The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-13


ment carried. The normal democratic
majority has been maintained.
Mr. Bryan carried Arkansas by a
reduced majority as result of
heavy negro vote throughout the state.
All democratic congressman were
elected.
Oklahoma continued loyal to the
democratic party, but the majority
was reduced materially and Mr.. Bry-
ans lead is estimated at only 20
600. The five members of congress,
four democrats and one republican,
were reelected. The legislature is
two-thirds democratic, insuring the
election of United States Senator
Thomas P. Gore.
Bryan's majority in Tennessee IS
about equal to that of Parker four
years ago, something over 26,000 The
democratic state ticket is elected by
from 10000 to $4,000. The congress
sional delegation remains unchanged,
as to complexion, eight democrats and
two republicans.
Practically no change is made in
the complexion of the national house
of representatives.
The United States senate retains
its present republican majority.
For governor of New York, Charles
r. Hughes was elected over Mr.. Chan
Ter by about 10000 plurality.
The vote in Greater New York for
Mr. Chanler was deeply disappointing
to his friends, while the healthy vote
for Mr.. Taft, especially in the bor-
ough of Brooklyn, completely eclipsed
the most sanguine hopes of the repub-
licans. Governor Hughes was cut
heavily up the state, but not so deep
ly as to imperil his election, once the
drift in his favor below the Bronx
had begun to make itself felt. 1t
had been predicted for days that Erie
county, New York, including the very
heavy vote of Buffalo, might be taken
as an index to the drift throughout
the country. This proved to be the
case, so far as the national ticket was
concerned. Mr. Taft having plural
ity of something more than 1000
votes. Erie co lnty, surprisingly, how
ever, gave Chamler a plurality of more
than 5000. The opponents of Cover
nor Hughes were quick to claim
sweeping victory, but returns from
the other large counties and cities
soon changed the complexion of the
returns completely.
Hisgen, the independent party can
didate, received about $4,000 votes in
Greater New York.
Joseph G. Cannon has been REFLECTS
ed to congress from Illinois by a ma
iority Of between 5000 and 1000.
Notwithstanding the meagerness of
the early returns from Ohio, they
seemed to give fair indication of the
result, although positive statements of
pluralities were impossible. All sec
tions of the state, both city and coun-
try. were Included in the first returns !.
and the same ratio continued would
give plurality for Judge Taft for
president in his home state. Cleve-
land, Cincinnati Toledo and Dayton
are included in the first reports, and
in all the, Taft vote was very heavy
Taft received slightly more than
normal republican plurality of close
70 CITY thousand while Harris -
publican candidate for governor, was
defeated by Harmon, democrat, by
over $4,000.
In the face of unofficial returns Taft
carried Maryland by but 1876 votes.
Neither side is content with these fig
mes. and the official count must be
awaited Baltimore city voted: Taft
50,SS2; Bryan, 1882.
Taft and Sherman carried Wiscon-
sin with plurality estimated at To-
900, and Governor Davidson, repub.
lican, was reelected by safe plu
rality close to Taft's. Republicans
have elected nine out of eleven CON