The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-11-07
OKLAHOMA CLOSE
LATER RETURNS SHOW REPU5LL
CANS MAKING BIG GAINS
IN NEW STATE.
THE RESULT IN MARYLAND
Last Reports Gave the state to Taft
by a Close Margin Of 1856
Votes-ln Other
States.

Guthrie, Ok, Nov. Sat eight
o'clock Wednesday night the result In
Oklahoma on the electoral vote is in
doubt. Democratic campaign man
ayers claim the state for Bryan by
p~luralities ranging from 6,vvU to 10000,
while Joseph Norris, Republican chair
man, refuses to make a statement, al
though at the same time local Dem
.ocfatic managers and Norris assist
ants state they will not be surprised
if complete returns show Taft has car
ried the state. Bird S. Mcclure, Re
publican, in the First district, is elect
ed over Henry S. Johnson, Democrat,
by a plurality ranging between $500
and 5000.
Morgan, Republican, is elected to
succeed Fulton, Democrat, in the Sec
ond, by a plurality of from 1000 to
1900.
Creager Republican, will succeed
Congressman Davenport in the Third
district with a plurality of from $50 to
1000.
Every voting precinct in the state
shows Republican gains of from 8 to
81 per cent while in a few precincts
the Republican changes amount to 700
per cent. The next Legislature which
.%convenes January l will determine the
party strength. There is more than a
fighting chance that on Joint ballot the
Republicans will control and that a
Republican, Dennis Flynn, the party
nominee, will succeed Senator Gore,
the blind orator.
The relative Republican gain in the
state is demonstrated in the First dis
trict where McGuire's plurality is not
less than LOO above that of 1907.
The Maryland Vote.
Baltimore, Nov. 5.-The political
pendulum has swung once more and
Wednesday night on the face of I'M
official returns Taft has carried Mary
land by 1876 votes.
Neither side is content with these
figures w. it must be said, are not
SO satisfactory as they might be, be.
cause OF the way in which returns
from a few of the precincts of Dor
chester and Worcester counties have
been sent in by correspondents. In
these precincts. sufficient easily to ex
change the result, the correspondents
have figured out the pluralities instead
of sending in to their papers the mum
Der of votes cast Ior each candidate
Internationally, the official coun'
which begins Thursday must be looked
to for the actual result, and neither
side will feel convinced until the re
suit of that count Is made known
There must be taken into consluera
ton, too, the possibility Of a divided
electoral delegation, Is Wine figures
are lacking, it is known that the vote
for the several electors have variel
and this variation may prove material
Colorado Probably Democratic.
Denver, Nov. 5.-Chairman Vivial
of the Republican state central con
mittee admits that the trend of tn
count of Tuesdays vote in Colorad
is toward a Democratic victory, bu
still hopes that complete returns wi
give the state to Taft and that som
of the candidates for state Office wi
be successful. However, ne concede
the election of Former Congressma
John F. Shafroth, Democratic cand
date for governor, and also comedies
good majority on both houses of tn
legislature to the Democrats.