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VOLUME 39.
RALEIGH, N: C, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1908
PRICE 5 CENTO.
TAFT SWEEPS COUNTRY Wil11 Hr President United VICTORY
WITH IMMENSE VOTEi
DEMOCRACY
FOR STATE
He Carries PrscticaUy Every
thing in Sight With Largely
Increased Majority
NEW YORK CITY
FOLLOWS LEAD
President's Candidate Has 311 Elec. 1
toral Votes and Will Have a Strong
Republican Congress to Support '
His Administration Gov. Hnghcs '
Re-elected by About 71,000 ,PIu-'
rality New York City For Taft
by About 10,000, the Surprise of
the Election Makes Great Inroads
in the Solid South.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, Nov. 4 William How
ard Taft will be the next president of J
the United States and he will have a i
strong republican congress to support I
his administration. Yesterday's elec-1
tlon literally leaves William Jennings j
Bryan with a smaller vote in the elec
toral college than the 176 which he i
obtained when he ran ln1896. Ap-j
parently Mr. Taft's popular plurality ,
will be very close to the figures re-
corded for Mr. Roosevelt four years1
ago.
How thoroughly Taft swept the!
country is shown by Gov. Hughes' re-;
election in this state by a plurality of j
about 71,000, less than half of Taft's..
It is generally conceded that the na-'
tlonal ticket lent great strength to i
Mr.. Hughes' candidacy, as It did ap
parently to Gov. Deneen, in Illinois,
who was re-elocted over Adlai Stev
enson by a plurality far below Taft's,
and to Lilloy, who was elected gov
ernor in Connecticut by about half Of
Taft's plurality there.
Although Bryan carried the solid
south Taft made great advances over
uny republican vote polled there since
reconstruction days.
New York City For Taft.
New York City went for Taft by
about 10,000, ov.ing to a plurality of
L'O.OOO for Taft in Brooklyn, 15 times
as large as Roosevelt's plurality over
these in 1904. Taft's plurality In
New York state is 191,000, compared
with Roosevelt's plurality of 175,552.
Massachusetts gave Taft a plurality
of about 1 50,000, against the Roose-
volt plurality of 92,076. Maryland,
which Roosevelt carried by 51 votes,'
is Tuffs by about 5,000. New Jer-'
scy's plurality for Taft bids fair to
approach, if not surpass the plurality .
of 80,598 for Roosevelt. In munu-'
factoring and mining states, where '
tho' labor unions are strong, there (
is little indication that President
Gompers, of the American Federa-!
tion of Labor, aided Bryan to any
great extont. Pennsylvania rolled up
an old-time republican majority. Illi
nois went for Taft by about 200, 000.
Other republican pluralities of famil
iar she are reported from Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Maine,
Oregon, California, and similar tra
ditional republican strongholds. In
diana is safely in the Taft column,
but Bryan Beems to have carried Ne
braska, Missouri, and Kentucky, with
Oklahoma and the sold south making
up the rest of the Bryan quota, with
the probable addition of Nevada.
Cannon Re-elected.
Not only is Speaker Cannon re
elected a reiresentatlve in congress,
but the country gave emphatic en
dorsement of his rule as speaker by
electing a republican house of practi
cally unimpaired strength. None of
the present congressmen conspicu
ously singled out for attack as a sup
porter of Speaker Cannon is reported
to have fallen by the wayside yester
day. The returns indicate now that the
next house will contain 221 republi
cans, a loss of only three, and 170
democrats." The republican majority
In the house will be 81," a decrease of
six, but still a very good-sized work
ing majority. So far as the complex
Ion of new state legislatures Is re
ported, the republicans will have 62
members of the United States senate
and the democrats 30, a gain of two
for the republicans. As the New
York state legislature elected yester
day will be overwhelmingly ropubll-
can, both senate and assembly ma
1 jorltlos being increased, a republican
will succeed Senator Piatt at Wash
ington. Governor Hughes ran far behind
Mr. Taft, both up the state and In
this city, but he still had something
to spare. His plurality over Chanler
is about 71,000. Two years ago he
had a plurality ot 87,897. Chanler
made heavy Inroads In the vote which
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VOTE BY STATICS.
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0 Twenty-nine states were car- 9
9 ried by Taft and Sherman, glv- 0
0 ing them 314 votes In the elec- 9
toral college. ... 0
0 Bryan won but 17 states, 9
and will have only G9 votes in
0 the college. 9
0 Every doubtful state went 9
for the republican candidates. 9
Their popular vote throughout 9
0 the country was tremendous.
