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VOLUME XXXI, No. 306
CANDIDATES END DRIVE TODAY
Blood Flows in Ohio Town as
Klan Gets Ready For Parade
Troops Ordered
to Scene After
Four Men Shot
NILES, Ohio.—Warfare between the Ku Klux Klan
and Knights of the Flaming Circle, resisting plans for a
klan parade through the city streets, blazed into a series
cf street disorders Saturday, in which four men were
shot and three injured by mob violence.
COIJLIMBUS, Ohio. One regiment of Ohio nation
al guard was ordered mobilized for duty at Niles shortly
after 1 o’clock Saturday afternoon by Governor Donahey,
following receipt of official information that three men
had been shot and wounded.
NILES, O—Three men were shot
Saturday afternoon in the third
outbreak of the day in the com
munity strife racing about a pa
rade of the Ku Klux Klan schedul
ed for 3 o'clock.
Joe Mahone, Dominick Terone
and Arthur Davis, all members of
the Kniohts of the Flaming Circle
to the Klan, were shot from auto
mobile about a half mile from an
outlying ball park at which several
hundred klansmen had assembled
for the parade.
•’lajor Christie, of ths Youngs*
Stown unit of the Ohio National
•ruard, immediately wired Governor
tDonahey, urging that troops be
sent into Niles immediately.
ROBED KLANSMEN
ARE ATTACKED.
NILES, O.—Two robed klajis
men were attacked by an excited
crowd of pedestrians in the busi
ness section of the city Saturday in
the second street clash in the strife
between the klan and opposing
forces.
The pair were seized near the
headquarters of the Knights of the
Flaming Circle, which has arrayed
itoelf against a parade of klansmen
arranged for this afternoon. The
crowd of more than a score of men
dragged their victims from an
open car, beat them and ordered
them out of the neighborhood.
Feeling ran high in the city after
the clash. Sheriff John E. Thomas
and Chief of Police L. J. Round
conferred immediately on steps to
preserve order. At the same time
it was learned that more than 200
klansmen had assembled at an out
lying ball park ready for their pa
rade.
NILES, Ohio. —Niles.which here
tofore has had no distinction ex
cept as the birthplace of President
McKinley. Saturday faced the pos
sibility of open strife as members
gathered for meetings of the Ku
Klux Klan and the Knights of the
Flaming Circle an anti-klan or
ganization. Hundreds of citizens
planned to spend Saturday in
Cleveland and other nearby cities
in anticipation of a threatened
clash. Some merchants kept their
stores closed all day; others plan
ned to lock the doors at noon, a
few hours before the time set for a
klan parade and to remain in their
homes.
The first shooting occ rred early
Saturday after polonel F. A W-‘-
kins, reputed Head of the klan in
Mahoning Valley, was threaveneu
and while Sheriff John Thomas,
chief of police, L. J. Rounds, three
inspectors sent here by Governor
Donaghey and several citizens were
preparing to confer. It followed re
fusal of Mayor H. C. Kistler to re
voke a permit for tho parade ana
of Governor Donaghey to send
troops as reauested by the mayor,
Sheriff Thomas and Chief Rounds.
YOUNG MAN IS
SHOT THREE TIMES
Frank McDermott, 1!>. son of
John McDermott, chairman of the
committee which presented to May
or Kistler the resolution adopted by
the citizens' committee demanding
that he revoke the permit, was shot
three times when a man in an auto
mobile fired into a crowd standing
on Main street several hours after
the meeting of the Flaming Circle
ended. The automobile sped away
McDermott’s condition was said to
be not serious.
Threat* to shoot Colonel Watkins
were made when be was overtaken
n ,-oute to his home in Youngs
" after attempting to arrange
IriTi for four alleged klansmen sr
jos ted for carrying concealed weap-
Ho was rushed back to the
onHoe station here and later escort
poiioe sia -herlffs automobile.
kThreaS o "rouMe were seen in clr
\ Threats h meeting of
{sgs^a«si3sr:
sirs
, i*i«n parade, was interpreted as
the V ' , * n of warfare,”
JiVind county officials Intimated.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
DAILY, sc; SUNDAY, sc.
