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The Macon Daily Telegraph .WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA—SHOWERS' WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY FAIR; FRESH AND INCREASING EAST SHIFTING TO NORTH WINDS. ESTABLISHED IN 1826. MACON, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 4, 1908 DAILY, $7.00 A YEAR. JUDGE TAFT ELECTED PRESIDENT; HUGHES CARRIES NEW YORK STATE; DEMOCRACY MAKES GREAT GAINS Several Doubtful States Go to Republicans By Close v ' Margin HEW YORK PAPERS GAVE ELECTION TO TAFT AT 6:30 THE NEW ENGLAND STATES WENT SOLIDLY FOR TAFT AND THE RE PUBLICANS CLAIM A LANDSLIDE. LATEST INDICATIONS ARE THAT BRYAN LOST INDIANA BY ABOUT 3,000—HUGHS RE-ELECTED BY MA JORITY OF ABQUT 67,000. TAFT’S ELECTORAL VOTE. Delaware ... Morth Dakota Rhode Island . South Dakota West Virginia ... from the Roosevelt plurality of 156,i In 1900. B ^ Representative W.’ S. Cowherd has been elected governor of Missouri over Hadley, republican, by about 20.000. Gov. John A. Johnson, of Minnesota, has probably been elected governor of that state for a third term, although the state has gone safely for Mr. Taft. Tho voting throughout the country has been exceptionally heavy, Ideal weather ^conditions bringing out the country vot- 306 States, received up to an early hour this morning, show the following resulte; William H. Taft, of Ohio, has ' elected with 306 votes. Practically Practleally i complexion Gov. Chas. E. Hughes has been re elected In New York state by about 76,00( plurality. Indiana has gone for Taft by fron 35,000 to 18,000 plurality. ] Bryan apparently has carried Nebras ka, although the republicans still claln the state. J Ohio returns have been seriously de fayed owing to the Immense size of the ballot, but Taft has carried the state by p majority ranging from 50,000 to 75.000. Taft carried New York city by about * 11,000, this being the first time the city jiasjjlyen Its vote to a republlcan presl W THE TELEGRAPH'8 REPORT. The Telegraph’s 11 o’clock edition gave to the people of the city who remained up the first authentic news of ths result of the election. Many eagerly aw cited the first copies from the press and the midnight trains were supplied with copies of this edition. The election turns, though slow coming In, lly compiled and condensed It eady reading. Subsequent editions . rled later returns and the city edition embraces the complete report or the As sociated Press. While the returns are unofficial, they are reliable, and the re sult as Indicated will vary but little when the final count ts made. 5*2; ;r..«s called doubtful state, except Nebraska, where the Indications point a democratic victory. Mr. Bryan has carried Nevada and Montana, In addition to the solid south, which'Include* Missouri. Returns from Colorado are io to form a definite conclusion *15 Taft has carried Maryland by about NEW YORK. Nov. 3.—Nowhere, per haps, In New York city wan there a more cheerful spot tonight than re publican national headquarters in ?Jie big tower overlooking Madison square. From the top of this tallest pinnacle In the city searchlights flashed .signals of republican victory, and In the com mittee rooms below men who had managed the campaign of Taft and Sherman were hourly receiving news that confirmed their confidence In tha jsucceas of their labors. Republican National Chairman Hitchcock was early at his office and, surrounded hy *jls co-workers and others prominent at 9 a. m. and cast ballot No. 141. Theo- |dare Roosevelt, Jr., deposited ballot No. 1«. After voting, the president and his son drove to Sagamore HUL It was 9:23 a. m. when the president- and his son appeared at the polling pl*co In Steels hsIL He shook hands with everybody at the polls and then walked up to the tab.* where the ballot clerk I announced Theodore Roosevelt, ballot number 141. The president remained ini the booth one minute and when he emerged carefully watched the clerk de posit the paper In the ballot box. The president then walked outside the railing and chatted with bystanders. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., was handed bailot lumber 142 by the election clerk. He toon twlcel aa long, a time as his father to mark It When he had deposited his ballot the president greeted him smilingly and pat ted him on the shoulder. After Secretary Loab had voted the president and his son entered a carriage and drove away to Sagamore HUI. Clark Howell’s Statement. ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov.* I.—At 10:30 o’clock tonight Clark Howell, national democratic committeeman from Georgia, conceded the election of Mr. Taft. Mr. Howell gave the Associated Press tho fol lowing statement: •It la a landslide for Taft. Mr. Bryan has made a wonderful campaign, but he could not oovercome the prevailing idea that business conditions would be ad versely affected by republican defeat. It Is now up to the republicans to make goad their pledge, to restore prosperity, for to that pledge they must attribute bthelr success more than to anything else. Amerl - THIS THE WAY STATES VOTED Democracy Made Great In roads Into Rock-Ribbed G.O.P. Communities Mr. Taft Is a big. broad, patriotic j can and he will be fair and Just to me south. . , ’’As to Georgia. It !a safely Cor Bryan by about 20.000 majority.’’ Taft’a First Statement.* CINCINNATI. O., Nov. I.—The first comment for publication on the result of the election was given to the Associated Press at 8:45 O'clock. With a broad smile. Judge Taft remarked: "Just say that. everything looks fa- The Judge Receives Happy News.) CINCINNATI. O.v Nov. 3.—Up io 10 o'clock tonight there had been no break] in the optimistic character of the returns received at the C. P. Taft residence In this city. wh*rA Wm. H. Taft, the repub lican eandldatM|^||^Bj|^MfyttJ rounded by a i close fri*-nds. had r dentlal candidate since 1896. when vlcKIntey had a small plurality, Mr. Taft received a greater plurality t i New York state than President Roose- elt did four years ago. the Indications pointing to 202 000 for Taft, as against “7 7< •* “ 175.000 for Mr. Roosevelt. Him votes In Greater New York. i. the Independence party candl- president, received about 28,000 ... Greater New York. The Indications are that democratic governors have been elected In several of the middle western states that have given their presidential votes to Taft. Mr. Taft’e has exceeded Mr. Roose velt's plurality in New Jersey and Massachusetts. well as In Ne lly In the middle west In i IIS u,u,l . Representatives Payne, of New York, Mr. Payne will have oharge of the new tariff bill In the extra session, which Mr. Taft will call Immediately after March 4 Missouri has returned to the “Solid South" on the presidential ticket, and elected Cowherd os Its governor. The first returns received today came from scattering districts In Massachu setts. The heavy pluralltiea indicated there for Mr. Taft seemed at once to die* I sipate any probability of a “Landslide" for Mr. Bryan, as many democrats had claimed, and the republican managers, at once began to put out claims of victory. Returns from the up county districts of New York state, where voting machines ore largely used were next to arrive. It had been predicted for days that Erie county, Including the heavy vote of Buf falo. might be taken as an Index to the drift throughout the country. This proved to be the case so far as the na tional ticket was concerned.. Mr. Taft having a plurality of something more MI 4,000 votes. Erie county surprls- returns, pausing only to reiterate for the satisfaction of an anxious in quirer that he stood on his original claim of 325 votes in the electoral col lege. There was less confidence In the early hours'regarding the vote for governor, hut by 8 o’clock Mr. Hitch- bounced being that from Mr. Sher- hmn. - ..... Mr. Sherman said In a personnl tel egram to'Mr. Hitchcock: *i?tea?WRo- Vou have conducted the campaign to day successfully completed." Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. vUltad htwV- quarters tonight. After being assured that the republican national ticket had been elected, youngr Roosevelt, said: "I cast my first vote today and voted a straight republican ticket” “ * Harlem and closed, newspapers Issued extras nOundng Taft elected and throughout the thousands arose a now familiar re- frin. ’Taft. Taft. Big Bill Taft." From opposing thousands cume the cheer. *Walt and see; Taft has not won yet" elry, i Broadway was the scene of much rev- continuous parade of merrymak- n ono side of the “Great White Way" and down tfie other. Although the climax of the saturnalia was not polls. The mat- the other parties, played abso- and bang, tho rush and turmoil; the clatl iter and rattle; the shouting, cat-calling mere demonstrations of tho spectators which and ■ hlstllng of the enthush did not. until result began % i