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TAFT IS ELECTED PRESIDENT
Carried Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Hew
York and Other Doubtful States.
DEMOCRATS WIN IN MIDDLE WEST
While Ohio Went for Taft, Judson Harmon is Elected Governor.
There Was a Tremendous Slump in the Republican Vote
Except in a Few Eastern States—Missouri Has
Returned to the “Solid South.”
Parties and Candidates.
Democratic. . . . Bryan and Kern
Republican .... Taft and Sherman
Independence . . Hisgen and Graves
Prohibitionist . . Chafin and Watkins
Socialist Bebs and Hanford
Populist .... Watson and Williams
The greatest honor within the gift
of the American people was bestowed
upon William Howard Taft when on
Tuesday he was elected president of
the United States.
The republican ticket of Taft aria
Sherman practically swept the coun
try although results show a falling
off of the republican vote of four
years ago. Nevertheless, they had
enough votes to place practically all
the so-called doubtful states on the
republican side in the electoral col
lege and place their candidate in the
white house.
William Jennings Bryan, the peer
less leader, for the third time failed
to realize the ambition of himself and
the democratic party, but he went
down in glory after one of the most
.brilliant and cleanest - campaigns
ever waged before the American peo
ple.
HON. WILLIAM HO WALL TAFT,
Several states that gave pluralities
for Roosevelt four years ago were
carried by the democrats. Missouri
gave Bryan and Kern a plurality,
thereby returning to the “solid south.”
This state gave Mr. Roosevelt 25,000
•plurality in 1904. The great fight of
the campaign was made in New York
state and Taft and Sherman won it
•bv about 200,000 plurality. President
(Roosevelt's plurality was 175,000 in
•New York four years ago. Massachu
setts and New Jersey also gave Mr.
Taft larger pluralities than was re
ceived by the president. Mr. Taft
carried New York city by about 11,-
000 plurality, this being the first time
JAMES S. SHERMAN.
the city has given its votes to a re
publican presidential candidate since
1896, when Mr. McKinley had a small
plurality.
Ohio had an immense ballot which
made the vote from this state slow in
coming in, but Mr. Taft’s plurality is
close to 75,000 votes.
Election Postscripts.
James S. Sherman, republican can
didate for vice president, accompan
ied by his three sons, went to the elec
tion booth at Utica, N. Y., at 10 a. m.
Mr. Sherman voted ballot No. 328. He
was .behind the curtain about six sec
onds and was followed by his three
sons, Sherrill, Richard and Tom. Mr.
Sherman suggested to the officials
that at least four straight republican
votes had been cast, dropped a hand
ful of cigars on the table and depart
ed
Indiana, which was claimed by both
parties, gave Mr. Taft about 18,000
plurality.
lowa, which gave Mr. Roosevelt
158,00*0 plurality in 1904, dropped
down to about 40,000 for Mr. Taft.
Some of the figures relating'to the
republican slump in certain states re
garded as certainly republican, are
little short of amazing. Pennsylvania's
immense plurality of over 500,000 four
years ago has been cut in two. Illi
nois, which gave Mr. Roosevelt 305,-
000 plurality in 1904, gave Mr. Taft
about 170,000 plurality.
The republican plurality fell off
heavily in the middle west, a matter
thoroughly surprising to the republi
cans, and several democratic govern
ors were elected in these states that
gave their presidential vote to Mr.
Taft. Mr. Bryan carried Nebraska,
his home state, by a small plurality.
Florida gave a democratic plural
ity of about 60,000. —-
In Mississippi Mr. Bryan’s plurality
is about 50,000. All eight democratic
nominees for congress were elected.
Louisiana gave a democratic plural
ity of about 40,000. All seven demo-
cratic nominees for congress were
elected.
There was a shrinkage in the dem
ocratic vote in Virginia, Mr, Bryan’s
plurality being 20,00 P votes. Slemp,
republican, defeated Byars democrat,
for congress from the ninth district.
All other democratic candidates were
elected.
Washington gave Mr. Taft about
40,000 plurality and the state repub
lican ticket.
