Evening star., 1948-11-01
Final Appeals
ToGet Out Vote
Slated Tonight
Roin Is Predicted in
Several Sections as
Cumpoiens Are Ended

The l948 presidential cam
paign drew to a close today with
only the get-out-the-vote ap-
peals scheduled before the peo-
Pile of the United States 60 to
the polls tomorrow to pick their
President for the next four years.
The vote appeals will wind up the
campaign tonight. Depending on
how well those appeals are needed,
and such other election factors as
the weather, more than $4,000 900
citizens are expected to vote. The
forecast was for generally mild
weather but with rain in several
parts of the country.
Competing with the presidency
for interest in the National ballot
ing are elections for 432 House seats,
81 Senate seats and 80 governor
ships. So close are Senate contests
in II key States that Democrats are
threatening the present 81 to As
control of that body.
Both Express Confidence.
Both President Truman and Gov.
Dewey of New York, the Republican
nominee, expressed confidence of
victory as they went to their homes
to vote and await tomorrow,s ver-
dict of the people.
After a campaign of more than
10000 miles and 27l self-styled give
'em hell" speeches. Mr.. Truman
went to his home in Independence,
Mo-, stoutly contending that poll
takers showing Gov. Dewey far in
the lead are in for a surprise when
Tuesdays returns are counted. In
his closing speeches, he spoke of
ground swell" of Democratic senti-
ment which, he insisted, will return
him TO the White House.
Gov. Dewey was confident, too,
and after ITO campaign speeches
keyed TO a theme of peace and
unity confidently spoke OF the
eve OF victory" as he closed his
election drive in New York and went
TO his Pawling IN. " farm to
await the outcome.
Against the confidence Of the
major candidates was the hope of
Gov. J. Strom Thurmond of South
Carolina, the States Rights NOM
inee. that his offshoot of the Demo-
cratic Party would win enough
electoral votes to keep either Mr..
Truman or Gov. Dewey from win
ming a majority. This would throw
the election into the House of Rep
resentatives with each State having
only one vote.
Hopes of Other Candidates.
All indications. however, were that
the States Rights hopes would not
be realized and Gov. Thurmond
himself in one Of his closing
speeches said that even If this fails
the States Fighters shall have
accomplished our most important
objective" looking toward the re-
building Of the Democratic Party.
Henry A. Wallece, candidate of
the Progressive Party, anticipated
a substantial vote without, Of course,
hopes of victory. In one of his
closing speeches he said a big vote
for him would doom the peacetime
draft, give the world hope OF peace
The presidential campaign was
more of the stump" variety than
any in recent years. Both Mr.. Tru-
man and Gov. Dewey. as the major
candidates, swung back and forth
across the country carrying their
appeals to the voters. Mr.. Truman
visited all sections of the country
and Gov. Dewey omitted the South.
Their campaigns offered sharp
contrasts. Mr.. Truman pitched his
on the theme that it was a case
OF the people VS.. special interests,
represented by the Republican
Party. He often described Gov.
Dewey as the me too" candidate,
out to do a "hatchet job on the
Roosevelt New Deal, and accused
the Republican nominee of using