time later, when the ilasm with political significance -.j«d to It. With all the noise and confusion, the of the day and hour. the New York Times, the New York of Mr. Taft. I'clock, central tlme/^M 1 Judge Taft declined to make any 'but the most general expression of satisfac tion. saying he should delay his state-J lent until Ohio la heard from. ^ m I Elaborate preparations had been made by C. P. Taft, for tha best telegraph serv ice possible. j»One wire was recently con nected with republican headquarters fl New York and; three others brought In news hy the Associated Press and other sources. The firs* news Judge Taft rc-r celveri was over the long distance tele phone from his friend. Judge Fisher, a] Jamestown. N. Y., and was to tho offecl that Jamestown had glvfen Taft 2.900 ma r°"Wlint has pleased me mhre than any- Ithlng'else up to this time," remarked thel candidate shortly after 7__o;clpck. ’’Is the undoubted |nflusnqrararagtato^toMHB| tlcilt. Wo got Coi Hartford by 3.400.’ “Hearty congratulations on magnificent “My hearty and cordial congratulations. Tour ’ nomination created confidence In your masterly campaign accelerated In* election cinches It; your administration will continue It." Gov. Hughes w! o’clock: ’Heart I your splendid victory." How Sherman Got News. TJTICA, N. T.. Nov. I.-Jamea S. 8her| man, the republican vice presidential! candidate, rocelved the election returns at his home on Upper Genesee street, this city, surrounded by a company of relatives and friends. The house was supplied with long distance telephone connections and -a direct telegraph wire from New York and as the bulletins worn resd to Mr. Sherman he was eongratula ted by those assembled. It became evil dent from the start that the returns werfl pot surprising to Mr. 8hermnn. He has said all the time that he expected the republicans would win and he expressed no surprise as the returns came indicate Ing that the state had gone heavily foi ths republican national ticket. He Jokeil and talked with his visitors In a vem happy frame Of mind. Congratulations came from all sections early wag— telephone wires were busy with ... . ...... cages that were sent from home and I abroad. A large crowd of people assemB than 4,000 vote.. Ingly. however, gave Lieutenant Gover nor Chanter a plurality of more than 3,000. The opponents of Governor Hughe* v/ere quick to claim a sweeping victory, but return* from the other* large coun ties and cities eoon changed the complex ion of the return* completely. The vote In Greater New York for Mr. Chanler was deeply disappointing to hie friends, while the heavy vote for tfr. Taft, especially In the Borough of Brook lyn. completely eclipsed the most san guine hopes of the republicans. Governor Hughe* was cut heavily up the atate, hut not so deeply as to Imperil hi* election. m m<» .«.«*. w—. one* the drift “below the Bronx" had i mondoualy In the city of Greater New bcaun to make Itself felt York, where* his following had expected Hughes Walks Off With It, NEW, YORK. Nov. 3.—Governor Hughe/ won by over 50,000. the biennial battle of Hlghhrldge, which was waged again today as the regiments of ballots were marshaled. Hughes came down to the city from up state with an Indicated plurality of about 121 Chanler’s plurality south ofHlghbridge was approximately 68.000. The vote of two years ago was Increased by about 150.000. Chanler surprised the. demo cratic leaders by an unexpectedly Urge vote In the rural districts, but lost tre> Some of the figures relating to the re- at least 100.000 plurality. > slump In states regarded as cer-1 republican are little short of! ‘NEW YORK. Nor. 2.-1,514 fa Inly republican are llttTe ahort of I ‘NEW YORK. Nor. *.—1,514 election amazing. . Pennsylvania's Immense plu-: district* out of. 1.632 in Greater New ratity of over 600,000 four years ago has; York give: Taft 271.610; Bryan 262.642; been cut In two. Hlsgen 26.457. Illinois, which gave Roosevelt 3C5.000 In ■ - - 1604, has none for Taft by about 170.000.; How Mack Heard News. The highest c!a»m of the republican* | NEW YORK. Nov. Election return* for Indiana 1* 16.000 •• against approxl-1 begnn to come Into democratic national mately 93,000. headquarters shortly before 6 o'clock. Iowa, which Mr. Roosevelt 158 000 plu-! Chairman Mack arriving from BulTalo raMty In 1904, has dropped down to about that time. In company with Slate about 40.000 for Mr. Taft. Chairman Conners. A little room over- The return of Missouri to the dem- looking Brosdway and through the win* ocracy on the presidential ticketwiped | dowg of which a tremendous din came • - republican plurality Of 25,000 four f r0 m shouting. horn blowing crowd* that SAFE IS USUAL Massing All Their Strength Republicans Shako Not Democracy ATLANTA. Ga. Nov. 3.