Complete returns from the state of
Vermont give Taft 39,592, Bryan 11,-
6SB and Hisgen 179; Taft’s plurality
is 27,904. Four years ago Roosevelt
had 40,677, and Parker, 9,800, a repub
lican plurality of 30,677. The prohi
bition vote this year shows a gain for
the entire state of 45 votes over four
years ago.
Both state and national democratic
tickets in Texas were elected by the
usual democratic plurality.
Taft and Sherman carried Wiscon
sin with a plurality estimated at 75,-
000, and Governor Davidson, repub
lican, was re-elected by a safe plu
rality close to Taft’s. Republicans
have elected nine out of eleven con
gressmen.
Kentucky went safely for Mr. Bry
an by about 13,000 votes; nine and
possibly ten democratic congressmen
elected; a republican loss of two seats
—this is the state of the election in
Kentucky at the close of a day which
was marked by the polling of the
largest, vote in the* history of the state.
In the fifth district (Louisville) Taft
was victorious by a plurality of 478,
with one precinct missing. Sufficient
returns have been received to indi
cate with certainty the election of
democrats to congress in all of Ken
tucky’s eleven districts, except the
ninth and eleventh.
In Georgia Mr. Bryan’s plurality
will be about 30v000 votes. Mr. Taft
carried ten counties. Thomas E. Wat
son carried seven counties. The His
gen and Graves vote throughout the
state was small. The independence
party candidate did not carry a single
county.
Early reports from a majority of
the eastern and western states stated
that practically half of the entire vote
had been cast by noon.
Consternation was created in repub
lican ranks at Elmira, N. Y., by the
arrest of sixteen prominent republi
cans for alleged bribery.
The revelry of the eletcion night
throngs in New York city reached a
point of great magnitude. Shop keep
ers along Broadway were prepared,
however, against distruction by hav
ing their windows boarded.
state ticket, headed by Mr. Walter R-.
Stubbs, was elected by about 25,00 b
votes, and Mr. Taft’s' plurality is a
few thousand more.
'vine democratic congressmen were
elected in Alabama; the proposed con
stitutional amendment providing for
the formation of new counties, and
the biennial sessions amendment
were defeated; the good roads amend
ment carried. The normal democratic
maioritv has been maintained.
More than fifty per cent of the bal
lets in Colorado were scratched. All
over the state local issues influenced
the voters, and this accounts for the
scratching. 1 % '
Taft’s indicated plurality in Dela
ware is 3.000, and the republican state
ticket, headed by Simeon S.
well. for governor, and William H.
Heald, for congress, is elected by
about the same plurality, with the ex
ecution that Davis, republican candi
date for attorney general, is probably
defeated by Andrew C. Gray, demo
crat. Tho successful candidate is a
GOVERNOR HUGHES,
Of New York,
son of Judge George Gray, and the
popularity of his father counted very
strongly for him in all three of the
counties.
The republicans swept the state of
Connecticut as completely, perhaps a
little more so, than four years ago,
Taft carrying the state by more than
30,000 plurality and Congressman Geo.
L. Lilley, the republican candidate for
governor, going to office by about 15,-
000 plurality over Judge A. Heaton
Robertson. All the five congressmen
are republicans by pluralities equal to
those of two years ago. The entire
republican state ticket is elected as
usual, while the general assembly is
mere strongly republican than for a
good many years.
Mr. Bryan carried Arkansas by a
reduced majority as a result of a
heavy negro vote throughout the state.
All democratic congressmen were
elected.
California gave Taft and Sherman
about 60,000 plurality.
Taft and Sherman carried lowa by
a plurality of about 50,000. This is
a tremendous falling off from the
Roosevelt plurality of 158.000 of four
years ago. The entire republican state
ticket is elected, probably by about
the same plurality. Governor Cum
mins carried the republican senato
rial primary over Major J. F. Lacey
by a plurality of 40,00-0 to 50,000, a
tremendous gain from last June, when
he was defeated by Allison by 11,000.
The entire delegation in congress will
be republican, a gain of one over two
years ago.
Rhode Island gave Mr. Taft a much
less plurality than Mr. Roosevelt four
years ago. Nevada was carried by
Mr. Bryan by about 3.000 plurality.