LEASED WIRE SERVICE.
SAYSJ. P, MORGAN
FIRM BFRIND
REPUBLICAN
CAMPAIGN
WASHINGTON. —In an analysis
of evidence placed before the sen
ate campaign fund investigations
Frank P. Walsh, counsel for Sena
tor LaFollette, declared Saturday it
had been shown at least 75 per cent
of the republican contributions re
ported to date have come "directly
from the representatives of great
corporate interests.”
Upon the basis of the data now
made public, he said, ‘‘lt can bo
stated as a fact that the banking
firm of .T. P. Morgan and Company
has underwritten the republican
campaign fund.”
The LaFollette attorney declared
further that even more shocking Is
the circumstances that contribu
tions are listed from numerous in
dividuals directly interested as de
fendants in antitrust suits, prose
cutions for fraud upon the govern
ment and persons directly interest
ed in tax refund cases, oil leases,
flexible tariff adjustments ami
other proceedings now pending
either in the courts or in the exact*-
tive departments at Washington.”
BULLDOGS BATTLE
TENNESSEE VOLS
AT ATHENS TODAY
ATHENS, Ga.—With both Cap
tain Fletcher of Georgia and Cap
tain Lowe of Tennessee out of the
game Saturday afternoon the Bull
dogs hoped to celebrate their “home
coming day” by winning their third
straight game from the University
of Tennessee Volunteers.
The line up was given:
Tennessee Position Georgia
Brown Curran
Left End.
Batey Taylor
Left Tackle.
Deaver Joselove
Left, Guard.
Robertson .* R. Day
Center.
King Rogers
Right Guard.,
Burdette t Luckey
Right Tackle.
.Tones Thompson
Right End.
Darkness Moore
Quarterback.
Flowers Weihrs
Left Halfback.
Neff Nelson
Right Halfback.
Campbell Thomason
Fullback.
EAMONN de VALERA
Sentenced to One Month's
Imprisonment
B ELK A.ST—Eamonn deValeria
the republican leader, was sent
enced to one month’s improsonment
In the court of the second division
Saturday. M* declined to recognize
the court, which he called "the
creature of a foreign power.” Ad
ding "It Is all a farce." DeValeria
was arrested at Londonderry Sun
day night when he appeared to ad
dress a, meeting In defiance of a
warning not to re-enter Ulster ter
, ritwry.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
DAVIS DECLARES
CONGRESS WILL
BE PLEDGED 10
RICH PURPOSES
Says Body Will Not Be Fav
orable to Coolidge
STATES LA FOLLETTE
CAN’T EXPECT VICTORY
Nominee Makes Fifth State
ment of Series
_JL_
NEW YORK.—In the fifth
statement of the series being
issued by John W. Davis, dem
ocratic candidate for president
for the purpose of summariz
ing campaign issues, it was
claimed Saturday that “the
country will elect a congress
pledged to progress and reme
dial liberal legislation."
The statement further de
j dares that Senator LaFollette
i has no chance for election and
' adds that “it is evident that
President Coolidge has not
been and will not be in accord
with the purposes of such a
congress at it is said will be
elected.”
The statement said:
WOULD STRENGTHEN
LABOR’S POSITION
"During the campaign I havo at
tempted to discuss the issues be
fore us with the greatest frank-
I ness and sincerity, I have done
my utmost to make my position on
I all the questions of the day clear
j cut. I have pledged myself, if
I elected, to do everything within
| my power to open up the markets
| of the world for our products, as
the business men of the country
cannot hope for real and durable
prosperity on any other basis. As
manufacturers and merchants can
not prosper unless the farmers
prosper, I have promised to exert
my every effort to raise agricul
ture to a plane of equality with
our other great industries. Ltusi
ness cannot prosper while idle
ness, poverty and discontent exist
among our wage earners and sal
aried men and women, who con
stitute the great bulk of the buy
ing public. So X have pledged my
self to continue the democratic
policy of strengthening the posi
tion at labor.
