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DEMOCRATIC M
IN CONGRES
MUCH SI
Democrats Seem
Control of Next 1
w - * m * ate.
The Leaders
the Result.
New York. Nov. 7,?On Ah? basis v<
. stat least partial returns from every fc
state at noon yesterday, the indicated
result of Tuesday's balloting o.
eras: - R
Wilson?St sttLtes, 415 electoral aj
' rotes. na
Roosevelt?Bin states, 104 elec- C
tored votes. . *
Taft?Three states, IS electoral at
votes. * pi
Without affecting in the slightest Hi
the certainty that Wilson and Mar- ei
Iff ' 1 - ?*dl TTs?lTll ?> ft***. W
whelming majority of' the electoral e4
ote, conservative estimates compelled
a transfer to the doubtful col- si
umn of some States where the results gi
previously had been recorded as cer- vc
tain. ?<
Among these States were Iowa. N
with It votes and Minnesota with
IS, aad ultra-conservatives even in- tr
eluded Illinois with 19 votes, sad cc
Pennsylvania with S$. ol
t'"" Wyoming's three votes and South bt
U- - .tots'. Ave have not been placed, el
Heavy reduction.. In the ssrly re- Is
parts or a large plarality for Roooe- th
veil In Kansas a pest all ca testations, vc
as that at this hour Roseyett's lead Is
over Wilson ha^l narrowed to <25 fo
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ELECTORAL VOI
A 'i ,-r ' ? - " ' rT<
. . -g . %. . . - . ...
IflMM .. ..
Arkansas
California ...
Colorado .. ... . . .. .
Connecticut
Delaware.. ... ..i-v.'
Florida ...
Georgia.. .... .. ,V
Idaho <.
iilinofe .. ..... i .. i .
Indiana
*** Uc
K?aau ..... .
Kentuck Z
I Louisiana
Main?
Maryland
MasaachBMtta ...
Michigan
Minnesota ?k
D M IsalMlppI
Ev. v Mlaaonrl .. .. ... .. .
Montana
Nebraska
t Nerndc
Mew Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Mew York ...,
( . North Carolina . .. .
"North Dakota
Ohio .... i.9
Oklahoma
Oregon
JPtMajrlvaafcl ....
*
Booth Carolina
> . Heath DafcWa *>
H Texas
Utah
i Virginia '
Waahlgnton '
m' ^-tVlrgiala
Wyoming * ...hi
Total
Donhtfel (probahly for Taft) is.
^ Lint Cotton, 11 M. JJ
Cotton JJ
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num famca. |Jj
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AJORITY
IS IS VERY
rRRNGTHENED
Certain to Have '
United States Sen>
Sanguine About
' ' '?
>tes on returns from about one urth
ot the precincts.
In% Illinois the heavy Wilson vote .
jtalde of Cook county had reduced
oosevelt'a lead to about 15,000, as 1
gainst the estimated 100,000 or ~
lore given him last night upon the II
tiicago returns.
The Rosevelt supporters declared
1 p. m. that here was no reason to
it Pennsylvania In the doubtful
it. even though they admitted that
irly reports of the Colonel's plu- ^
illty probably had been exaggerat- ,
I.
The changes In the doubtful na
a tea, according to later returns M
tve Mr. Taft four more electoral .
>tee from Idaho and Mr. Wilson an >t|
iu&I number of electors! votes from .
bw Hampshire.
Returns from 270 out of 290 dla- th
let* in New Hampshire give the suomfil
Democratic candidate a lead f
1.970 rotas orer Taft. Idaho
is gone to Taft by 0,000 add the
ection of two Republican senators 44
assured. This victory increases
e total of Mr. Taft's total electoral
te to 12, his other two States bog
Vermont and Utah, each with
ur rotes.
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tV 9mile That Won't Come Of.
tTERESTINC PB0P8SAL
IT SCHOOL BUILDING
[There U to be an Interesting show
ven at the Washington public
hool tomorrow night and all who >
tend will be more than repaid. The
Ime of the attraction la "A.n Interting
Proposal." The entertainment
scheduled to begin at 8:30. The t
liilnnfa nf?t_t-a_ar!l'W?l a "-U
K with a will and the adults should
?w their appreciation by giving
era every encouragement. SeaU
e now on sale at the drug store
Worthy and Btherldge. The prices
s BO. SB and SOc.
