Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-11-06
Barton County Safe i'm the
Fold of Democracy
Landslide for the Democrats Elects all the County,
edhoioates Except Kellam and Opie-Republicans
Ross Defeated for State Senator

AS6AoSeuiO PaVuoDy IlOPuUhOou
Missouri-In doubt, claimed by
both parties for president. BIT for
governor, Hadley, Repubhcan,--lead-
ing Cowherd, Democratic-by l5,OOO
on incomplete returns.
Nevada-Probably for Bryan.
Ohio-Taft's plurality estimated at
$4,000. Ex-Attorney General Harmon,
Democrat, claimed to be elected gov
ernor but Republicans dispute It, Dem
ocratic gains in legislature.
West Virginia-Latest returns fav-
or Taft, Bennet, Democrat for gov
ernor is in the lead, but Republican,
claim all five congressman, admit
ing only two districts to be in
doubt.
The plurahties Of Taft and Hughes
in New York state are somewhat
modified by returns received late
today, though the result is not ma
terially changed. With eighty out
of 1869 districts missing, and two
estimated, late today Taft's plural
ity has been raised to 199,5S5, am in
crease Of about 1000 from the. ear
her estimate, and with ninety-seven
districts missing and thirtyfiye es-
timated, Hughes plurality for gov
efhor has been reduced to 69,S19.
Today's returns leave no doubt of
the election of the full Republican
state ticket by substantial plurahdes
all along the line. h-
While Taft carried New York by a
plurality Of over 1900, Chanler car
ried the city by about $4,000 and
Tammany Hall put in office all OF
Its important local candidates.
Washington, Nov, 4.-President
Roosevelt today gave his interpreA'
tion of the victory of the Repubh-
can party at the polls yesterday when
he said to newspaper men i'm his Of
flee:
"This administration has meant a
steady effort and progress which
should never be allowed to deviate
! into unwise radicalism on the, one
hand, nor unwise conservatism on
the other hand. The nomination, Of
Taft was triumph over reactiOnary
conservatism and his election was
a triumph over unwise and improp
er radicalism."
| New York, Nov. 4.-William HOav
ard Taft, Of Ohio, Republican, has
been elected twentyseventh presi
dent of the United States and James
Schoolcraft Sherman OF New Yorl
has been chosen vice-president. This
is the outcome of one of the mos
remarkable political campaigns il
the history of the republic.
William Jennings Bryan of Nebras
ka, the Democratic candidate, wen
down in a third defeat of his life.
ambition to occupy the White House
Returns today indicated that Taf
will have at least 29S electoral votes
and as the details came in increas
ing fullness from the West, it be
gan to look as If the figure might
reach the S25 mark claimed as assur
ed to him in the anteelection fore
cast of Chairman Hitchcock of the
Republican national committee. OF
possibly even approximate the 1886
achieved in 1904 by President Roose
welt.
J, TaftIs plurality in New York state
will considerably exceed Roosevelt's
big plurality Of 1904.
With thirtyone United States
senators to be elected by state leg
islatres, chosen yesterday or earliel
In the fall, the Republicans will re
tain their control Of both houses O
congress, the precise figures bein,
/. subject to change, however.
OF the states which at the outse
lof the day were generally placed b
the Bryan column, Colorado end Mo
tana were still subjects Of counter
claims, Nebraska, however, has beel
decisiHely credited to Bryan.
Taft's plurality In greater Nev
York b 15,s45.>
Maryland with eight electoral vote
} and West Virginia with seven ar
still in doubt
n Among the more significant n
: tsnlh were the reelection to con,
lreas Of Speaker Cannnnand Charm
|. sspsno n Payne q TIE hose conn