—Indications early tonight are that Bryan has carried Georgia by a good plurality and a amall majority, the latter being probably 20,000 to 25,000. The vote’for Taft was much larger than usually given the republican ticket; that for Bryan being about nor mal for the democratic ticket; that for Watson smaller than many expected. die section of the state. • two In the mid- in Fulton county Bryan received 4,867; Taft 2.860, 1 —f sltion to the two ... Watson got 184; Chafln 147; Hlsgen 40, ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. 8.—Bryan carried Georgia, but early returns Indicate that the democratic majority will be consid erably reduced.. Watson received major ities in three of the counties thus fpr re ported and In two of the countlea Taft received a amall majority. Taft carried two wards In the city of Atlanta. AT Tj ANT A, Ga., Nov. 3.—The two con stitutional amendment* submitted by the legislature at thla election ere believed to have been approved by popular vote. They carried in Fulton county, though the one providing for serivee pensions for Confederate veterans received a heavy negative vote. ATLANTA. Qk~ Tt'cv'l.—Early returns gave Taft two cltv wards—the first and fourth, and two country districts. South Bend and Collins. Biy; country districts is 153 about 1.000. been quieter ... mam _.. owing- to the rain, which began falling/ In Fewer election day hav In Atlanta than - the rain, which — morning and continued to Increaae volume throughout the day, few persons were around the polls. The voting start* ed off light, and If anything grew lighter aa the day progressed. rrac.tically the. only workers around the poll* were members of the Taft club, made up of tome prominent young white men. They laid claim f g 8 and. hoped • to carry, tb JPBW negroes vdted early In t*e day, but most of them caai closed ballot*, It Is auld that some vbted for Bryan. Sofne state officials went to their homes for the purpose of exercising tho franchise, but most of them remained in the city. ^ . . .. Governor Smith returned from his campaigning trip In the east early In the day, and voted at about noon. There was no sign of excitement In the city throughout the day. Thousands watched the bulletin board* operated by the dally papers .tonight announced at. all the theaters and many other reaorta. Perfect good nature, pre vailed. and the picture* of all thei candl- THE. CHATHAM VOTE. ~ Noy. *.—The ever cast In this COLUMBUS, O... Nov. 3.—About thr«. thousand vote, were colt In Mu,cole, county nnd the Indication. ire th«t Ilryr- received probably 1,600 -of tho numbM Throe hundred neiroe. voted .oddly tor ADEL VOTE. ADEL. Co., Nov. S.-The Adel vote --I! Bryan, 133; Toft, «9s,\Vatoon, U. woo TURNER, ASHBURN, Go., No. 3.—Turner eoun- HON. JOE BROWN AT FAIR TODAY; MANY BIG FEATURES ON PROGRAM; PARACHUTE JUMP BY BEN L. JONES . ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK. Nov. 3.—Bryan has carried Arkansas by a reduced major ity. according to scattered returns, as the reault of a heavy negro vole throughout the atate. All democratic congressmen were elected, DELAWARE WILMINGTON, Nov. 3.—Taft’s indicia ted plurality In Delaware Is 8,000 and tho rcpubllt-nn state ticket headed hy Simon B. Pennewell for governor and Wm. H. Heald for congress Is elect** * about tha same plurality, with the __ caption that Davis, republican candidate for attorney general, la probably defaat- ed by Andrew C. Gray, democrat. The aucoaaarul candidate la a son of Judge George Gray and the popularity of his father counted strongly for him la all state by 25.000, The returns ao far received at 9 p. m. Indicate that Taft will carry Minnesota by 80,000. rled the atata by probability 80.000 tha rovernorshlp in Minnesota hangs In the uUance. the resulting being ao close that both Chairmen Day. of the democratic atata committee, and Brown, of the re- E ubllcan atate Committee, claim tha state y small majorities. NEBRASKA LINCOLN. Neb.. Nov. 1.