Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-10-21 | Page 1 | Hughes Claims 300 Electorals

oo HUGHES CLAIMS 300 ELECTORALS New' York, Oct. 20. Charles E. Hughes came back to New York this afternoon from his third western tour with his managers claiming 300 electoral elec-toral votes "sure for Hughes." He went immediately to his headquarters at the ABtor hotel and began conferring confer-ring with Republican leadens to put the finishing touches on tho plans for the last lap of the campaign. Although the candidate declared himself "feeling fit as a fiddle" tonight to-night he went to Monclair, N. J,, to rest up and propare for a whirlwind finish of the campaign. He expects to stay there until Tuesday night, when he will return to New York. On Wednesday night he is scheduled to make an address In Brooklyn, and on Thursday morning ho will make a quick dash into New England, speaking speak-ing at Hartford, Providence and Boston, Bos-ton, according to present plans. Charles W. Farnum, manager of the Hughes campaign tour, Issued a statement state-ment as soon as the Hughes special reached New York today, summing up conditions in all tho states visited. He claimed 300 electoral votes certain for Hughes, 50 more "probablo," and 55 moro possible.