Oklahoma continued loyal to the
democratic party, but the majority
was reduced materially and Mr. Bry
an’s lead is estimated at only 25.-
o*oo. The five members of congress,
four democrats and one republican,
were re-elected. The legislature is
two-thirds democratic, insuring the
election of United States Senator
Thomas P. Gore.
Bryan’s majority in Tennessee is
about equal to that of Parker four
years ago, something over 26,000. The
democratic state ticket is elected by
from 20,000 to 25,000. The congres
sional delegation remains unchanged,
as to complexion, eight democrats and
two republicans.
Scattering returns of South Dakota
indicate that Taft has carried the
Fine weather prevailed in New
York state which helped to bring out
a large vote. There was little disor
der anywhere and arrests were few.
The quiet of the day at the New
York political headquarters was bro
ken when returns began to arrive
with the closing of the polls at 5 p. m.
Terms of thirty United States sen
ators expire next March and the cam
paign was'hard fought for the places.
In New York the banks, stock ex
change and business houses of all
description were closed.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.
state by <15,000. The republicans have
elected their entire state ticket.
There is a slight reduction from the
democratic majority of two years ago
in North Carolina. The figures will
be about 40,000 majority for the dem
ocrats.
Oregon gave Mr. Taft a 25,00*0 plu
rality.
Montana state and national plural
ity was democratic.
Michigan gave Mr. Taft about 100,-
OO'i nlurality.
Maine gave 31,500 plurality for Taft
and Sherman.
New Hampshire was carried by Mr.
Taft by about 20,000 plurality.
Taft’s plurality in New Jersey will
probably exceed that of Roosevelt in
19 01 . which was 80,00*0.
William H. Taft, for president, and
Eben S. Draper, republican candidate
for governor, Massachusetts.
The former by about*l2o,o3o, and the
latter bv about 160.000.
Practically no change is made in
the complexion of the national house
of representatives.
The United States senate retains
its present republican majority.
The first 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. Brvan, as many demo
crats had claimed, and the republican
managers at once began to put out
cl si ms of victory.
For governor of New York. Charles
F. Hughes was elected over Mr. Chan
ler by about 76,000 plurality.
The vote in Greater New York for
Mr. Chanler was deeply disappointing
to his friends, while the healthy vote
for Mr. Taft, especially in the bor
ough of Brooklyn, completely eclipsed
the most sanguine hopes of the repub
licans. Governor Hughes was cut
heavily up the state, but not so deep
ly as to imperil bis election, once the
drift .in bis favor below the Bronx
had begun to make itself felt. It
had been predicted for days that Erie
county, New York, including the very
heavy vote of Buffalo, might be taken
as an index to the drift throughout
the country. This proved to be the
case, so far as the national ticket was
concerned, Mr. Taft having a plural-
JQHN W. KERN.
ity of something more than 4,000
votes. Erie county, surprisingly, how
ever, gave Chanler a plurality of more
than 3,000. The. opponents of Gover
nor Hughes were quick to claim a
sweeping victory, but returns from
the other large counties and cities
the complexion of the
returmK^mpletely.
independent party can
didate, received about 28,000 votes in
Greater New
Joseph G. re-elect
ed to congress from by a ma
jority of between 6,C00 and LOOO.
Notwithstanding the of
the early returns from Ohio, they
seemed to give a fair indication of the
result, although positive statements of
pluralities were impossible. All sec
tions of the state, both city and coun
try. w r ere included in the first returns,
and the same ratio continued would
give a plurality for Judge Taft for
president in his home state. Cleve
land, Cincinnati, Toledo and Dayton
are included in the first reports, and
in all the Taft vote was very heavy.
Taft received slightly more than a
normal republican plurality of close
to fifty thousand, while Harris, re
publican candidate for governor, was
There was much, scratching of tick
ets in Chicago, mostly on the state
ticket, however. The voting was slow
on this account, but, nevertheless, by
eleven o’clock it was estimated that
two-thinfls of the city registration of
411,120 votes were in the boxes. No
disturbances were reported.
Voting machines were used in Buf
falo, N. Y., and the returns were
quickly footed up.
New York policemen were watchful
for fraud. Nearly four thousand were
on duty.
defeated by Harmon, democrat, by
over 15,000.