—Polls In Ne braska closed at 0 p. m. In LlncrQn the vote was the heaviest aver cast with In- dlcntlons that ltryan has made substan- FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. The election In Florida rosulted In the usual democratic majorities of from 18,000 to 20.000. Owing to the slow cdunt of tho long ballot, however, actual figures cannot be given tonight. INDIANA FAIR VIEW, Lincoln, N«h„ No. 3—A telegram from John 12. Lamb, of Indiana, a member of the democratic advisor/ committee, received at 8:30 o'clock, soas that Terre Haute and Indlannpolls Indi cate that Bryan has carried the state, but thst the vote la close. The republican ticket made gains through- Indiana for Taf| by 6.000. ANArOLIB. Nov. 3.—Kai turns from todny’a election In Indiana Indicate that Wm. H. Taft carried the state by from 5.000 to 15.000 plurality. These returns are mostly from cities and towns and later report* may Increase his plurality. Thoe. R. Marshall, democratic candi date for governor, at 10:20 o'clock tonight was lending his republican opponent. Joe. E. Watson, by about 8,000 votes. The republican state Yommlttee says the ent ratio Is maintained Taft will carried Indiana by 18,000. ILLINOIS approximately 100,000.. CHICAGO. Nov. I.—The complete vote of White county gWes/Taft 2.586, Bryan 3.246; Denecn. republic**! for governor. 2,460; Stevenson, democrat, 3,377. Indication* are that Taft has carried McLean county by 2,500 and Denecn by 6&0 Ao 700. LOUISIANA NEW ORIJ5ANS. Nov. 3 —Bry«n «w.pt LoulKlonn tohnv, tho return. ImtlcntlnK a majority of 40,000. NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 3—Mnrtln Bohr- MARYLAND BXLTIMORE, Nov. 2.-One hundred and twenty-five city precincts nut of 321 give Taft a majority of 1.125. In the eastern and southern sections of the city Bryan's vote la running nearly 50 per cent ahead of that polled by Gov. brothers’ two years ago, when he carried tho city by 4.141, Crothers’ majority was made outside most of the precincts so far heard from. bled In the street In front of Mr. Rhsr- man’s resldenae, but aa ^bulletins wen not shown from that section of the dt> the crowd thinned, out gnd the street wa* comparatively quiet "The result of the national election docs not surprise me. For the past month I have been aa aur# of republican success as I am tonight. The Republican party, platform and candidate stood for ■tabillty.vorder. confidence, a continuance of prosperity baaed upon a continuance of protection, and the gold standard; stood fqr the equality of all men and a’l Interests before the law. Mr. Ilryan and Dryanlsm attempted to array class ngnlnst class, to stir up hate, to confuse tho voter hy a multiplicity of minor al leged Issues and to draw attention from yf ttielr p| at f 0rm> Mr> was dignified, straight- Ho met every Issue donee In the ultimate wisdom of the peo- LEE. LEESBURG. Nov. I.-Bryan carries Lee county by estimated majority of 60. TURNER. ASHBURN. C ty democratic. OAInAjviLLE, H ‘ct!r* Nov. I.—Bryan carries Hall county by estimated majority Of 200. " . EAT^’TON. , ^.—Election managers, at i o'clot* estimate Bryan carries Putnam with good vote, 95 per cent of the vote cast for d^^raHc tick et. Probably 60 votes for Taft and Wat aon. and majority of these for Wstsorv. Not a negro vote cast In county. - SUMTER. AMERICU8, Nov. I.-Bryan carries Sumter, county today by estimated plu rality of 400. A light vote was polled by Democrats, while the negroes and many whites voted for Taft or Watson. PIK1 i little Interest cock coupty by estimated majority of 240. MARION. _ BUENA VISTA. Nov. 3—Bryan Harris* No Ststsment From Bryan. FAIR VIEW, Lincoln. Neb.. Nov. J.—At 9:25 p. m. Mr.' Bryan announced that he would have no statement to make tonight. At Home Kern Gets the News. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Nov. 3.—John W. Kern, democratic candidate for vice years aao. , , I surged through the .treet. th* election "LjSp raSvid the eloctIon return* iSfiSSm l but°the*returni sire* too SgllTnh Srhl. homr tonl«ht s»t^!mded < hy rn I SSLSuum*S thS ; St'tSffifc- number of hkMIMl frl.nd*. A ■!»- Massachusetts. New York and New j Mack and other* Jersey were striking exception* to the] The fir*>t bulletin thst came In’ w»d generally reduced republican pluralltle*. , f rom Buffalo, the home of the national There has been a shrinkage o' tha dem- i chairman, and It showed that Taft was ——** : leading Bryan. Thla was gulcklr followed uvlbv bulletins from Syracuse. Rochester. Elmirs Watertown and Albany, .In the order named, all of which gave. Taft a lead over hit opponent. Shortly after a dispatch came from Cincinnati, claiming a plurslitv of 3.606 for Brran in that city, and thla waa re- jmrdcd wtth satisfaction. As district after district throughout the rtate anfi In Greater New York showed Taft steadily leading Brran. it r^emed aaparent t tfc- leaders that Bemncracv stood acnjdl chan* ;nf earning the Emolre State, and t»ew* } from tbe wrest w*« enxloasty awaited. < Chairman Mack at 0:36 refused to ± TAFT TO HITCHCOCK i CINCINNATI. Ohio, Nov. I.