The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-05
Both Maryland and Missouri
 Turned to Taft, Swelling Electoral Vote to 327.
MISSOURI STILL DOUBTFUL
sryan's Poll in Electoral College the
 Smallest He Ever Received, and Mack Says Nebrnskan VIII
 Not Run Again.

New York, Nov. 4-Practically com llete returns received up to a late Jour tonight indicate that William H. 'aft. of Ohio, as presldent-elect may lave a vote of 327 in the electoral col hge This Is two more votes than Iiyen in the forecast made by National Chairman Frank II. Hitchcock, and S5
 lore than a majority out of the total
 Electoral vote of 4S3
 The most important of the late re-
 urns indicate that Maryland and Ms
 ouri after vacillatng during the day Ind apparently being safe for democ
 acy, have been swung into the Taft Iolumn. The unofficial figures give IIr Taft the state of Maryland by 14D 'otes Maryland was the latest of
 he doubtful states to be heard from.
 ndiana and West yIrsina, as well as Ilontana, turned out to be safely re- Iubliean. Colorado went for Bryan. The electoral vote of Missouri is In Ioubt, late returns from the city of St ouis and from rural regions reducing |le lead held by Bryan last night, so hat late tonight it is impossible to |ay definitely who has carried the Rate.
 At II o'clock tonight Taft is S,992 |ptes ahead of Bryan on the returns |om 5S counties and the city of St. |ouis.
 MT Bryan has q total of 114 votes ith Missouri, two less than he re- flved in 1896. Tn 1904 Mir Parker re lived only 40 votes, in 1900 Mir Bryan fceved l55 votes and in 1896 the Ne faskan received 176 votes.
 EMF Taft's 3O9 electoral votes com
 .hre with 336 received by Roosevelt in |'p4, 292 received by Mckinley in 1900 Eld 271 received by Mckinley in 1896 Vh changes of material interest have Eeen reported in the congressional re- |Nrns today The republicans will have IPout the same working majority in lle slst congress as at present, and seph G. Cannon. of Illinois, undoubt- |iily will succeed himself as speaker Jesse Overstreet, of Chio, asd Hepburn of Iowa. are the Host conspicuous among those who spve failed of reelection.
 aThe senate retains It's republican Hsnplexlon although there will be q iaterial change in the personnel of (|fa upper body of the national leglsla- Fhe.
 ENatlonal Chairman Norman F Mack Ct the democratic party issued a state- |lent tonight in which he declared that h did not, believe MT Bryan would Y ian be a candidate for the preslden- EN He said he believed that the Ne |Ahskan might be a candidate for the Etited States senate in 1911 provided |fh legislature of his state Is democra- |lH in that year, when the first vacan- lRl occurs. The latest returns Indicate lyAt in the national house of represen- ElNives the republicans will have POS EEmbers and the democrats l72 with Llfven districts missing
 WfJudge Taft's plurality In the state Eg New York, according to corrected lMurns late to-nght is 209, ,495, more Gan 2S.00n in excess of President plurality of four years Iap. Gov, Charles E. Hughes was re- |'tlcted in New York state by 71.1b9 |lffe returns as between president and EMNernor indicate a heavy splitting of N, Akets
 EalThe proportion of scratched ballots |tfNs about the same in the state t'altricts and in greater New York. K 'isro-d days returns were matched with |3' Ereat deal of interest not in the he. E,iF they have any possible effect pbn the natona result, but because Clhthe local conditions, The heavy vote |la Ohio made figures extraordinarily EtHe owing to the immense size of the E Hot. Mir Taft carried his own state Emhyever. by 50.000 plurality, reduc. EG%l of more than 100000 from the vote of four years ago. The FlEnocratic state ticket in Ohio, head ,G by Judson Harmon for governor |'lsbears to he safely elected. IF'ho state legislature which Is tc |IMpose successor to Senator Foraker |.Wbears to be in doubt as between tha |,T3ubicans and democrats.