PEGCr JONES" SGBRES
A CttEATBITIT URIC
The bookings of Mr. Prank E.
nes by the management of the
Tic was read with delight by his
tny friends here as he Is a WaahKton
boy now playing large circuit
vaudeville and making a bid hit
d hlghyl featured on the many big
Is of large theatres.
"Peggy" opened at the Lyric last
wring and played to two capacity
naes and drew large and appreciate
applause that was well deservHls
act was an exceedingly
iver one. his songs and jokes were
ill handled, bnt the main feature of
i act Is the excellent dancing anerlng
several curtain calls.
Today's program again features
teggy" In an entire change of proam.
and one that excels that given
it evening, consisting of new songs
d jokes.
"Peggy" was given a reception and
1 m ftnv Manila m all alail a ?
) him. hia absence from this city f
Ing something Ilka tan year*, and .
doubt but what his aagagamaat ,
the Lyric means capacity housss .
sry night, however his contract Is ,
T short and everybody was well .
mmd with his act.
By all means do not allow "Peg- ?
" to leeve Washington without
tag htm behind the footlights, as {
k act tonight Is beyond par.
democratic Ticket
the County By
the eaavaselng board Is In ssssloa I
the Court Haass today taking the
urns from the different precincts
the county.
Hi. tadtaalloaa pot.I to Ik* ake
of tk* aoUra Democratic ticket
tk* rantl D * majority or ikon
It imjiw I* i(m lum.
otir botk Kltckla ae* Clark ky a '
ijority ml akoat two kao.ro* I
Tk* ?II*. at Ik* rial T*to- ,
?k 0*mt*ay. *. M. Porta mam- ,
lay alskt ra *11 tkat aa*M k* *
M We k*U*r kaa?ll*? ef tk*
an* kae rarkmi Im W*ak- *
Hon. Iwry amort am aa.a mm I
part at tk* Postal tkroapk Ha
*ta*t -k*tptr ta (to* tk* altl
NORTH CAROlJNA, WEDNESDAY A
onl0tii and Tonv
iks ram
IS IHtlED 10
ILI1I
Beautiful Hoke Wedding Yesterday
at the Home of Mr.
Geo. W. Freeman.
One of the prettiest home weddings
of the season v-as solemnized
it the home of Stf} and Mrs. George
IV. Freeman onJEast Second street
Wednesday morning at ten o'clock,
when their daagBtar, Miss Addle .
Mae. became the' bride of Mr. Wll- "
lam Drlghtman Ipingleton. |
The entire floor of the at- I
tractive home vu beautifully decjrated
with autfemn leaves, fernB
ind cut flowersL jrpTbe mantles were
jank?d with aUtttmn leaves and a
large lover's knot hi' ung over the improvised
altar, while candles furnish?d
the only UUiMkaatione.
The bride entered with her sister,
he maid of honor and only attendant.
8he was comely attired In a
lark blue travelling jSult with hat
ind gloves to ma^eh. She also carried
a shower lpe|M|uet Qf Bride's
oses and Ldllss of tha Valley.
The maid of Mar, Miss Llllle
Praeman, sister of the bride, was
>eautlfully gowned in chiffon and
face over pink satin. She carried an
irm bouquet ofjwlitte carnations.
Mr. James Jones, of Norfolk,
brother of thafgroom. was best 0
nan.
The impressive 'feramony uniting 11
.hem as one was srajten by Rev. Rob- d
>rt Virgil Hope, pttor of the Chris- u
Ian church. Mlss^pabel Jones, sis- fl
latin trimmed ttl^lico and rose- g
uds, played I H.lS|i|i lii'n wedding v
narch at the entriMBe of the bride ?
md Schumann's .^flpmmerei during *
the "Marriage r
dr. and Mr*, flfagiaton left for a '*
Dur of Northern cities via the Norolk
Southern train. They will be
t borne to their many friends at No.