— T Judge Talt at t .10 sent tha fol* Y lowing to Frank. H. Hitchcock: X 'T am delighted to hear the X favorabig returns from all parts 4* of -the country, especially New T York and I wish to express mr T gratitudes’to y6u for tbe work X which You have done, and folic!- X tale you ort the accuracy with 4* which you foretold , the roodlt. i*. would wot rhre out 4* indicating a cloar grasp and t ! he hsd rocelrod^the ret wonderful pohtical knowledge of T J rial wire had been run to his residence, and he retd the dispatches with the keen est interest. Being asked about his Im pressions ion the early returns, he de clined to make any statement. 051A HA. N>b.. Nov. 3.—9:36 r> m.— The Omaha Bee claims that Taft has carried Nebraska by 12,606. ltuatlon. saying that he* from hr. I Ohio and ether “WM. H. TAFT.” W“H”H nola. ladlat states _ President Vote*. , .V ' OYPTER PAT. X. 7.. Nor 2 —Brest-1T. '**<’ dent Roosevelt reached the voting place r President to Judge Taft. WASHINGTON. Nov. 3,—The president tcnlght sent the follow ing dispatch to Judge Taft: • “The White House, "Washington. Nov. 3. 1m “Wm. H. %*ft, Cincinnati. O. “I reed hardly say how heartily I congratulate you, and the coun try even more. “THEODORE ROOSEVELT." 600. COFFEE. DOCOLAH. Ga., Nov. 8.—Bryan ha, 7a majority In CofTM -till throe pre nnet, to hear from. Wataon reeelveil 31 vole.. Th- root between Bryen and Taft. Nfchola and Broxtnn pre- clncta each gave Teft 31 majority. ■W. o.'Brantley ran ehead of hla ticket. Cannot give complete return* befora noon tomorrow. BIn'hILl. TTTZGER.VUi. Nov J -Flllger.M give; Taft 17 majority; cour.ty praclnct* not heard from; probably email Bryan ma* Jorlty. LOWNDES. ! VAEnrjfTA. Nov. *—Bryan. 733; Taft. ' 1M: Watt*®, U S.v.r.l email precinct, to bear men will lncr.t.0 Weuon e vote, . but will not titer ntlo between Bryan j and Taft. JEFF DAVIS. # MISSISSIPPI JACKSON, lflss., Nov. 3.—1 rled Mississippi by a maJorll, 50.000. All eight domnrratlo nominees for congress *- Taft showed MISSOURI KANBAB CITY. Mo, Nov. I.-Nlnety precincts nut of 183 In Kansas City give Bryan, 10,045; Taft, 7,980. MONTANA HELENA, Mont.. Nov. i.—YMHy-sIx precincts In Montana give Taft 744; Ilry an. 1.003; Pray (republican>• for congrsss, 746; Long (democrat), 1.006; Donlan (re nubllcan) for governor, 821; Norris (dial oerst) 1,284.' HELENA. Nov. 8.—Returns In Mon tans, outside of Silver Bow, point to a victory for the democratic state and democratic presidential electors. 'MINNESS0TA ST. PAUL.. Minn.. Nov. 3.—Tndlca tlona arc that Johnson carrlca th. clncta out’of fourteen give Bryan 333. Wataon 459, Taft 36K, Hlagen 1. Be. mainline dletrlcte will Increaae Bryan'a majority to 200, TIFT. TIPTON. Ga., Nov. I.—'Total vote for Tlflon 433; Bryan *24. Taft 7’ Wataon 32. Orlgga 403. Country pra clncta not heard from. ’ TERRELL. DAW80N, G* . Nov. 3—Bryan M0. Taft 150, Wataon 75 In Terrell county, QUITMAN. GEORGETOWN. Ga, Nov. 3.—Bry. an almply Ilea all Iho other candidates In Quitman county. Ills plurality l> 23. COLQUITT. MOULTRIE. Ga.. Nov. *.—Bryan'; majority In Colquitt county wilt bo about 76. One precinct gave TaR a majority. Five preclncta each gave .Wataon a plurality.' RANDOLPH, CUTHBERT, Ga, Nov. 1.— Bryan carries Randolph county by astlnthted majority of 260. CLARKE. _ __ ATHENA. Ga.. Nov. 3-Clarke county gives Bryan 1*0 majority over all. IRWIN. tlsi gains In his home city. “FAIRVIEW," Lincoln. Neb.. Nov. I.- Bryan carried his precinct, 106 to 51 for Taft. LINCOLN. NeiT. Nov. S.-Indications are that Bryan has nearly overturned a normal republican plurality of 1,600 In tbe city of Lincoln. Three Precincts com plete give Bryan 642. Taft 49S. F,stlmates on the remainder show Taft will not carry the city by more then 200 plurality. l/eb., Nov. 8.—Omaha plete returns give Bryan 10.732; Taft, 10.609. Shnllenherger. democrat, for gov ernor, 10,913; Sheldon, republican, 9.875. NORTHCAROLINA CHARI/OTTE, N. C.. Nov. 8.