Representatives Payne of New York
and Dalzell of Pennsylvania were re
elected, and the house of representa
tives probably will continue under its
old regime. Mr. Payne will have
charge of the new tariff bill in the
extra session, which Mr. Taft will
call immediately *>Rer March 4 next.
JUDFON HARMON.
Elected Governor of Ohio.
The indications' are that the follow
ing votes will be cast in electoral col
lege for Taft:
California 3 0
. Connecticut 7
Delaware \ 3
Idaho 3
Illinois 27
Indiana 15
lowa .. 13
Kansas 10
Maine 6
Massachusetts. . . . . 16
Michigan ........ 14
Minnesota 01
New Hampshire .... 4
New Jersey 12
New York 39
North Dakota . . .. 4
Ohio .......... 23
Oregon 4
Pennsylvania ...... 34
Rhode Island .. .. 4
South Dakota 4
Utah 3
Vermont . . .. .. .. 4
Washington 5
West Virginia 7
Wisconsin. .. .. .. 13
Wyoming .... .... 3
Total 298
Demonstration in Cincinnati.
At midnight Tuesday a. street dem
onstration, which had been making
merry downtown in Cincinnati, reach
ed the Taft residence. The candidate
responded to the concert of brass
bands and red fire and went out on
the porch to find the entire street
blocked with a shouting throng.
Many of the local republicans were
cut with their uniforms and banners.
Cheers were given for “President
Taft,” and other cheers for “Mrs.
Taft.”
Cries of “Speech: Speech!” from
the crowd brought a response.
After expressing his deep apprecia
tion of the affection shown him by his
friends and neighbors in the demon
stration. Judge Taft said the election
had been a most important one, and
he hoped and believed would prove to
be wholly in the interest of the whole
country in promoting a return of
prosperity.
“If the present returns are confirm
ed.” he continued, “indication of a
complete republican victory, it shows
that not only the business men, but
the laboring men, wage-earners and
the farmers have had confidence in the
republican party and the republican
ticket. It indicates that they were in
dependent, and would not be controll
ed by any leader who might propose
to deliver them to one party or an
other.
“Now, my friends, if, as I say, these
returns are confirmed k a decisive
republican victory, if the and
the executive shall be reptlfecan, 1
say that so far as I can you
my energy and all the ability mm in
me lies shall be used to make the
next administration a worthy succes
sor of that of Theodore Roosevelt, and
beyond that I claim nothing higher.”
The speech was received with the
greatest enthusiasm, which continued
for some time thereafter.
Some Election Claims of Monday.
“Weve got them beaten to a fraz
zle.” —President Roosevelt.
“I can’t say any more than Mr.
Hitchcock has said. He claims three
hundred and twenty-five electoral
votes. I think that Mr. Hitchcock is
conservative.” —Candidate 1 aft.
“Our fight is won. We’ve gof ’em
beaten.”—Candidate Bryan.
“Oh, I will be at my desk at 8
o’clock Wednesday morning. There is
a lot of lost time to he made up."—
Candidate Hisgen.
Where Party Chiefs Heard Election
Returns.
With their eyes trained on New
\ T ork the chieftains of the warring
parties received the election returns
at the fololwing pqints:
President Roosevelt in the white
house at Washington.
Mr. Bryan on his farm at Fairview.
Mr. Taft at the home of his brother
in Cincinnati.
Mr. Shearn at the Independence
club, New York.
Mr. Debs at his home in Terre
Haute, Ind.
!Mr. Hisgen at Springfield, Mass.
In St. Louis, Mo., there was some
disorder. O. B. Burkhardt, a republi
can judge of election was beaten in
a fight at the polls. A score of ar
rests were made for various offenses
and among the prisoners was Mr. Mc-
Adams, democratic nominee for the
legislature.
William Howard Taft did not arrive
in his home city, Cincinnati, until
eight a. m. Tuesday and cast his vote
at noon. He stated that he was in
fine health. Mrs. Taft accompanied
him on the last day of the campaign.
Statements of
The first comment hv t *
for publication on th ( l Jua 8e Tap,
broad smile Judge u y * w Hh ?
