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ISFI NEXT PRESIDENT
Tremendous Slump In ths Re
publican Vote.
Deonr.rests Win Governors in the Mid
dlswest States—lndiana, Ohio, Illi
nois and Other States Claimed by
the Democrats Voted Strongly for
the Republican Nominee.
Geueral election returns throughout
the United States, feeeived up to an
early hour Wednesdtay morning,
showed the following results:
William H. Taft, of Ohio, has been
elected president with 29# electoral
votes secure, and thhtees doubtful
Btatei. £
Practically no change is - indicated,
in the complexion of the national
house of representatives. '
The United States senate will return
its present republican majority:'
Governor Charlo3 E. Hugiies has
been re-elected iNew York state by
about 76,000 plurality.
Indiana I>as gene for Taft by from
15,000 to 18,000 plurality.
Eryan apparently ka3 carried Ne
braska, although the republicans still
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WILLIAM H. IJtAFT.
claim the state. .
Ohio returns have been seriously
delayed, owing to the immense size of
the ballot, but Taft has carried the
state by a majority ranging from 50,.
000 to 76,000.
Taft carried New York city by about
11,000 plurality, thiß being the first
time the olty has given its vote to a
republican presidential candidate since
1896, when Mr. McKlnley had a small
plurality.
Mr. Taft received a greater plurality
in New York state than President
Roosevelt did four years ago, the in
dications pointing to 202,000 for Taft
as against 175,000 for Roosevelt.
Hlsgen, the Independence party can
didate for president, received about
28,000 votes in Greater New York.
The indications are democratic gov
ernors have been elected in several of
the middle wstern states that have
given their presidential votes to Taft.
Mr. TafJ has exceeded Mr. Roose
velts plurality in New Jersey and
Massachusetts, as well as in New
York state..
The republican plurality fell off
heavily in the middle west, a matter
thoroughly surprising to republicans.
Speaker Cannon has been reelected
by his usual majority.
Representatives Payne, of New
York, and Daliell, of Pennsylvania,
have been re-elected, and the ho«»e
of representatives probably wiH con
tinue under its old regime.
Mr. Payne will have charge of the
new tariff bill in the extra session,
which Mr. Taft will call immediately
after March 4th next. ?
Missouri has returned to the "Sol
id South" on the presidential ticket,
and elected Cowherd as its governor.
The flfst returns received were from
the scattering districts in Massachu
setts. The heavy pluralities indicat
ed there for Mr. Taft seemed at once
to dissipate any probability of a land
slide. for Mr. Bryan, as many demo,
crats had claimed, and the republican
managers at once began to put out
claims of victory.
Returns from the up-country dis
tricts of New York state, where vot
ing machines are largely used, were
next to arrive. It had been predicted
days that Brie county, including
the heavy vote of Buffalo, might be
taken a3 an index to the drift through
out the country. This has proved
the case, so far as the national ticket
was concerned, Mr. Taft having a 1
plurality of something more than four
thousand votes. Brie county, sur
prisingly, however, gave Chanler a
plurality of more than 3,000.
The opponents of Governor Hughes
were quick to claim a sweeping vic
tory, but returns from the other large
counties and cities soon changed the !
complexion of the returns completely.
The vote In Greater New York for
fir. Chanler. was deeply disappointing
to'his friendfi, while the heavy vote fer
Mr. Taft, especially in the borough
e£ Brooklyn, completely eclipsed the
most sanguine hopes of the republic
ans. Governor Hughes was cut heav
ily up th« state, but not so deeply as
to imperil his election, once the drift
in his favor below the Bronx had be
gun to make itself felt.
Some of the figures relating to the
republican slump in certain statoo,
regarded as certainly republican, are
little short of amazing. Pennsylvania's
immense plurality of over 500,000 four
years ago, has been cut in two.
which gave Roosevelt 305,.
000 in 1904, has gone for Taft by
about 170,000. The highest claim of
the republicans for Indiana is 15,000,
as against a lurality of 93,003 for
Roosevelt.
lowa, which gave Mr. Roosevelt
158,0000 plurality in 1904, has pop
ped down to about 40,000 for Taft.
The return of Missouri to the demo
cratic oelumn on the presidential
ticket, wiped out a republican .plural
ity of of 38,000 four years ago.