-Btate turn* are unprecedentedly alow, but It la conceded that the democratic ticket ry by a majority of at least so.ooo. _ub1ioan out the state. Governor-Elect of Georgia to Speak at Fair Grounds '■ This Morning Reception to All People by Nkme of Brown, 8mith or Joneo—Judges to B.tfn Work of Inspecting Agricul tural Displays—Cut Flower Exhibit Today—Attractive Raoing Program Prepared—Mr. James Hicks, Jr„ Won Premiums for Exhibit of Horses and Mulss, -H-H-H-M-M-M" M H-K- RALBIGH. N. C.. Nov. 8.-Ther* will probably be a alight reduction fronv the democratic majority of two yenra ago. : The figures will be about 46.000 majority \ for tho democrats. Eighth and Tenth j congressional districts Indications are fori republican victory, NEW JERSEY v TRENTON. N. J.. Nov. 3.—Revised re turns up to midnight Indicate that Mr. Taft’s plurality In New Jersey, will he between 65,000 and 75.000. The republi cans elect seven of the ten congressmen and the democrats two, the sixth dis trict. which Is now represented hy a democrat. Wm. Hughes^belng very close nnd In doubt. NEVADA RENO. Nov. 8.—Indications at 16*30 -.•e that Bryan will carry Nevada by a substantial malorlty. OHIO 'Ui CINCINNATI. Ohio, Nov. 3. , tpen. prcrlnct* out of 4.430 In thej._jk.te of Ohio ‘five Taft *,690; Bryan enUfr,- flame preclncta l n 1904 firvo Roosevelt 1,499; Parker 1.094. CINCINNATI. Ohio. Nov. 8.—Wm. H. Taft cast ballot No. 371 at 4:41 o'clock thla afternoon nt pr ,,(, lnct. H. Second ward, tho polling nine* being in a plumbing shop at 2009 Madison road. It required three minutes for Taft to cast his ballot offer going Into the booth. A flashlight picture waa taken of Mr. Taft entering the voting place and another iih he emerged. 'Before voting Mr. Taft presented Election Judge Brower with a letter from tho board of election auporvlsora containing the decision that Mr. Taft's vote would bo legal If cagt In that precinct. The decision wag based on the fact that Mr. Taft’a last residence In Cin cinnati was at the old Walker home, nenr the voting place, the residence portion of which has since been de stroyed. PENNSYLVANIA PHILADELPHIA. Nov.. 3—At 1 a. in., with eighteen counties still to hear, the _ that Taft baa Pennsylvania by a plurality Ihu nearer 400,000 than 200 006. Thy received show a r,«mM»Wabte falling off In every county with the exception of two. _____ RHODE ISLAND PROVIDENCE, R. !„ Nov. 3—Rn- turna from thirty illatrlot* out of III in Rhoda Island Indlrato that Toft ha* carrlvd tha atata by a plurality (treat- ly reduced from that of Roosevelt In 1904. The voto: Taft 5,618, Bryan 3,403. S0UTH~CAR0LINA COLUMBIA, 8. C., Nov. 8— South Carolina will give Bryan about 60,000 to 60,000 majority, while tho state and congressional are overwhelmingly democratic. Lntor returns will not change the result* In this atato. The koclaTista nnd Independence leaguers polled a very small vote. TENNESSEE NASHVILLE. Term.. Nov. 3.—In complot* r.turns Indicate Brynn will carry th" atate by tha uaual demo, cratlc majority. Tho atata d,irocrstle ticket la also elected hy a lar«» vJte. Th, ccnare.ilonal representation wilt be unchan fed. TEXAS DALLAS, Texas. Nov. ».-Return* Indicate the election o» the entire dem ocratic ticket both state and national by the usual majorities. VERMONT WHITE river JUNCTION. Vt.. Nov. —Complete returns from the state of ermont give Taft 39.692; Bryan «I1.688 *"n 719. Taft’s plurality u Four years ago RoosevHt had „..d Parker 9.400. a republican plu rality of 30.677. The prohobllton vote this year sKowe a gain for th# entire state of 45 votes oveV four year* ago. west~vTrginia Nov. *.—Wheelln _ clteroent following *. a tranmsndoua Hi lot only In Wheel ing. but throughout the state. Efcrljf returns Incomplete §how democratic gains, but not as yet In sufficient volume to I overturn the republican majority of 11JMI for Roosevelt four veers ago. It will be> even rio**er for Olassoock (republican) . - - governor. rallty of 30,677. The pro! TODAY’8 PROGRAM. Brown-Smith-Jonea Day, *0 ^3*olock-?Eiind n conc.rt'and ^ parade on Cherry street. 11 O’clock — Governor-elect T Brown speak* at fair grounds. T 12 O'clock ♦— Recaption to 1 Browns, Smiths nnd Jones. 1 O'clook—Balloon ascension. *r 2:30 O’Clock—Races start. T 3:30 O'clock—President Ben X L. Jones makes balloon ascen- J- sion and parachute jump. •!• 5:30 O’clock—Exhibit halls close. 