38 Bast Second street, after Novem*
36. o
The bride Is one of Washington's a
harming young ladies and counts t1
er friends as legion. 8he Is the eld- <
t daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George |,
freeman and has always occupied an tl
unviable position among her friends p
or popularity and attractiveness, tl
ilea Freeman is a graduate of the |,
Washington public schools and also |,
ttended the Atlantic Christian Col- 0
age at Wilson. N. C.. for two years. tl
The groom is in the employ of the t]
forfolk Southern Railway and a tl
'oung man of promise. His many Bt
riecids here and elsewhere wish him p
ivery happiness. A large number ^
f wedding gifts go to show the high ^
teem in which the couple are held tl
ad they begin married life under T
he brightest of sklea The groom's p
1ft to his bride was a band made |,
ver woven gold bracelet with neck- ^
ace to match. Cl
Among the out-of-town guests t,
rare: Mrs. E. B. Harrell. Miss Susie t|
larrell, of Suffolk. Vs.; Mr. and u
Irs. George Holland and daughter, m
(Ms Nellie, of Plymouth. N. C.i Mu w
it Atkinson, of rnra^lllo. if. C.; *
Ir. and Mrs. George R. Jonas, of (l
forfotk. Vs.; Miss Msbal Jonas, Mr. t,
tdwln Jonas, Mr. Harold Jonas, of g
forfolk. ?
Tha Dally Newt extends congratu- |,
ktions and bast wishes. May their w
la ha all sunshine. 0!
Wins m j
) a 9O0 Majority
IAILT HEWS CiYES FUST
NEWS OF WHSN' TRIUlf
Tha start Ion la Waehlattae passed
xary quietly. There vara na dlearhaaeee
of any kind aa is parte A
? eoaraa erowds heard tha retarm
shllaat and eMphlsd aatll tha Inat
rtsa van resetted. Tha Daily Metre
y dap ttcht hp III ii en apr had
* eearea the Dsateiase vase ilnlnd
ethlag. If
ale thie nmlag. kithplng a prts- |g|
AILY
JTERNOON, NOVEMBER 7. 1?XJ.
arrow-Cooler
v.
HON. LOCKK CflAIC;,
Next Ci?vernor of North Carolina, i
HEW BERN TEAM
SCHEDULED 10 PLAY %
HEREJfnOMORROW
Tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 the
Jew Bern and Washington High
School football teams will line up at
Homing Park to battle for supremicy
on the gridiron. This will be the
econd game to be played on the loal
field this season and promises to
>e a vory interesting contest. The
Jew Bern boys will come here pretared
to do their best to administer
lefeat to the locals, but the Washlngon
boys are confident of coming
hrough victorious and will fight hard
o add another victory to their retv
rd. Although they have had very
ittle practice this week, judglnn by
he game at Elisabeth City last Friay
the local team will be able to put '
p a fine exhibition of the game of 1
Mtball and a large crowd should be
resent tomorrow to witness the
ame. Next week the hoys go to
Wilmington to line up for the secnd
time this season against the team
epresenting the schools of that J
kty.' The locals will line up tomorow
practically the same as In the
tat game.
Chapel Hill Notes.
P
Chapel Hill, Not. 7.?a movement
f State-wide significance had Us rise 9
t the 8tate University this week in 9
tie form of an organisation of a Q
North Carolina High 8chool Dehat- C
ag Union." The two debating socle- 5
tea of the University evolved the g
lan. and expressed as fls purpose ?
he stimulation of greater interest P
i debating and encouragement of tl
iter-school debating among the sec- t<
ndary schools in the state. Towards A
he accomplishment of this end more h
han 375 letters have been sent to 9
he high and graded schools of the 2
Late urging their co-operstlon. The U
lan provides for a triangular de- d
ate between schools of the same tl
Landing and convenience of Iocs- *
on. The two societies of the Uni- tl
erslty will suggest the query and
rovlde. from the University libarry
i pamphlet form, material covering a
oth sides of the question, free of a
ML Each school will send out a *
ram to debate the negative side of f<
He query and keep a team at home U
> debate the attrmative aide. The n
:uoola winning both sides of the de- U
ate will be entitled to send both C
jams to Chapel Hill, where a con- 1
sat will be held to determine the d
ro teams that shall contest in the d
nal debate for the State champion- o
Hip. The school winning the debate p
i the finals will be awarded the "Ay- 0
>ek Memorial Cup" with the name d
f school and the members of the b
urn engraved on iL If a school wins n
He cup for tare successive years it
eeomee that school's property S
The new educational building, a C
Ift of the Pea body Fund, is aeariag i<
Hmpletlon and will be ready for or- i*
spaacy the first of ltlS. The Pea- tl
ody fund contributed 149.000 to- I
ards the erection. It Is a handsome *
irueturs and will he a credit to the tl
lucatlonal department of the Ual- tt
srulty as well as to North Carolina. ?