(Maryland and West Virginia are con.
fldently claimed by the republicans,
but the returns are too meager to
justify a classification of either state.
Massachusetts, (New York and New
Jersey were striking- exceptions to
the generally reduced republican plu
ralities. /
There has been a shrinkage in the
democratic vote in several of the
southern states, notably in Virginia
and North Carolina.
Mr. Taft uas earried Wisconsin by
a plurality estimated at 75,000, a
falling off from the Roosevelt plural-
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ity of 156,000 in 1904.
Kentucky has gone safely for Mr.
Bryan by between 10,000 and 15,030.
Representative W. S. Cowherd has
been elected governor of Missouri
over Hadley (republican) by about 20,-
000.
Governor John A. Johnson, of Min
nesota, has probably been elected gov.
ernor of that state for a third term,
although the state has gone safely for
Titft. •
The voting throughout the country
has been exceptionaUy heavy, ideal
weather conditions bringing out the
country voters in full force.
Mr. Taft carried practically everj
socalled doubtful state, except* Ne
braska, where the indications point
to a democratic victory.
Mr. Bryan has carried Nevada and
Montana in addition to the solid south,
which includes Missouri. .
Returns from Colorado and Mary
land are too meager to form a def
lalte conclusion as to their ultimate
alignment.
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DEMOCRATIC *ARTY IS DEAD,
SO "DRY" CANDIDATE SAYS
Chicago, Nov. 4 —Eugene W. Cha-
Un, presidential candidate of the pro
hibition party, after seanning the elec.
lion returns, made a statement con
cluding a3 fodlows:
"The democratic party is dead. The
fight from now on will be between the
prohibition party and the whisky (re
publican) party, and we will elect a
prohibition president in 1912."
CONGRESS IS REPUBLICAN.
Chairman McKlnley Says There'll Be a
Working Majority..
Early Wednesday morning returns
received from 316 congressional dis
tricts, out tof 391 in the country. Of
these republicans had 179, the demo
crats 120, 9 were (doubtful, and from
64 districts no accurate returns had
been received. On this showing the
republicans party at this hour lack 17
votes of being able to control the
house. Speaker Cannon has been re
elected.
At 1 o'clock Wednesday morning,
Chairman McKlnley, of the republican
aangressional commtitee, gave out the
following statement:
"From reports received up to mid
night it'would appear that 230 repub
licans and 161 democratic members
of tfcfe home have been ehosen, giving
the republicans a majority of $0 in
the sixty-first congress. Later returns
may change this estimate somewhat,
as there are several close countests in
which we expect to make republican
gains."
Returns u pto date show -the elec
tion of sixty-four democrats to con
gress and 78 republicans. *
Republicans gain a district in the
state of Pennsylvana he etofore held
by democrats.
SOUTH LAND
NEWS FROM DIFFERENT SOUTH.
ERN STATES.
ALABAMA.
Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 4. —Nine
democratic congressmen have been
elected in Alabama, and returns indi
cate! the defeat of the proposed con
stitutional amendment providing for
the formation of mew counties, and
the biennial sessions amendment.
The good read* amendment seems to
harve carried. The indications are
that the normal democratic majority
has been maintained.
ARKANSAS.
Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 4. —Bryan
has carried Arkansas by a reduced
majority, according to scattered • re
turns, as the result of a heavy negro
vote throughout the state. AH dem
ocratic congressmen were elected.
FLORIDA.
Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 4.—The elec
tion in Florida resulted in the usual
democratic majorities of from 18,000
to 20,000, owing to the slow count
of the long ballot, however, actual fig
ures cannot be given.
GEORGIA,
Atlanta, Nov. 4.—lncomplete returns
from over the state indicate that Bry
an and Kern have carried Georgia b>
a clear majority over all other candi
dates. The majority, however, will
be small, prjbably not over 20,000 or
30,000.
Taft lias caroled eight counties an-d
two others from which the completed
returns have not been reported are in
doubt, with indications pointing to the
success of The Taft oountiet
are Chattooga, Forsyth, Haralson,
Mcintosh, Pickens, Polk, Taliaferro
Whitfield. Gilmer and Gordon are in
the doubtful column.
