Show TAFTS TAFT'S VOTE WILL BEAT DEAl ROOSEVELT'S Figures by Chairman Hitchcock Hitchcock Hitchcock Hitch Hitch- cock Show in Electoral Electoral Elec Elec- I toral College I WITH AS POSSIBLE I Tennessee and Oklahoma Confidently Con Coi Confidently Con Placed in Republican Republican r lican Column f r. r New York Oct 30 Frank 30 Frank II Hitchcock chairman of or the Republican can national committee tonight declared de de- de- de dared that William WIlIIAm II Taft raft would have not less than 32 votes otes in the electoral college to be bo chosen next Tuesday with a possibility of ot I Four years eRrS ago President Roosevelt hn had votes otes In the tho electoral without the seven front from Oklahoma which has hae been admitted to statehood since the last st presidential election In announcing that Mr 11 Tufts Tuft's election election elec elec- tion was absolutely assured Mr Ir HItchcock Hitchcock Hitchcock Hitch Hitch- cock declared that In his estimation there would be two t doubtful states slates I and anU Missouri Mis Kentucky with 13 votes otes an with with 18 is H Ho said sald that while the Republican leaders of or Tennessee and Oklahoma were ei onO Confident ent that Mr Ir Taft wo would ld defeat Mr II Bryan HIan in those states stales ho he felt Celt that the tho situation was i such that he did not cure care to put forth forthan an any claim chuRn for them I In Kentucky and Missouri III I should I Isa sa say from froni the latest latet reports reports- that the I chances that Mr Taft will carry those states arc aro equal to Mr Bryans Bryan's chances Prom oin 4 In in preparing this statement I have havo followed carefully th the report of or lie lie- publican state and anti national committees from Crom rom Republican count county leaders U and I Independent observers ers as ns wellI well I I r am confident that Mr Taft will carry arry each of ot these states as ns conditions stand land toda today A radical chan change e might affect Nevada a. a Montana nn and Maryland J n In n the order named but I do not look 1001 for tor or a change of or this tills character Mr Hitchcock's statement declared J that Taft would carry the following I states with vote of ot each cach California 10 10 Colorado 5 S Coun cli- cli I cut h i. i I I n ls I l G C I hu tt tl 6 6 U 11 Igan 14 14 Minnesota 11 Montana Z 3 Ne- Ne Ne-I Ne bruska 8 a N Na Nevada a a 3 3 New Hampshire HI 4 12 New York Vork 39 U North orth Dakota 4 Ohio 23 23 Oregon Orgon gon 4 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania 34 4 Rhode Island bland 4 South Da- Da pta ota 4 Utah 3 3 Vermont 4 4 Washing Washing- 5 West est Virginia 7 Wisconsin 13 W Ing 3 Total 35 I |