The prellmlaartee for Carolina's d
ret later collegiate debate for the s
nliege year will be hold November U
?. The debate Is with Washington is
sd Leo University. of Leslngten. ?
a., about the middle of December
km matm *n ba Ml iMti at M
WW la naal?M?l alalia ant ?<
att* aaf tawarte tfea i nuraiiaa la
atMnnaT" il at Ua'tatetal
mm Of Ik. Mai* Maal Ik* Inn*
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anii
EARLY VEDR
William Fortiscue 5
O'Neal at His Hon
Blows Top of His
Shot Gun. Both ^
in the Case.
There was a double shooting trag- brea
&dy in the town of Belhaven early te'"
yesterday morning and in const*- ,tien
to I!
quence that community has been in 4>ejV|
intense excitement ever since.
The facts as secured by this paper A
are about as follows: t,'??
William N. Fortiacile. a white 6UCC
man aged 38, and watchman at the *,ail
Interstate Cooperage Company's *er<
plant, early yesterday morning left aad
the plAnt for hia home in West Belhaven
as was hia usual custom. On rt"ac
arriving at his home he discovered a 00
foseph O'Neal, also white and aged bIo?
ibout 27. coming out of his borne. Al
Fortiscue stopped O'Neal and said diffe
:o him: "This is no surprise to me fron:
is 1 have been suspecting something lives
>f the kind for some time." O'Neal, ery
without warning and almost tlelib- rled
irately, pulled hiB pistol and began 0'N?
,o Are on Fortiscue. All five of the T1
itaots fired took effect in Fortiscue's niun
>ody. He was struck in the right men>
SIMMONS' MAJOR
KITCHIN AND C
t Will Probably be not Less
Takes his Defeat Like a Man.
Raleigh, Nov. 7.?IntereM In Btat^ Ceng
olltics here have centered on the Rork
enatcrial contest, in which Senator opp01
take
llmmonB won the Democratic nomia
lion over Governor Kitcbin and1 ?iona
"hief Justice Walter Clark by about
.000. This is considered here as a ln
;reat victory tor the senior senator flKun
rhen It is considered that be was op- talc?r
osed by two of the strongest men of Tnr|W
he state?two men who have hereto- ,l)n(j
ore won every contest they entered d4 rl4
a more definite returns are received rr...ft
indications are that the majority of ,
enator Simmons will be between |h | B
4.000 and 25,000. He got a plural- ly ta
:y over Governor Kitcbin in every maj0
istrict except the second and fifth. TOtf
he one the home district of Conreiaman
Claude Kitcbin. (be other
he home district of the governor. To
Combining the Kitcbin and Clark
ots in the first district S?n- _ _
tor Simmons' rote, the wutor. It
p pears. lost the first district by 500. |t m|
rhile in the second the combined t^a{
>rce? got a majority of 1.500. and in the t
lie fifth the combined forces hare a r#?nia
isjority of 5.200 against the sena-|tbat
jr. This gives the Ritchie and v#jy
lark forces a majority of about 7.00
afainst Simmons in these three Th
istricts. Kitrhin carried the second "Dow
iatrlct by a plurality of about 200 ,on'*
rer Simmons, and the fifth by a
lural ty ovcer Simmons of about 3.*
00. Kltrhia's majority in the fifth of rh
latrirt was only about 1.(00. where '
e had confidently r* per ted 5.000 or
Sortl
tore. m
Taking up the rest df the state, ^
irutrons' majority over Kiuhia and ? * 0
lark combined in the third district don*
about 5.000: In the fourth the ma>rlty
over both io 04: in the afvth *od '
le majority over both combined Is 'rmMl
.000: the seventh hy 4.500: the ft>1 *
ifhth. 4.500: the ninth. 5.000. and port
lie tenth la the h. mer Simmon* die- 'k,?'