9 - Indiana, Maryland, New Jdr- 0
0 sey( West Virginia and Now 9
York rolled up unexpected plu- 9
ralltles. . 9
The great vote given Taft by 9
New York state was the most 9
-0 astonishing feature of the elec- 9
9 tion. The following table 9
C shows the states with their re- O
9 specttve electoral ropresenta- 9
tion carried by each candidate: 9
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California, 10; Colorado," 5; 9
Connecticut, 7; Delaware, 3; 9
Idaho, 3; Illinois, 27; Indiana,
15; Iowa, 13; Kansas, 10; 9
Maryland, 8: Maine. 6; Massa-
chusetts, 16; Michigan, 14;
Minnesota, 11; New Hamp-
shire, 4; New Yersey, 12; New 9
York, 39; North Dakota, 4;
Ohio, 23; Oregon, 4; Pennsyl
vania, 34; Rhode Island, 4;
9 South Dakota, 4; .Utah,
Ver
mont, 4; AVashington, 5; West
Virginia, 7; Wisconsin, .13;
Wyoming, 3. Total, 314.
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Alabama, 11; Arkansas, 9;
Florida, 5; Georgia, 13; Louis
iana, 9; Montana, 3; Mississ
ippi, 10; Missouri, 18; Ncbras-
9 ka, 8; North Carolina, 12; Ok-
9 lahotna, 7; South Carolina, 9;
9 Tennessee, 12; Texas, 18; Vir-
9 glnia, 12; Kentucky, 13; Ne- O
9 vada, 3. Total, 169.
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had been expected for Hughes up . the
state, but tne tnanier vote in tan
city fell far below the figures which
it has been supposed that he would
reach. : Whereas Taft atrengthened
Hughes, the Bryan candidacy seems
to have hurt Chanler, for while Chan
ler ran far ahead of Bryan In New
York City it was there that the Bryan
vote made the disastrous slump which
resulted in the phenomen of a re
publican victory:
Indiana leads the list of other
states in the geneeral Interest in the
outcome. Until a late hour tho home
of the Hoosier was classed as still
doubtful, but early this morning the
tide of returns indicated a plurality
for Taft of about 8,500, although the
democratic candidate for governor,
Thomas R. Marshall, was elected over
James E. Watson by a plurality of
15,000. The home county of J. W.
Kern, Mr. Bryan's running mate,
paid him a handsome compliment by
Mrs. William H. Taft, wife of the
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reducing the Roosevelt plurality of'sinft T 4 TT !)J)II I 1 1 VT
12.000 to a plurality of 12 for Mr. ,
Ta(
Indiana results were unqucsstion-1
nl.hr ntrnriinA hi' t ll m litttn . hnliclrK !
stirred up over tho' liquor license is-;
sue, and it: was on local complications'!
of various sons that, (.lie Bryunilas i
placed their ante-ohm iou claim of;
Ohio and Wisconsin as doubtful j
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states also. Ohio ceased early last
nluh't to be rlnjbtful on this national !
election, but Taft's plurality did not i
save- Governor Harris . from being ;
beaten for re-election by ..Indgo llnr-i
:non In Wisconsin the ill-concealed i
admiration of Senator LafollcUe fori
Urvan had no comtortiiii effect for;
the Nebraska:!, for the Badgers gave ;
Mr. Tuft about 00.000 plurality. i
Another democratic candidalo for:
governor who pulled through in the'01" lwdei.-hi,!
great republican lundstlpe was John-
son, of Minnesota'. His plurality was
vo,1i,p,H in ".'1 flPI! lint the tnim whom
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(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Now. York, Nov, 4 Few wives of
presidents ha
hor.str such
brought to the wiiiie
arm, such social en-
dowments iiuil .such natural nptltudc
,is Mrs. William How
wife of the president-
aril lait. tai
elect.
I'ollijv.'lni? the more hotnelv
! 1 01 .iry.;. unieveu, 1110 1,111 re-
gillie will in'ilii'bly be u tinio of trt-
mendoas social activity, the wile ol
the president becoming In reality the
first lady of the land. By tempera
ment, by education, by practice Mrs.
William Howard Taft is peculiarly ru
led to lead and then, too, Miss Helen
Taft, her brilliant 17-year-old daugh
ter, must he introduced from tie1
white house.. Miss Helen would pro!)-'
ably ral tier routine a student at Bryn '.
