Show HAMILTON FACES DEFEAT SMILING i CHICAGO Nov 4 U John John D D. M M. Hamilton chairman of ot the Republican Re Re- publican national committee was the tho last of ot his party's parts leaders to admit defeat but he het did it with a amite Less than three hours houra after the husky Kansan told members of ot the the- party they could go to bed bedas bedas bedas as Republicans with the tha assurance t that tomorrow will ace seo different tabulations he ha Issued his closing statement of ot the 19 1936 6 campaign I Hamilton was obviously tired and worn from his slashing five fiva months months' k campaign to elect Governor Alt Alf D JL r. r Fes 7 Landon t Voice Crackled V J But Buthe he smiled broadly as he j i walked into a makeshift atud studio next next to his bb apartment in a loop Joop T hotel botel to read his statement and his hb voice vole crackled Gentlemen we wa who are ara about to die 11 salute saluta you he hd said to the radio men Too bad there there- Isn't a photographer photographer pher he ha said with a laugh later MIt lt will be ba a different room four years ears from rom now now He Ha asked that in Introducing him Im they announce It as my closing clos dos ing lag statement of the tha 1936 2938 cam r At 11 o'clock last Jut night when n a mounting avalanche of ot Democratic Demo Dem cr cratic Uc votes had aU all but burled th the e hopes hope of his party In the election Hamilton went on the tha air to bol bol- bolf bolster ater ster the tha party spirit f It was a fitting climax to th the e tremendous effort the tha big chairman chairman chair man had put forth since Ince the tha drive driva e for Governor Landon's London's nomination began There are many who are ara listenIng listen listen- Ing to mo me tonight he ha said who remember the same ame night 20 years ago when we went to bed with i Hughes safely elected and arose to find that President Wilson had bad been bem elected The rural vote Is coming In In and aDd watch the returns from now on Gigantic Ta Task k I 4 l Hamilton announced when he i t took ok over the tha organization leadership leadership leader leader- J ship that he was going to be a national chairman and to prove r It he sit set out early in the tha campaign on on a mile airplane trip through h 17 states He lIe said laid on his return he had been in half balf a dozen states state s t where no other Republican national na na- chairman had bad eve ever set let foot f JIb His Intensive activities including g many any sallies llIca by plant plane to bolster bolste he cause drew some somo criticism but bu j 7 Hamilton shrugged it off oft his broad broa d shoulders and kept on Ha lIe made made- numerous speeches n nhe as a. ha he shuttled back and forth across the country and in the tha closing days s of ot the tha campaign made mada a final sot sor sortie tie into New York and New En En- gland d. d On election day he ha secluded him- him himself self in his twentieth floor temporary tempo temp o- o home but in his bl few appearances appearances appear appear- ances he was still lUll the smiling sharp witted fighter who waged a battie battle bat tie tle unprecedented in the annals o of ot f national chairmen It was 2 a. a m. m when Hamilton Hamilto n shooed guests and associates out ou out t r i i of his hI quarters Not another word tonight he h e i told a n reporter crier Im going to to bed |