9 O’clock—Closing of art hall. 12 O'clook—Closing of gates. tails hall. | l Ths Georgia State Fair will be open only four rhoro days, including today ana beforo Its close all farmers and growsra.taho' can possibly do so, are urQ*d tto aco tho great .agricultural dienlayg, both county and individual, whioh !nro now on exhibit. Such men as Prof. Andrew M, Soule, Martin V. Calvin, J. J. Conner, David M. Barrow and others have pronounced thas« exhibits among the best that have ever been seen at a stale fair in the south. The counties of Bartow, Baldwin, Camden, Spalding, Dooly, Worth, Bibb. Rabun and others are I ' lit. cl flionp interested in aqri- culturn or horticulture in any of t’neee •actions or elsswhere in the state, o«n not afford to miss these exhibit*. The fact that the best diipley—the one whioh will receive the $1,000 premium —will bo announced tomorrow oliould bo an additional incontive. Besides tho great exhibits of agri culture thorn are displays of machin ery, farming implomonts, poultry and dogs, live stock, art, school children’s work, women's work and manufactur ing that are equally at interesting and instructive. Don’t wait—go before It Is too late.* Today will ho one of the blggent days of tho fair. It will be known ft* "Rrown-Smlth-Jonea Day." as every body by any of theee names Is ox- peeled to attend. It will alco bo th* occasion for tho visit of Governor- elect Joseph 51. Drown to tho fair. He arrived In tho city lost night and wan accorded a reception nt. tho liomrf of Dr. E. P. Fraxor. Thla morning Mr. 'Drown will bn driven through the city behind President Jones’ team of four •white mules, arriving at tho fair grounds about 10:30 o'clock. Jin will Inako a opccch cither In tnuslc hall or from the bundntand. at 11 o'clock. Thero aro hundrhds, of people In Mo rn who are desirous .of inuklng the acquaintance of OcorgJu’it governor- oloct, and they aro Invited to tho grounds today. A handshaking will bo conducted at 1S 4 o’clock, after Mr. Drown finishes hla «p*och. . It will he his sooond vial to Macon since tho general • lection and alao bla first visit to .the fair. Another big feature <>t thr dny will bo tho balloon naoentlon ond * pari- chute Jump by President Den U Jones. This will take place In the afternoon between 3 nnd 4.o.’clqck. Friends of Mr. Jones and officials, of tho fair os- Moclatlnn havo endeavored to dissuade him from the Idea,, .but.fee Is deter mined to make tho flight, and accord ingly will go up. as xcheduled. Hpcclnl effort has also been made to make the racing program attractive ln order to give the many visitors who will bo here tho best feature*. The railroad officials, aay that they expect enormous crowds from the south Geor gia town* today. Happy StrtMft becomer moris popular every da to tbe different show's time. Uncle Dan B< people lore the .Ingle Wild and Beanett (democrat) . The republicans ekUm the state roj* Taft by a Write majority, the entire state ticket end all flvo congressmen. The democrats decUre the return* or* not AT PRK9TON. In insufficient volume to J iRitfrmak- JSg£2?i& l ii n Sn , _T * n *“ “ S *7 majoettgr** Praaton. J Bryan and that the state ticket will win by a larger plurality than ths national candidate*. WHEELING, W. Va.. Nov. S.—Senator Scott claims that Tsft ha- carried Wr-d I vtnrtnta by 25.000. The Wheeling Intel- rta out ligcnccr (rsput’iksi), ««•>■ rb»t» Taft will i Bryan 166. Taft, 114: Wat- 1 ctiry tha ttslc hy 15,000 in 18.000. Olefin II. Esdnstsd We A has located outalde of the trance, while it* former position Is now occupied by, the Old Plantation l-M-M-Ml 1 l-H-M-H-1 H-H-H-Hh POPULAR VOTE IN FORMER YEARS In 1393 tha vote waa: MeKln- ley, republican, 7,104.779; Bryast. democrat, 6.332,523; Palmer, ns- i tnii.'i r .it. 138,148; Bryan- Wataon, populist. 171.462; Lever ing. prohibitionist. 132.007; 'Bent ley,' national, 13.969; ■octal labor, 36,274; 11.121,102. In 1100 the vote w«*: McKin ley. republican. 7.217,810; Bryan, democrat,* 6.367.826; Wooiey, T prohibitionist, 208.791; Barker, people’s party, 50,218; Debs, so cial democrat. 87.769; Mahoney, aoclal labor. 39,944; scattering, 02,791; total vole. 13.967,380. The vote in 1904 waa: Roose velt republican, 7.620.670; Par ker, democrat. 5.080.207; Swal low prohibitionist, 258.205; Debs, 401,380; Watson, people’s party. 111.373; Corregan. social labor. for Bryan* In Wayne oounty, 340. | (Continued on Pages Two and Sixth). 41.23 830; total Hold The total vote of 1900 «»x< ceded T that of 1896 by 44.278. and the f 773.256, and In 1900 It