Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-05
EAHilsHD SWING; 10 TlFj SIDE.
eryan's Victory in Nebraska Sweep
ing Ons-Demoerats Elect Cover
"ors in 'nNsana and Ohio and Cap
ture Les;s' atures of hcosier State
and Observation-Disclosures for Tat.


tBE NSSCCiated fr SS.)
NEW YORK, Nov. Practically
cCmplct" returns received up TO a
late hour tonight indicate that vii
liam H. Taft, of Ohio. as President.
VIII have vote OF 3e3 in the cleo
tclal cole GO This is within IL
vo'2s f tn rc~oca, Il maze BY Nauoral
Chairman Trauk II. Hitchcock, ana
81 no:" han a majority out Of h
total electoral vote OF iS3.
swayins From Side to Side.
The most important news Of tn:
lat" returns Indicate that Mary land.
after vacciIa,ing during me day ard
apparently being safe for Democracy
has been swung into the Taft column
The unofficial figure; give Mr. iaft
the state by l36 vytcs Maryland
was the last OF the doubtful states
to be heard from.
as Montana turned out to be safely
Republican. Colorado went for
Bryan.
Less Than in 1896.
Mr.. Bryan has a total Of ia votes,
two less than he rec eived in 1895.
In 1904 Mr.. Parker received only
14o votes, in 1900 Mr. Bryan received
1855 votes. and in 1896, the Nebraskan
received 116 votes.
Mr.. Tast's 3O9 electoral votes COM
pare with 336 received by Roosevelt
in 1904. 90 received by Mckinley IN
1900 and 271 received by Mckinney
in 1896
Cannon Will be Speaker.
No changes Of material interest
have been made in the congressional
returns today. The Republicans will
have about the same working MAORI
ty in the Sixty-first Congress as at
present and Joseph G. Cannon. OF
Illinois. undoubtedly will succeed him
self as speaker.
Pnrrs sen,atives Jesse Overstreet. OF
Indiana and Hepburn. of Iowa. are
the most conspicuous among those
who have failed of reelection.
Chance in Senate Personnel.
The Senate retains its Republican
complexion. although there will D"
a material change in the personnel
of the upper body of the national
legislature.
National Chairman Norman f. Mack.
Of the Democratic party, issued q
statement tonight in which h" declaF-
ed tina; he did not believe Mr.. Bryan
wc1id again be candidate for the
presidency.
He said he believed the %cbraskan
might b" a candidate FOR the United
States senate in 1911 provided the
Legislature. OF his sat" is Democratic
in ;ha; year when the FIRST vacancy
will occur.
How the House Stands.
The latest returns indicate that III
the national Hous" Of Representa-
tiyes She Republicans will have -HS
members ard The Democrats 1'2.
with eleven districts missing.
Judge. Taf:'a plurality in The Stat"
o! New Yc:k. according 10 corrected
returns Gate tcHigh: is 2oS.is'. more
than .>.OAn in excess OF President
Rco~cvc;;'s plurality OF four years
ago.
G7ve.nCr Charles +. HIeI"s vas
reelected in New York Stat" hy al
15a.
a,uer se:i:.in9 in New York.
The -c'rrus IS between PreSi"'H'
ard. roycrucr indira'" heavy split
tir- Of tickets.
The heavy vote in Ohio mad" figures
extraordinarily lac. owing to the III
nerse size of tho ballot.
Mr. Taft carried his own S'a'"'
h~vcvc-. by J0.oHN plurality. redu"
ton Of more than "0o.o"0 from INC
Roosevelt vote Of four years ago.
The Democratic State ticket In Oni"
headed Inv Iudson Harmon. f1r EoEcr
nor aurcars 10 he safc.y elected.
The STATE legislature. which Is
chrosc successor TO Foraker. az
pesrs 10 10 in doubt as b"tTe"n the
Eepubiiraps and Democrats.
Honors Divided IN Indians.
In Indiana Mr. Taft vas successful
IN carrying the State By about s.."''
br. TIE entire Democratic Stale 'icse'
headed by Mr.. MsrshaIl. for governor