“Jost say that everythin r ? lar W '
vorable.” rntlln g looks £
The candidate indicated
might have more to sav i at J hat h,
. Ju ?se Taft at 9:10 sent th* *
ing telegram to Frank in- -
‘•I am delighted to‘h e „Th?? :
aole returns from all *art av ° r
country, especially New Yen ° f
wish to express my gratitude tT 1
for Ine work which v OU to you
and felicitate you on d ° n
with which you foretold the
dicating a clear grasp and wr?, n ’
political knowledge of iho
“WILLIAM H.
James S. Sherman, the rennhr
vice presidential candidate rl
the election returns at his h oni eiTe
rounded by a company of
and friends. Mr. Sherman said 1?
result of the national election *
not surprise me. For the last J* 8
I have been as sure of republic,? 00 ®
cess as I am tonight. The
party, platform and
for stability, order, confidence *
tinuance of prosperity based ur,
continuance of protection and th‘ ,
standard; stood for the equality V,!
men and all interests before the i
Mr. Bryan and Bryanism attenrr /f'
array class against class, to gjw,?
hate, to confuse the voter, by Vr?
tiplicity of minor alleged 'issues vi'
to draw attention from the tariff
of their platform. Mr. Taft s a
paign was dignified, straightforward'
manly. He met every issue squarely
justified by clear argument his ■v
acts and his expected administrate
policies. The result justifies the con
fidence in the ultimate wisdom of -C.
people’s decision.”
Chairman Hitchcock of the republi
can national committee, met the
paper reporters in his rooms at na
tional headquarters in New York citv
late Tuesday night, and made the fol
lowing statemnet: “The returns speak
for themselves. There seems to be
no longer any doubtful states. The
electoral vote will show that my esti
.rnate was correct. It looks now *
think, as if I must have underestimat
ed it. The returns have exceeded an
expectations. The plurality in Indi
ana will be less than I expected. That
in Illinois is far more than anticipat
ed, and so it goes, where one state
has not quite come up to the figure? I
had expected, some other state has
gone far beyond. The latest returns
from Maryland indicate that we have
carried that state by about 7.000 to
10,000, and that is more than I believ
ed it would give. I predicted early
that Governor Hughes would be elect
ed. To Mr. Hughes we owe much.
Asa campaigner he has helped won
derfully in the national content. All
of us here at headquarters were great
ly interested in the fight. He has
earned his victory, and we are glad
for him and grateful to him for the
help he has given us.” When Mr
Hitchcock was asked what he at
tributed the victory of the national
ticket to. he replied: “The people
have explained it. It is not for me to
say anything more except to thank
the people.
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Gov. Johnson, of Minnesota.
Charles K. Murphy, leader of Tam
many Hall, in a statement, made >
Tuesday night, said; “I confess
great disappointment on the resin
the election, with regard to bom ® •
Bryan and Mr. Chanler. Every * n
cation before the election comb
ine that Bryan would prove a mu
more popular candidate tnan fit
to haye been when judged die
at the polls. Governor
find but little comfort and no en _
ment of his policies in the with
There can be no question tn*
the same elements in oppose*
any other year than that of 1
dential campaign, and with l
conditions normal, he would -• at
buried under an adverse vc 1
least 100,0*00.” oti( ,
Clark Howell, national dem '^ ced .
committeeman from Georgia. „
ed the election of Taft oc jat
night. Mr. Howell gave t<*- ; . qt
ed Press the following si n , aS
is a landslide for Taft. Air. ’ ‘ iU jje
made a wonderful campai •. "jdea
could not overcome the P rP U 5 ad
that, business conditions woum
versely affected by repuolma - t 0
It is now up to the repu l
make good their pledge , they
prosperity for to that ‘ ' gjort
must attribute their s^, cce T \f t is
than to anything else. Mi. ‘ .he
big, broad, patriotic American a 4S
will he fair and just to tne by
to Georgia, it is safely t *
about 20,000 majority.”
Upon Mr. Bryan’s return \°
coin, Neb., Monday after . a
campaign the cit izens S a% e _ can .
great non-partisan reception,
didate stated that it excelled
thing that he had expected.
The president sent
dispatch to Judge Ta(t: ton . B
“The White House, Washi H
C., November 3, 1908.'-Tm|j i hard iy
Taft, Cincinnati, Ohio: I** vQU
sSThow heartily I congratulate
and the country even mo'.t.
“THEODORE