The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-05
CAME TO STAY.
Missouri Appears to Have Taken
a Permanent Place
In the Ranks of Republican
States of the Union.
TAFT LEADS BY S39.
On the Face of the Returns and
Estimates
He Has a Margin of 1876 Votes
in Maryland.
TAFT LEADS BY $50.

St Louis, Mo-, Nov 5.-Unofficial
returns to the Post Dispatch from ia
of the 115 counties in Missouri. Sc of
the counties being complete, give Bry
an 2S9,69S; Taft 29O,177. Taft's plur-
ality 479. For governor Hadley. Re-
publican. 30,757; Cowherd, Demo-
crat, 2S6,604. Hadley's plurality 49,
159. only the official count can decide
the political complexion of the states
ELECTORAL vote.
The missing county is Morgan. The
Republican state committee claims
this for Taft by a plurality of $50
votes, two less than Roosevelt receiv-
ed over Parker four years ago. On
this basis Taft's lead in the state is
now S39. but in the absence of COM
plete figures this result is far from de-
cisive.
Neither party is sure of the legisla-
ture. which is to elect a United States
senator to succeed Senator Stone.
Latest returns indicate a Democratic
majority on joint ballot of four votes,
the Republican controlling the house
and the Democrats the senate.
The figures are as follows:
Senate-Democrats %; Republicans
IL.
House-Democrats SO; Republicans
73.
WIN the margin OF power this mar
row. the chances of any one particu-
lar candidate for the place can not be
forecasted. Senator Stone has SEEM
ingly defeated Governor Folk by
safe plurality for the Democratic
nomination and the chances are that
Lieutenant Governor Mckinley has
carried the Republican primary over
his nearest opponent. Richard c. Ker-
ems. The latter refuses to concede
this however. and issued statement
at noon declaring that the reports
thus far are inaccurate and that the
official figures will disclose his NOM
inatiOn. Governor Folk claims that
complete returns from the country
districts will wipe out the lead which
Senator Stone gained in st. Louis and
Kansas City.
There are already hints that the
bitterness engendered in the parties
by the preliminary canvass will re-
suit in a bolt from the primary re-
suits on the part of several legisla-
tors. A hard fight for the place is
certain to ensue when the legislature
meets and party lines may be broken
down.
The fate of the Republican state
ticket outside of the governorship is
also open to question in some re-
spects. Hadley led his running mates
by good margins in almost every
county but 1t is believed that his big
vote has pulled other nominees into
Thus far there have been no sub
stantial returns on the vote of the
minor parties. The latest from the
city of st. Louis show: Debs 4,S20;
Chafin 176: Watson ga; Hisgen none.
Still Some Doubt.
New York Nov 5.-Maryland and
Missouri held the center of political at
tention when the Republican and Demo-
cratic politicians to say nothing of
mer voters, began early today to look
over the net results of the election.
Leaders of both the parties found
themselves facing what looked in
creasingly like vindication of the
prophecy of Chairman Hitchcock of the
Republican national committee that
Taft would have at least 325 electoral
votes
At the opening of the days dispatch
es, these things appeared to be fairly
well settled:
Leaving Maryland and Missouri out
of the count. Taft was assured to sOI
electoral votes. Bryan of 1856
Maryland, with eight electoral votes
was claimed for Taft. with a margin
of only 1856 votes and few districts vet
to be heard from. The Democrats in
sisted that they would not yield the
state 70 the republicans save upon the
authority of the official count
Taft Leads 13O in Maryland.
Baltimore. Nov 5.-The OFFICIAL
canvass of Maryland's vote of last
Tuesday will be begun in each county
and In Baltimore city today. While
the result may be known IN many of
the counties by tonight in others and
I'm Baltimore city it may require sew
eral days to complete the count Moth
ing OF definite character had been
received early this morning to change
the latest reports last night. giving
TAFT the state on the face of the unof,
fcial returns by 130 votes. This sIen-
der plurality makes necessary the Of
fetal count before II can be accurata-
ly told how many ELECTORAL votes eacb
candidate VIII receive. Definite fig
ures to the Prohibition, Indenendanca
and Socialist votes are not VET obtaino
able. In Baltimore city Charm Pro-
htbition. polled 1882 votes arains+ 20,
cast at the preceding presidentisi
electon. socialist leaders claim that
Debs received more than 5000 in this
state. The chairman of the Tndenar
dence party said that while he ba5 -
tabulated returns he felt gratif,ed o,ar
the result of the campaign of his ma
ty in Maryland par
In the case of Missouri. late tidiror
seemed not only to favor Taft but -
make practically certain the eIact,o-
OF a Republican governor for tho az.
time In S5 years: The plurality ~
Hadley, the Republican candidats oi
peared as 15.14S on the same tabpo
that gave Taft a lead of 81
Indiana apparently has given the
Democrats majority of eight ~
joint ballot In the legislature. which
would assure TIE return of a DemoA
cratic United States senator IN ,,ino-
OF Hemenway 2 Republican. There &c
rumor that John w. Kern. the da
feated candidate for vice president
VIII be chosen. The state has elected
Marshall, Democrat. governor nv a
plurality Of about Is. 600 while TAR &c
given margin Of about 10000
Colorado has apparently settled the
question definitely in favor of Rrvan
out the latter's plurality in that state