil that was
left TO do was to wait for the vote
Confidence iu Copeland.
The Democrats are absolutely con.
vinced II is a landslide for Smith
which will sweep the whole Demo
cratic ticket into office and possibly
even win control OF ono branch o.
the Legislature. They believe 20 viii
elect Copeland. That accounts fuS
the sudden shortening Of the odds 90
the Senate fight.
The inside figures as Tammanv
Hall has gathered them are SO big
the leaders are not putting them OUT
They seem incredible. They are based
on the polls Of districts and reports or
captains. all made in the Tamman1
fashion followed for years. The total
reached in Mr.. Murphy's little inside
room is close to SOC, 900 for Smith itt
this city. The 100000 announced IS
the minimum. not tho maximum.
The Republican leaders were rou
overoptimlstic. but they insisted tha
the Democratic claims and the biz
betting odds were part Of a well al
ranged propaganda designed 10 STAR