r4rt. flvlng him a majority of 7.000 BO*
rer both opponents. In those soven of m
latricts Simmon* has an estimated ,ou* *
tnjority of 21.004. from which, by , Bt
ikinc the Kltrhln-4'Urk mnjorltie*'
1 the other three district*, gfvea I *
in moo* approximately 23.104.
With npnhtnlnnhW details lnrhino. . "
orth mrollnn has retnmed Senator J?"*
. M. Plmmiai. throwph the primary. f#rrw
? the hamate, iltifi hp hear? ma- n"|
irltleo. tnm isapinamia. mads a ^ JJJ
adapt Ip p hn ipats. nad aNMsd the 'T.1
lata tlehat hp Od.OOO
Altar the mtpi ptpht. Ifaras thpt ^
aa^nahritj at tham. haeoaaat ^
N AM Htm MM H IKN tm (
9
rs 1
?
[ hiiei 1
m nine I
>hot by Joseph
le. O'Neal Then I
Head Off With
White. Woman
i8t, in both arms and hands. Afthp
first shot Fortiscue feLl and I
begau pleading with O'Neal not
ire again as he had already re- IjH
Pd his death blow,
fter O'Neal had accomplished his
dy and cruel work he fled and
eeded In reaching his home oh
l street, although the police |
* after him. secured bis shot gun I
blew off the top of his bead.
'n Chief of Police M. M. Jones
hod the house of O'Neal he found I
rpse lying weltering in his own I
d.
Ithougb Fortiscue is Fhot in five
reut places the latest reports
i his bedside are that he still
i yet the chances for his recorare
slim. Fortiscue was a inarman
with several children.
>al was not married,
le affair has aroused the comity
to a hiRh pitch of excltet
ITY OVER
:i ARK CROW
mm m-J* ?. VA T V
Than 25,000. Kitchin j
Survey of the State. 1
re?* and Doughton, in the eighth
j-ck by 3,600. Elsewhere. the
Kition was so feeble that it may
b* v? ral days to find meo inter
ncurb to count the congree1
vote.
Senatorial
presenting revised senatorial
es. the greatest care bas beea 4
l. They are yet incomplete.
? facta deserve to be borne in
Id a number of counties.
listed by marks, there are estimajoritles.
These do not give
shoe vote. They tell simply
oajortty. For instance, a rouarepresented
as having given 90
rity. That does not betray the
received by tb? opposing rand?and
i? incomplete as giving the
? result.
date, the popular vote shows
Senator Simmons has received
9. Kitchin 97,723. Clark 11.Thia
gives a total of 122,111.
list be apparent to everybody
this is at least 25.000 short of
ota) vole. It may be 30.000 or
Ining countle* would not change 3
result as to majority or ratio
greatly.
w aitnai nnurrs will not b<?
n offlciallr until one week from
bt. Kovembe** 14. when ChairWebb
call* the meeting of the
committee for the canvassing
e senatorial primary vote,
n itor Simmons haw dictates this
statement to ihe Democm* <-f
i Carolina :
rofoundljr grateful to the people
irth Carolina for the great honor 1
me. and for tkla unparalleled
asicn of their roaldenre In me.
^specially with a heart full of
:ude to those earnest and faithhoee
active an.i steadfast supbas
brought me thla glorious
ry. I beg to make thla pnhllr aa- to
ledgetneat and slight eapressloa
? sincere thanks for ths gengrid
given me by friends In every
y and town and preelact In tho
ad la this hoar of rejoicing with
fiends. I wish to say that In my
there !e no resentment toward
f my fellow rltlaena who pvwI
for an/ rsnean to glee their * ^
irt to either of my opponents,
arpetting past differences. let
>f the incoming Democratic adHaliia.
tor a salted and harms
party, and tor tha bast ah
ge of the pupli of Worth Cam. ?
Mh la grind home to a h|M
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