Mawr, but the social exigencies will
not allow this. She must be Inlro-;
duced to society from the whito house
and take her place beside her mother
as n help 'to the Taft regime. Those
who arc dose to the Taft family don't
hesitate to say that Mrs. Taft Is a
better politician than her husband."
Certain It. is (lint she has from the
very beginning been his closest ad
visrr and when ha hesitated over the
suggestion of cithers lie never failed
to do whatever his wife suggested.
It was sin? who 'kept him from ac
cepting I lie seat, on the supreme court
bench, tinil It was she who sent him
to the Philippines. When the offers
enmo tho big man hesitated. He had
long hnd bis ambition centered on a
seat In the s'lpreme court and to go
to the Philippines seemed to be giv
ing up his ambition, but Mrs. Taft
decided him. ,
It Is tliN quality of far-sightedness, 1
Joined with exceptional tact, that ha
made Mrs. Taft from tho beginning
a social leader. All her life she has
beon a woman of wide interests, tact
ful, alerl, fceen-mlnded, with broad
sympathies and nn unerring execu
tive judgment. For years she has
been the leader, not merely in the
social, but in tho artistic and musical
life of Cincinnati, whor her love of
music first found expression.
As she says herself, ft busy house
wife and the helpmeet of a nntlonal
politician has little time for fads,
but Mrs. Taft has always found time
for nor music. Besides music and
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llis Helen Taft, the president
fluc.t's daughter, has already become
known .ns -a brilliant scholar througn
"tl",l,,K 1! holnr.hip for Br.vn Maw,
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nei Kiiiu'rt lire suiaiuus, oui sue wi
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leave college to. take her place besido
j her mother in the executive mansion.
(olovkIj (;i fi i:y talks.
Says He Did the Best He Could to
Nominate a Dill'eii'nt Ticket.
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.'I'iKcburR. Ia., - .N..v. 4 Col. J. M.
(lilflVy.- tor twelve years member of
the (1. niovj'atic national committee, but
v. 1 1.0 di-.'.w noon liiinsvlf Bryan's bitter
wialh at Denver, on hearing of llry.in's
!( feat issued the fiit.owing statement
at m dnight last night: .
"I gave out "a statement at Denver,
July -. coveiint; my views as to the
dul.v of the Ucavtr convention, I did
the best I co'ilil to -bring; about a dif
ferent lieket, but tailed. The outcome
today eU-Hi'lv. slunvs the folly of that
convention allowing itself to bu do:m-
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Colorado, John F. Shofroth,
democrat ; Connecticut, George
F. Lllley, republican; Dela
ware, Simeon S. Pennewill,
republican; Florida,' Albert W.
Gilchrist, democrat; Idaho, .las.
H. Brady, republican; Illinois,
Charles S. Deneen (re-elected),
republican; Iowa, B. K. Carroll,
republican: Indiana,' Tlios. R.
Marshall, democrat; Kansas,
Walter R. Stubbs, republican;
Massachusetts, Eben S. Draper,
republican; Michigan, doubt-
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fill; Minnesota, John A. John-
son, (re-elected), democrat;
Missouri, William S. Cowherd,
i$ democrat;.' Montana, Edwin
Norris, (re-elected), democrat;
9 Nebraska,- A. C. Shallenberger, 9
9' democrat; New Hampshire, 9
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Henry B. Quinhft republican; 9
New York, Charles E. Hughes, 9
(re-elected), republican; North Q
Carolina, W. W. Kitchin, dein- 9
ocrat; North Dakota, C. A.John- O
son, republican; Ohio, doubt-
ful; Rhode Island, Olnoy Ar- 3
nold, democrat; South Car 9-
olina, 'Martin F. Ansel, demo- d
crat; South Dakota, Rob- 9
ert S. Vessey, republican; Ten- 9
nesseo, Mnloom R. Patterson, 9
( re-elected ) . democrat; Texas, 9
I Thomas II. Campbell, (re- O
i 9 elected), democrat ; Utah,. Wil- O
Ham Spry, republican; Wash- 9
,' ington, Samuel S. (Vsgrove, re-
publican; W'ezt Virginia, W. K.