“None of these things can be ac
complished without honesty and
courage, in government and com
plete accord and co-operation be
tween the president and congress.
“LA FOLLETTE
HAS NO CHANCE"
"There Is no doubt that the coun
try will elect a congress pledged to
progress and remedial liberal leg
islation. It Is admitted now that
Senator LaFollette has no chance
of election. It is evident that Pres
ident Coolidge has not been and
will not be in accord with its higli
purposes.
"Do the people want legislation
or do they want vetoes and ob
struction and four years of dead
lock between the president and
congress 7
“From the many expresstoris
are coming , in from all
classes from every state and from
the endorsements received from
the various organizations and from
members of ull parties, I urn con
vinced that the people do want
remedial legislation, that they do
desire harmonious relations be
tween congress and the president
and that they realize that they can
assure these things only by voting
at this election for the state and
national candidates of the demo
cratic party."
Mr. Davis made the charge Fri
day night In a speech that the re
publican party was trying to buy
the election.
lie read the letters of Joseph R.
Grundy who raised $600,000 in
Pennsylvania and contrasted what
he railed the spirit of materialism
which collected money from pro
tected manufacturers with th<
spirit of Idealism shown in a letter
of a "gold star mother" who sent
her dead son's Insurance check to
the democratic campaign fund.
PRAYER FOR RAIN
RIDGEWAY, Pa.—A prayer for
rain was offered Friday night by
residents of Marlenvtl'e, Elk coun
ty, »«s a result of forest fires that
have been burning In that section.
One fire was reported Saturday to
have burned twenty acre* of tim
and trains on private railways of
the Wheeler and Ditzenbury and
the Central Pennsylvania Dumber
Company have been forced to cease
operations.
AUGUSTA GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NOVEMBER 1, 1924
Get Millions
JHB' '
They have inherited $12,000,000,
but Crawford Kailey (below) and his
wife (above), instructors at the Unl
varaity of California, are going to
keep right on tenehlng and studying,
-he money was left them by Falley’s
grandfather. Crawford Falley, Terre
Haute, Jnd.
McCray Becomes
Editor of Paper
at Atlanta Pen
ATLANTA—At the masthead
of "Good Words”, published month
ly at the United States penitentiary
at Atlanta, "with the approval of
the department of Juslce” nnd “de
dicaed to the welfare of the men In
prison" appears the name of a new
editor. Tlie editor’s name is shown
in ten-point eups and says simply
“W. T. McCray”. He was not al
ways an editor, however. Heforj
qualifying for his editorial duties on
"Good Words" lie was a big plant
er, breeder of fancy cattle and one
lime governor of Indiana.
Tho current issue, dated Novem
ber Ist. is the second to pass under
hia editorial eye. The editorial
page is devoted entirely to editorials
with no advertising or news matter.
Three editorials arc used "Good
Reputations," "Parole” and "Rase,
ball." In addition there Is a full
page editorial on the front page,
"Thanksgiving,” also the work of
the new odltor-In-chlef.
Appointment of the former gover
nor as editor of the prison maga
zine is regarded as a promotion, his
first assignment at the prison hav
ing born announced as that of a
library clerk.
While governor of Indiana, Mc-
Cray was Indicted and convicted on
a charge of using the malls to de
fraud and sentenced to the Atlanta
prison. Ho resigned ns governor th«
day nfter conviction and 24 hours
later was serving his sentence.
COMMODITY RATES
On Cotton Products From
Southeast Suspended
WASHrtJfITON—The proposed
new rate schedules handling com
modity rates on cotton factory pro
ducts from southeastern points to
Mon roe, Shreveport and West
Monroe, La., nnd between Vicks
burg and Natchez, Miss., and be
tween Monroe. Shreveport and West
Monroe. La., were ordered suspend
ed Friday by the interstate com
merce commission from November
1 nnd later dates until March 1,
1925.
