Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 266, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1916 — TODAY IS LULL BEFORE THE STORM [ARTICLE]

TODAY IS LULL BEFORE THE STORM

Candidates Resting Quietly With Nothing to Do But Await Returns; Hughes Looks Winner. Today is the final day before the great election and the candidates are resting quietly, with nothing to do now but await the returns from the polls on Tuesday. Both Mr. Hughes and President Wilson have finished their campaign and will spend the intervening time in resting. However, the campaign managers are not resting and are on guard to see that no eleventh hour political slips or errors are made that might menace the chances of their respective parties. Mr. Hughes has announced that he considers his campaign closed and has no further statements to make. He told a few callers, however, that he was certain of victory He will remain in New York city until after the result of the election is announced. He will vote on Tuesday from the Trotel, which is his legal residence now. Neither Vance McCormick, democratic national chairman, nor W. R. Willcox, had statements to make Sunday. They were content with the forecasts made Saturday. Each spent part of the dav_at headquarters making plans for the morrow. President Wilson’s final message to state and county chairmen, wired from Long Brandh, was made public ■at democratic headquarters without comment. The eleventh hour efforts of both parties will be bent to swinging the election of congressmen in doubtful districts . throughout the country, Btoh presidential candidates, in" their campaign, ahve placed emphasis on the importance of electing a congress that would be in sympathy with them and their appeals have carried weight with the people. Frederick Tanner, chairman of the New York republican state ommittee, issued a statement Sunday saying that twenty-four congressional candidates in that state will be elected by the republicans and seventeen by the democrats. The latest canvass received by the republican state committee says that Hughes will carry the state of New York by 100,000, and that the entire republican ticket will be elected by substantial majorities.