: C Glasscock, republican; Wiscon
! sin, Jumes O. Davidson, (re
I elected), republican:
' XOl l) According to the
I latest returns Lawton T. Hem-
ans, democratic candidate for
governor of Michigan, was
' leading, anil probably will.be
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elected. ;
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LoUv parties claim the . 50.V
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ernorship in Ohiowith theUn- 9
r'ications polnt'ng to the elec-
tion of Judson ilarmon, dem- a (
oprat:- 0 I
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rated and dtetuU-d In by one family.
Let us-. hope that the curly future will
Kive us a : democrat c pnrty wherein
personal .ambition will be ignored and
fundamental democratic principals pre
vail." I A' KM WltlGMT FAILKf) TO
VOTF. KKPIT.LICAX TICK FT.
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.-Memphis, Tenn.. Nov. 4 .Much
surprise .was occasioned among dem
ocrats and republicans when Secre-
lary of War Luke L Wright fa. led
to show up to voio at his home in j
this cit y.
His son, Major U, K. Wright, is ro-sponsiblo'-'lor
the 'statement that his
lather has neer voted anything but
the .democratic ticket in bis lite.
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of the Result of yes
terday's Election
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Gcneml Opinion : That Magnificent
State Democratic Victory, in the
Face of All the Obstacles, is One
to be Proud of Republicans
Worked Hard and Turned Out the
Lurgest Vote Since Fusion Election
of 1896 Democrats Lose About
Ten or Twelve Legislators and Gain
Five or Six.
It Is the general opinion of all
democratic leaders and even conceded
by republicans, that the magnificent
state victory yesterday, in face of all
obstacles, was one to be remembered
and of which the entire party should
be proud.
The prohibition and primary elec
tions, in addition to the general elec
tion of yesterday, all coming in one
year, did a great deal toward dampen
ing the ardor and decreased the en
thusiasm of the voters, which fact,
in itself, hampered the party leaders
at the outset of the campaign. The"
leaders did not only have to Justify
democratic claims and discuss the is
sues of the campaign, but had to fire
the voters with enough enthusiasm to
bring them to the meetings and then
to the polls.
Tho republican leaders have, for 12
years, been preaching to the great
multitude of voters that panics were
due to, the democratic party anjj all
"e prosperity was caused 4y -the re-
publicans. But in the face of the
panic, railroad troubles, and all of thd
above reasons for a had year Chalr-
I man Eller and his able corps of chalr-
men and assistants throughout the
state have induced the farmer and the
laboring man to leave his plow in the
field of his lathe In the work-shop
and go to the poll, there to show
the world by his ballot that he be
lieved the democratic doctrines to be
the ones to be depended upon. And
what have wp? We have, from all
Indications, the largest democratic
vote since 1900. It is true that the
majority may be a little smaller, but
this fact is directly attributable to
the extremely large republican vote,
which in all probability surpasses by
far any vote since Russell's election
in ISOfi.
The democrats realized that the
hard work being done by the republi-
cans would be certain to result in
iretting out a large vote. And to
meet this new factor, Chairman Eller
strove to bring out us large a demo
cratic vole as possible. To say his
efforts have been crowned with suc
cess does not do him justice. He has
achieved a greater success than even
the most radical prophets expected.
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Manv of the most prominent politic
ians of this city have called upon
Chairman Eller today to express their
most heartfelt congratulations.
I Kltcbin's Majority.
I Kitchin's majority, although not as
large as Glenn's by a few thousand,
does not show any inactivity or
changing of opinion on the part of
the democrats, for the simple rea
son that the democratic vote this
time exceeded that of 1904. But It
dots go to show that tho republicans
worked hard and got out a largo vote.
Including many negroes, who have
not, been voting In recent years, until
this election. As a conservative estl-
1 matCj Kitchin's majority Is placed at
between 40,000 nnd 45,000, with Bry
an running a little behind.
1 Legislative Vote.
The democrats lost members of the
legislature In Buncombe, Forsyth,
Rockingham, Orange, Cabarrus, and
possibly Stanley and Davidson, mak
ing a total of i:! lost. Legislators
! w-ore gained In Pamlico, Dare, Mc-
, Dowell, Person, and possibly Clay
and Graham, making a total of 6
igained.
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:ii in uie general asHeinuiy 01 ivvi
I j tho republicans had 29 members, the
j seven gained thlstime giving them
30 memoers in iu.
The counties that were lost by tbe
democrats this time were only those
that were democratic by a very smalt
majority.
Gains and Lowes.
The largest number of votes
gained by the democrats were in New
Hanover, with Mecklenburg second.
Very substantial gains were alio
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