G. D. P. TO WAGE!
CONTESTS IN ALLj
BUT TWO STATES
IN SOLID SOUTH
Republicans in Senate Race
in Five States
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
UNOPPOSED IN S. C.
»
Independent in Race For
Georgia Governor
ATLANTA, Ga. —In all south
ern states except South Carolina
and Louisiana republican assault
will b« directed at to© so-called
democratic south, In on© form or
another, in the election Tuesday.
Contests for the United States
senate are being waged in five
states, in eight ther© ar© one or
more contested districts for the
house of representatives and re
publican tickets have been filed
for state offices in four states,
several states elect few state of
ficers at this time.
In South Carolina the democraic
ticket for United States senator,
seven members of the house and
the full state ticket will be elect
ed without opposition. There Is
no state election in Louisiana and
th* congressional ticket of the
democrats is unopposed.
Although no republican candi
dacies existent for state offices in
Georgia, an independent, H. B
Baylor, is announced as a candl
date for governor.
HECTIC BATTLE
IN TENNESSEE.
Only in Tennessee are claims made
for other than the Davis-Bryan rler
tofs, a campaign having been vigor
ously conducted for both democratic
and republican national tickets in the
Volunteer state.
Tennessee is also In the midst of
an emphatic contest for governor,
senate and house. 1,, p. Tyson, demo
cratic nominee for the United Slates
senate is opposed by H. B. Lindsay,
republican. The race for governor
is between Austin Peav. democratic
incumbent, and T. V. Peck, renubll
rri. The only other state office to
be filled is that of railroad commis
sion. in the fftcs for titer*
arc contests in five of the ten dis
tricts. Opposition ts found to repub
lican incumbents in the first and sec
ond while democratic representatives 1
are facing contests In the third, fifth I
and tenth. #
North Carolina -will have a race In
I at the democratic nominee for gov
ernor, Anjcus W. McUean. is opposed
bv a republican opponent, Isaac A.
Meekins. Senator F. IT. Simmons’
sent is contested by A. A. Whitener,
republican and all congressional dis
tricts have two candidates entered.
Florida finrft full democratic and
republican stale tickets, John W.
Martin beinsr the democratic nomi
nee against W. R. O’Neal, republican.
Contests appear in the four congres
sional districts.
CAR.tR GLASS HAS
TWO OPPONENTS.
Senator Carter Glass has two op
ponents, W. N. Doak. republican and
Carroll Livingstone Rlker, Independ
ent. Opposition is found to congres
sional candidacies of tlio democrats
in the second, fifth, sixth, seventh,
ninth and tenth districts, the seventh
having three candidates.
AJabma has contests In the first,
tl.ird. fifth, seventh and tenth con
c) ealottai districts and Senator -i
Thomas Teflin Is opposed for re-elec
tion by Frank H. Lathrop, republi
can. Alabama elects three judges,
president of the public service com
mission arid commissioner of conser
vation and three offices are sought
by both democrats and republicans.
Arkansas held Its state election
October 7 hut Senator Joseph T. Rob
inson is opposed by Charles Cole, re
publican. and all seven democratic
candidates for congress have repub
lican opposition.
Senator William J. Harris has no
opposition in Georgia but republican
candidates are making the race In the
first and ninth districts.
Mississippi will choose between
democratic and republican candidates
in the fourth district but Senator Rat
Harrison has no opposition and no
state election is scheduled.
TWELFTH VICTIM
Of Plague is Dead at Los
Angeles
LOS ANGELES, Cal.—The tweltli
victim of what physicians have ten
tatively diagnosed ns pneumonic
I plague, died here Haturady at the
I general hospital. Death oeeurred
! In the Isolation ward. Several oth
er patients are seriously 111.
R. D. GILMER DIES
WAYNEBVILLK, N. O.—Robert
Donald Gilmer, 6a. attorney general
of North Carolina tinder Governor
Ayoock, died at his home here early
j Saturday morning. Death resulted
I from pneumonia following nn 111-
I ness of about one week.
(ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
Davis Will Speak in N. Y.;
La Follette in Cleveland;
Coolidge to Remain Quiet
Rockefeller Has
A New Joke
Nl'iW YORK. John D. Rockefel
ler lias a new Joke which lie enjoys
telling Ills friends. He relates it
as follows:
“I was tip In the central part of
the state thils summer to visit gome
of the spots where 1 spent my
I childhood. My car had stopped und:
1 was looking around when an old
farmer came up to the car and
started to talk to mo.
, “Ho didn't know who I was. We
I chatted together for about five
minutes and then asked me where
1 was going.
“ Tin going to heaven,' I replied
with a smile.
“'Get out,' he said, ‘you ain’t got
enough gas.' "
AUGUSTA VOTING
ON IMPORTANT
EDUCATION
PROJECT
The bond issue will win if
sufficient votes art cast to se
cure the necesssry majority of
the registered vote. This was
apparent at noon Saturday, at
which time comparatively few
votes had- been cast against the
bonds.
Lawton B. Evans, superin
tendent of schools, said the
bonds would win by a small
majority of the pace set up
to noon was manifested
throughout the day.
"Unless the people vote,
though, the bonds will lose,”
Mr. Evans said. "Every friend
I of the schools should go to the
polls and vote. The victory is
by no means certain."
The polls opened at 7:30 and
will not close until 6:30 Satur
day evening. Although the
vote was considerable up to
npon, it was less then some had
expected.
No forecast could be made as
so candidates for the Board of
Education. Mrs. Peter B.
Wright is opposing Capt. James
L. Fleming in the First Ward.
In the Seventh Ward the can
didates are Dr. W. C. Kellbgg.
Geo. C. Blanchard, Ferdinand
Phinizy, Mre. E. L. Brenner,
and E. L. Pendleton. In the
119th District James D. Smith
is running against D. S. An
derson, incumbent, while in the
121st District Clarence James
is opposing S. J. Revilla, the
incumbent. P. W. Gardner ia
in the race aqainst J- 8. Skin
ner in the 1269th District.
AL SMITH TO JOIN
DAVIS IN RALLY AT
NEW YORK TONIGHT
NJJW YORK.—The gubernatorial
battle Ir. New York will continue up
to the btar minute In New York
Oity because victory for flovernor
Smith or big repupbllean opponent.
Theodore Roosevelt, will depend
largely on the size of the governor's
plurality in the Metropolis. Gov
ernor .Smith Saturday night will
Join John W. Davis In one of the
biggest rallies of the democratic
presidential and gubernatorial cam
paigns at Carnegie Hall. At 2 p. m.
Colonel Roosevelt will begin a
speaking tour of the city that will
end at midnight.
In sincerity was the principal
charge made by flovernor Smith
against Colonel Roosevelt In Brook
lyn last night.
"No man should claim sincerity
for himself who tries to be all
things to all people and conducts
his campaign In such a. manner ns
to lead the people who are listen
ing to him In each place to believe
thafh he Is Interested In them, es
pecially. ns against the rest, of the
state," the governor maintained.
Accusing the colonel of making
misstatements about the governor's
attitude toward tiie public school
.system, the governor sntd his op
ponent In these charges, was ap
pealing to the fraternity thalit trav
els at night In night shirts.
George K. Morris, chairman of
the republican state committee, is
sued a statement predicting the
election of Theodore Roosevelt a*
governor by at least 250,000 nia-J
jority.
At tallies on Staten Island last
night Colonel Roosevelt called upon
the voters to smash the "spoils sys
tem,"’ which, be said, had beep fos
tered by the democrats for years
and which, he sold, bis party has
been fighting for an equal length
of time, .
"They have tried to get their
hands on our school system, to
make It into a political machine,"
he added.
18 CENTS A WEEK,
NEW YORK.—The great American political classic
of 1924 is approaching its day of decision in a shower of
sharp words and a fog of rival predictions.
