Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-11-05
Lals Returns Put The State in tho
DOHbiln COIueMH But Mary-
land Is R publi can.
SURE OF 800 VOTES
DemOcI ais Are Still Claiming Some
Votes that Ere Placed in the
Republican Coiumn- colorado
Is For nryan.

New or, NOV. J.-EleFonth hour
developments III the election situation
gurprised the political leaders Of both
BIG parties. and he result may be a
vindlcation of the Judgment Of Ma
tional Chairman Hitchcock, who de-
clared that Taft would receive 325
votes In the electoral college. The lat
est returns indicate that he Is prac-
tically assured Of 3Ue votes and has a
big lighting chance for Missouri's
eighteen, hich v olld give him q total
Of two more than Hitchcock claimed.
Another surprise was the close vote
In Maryland, which is claimed for Taft
by the margin Of 1856 votes only. The
Democrats do not concede the loss Of
the state and will be satisfied with
nothing short Of the official count.
Conceding Marylsnd TO Taft and fgur-
ing Missouri as the one still doubtful
state, Bryan has 156 members of the
electoral college assured him.
No changes of material interest have
been reported in the congressional re-
turns. Pbe Republicans viii have about
the same working majority in the Six
ty-frst congress as at present, and
Joseph G. Cannsn Of Illinois undoubt-
edly Will succeed himself as speaker
Representatives Jesse Overstreet OF
Indiana and Hepburn Of Iowa are the
most conspicuous among those who
have failed of reelection.
sryan's States.
The senate retains its Republican
complexion. although there VIII be a
material change in the personnel of the
upper body Of the national legislature
The states carried by Mr.. Bryan are
as follows.
Alabama, II; Arkansas. !; Colorado,
3; Florida, 3; GEORGIA. IS; Kentucky,
IS; Louisiana, O. Mississippi, 10; Mis-
souri,, is; Nevada. 3: NebraskN
North Carolina. u; Oklahorla. :; Souc
Carolina, 0; Tennessee. r.; Texas. IS,
and Virginia. 12-total, 1T4.
All the rest Of the states are safe for !
Taft, with the exception OF Maryland,
where the issue IS so close that an OIL
cial count may be necessary to finally
determine the result.
National Chairman Norman E. Mack
OF the Democratie party issued state
ment in which be declared that he did
not believe Mr.. Bryan would again be
candidate fer the presidency. He
said he believed that the Nehraskan
might be candidate fer the United
States senate in 1911, provided the leg
frIo I l., IL, H..
that year, when the first vacancy oc-
ours.
Taft's New York Vete.
The latest returns indicate that In
the national house of Representatives
the Republicans WIN have POS mem
bers and the Democrats 172. with IL
districts missing.
Judge Taft's plurality in the state
of New York, according TO corrected
returns, is 20S.495. more than 280oe
In excess of President ROosevelt's plu-
rality Of four years age.
Governor Charles &. Hughes was re-
elected In New York state by 71,159
majority.
Mr.. Taft carried his own state by
50,o00 plurality. q reduction Of more
than 200.6Oo frara the Roosevelt vote
Of four years sss The Democratic
state ticket IN Ohio. headed by Jud-
son Harmon for sorerncr appears to
be safely elected The state iegisIa-
ture, which Is to choose q successor to
Senator Foraker, appears to be in
doubt as between the Republicans and
Democrats.
In Indiana MI Taft Yvas successful
In carrying the state by about 5000.
but the entire re.1ocrEtie state ticket.
headed by Mr.. Marshall for governor.
was elected The congressional dele
gatien from the state shows a gain OF
seven Democrats.
The returns frr West Virginia, uw-
| ing to the mou .sinous character of
the country. are slew In coming in. A
| sufficient NUM- cr of counties aI,d dis
/ tricts have be- bel I'd from, however,
to show that Air. Taft has safe plu-.
-ality.
colerade Democratic.
Colorado shifted from the doubtful
column 10 the Bryan list The leglss
| lature, which is to choose a suAnsSsor
to Senator Teller, also is apparently
Democratic.
Mr.. Taft's phenomenaliy large vote
/ in New York state continues to attract
attention. 1t is taken by the Repub-
lican mana gera Of state and country
as indicating thst the Empire State,
with its thlrt g-nine electoral votes,
can no longer be regarded as debatahle
ground in a presidential contest. but
is safely Republican. The fact that
Mr. Taft carried Greater New York by
1900 votes has amazed many Of the
local leaders. He gained this advan-
tage largely 10 Brooklyn
Mr. BryAn's victory IN his home state
of Nebrusk was q sweeping ore.
Five of Nebraska's six congressman
win be Democrats, while Ia the legis-
lature only eighteen Republicans seem
to be elected out of a total Of 1873 sen
ators and Representatives.