Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-11-04
MAJOR CANDIDATES.
CONF |DENT, AWAIT
VERDICT OF People L.
Spectacular Rallies in Great
err New York Saturday;
Statements Issued

Incre still is a lot Oh red lire TO %
burned, much oratory to be uncork'
ed, and all the noise and hokum that
goes into politics, but for practical
purposes the campaign has ended.
Few voters will change their
minds after tonight. The case has
gone to the people and it remains
only for them to express their will
at the polls Tuesday.
Political leaders admitted this fact
tonight and the candidates rested
throughout the nation.
John W. Davis, Democratic noni.
nee, at his home in Locust Valley.
Long Island. was confident Of vic.
tory
I'VE have made our campaign" he
said. 81 think we will VIM"
President Coolidge spent the day
quietly in Washington. He. too, was
confident of the outcome
Senator La Toilette, independent
candidate, after closing his cam.
paisn in a speech at Cleveland, Ohio,
went to his home in Madison, Wis,
where he will cast his ballot Tues.
day.
THE progressive cause is rising
and Will carry us to victory" he
said.
Busy With Predictions
Meantime the managers Of the
major parties were busy casting up
results in advance. The dope sheets
were being completed and on the
basis of what ought to happen each
was able to prove that his candidate
will win.
1t has been a modern campaign
with radio, movies and airplanes, aid.
ing the old standbys-the brass
bands, red fire, cowbells and cannon
crackers.
The issues have been clearly
drawn and the people know almost
to a cent what each party raised in
the way Of money to forward its
cause.
In New York, it appears to casual
Observers, the state campaign has
overshadowed national politics.
Young Colonel Theodore Roose-
welt has proved an energetic cam
paigner and has forced the veteran
Democratic leader Governor Al
Smith, to extend himself
Roosevelt has been everywhere
tireless, fighting, confident OF sue
! cess, but New York city at least, be-
I lieves that Smith will be elected
Tammany expects to roll up ma.
jority Of almost half a million OF
so for him in the greater city. Smith
posters are everywhere and Smiths
name on everybody's lips. There
can be no doubt of the tremendous
popularity of the Democratic COVER
nor.
But whether Smith will be able to
pull Davis along with him in car.
rying the state-and it is pretty
generally conceded Smith will carry
it's a question that none can. an.
swer until Tuesday.
Davis Has Big Crowds
Davis has concentrated on New
York for the past week and has
spoke to great audiences nightly.
Carnegie hall was not nearly able to
hold the thousands who went to
hear his final major address last
night Streets outside were choked
with thousands who cheered' the loud
speakers carrying Davis address to
them just as Justify as those inside
did the candidate.
But other thousands cheered
Charles Evans Hughes just as en-
Enthusiastically at the Metropolitan
opera house as he denounced the
Democratic candidate and pleaded
for continuance Of the Republican
regime.
The final scene centered in New
York city, where John w. Davis, for
the Democrats, Secretary or state
Hughes for the Republicans, and
Senator Burton *. Wheeler for the
Independents, met their voters In
three different halls and laid down
the final arguments.
Meantime each of the leaders is
sued prediction statements fore
casting election Of their favor1te cam
didates while impartial observers
studied "the signs which have
recognized value as barometers OF
what the voter will do.
Republicans saw in the facts the
certain election Of Calvin Coolidge.
They pointed to Vail street where
the betting was 9 to 1 in favor OF
their candidate. They pointed to
the Literary Digest and other polls,
which showed Mr.. Coolidge far ahead
of both his other rivals. And they
pointed to the first pages Of half
a dozen New York newspapers OF
various partisan beliefs, some CT
which predicted that Mr.. CoolidgeB
electoral vote would run over SEQ,
although he needs but 266 for ma
jority of the electoral college.
Labor Vote Switches
The Democrats brought forward
Endorsements Of several organiza.
7AI.
ton Of Labor in New York city
Toilette. They declared that the
Wall street betting was faxed and
that there is little Coolidge money
obtained, it must be sought at much
lower odds. The polls, they said,
were conducted by partisan Repub.
licans and were not fair barometers.
They declared, all "sigs" to the con-
trary, the vote Of Davis on election
day, next Tuesday, Twill surprise
the nation"
The Independents sought to dimin.
ish the claims of both the others,
saying they saw sure signs of n
political revolution" which would
throw the election into the house of
representatives if it did not elect
their candidae. The switch Of the
New York labor organizations from
La Toilette was merely "a Tammany
trick" Of labor leaders who hold Of
flee under the Democratic admins
tration and contended that the work
ers Themselves will vate for La Fol-
lette despite the action Of their
leaders.
Resting after weeks of strenuous
campaigning Colonel Theodore
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