The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-11-05
TAFT and
Are
Republicans Garry New York,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois
and Kansas.

New York, Nov. general election
returns received show the following
results:
William H. Taft is elected president
by approximately 29S electoral votes.
Practically no change is indicated in
the complexion of the national house
OF representatives.
The United States senate will retain
its present Republican majority.
Governor Charles E. Hughes has
been reelected in New York by about
$4,000 plurality.
Indiana has gone for Taft by from
$4,000 to $4,000 plurality.
Bryan has apparently carried Ne
braska.
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 carried New York city by about
1900 plurality. this being the first
time the city has given its vote to a
Republican presidential candidate
since 1896. when MIR. Mckinley had
small plurality.
Mr.. Taft received a greater plu-
rality in New York state than Presi-
dent Roosevelt did four years ago, the
indications pointing to 100000 for
Taft, as against $4,000 for Mr.. Roose.
welt.
The Republican plurality fell off
heavily in the middle west, in a man
ner thoroughly surprising to the Re-
publican leaders.
Speaker Cannon has been reelected.
Representative Payne of New York
and Representative Dalzell have been
reelected and the house Of representa-
tives probably will continue under it's
old regime. Mr.. Payne will have
charge of the new tariff bill in the
extra session, which Mr.. Taft will
call Immediately after March next.
Missouri has returned to the "solid
south on the presidential ticket and
elected Cowherd as it's governor
The first returns received came from
scattering districts in Massachusetts.
The heavy pluralities indicated there
for Mr.. Taft seemed at once to dissl-
pate any probability OF a landslide
for Mr.. Bryan, as many Democrats
had claimed, and the Republican man
ayers at once began to put out claims
of victory.
Returns from the up-country dis
tricts of New York state, where voting
machines are largely used, were the
next to arrive. 1t had been predicted
for days that Erie county, including
the heavy vote of Buffalo, might be
taken as an index to the drift through
out the country. This proved to be
the case, so far as the national ticket
was concerned, Mr.. Taft having plu-
rality of something more than 1000
votes. Erie county, surprisingly, how
ever, gave Lieutenant Governor Chan
Ter plurality of more than 5000. The
opponents OF Governor Hughes were
quick to claim sweeping victory,
but returns from the other large coun-
ties and cities soon changed the COM
plexion OF the returns completely. The
vote in Greater New York for Mr..
Chanler was deeply disappointing to
his friends, while the heavy vote for
Mr.. Taft, especially in the borough of
Brooklyn, completely eclipsed the
most sanguine hopes of the Republic
ans. Governor Hughes was cut heay-
lily up the state, but not so deeply as
to imperil his election, once the drift
In his favor below the Bronx" had
hopnn RI r,1al-a itcojf folt
Some of the figures relating to the
Republican slump in some states, re-
garded as certainly Republican are
little short OF amazing. Pennsylvania S
immense plurality of over 100000
four years ago has been cut in two.
Illinois, which gave Roosevelt SU5,OOO
In 1904, has gone for Taft by about
100000. The highest claim of the Re-
publicans for Indiana is $4,000, against
2 plurality of $4,000 in 1904.
Iowa, which gave Mr.. Roosevelt
$4,000 plurality in 1904, has dropped
down to about 10000 for Taft. ~.
return of Missouri to the Democracy
on the presidential ticket wiped out
q Republican plurality of $4,000 four
years ago.
Massachusetts,, New York and New
Jersey were striking exceptions to the
generally reduced Republican plural
tiles.
There has been shrinkage in the
Democratic vote in several of the
southern states, notably in Virginia
and North Carolina.
Mr.. Taft has carried Wisconsin by
a plurality estimated at $4,000, fall
Ing off from the Roosevelt plurality of
$4,000 in 1904.
Kentucky has gone safely for Mr..
Bryan by about $4,000.
Hisgen, the independence party can
didate for president received about
$4,000 votes in Greater New York.
The indications are the Democratic
governors have been elected in sew
eral middle western states that have
given their presidential votes to Taft.
Mr.. Taft has exceeded Mr.. Roose.