In its final stages it has brought into play all the old
familiar sttrategema, modernized to fit an age of radio,
movies and senatorial investigations and laid on a new
scale to appeal to every remote sub-division of the ever
growing American electorate.
CHANGE CONVICTED
OF MANSLAUGHTER;
GETS SHORT TERM
STATESBORO, GA. R. 11.
Chance, a prominent citizen of
Jenklnn county, was Friday after
noon convicted of manslaughter
and sentenced to from ono to two
years In the penitentiary. Chance
and others killed Watson Allen,
Christmas dn.v, 1920. This was the
fifth time Chance had been tried
being four times convicted and
having one mistrial.
The trial of Chance has been n
picturesque court content. Allen
was killed following a neighbor
hood dispute over a private road.
Allen had bought the place through
which a private road extended. At
tho end of this road was the ru
ral free delivery mall box of the
Chance family. Allen. It was con
tended stopped the Chance family
from crossing his road to reach
their mailbox, and tho feud was on.
On Christmas morning, the day
of the slaying, the Chances called
on Allen. The meeting wan
brought abruptly to an end with a
fusillade of shots and Watson Al
len fell, mortally wounded. There
were four In the Chance party,
namely: Chance, Gray Rowe and
Sidney Rowe, nephews of Chance,
and Willie I.owls related to Chance
by marriage. Gray Rowe was sen
tenced to eight years and Sidney
Rowe nix years on a plea of guilty;
Willie Lewis, who also entered a
plea, received a sentence of two
years.
LA FOLLETTE BACK
IN OHIO TO WIND
UP HIS CAMPAIGN
CLEVELAND. Senator Robert
M. LaFollette was back in Ohio
Saturday to wind up Ids campaign
for the* presidency. His final ap
peal to voters will lie delivered
Saturday night in Cleveland’s pub
lic hall, scene of the recent repub
lican national convention nnd of
the gathering of his supporters 1o
whom lie announced on July 4th
HJs decision to become an Indepen
dent candidate.
On his arrival here from Pitts
burgh where In an address Friday
night ho declared that Secretary
Mellon is tha "real president" and
that Calvin Coolidge Is “merely the
man who occupies the White
House". Mr. LaFollette Issued the
following statement:
"Wo are nearing the close of the
greatest campaign in a generation
On next Tuesday tho American
people will decide between tho
forces of reaction and the forces
of progress. X cannot doubt that
their verdict will be fs.vorable to
the progressive ticket.
"Ever since I announced my can
didacy the beneficiaries of special
privileges have been preparing for
this day. Several weeks ago at
Scranton, I charged thiU 6t>ey were
collecting a huge slush fund to he
used to buy the election for Cool
idge nnd Dawes in doubtful states.
"Subsequently the senate com
mittee investigating campaign con
tributions nnd expenditures has
heard witnesses who have confirm
ed my charges. It has proven that
In flagrant violation of tho law the
republicans have been collecting a
huge slush fund from bootleggers,
federal officeholders and favored
Interests.
"The facts have been placed be
fore tho American people. It Is for
them to decide. I believe that itt
iinniislakahle fashion they will say
by their ballots of next Tuesday:
■Wall street, shall not buy this
election’."
Immediately after his speech Sat-,
ttrday night Senator lot. Follette
will leave Cleveland for his home
In Madison. Wls.. to vote.
Senator LaFollette’s address will
bo radiocast through station WHK.
QUAKE RECORDED
On Georgetown University
Seismograph
I
WASHINGTON. —An earthquake
of moderate Intensity was renorded
| ott the seismograph of Georgetown
i University. Father Tondorff an-
Inounced early Saturday, it begun
lit 12:05 n. m. nnd lasted until 1
, o’clock with the maximum between
j 12:14 nnd 12:17 and ocurred at an
j estimated distance ot 1,900 miles
[ frvm Washington.