Watson carried seven counties, in
eluding his home county of McDuffie
Glascock, Johnson, Lincoln, McDuffie
Oconee, Screven and W&rren.
The Hisgen and Graves vote
throughout the state was a negligible
quantity. The independence party
candidates did not carry a single coun
ty.
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans, Nov. 4. —Bryan swept
Louisiana today, the return® indicating
a majority of 40,000.
Provosty, democrat; was elected su
preme court judge, and Shelby Tay
lor, democrat, was elected railroad
commissioner.
AH seven democratic nominees, for
congress were elected. The constitu
tional amendment exempting mort
gages from taxation is believed to
have passed.
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MISSISSIPPI.
Jackson, Miss., Nov 4.—The returns
from today's election indicate that
Bryan carried Mississippi by a majori
ty of over 50,000. - All eight democrat
ic nominees for congress were elected.
The vote for Taft showed a slight In
crease over the republican vote in the
let. presidential election.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Raleigh, N. C., Nov 4. —There will
probably be a slight reduction from
the democratic majority of two years
ago. The figures will be about 40,000
majority for the democrats.
In the eighth and tenth congression
al districts indications are for repub
lican victory.
Charlotte, N. C., Nov. 4.—State re
turns are uniprecedently slow, but it
is conceded that the complete demo
cratic ticket will carry by a majority
of at least 30,000. The republican
ticket made gains throughout the
state.
80UTH CAROLINA.
Columbia, S. C. t Nov. 4.—South Car
olina will give Bryan about 50,000 to
60,000 majority, while the state -and
congressional districts are overwhelm;
ingly democratic.
Later returns will not change the
results in this state.
The faocialists and independence
leaguers polled a very small vote.
TENNESSEE.
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 4.—Bryan's
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tion will about ■equal that of Parker
four years ago, something over 26,000.
The democratic state ticket is elect
ed by from 20,000 to 25,000. The con
gressional delegation remains un
changed as to complexion, eight dem
ocrats and two republicans, but N. W.
Hale, republican incumbent in the sec
ond, is apparently defeated by Rich
ard W. Austin, also republican.
TEXAS.
Dallas, Texas, Nov. 4. —Returns in
dicate the election of the entire dem
ocratic ticket, bo*h state and national,
by the usual majority.
The count is progressing slowly.
VIRGINIA.
Richmond, Va., Nov. 4.—Bryan's es
timated majority in this state, on in
complete returns, is 20,000. Saunders,
democrat, has carried the fifth district
by from GOO to 800. Slemp, republi
can, carried the nintih district by
about 3,000. All of the other demo
cratic candidates are elected.
The vote in Richmond city was:
Bryan, 4,127; Taft, 1,145.
Latest returns from the ninth dis
trict (Virginia) indicate that Slemp,
republican, will have a majority of
3,000 over Byars, democrat* for con
gress.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 4.—Returns
from West Virginia came in slowly,
but enough had been received to In
dicate a slight advantage for Judge
Taft, although the margin was so
slight that the state oculd still ba
called doubtful. On the first 150 pre
cincts the advantage in favor of Taft
contained probably 1,000 plurality for
him.
CANNON WINS HIIS BATTLE.
His Majority Will Be Between 6,000
and 7,000.
Danville, 111., Nov. 3; —Joseph G.
Cannon has been re-elected to congress
by a majority of between 6,000 and
7,000. The returns are incomplete,
but enough of them have been receiv
ed to show that he will receive his
normal vote throughout the district.
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THE E.LECTOWAL COLLEGE
The indications are that the follow
ing votes will be cast in tke electoral
college for Taft:
California 10
Connecticut .. . 7
Delaware 3
Idaho 3
Illinois .... .* 27
Indiana .. .. .. .. 1 IS
iowa 13
Kansas 10
Maine 0
Massachusetts 16
Michigan 14
Minnesota 11
New Hampshire' ...... 4
New Jersey.. 12
New York :. . 3§
North Dakota 4
Ohio . 23
Oregon 4
Pennsylvania . . .. 84
Rhode Island 4
South Dakota 4
Utah 3
Vermont ,
Washington .. v 5
West Virginia ... -?>•
Wisconsin IS
Wyoming .. 3
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