Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-11-06

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There Is not the least question but
that the Republican state ticket was
elected from top to bottom Tuesday
and that the state gave Judge Wall.
lam H. TAFT a handsome plurality,
but late returns are whiting down
the pluralities slightly. So far
very few counties have gone Demo
cratic, but the maiorkeis In those
giving the state and national Re-
publican tickets pluralities are not -,
as large as they have been at times
in the past. Taft has carried the
state by a plurality in excess Of
twenty thousand and It will possibly
30 to thirty thousand,
This is according to percentage fig.
ures compiled from the complete pre-.
cine. and county votes returned, CON-
pared with the vote on Secretary Of
State two years ago. 1t Is figured
that the normal Republican vote in
this state is about that cast for
c. E. Denton for Secretary Of State
two years ago. W. R, Stubbs Is
elected Governor by a plurality Of 2O,.
/ 1000 or $4,000 and his average vote is
about 5000 behind Taft, The state
ticket Is rtraiag Right along with
Stubs according to the fieager re-
turns received on the lower part Of
the state ticket. Attorney Gener-
al Jackson, who was candidate for
reelection, will probably lead the
the ticket and will have abot the
normal Republican vote. He Is run
ming a little below the pluralities Of
two years ago.
Il never felt better in my life,' said
W. R. Stubbs yesterday, after II was
known to a certainty that 1t WIS
a Republican victory in the state and
nation. 1T is a great victory and a
decisive one. I am greatly pleased at
the decisive control of the Legisla-
ture by the Republicans. l came out
of this campaign feeling better phys
ically, morally and Intellectually than
ever before in my nfe."
No word has been received IN Tope.
ka from Hugh Farrelly ahd ]. D. Bot
kin, the Democratic candidate for
United States Senator and Governor,
respectively, ]. L. Bristow was heard
from early in the day and he was jub
liant.
81 didn't know for sure how the LIE
islature was coming out" he said,
"but am certain today. The ma
jority gets more decisive all the tim
Chairman J. N. Dolley is still claim
ing the state by 10000 and the late
returns may bring 1t up to that fig
ure.
al am certain that Taft and the
state ticket will have a plurality Of
from 10000 to 100000" he said last
night. "We received a few hard
knocks in the Legislature, but we will
easily control that body In both
branches. We are well satisfied
the outcome.
Chairman Henderson Martin OF the
Democratic committee left for his
home in Marion. He issued a state
before leaving in which he states
that the prosperity argument was
the most potent argument used In
the campaign i'm Kansas. He says:
"As l leave our headquarters to go
back to my home at Marion, want
to thank the Democrats Of Kansas
lfor their gallant fight. Our cam
paign has been a losing one. 1t IS
too early for US to be able to name
all the causes of our defeat. 1t is
not too early, however, for me to say
that no cleaner, more active or IN
telligent lot of men exist than the
democratic workers in the one hun
dred and more counties in Kansas.
The recollection of my association
with them during the campaign Will
be one Of the most delightful things
= in my life. The campaign we nave
waged has been as vigorous as We we
able to make II. 1t has been a
clean campaign. So far as know,
not one dollar Of tainted money has
come into our treasury. So far as
/ know not one act has been done
that wouldbe unwilling for the pee
ever may be said Of the result In Oh
pie Of Kansas to know about. What
er parts Of the country, I believe
the prosperity argument was the
most potent one against Us 10 Kan
lsas 1t appealed to the farmer with
such force as to persuade him TO on
Iercome his admiration for Bryan
his fear OF Wall street domination
land vote the Republican ticket. q
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