Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-05
ELECTION
HE IS winner.
BY a Large Vote the Re-
publicans Victor
In Election.

ANtN iOi N wv - '"'N
VI Ohio and James S. Sherman of New
York have been elected the success
ors of Theodore Roosevelt as president
and vice president of the United
States. They have secured 25S electo-
raj votes. with thirteen doubtful, ac-
cording to returns up to 6 o'clock
this this morning.
There is practically no change in the
relative standing of the Democratic
and Republican positions in the lower
house of congress.
The Republicans will retain their
present maporitp in the senate.
Hughes has been reelected governor
of New York by about 10000 plurality.
BY over $1,000 plurality Taft carries
Indiana.
Ohio returns have been seriously
delayed owing to the immense size of
the ballot, but Taft has carried the
state by a majority ranging from 5O,-
600 to $4,000.
Taft carries New York City by IL 600
plurality, tails being the first time the
city has gwen it's vote to a presiden.
tial Republican candidate since 1896,
when Mckinley had a small plurality.
Mr.. received greater plurality in
New York state than Roosevelt did
four years ago. the indications point
ing to 202 900 for Taft, as against u.s..
900 for Roosevelt.
Hisgen, the Independent party candi.
date for president. received about 2S.-
600
The indications are Democratic gov
errors have been elected in several
of the middle western states that have
given their presidential plurality votes
for Taft
Mr.. Taft has exceeded Roosevelt s
plurality in New Jersey and in Massa-
chusetts. as well as in New York.
Mr. Taft carried practically every So
called doubtful state except Nebraska,
where the indications point to Demo
cratic victory. Mr.. Bryan has carried
Nevada and Montana, in addition to
the south. which includes Missouri.
Returns from Colorado and Mary
land are too meager to form definite
conclusion as to their ultimate align
ment. although the Republicans claim
the latter state by 5000 plurality.
w. H. Taft and Ben S. Draper. the
latter the Republican candidate for
governor, carried Massachusetts, the
former by about 100000 and the latter
by about 10000 in the light of returns
from nearly three-quarters of the
state. In the sam returns IT was evil
dent that the Massachusetts congress
sional delegation remained unchang.
ed-eleven Republicans and three
Democrats The Republicans also
elected their state ticket and the
usual majority OF members of both
branches of the legislature. 1t was
the closest presidential contest in Bos.
ton since 1896 when Mckinley won
the city. James II Vahay, the Demo
cratic candidate FOR governor is well
ahead of Bryan in the state, and de-
feated Draper in Boston by over 12,'
600.
The govemorship in Minnesota
hangs in the balance. the result being
close with moi sufficient returns to
indicate what il will be. that both
Chairman Day of the Democratic state
committee and Brown of the Republic
an state committee claim the state by
small majorities. Jacobson made
heavy gains In the country especially
in the southern counties, and at Re
publican headquarters II was said the
Republican candidate will come into
the twin cities with oneugh to offset
whatever Johnson may get in st. Pau
and Minneapolis. The johnson major
ity in the twin cities is estimated al
about II 900. with a heavy loss in Hen
nepin county minneapolis
Scattering returns SO far indicate
that Taft has carried South Dakota by
from 10000 10 $1,000. The Republic
ans claim that they have elected theiI
entire state ticket
Taft carried Idaho by about 10000
plurality. Brady. Republican candi
date for governor. has about 5000 plu
rality. The legislature is in doubt
The vote in the five election districts
of the town of Oyster Bay, Nassau
county. President Roosevelt's district
was as follows Taft, 23S Bryan, l44
Hughes. 200 Chanler. III.
California goes Republican by about
80 900 plurality.
With eighteen counties to hear from
indications are that Taft has carried
Pennsylvania b va plurality that viii
be nearer 100000 than 100000. The
returns received show considerable
falling off in every county with the
exception of two. A heavy vote wa:
polled throughout the state. due prin
cipally TO the many warm contests il
the legislative districts. with Republic
an gains.
The figures from Ohio continued Il
fall as the additional returns came il
Tuesday night, and at l o'clock Wed
nesday morning IL seemed that TAT
would receive slightly more than {
normal Republican plurality of close
to $4,000. with Harris, Republican, foI
governor being defeated. The figures
at that hour were for the election o
Harmon. Democrat. by over $4,000.
Bryan's estimated majority in Nir
ginia, on incomplete ruturns, is 10000