HOME
EDITION
Augusta and vicinity: Fair tonic"!
and Sunday.
WEATHER
"SILENT CAL" TO
IN STATU QUO
The last day of active campaigning
moat of the principals east of the
Mississippi, seeking advantage in a
sector long regarded as almost
dominant. Meantime in every nook
and corner of the republic lesser
lights are shining their brightest
to guide the feet of the wavering
voter along tho pathway of party
rectitude.
Keeping to a policy adopted at the
incept lon of the campaign. Presi
dent Coolidge alone among the can
didates for the highest office, will
remain outside the rushing mael
strom of oratory that heralds to
the world another pre-election Sat
urday night. While tlie New York
democracy I* allying to hear John
W. Davis conclude his platform
campaign tn Carnegie hall Satur
day night and Senator LaFollette
is summing up his case against the
old parties in convention hall at
Cleveland. Mr. Coolidge oxppcts to
remain quietly at home In the
White House —a spectator with a
front scat beside the quiet Totomac.
COOLIDGE. DAVIS ON
RADIO MONDAY NIGHT
But on Monday night the presl
d . .i will deliver a final election eve
message to the American people bv
tadlo, .peeking after Mr. Davis
likewise has addreessed the great
Irvis"'fry ot severeign voters
through a nation-wide system of
-e stations. Thus for the*
first time will the nation listen to
two p-esldential candidales as if
from one platform. Charles G
Dawes, who has borne the brunt of
the forensic battle for the republi
can ticket, will close his campaign
Saturday night at South Bend. Tnd.
after having fnllowod his famous
dipper pipe across many state?
Governor Charles W. Bryan will
wind up In his home state of Neb
raska after a speaking trip that
has taken him over much of the
western country wherp the name of
Bryan for many years has been s
political institution.
Senator Wheeler, the only noml
nee on any of the three tlcketa to
carry his campaign all the way to
the Pacific coaat, will eonclude It
with a night meeting on the At
lantic S aboard—ln New York City
SAME OLD STORY
EACH WILL WIN
From all three camps Saturday
there Issued the usual pre-election
expressions of absolute satisfaction
and unbounded confidence. Each
group Insisted most temphatically
that Its particular candidate had
not been weakened by evidence pro
duced before the senate campaign
fund Investigators although each
appeared quite convinced that the
casualties among the opposition
would be heavy. Meanwhile the
committee members, having ad
journed their hearings both in
Washington and Chicago, assembled
here to draft a statement for sub
mission to the voters before elec
tion day.
The final figures on campaign
contributions have not yet become
a matter of rpoord but to date the
republican total Blands far In the
lead, approaching $4,000,000.
With the three cornered president
fight filling the eye of the nation,
the congressional campaign has had
to take a back scat from the start
and seems likely not to come'Snto
Its own In the way of national at
tention until the returns begin to
roll in on Tuesday night. Interest
In it liss been further localized b>
a variety of unuaual bi-partisan
combinations In the respective
states. What may be the result of
the tangle no one seems able to
predict. The republican and dem
ocratic managers Saturday made
their usual claims to overwhelming
victory and the LaFollette leaders
amlllngly suggested that which ever
of the old parties secures a paper
majority, the followers of the Wis
consin Senator are certain to con
tract their grip on the balance of
power in the senate and house.
Besides the entire membership of
the house, 34 senators are to be
chosen Tuesday—enough to upset
the present slender republican ma
jority should the tide of fortune
turn to the democrats. Governors
ae to be elected in 34 states. Includ
ing New York where Alfred K
Smith and Theodore Roosevelt
have staged a battle royal, with
never a dull moment up to the very
finish.
RACE FOR GOVERNOR
In Texas Overshadows All
Other Camaigns
DALLAS. Tex.—Vigorous cam
pnlgns for governor of Texas be
tween Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson,
democrat, running on an antt-klau
platform, and Dr. George C. Butte
republican, overshadowed interest
in the national contest in Texas.
Roth practically will closa thelf
t campaigns tonight.