St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-11-11
The Election.

The Election.
Several States Change from One
Side to the Other, but the
Figures in the Electoral
College are about the
Same as AnnOunc-
edLaSt Week.
The returns in last weeks paper were
quite incomplete and during the week
there were several changes from the
original announcements. Bryan carried
his own state but lost Missouri and in
Maryland both parties received some OF
the electors. The House and Senate will
be republican and Speaker Cannon will
again be at the head of the House. We
give below the revised returns from most
of the states and it will be interesting to
compare the figures with the vote four
years ago.
Alabama.
Bryan. 10000; Taft, 1900, are the
election figures in this state. Mr. TAFT
polled 9472 fewer votes than Mr.. Roose-
welt did in 1904.
Arkansas.
Arkansas has given Mr.. Bryan ma
iority of 10000, an increase OF u, 436
over the vote polled by Mr.. Parker in
1904.
California.
California probably gave Taft pu-
rality of more than 10000 votes and in
addition reelected all eight republican
congressman and chose a republican leg
slature. Judge Frank II. Dunno, who
has tried many of the bribery and graft
cases in this city has been reelected.
Judge Cook, against whom the graft
prosecution made fight, was defeated.
Colorado.
The unofficial vote shows Tafts plural
| ity to be 5577, while Shafroth the demo-
cratic candidate for governor, is elected
bv a plurality of 1882. Judge Lnsley OF
Denver, the great champion of juvenile
courts, was turned down by both the
| republicans and democrats but won out
on an independent ticket receiving with
! in a thousand votes as many as the
other two candidates. All the boys in
| Denver, as we'll as the women. were at
the polls electioneerng for Judge Linsley.
Connecticut.
Taft and Sherman carried the state Of
Connecticut by a plurality of 44,754
votes this figure having only one other
larger on the political records of the
state, in 1896, when Mr.. Bryan ran for
the presidency the first time and was re
iected by a plurality in this state o
1884. Congressman George L. Lilley is
elected governor by "A plurality of 16, 19t
votes over Judge A. Heaton Robertson
of New Haven.
Delaware.
Taft's plurality is about 5000 and the
republican state ticket, except the at
torney-general, is elected by about the
same figures.
Florida.
Albert II. Gilchrist. Democrat, has beer
elected governor of Florida. and thu
Democratic national ticket has carried
the state by majority of 25, 900, the Re
publican vote showing a loss of 5000
since 1904.
Georgia.
Brvans plurality of over 10000 wa.
10000 less than Bryan got in 1904
The total vote ot the state is as follows
Democratic. 20, 500; Republican, 80, 900
Peoples Party, 1920; Prohibition
$50. Georgia is the native state of Johr
Temple Graves, vice presidential candi
date on the Independence League ticket
The league poled a total of 50 votes il
the state.
Idaho.
Idaho has gone Republican on boil
state and national issues. ames H
Brady has been elected governor.
Illinois.
TIE returns indicate that Taft's plur
atty will exceed 100000, while Mr.
Deneen, the republican candidate for gov
ernor is elected by about 10000. Their,
was a great falling off in Chicago of tn,
socialist vote of tour years ago.
Iowa.
Although the Democratic vote which
stayed away from the polls in 1907
turned out in full force Tor Mr.. Bryan, i
was not sufficiently strong to carry tn
state Taft's majority in Iowa is 40,
900. B. F, Carroll, the Republican
nominee for governor, was successful.
Kansas.
With only three counties, all of then
small ones, to be heard from, the plu
rality for Taft is "a, 1876, and for Stubb
for governor 32,096.
Kentucky.
Bryans plurality in Kentucky i
1900, eight and possibly nine Dem
ocratic congressman are elected, a Re
publican loss of two seats. Almost com
plete returns give Bryan plurality o
1897.
Louisiana.
AS usual, Louisiana is solidly Dem
ocratic by very large majority. Their