The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-11-06
TAFT WILL HAVE 3O9 VOTES
Bryan Will Have ia, According to
--latest .Returns-Democratic
Gains in Middle West
Amazing.

late hour tonight indicate that Wm.
II. Taft. Of Ohio, as president elect,
will have a vote Of 300 in the clcctor-
al college. This is within 1G votes
OF the forecast made by National
Chairman Frank II. Hitchcock, and
61 more than a majority out of the
total electoral vote Of AS3.
The most important news Of the
late returns indicates that MARYLAND,
after vacillatiny during the day, and
apparently being safe to Democracy,
has been swun" into the Taft column
The unofficial figures give Mr.. Taft
the State by l3G votes. Maryland was
the last Of the doubtful States to be
heard from. Indiana and West Vir-
ginia. rs well as Montana, turned out
to be safely Republican,. Colorado
went for Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan has total of ia votes,
two less than he received in 1896 In
1904 Mr.. Parker received only 1IO
votes, in 1909 Mr. Bryan received l55
votes and IN 1896 the Ncbraskan re-
cclvcd l1G votes. Mr.. Taft's 300
electoral votes, compared with 336
received by Roosevelt in 1904, 292 re-
received by Mckinlcy in 1900 and 27l
received by Mckinley in 1897.
NO chan"cs Of material interest
have been reported in the congress
Slonal returns; today. The Rcpubli-
cans will hav" about the same work.
}ng majority in the GlSt congress as
AT present, and Jos. G. Cannon. Of
Illinois. undoubtedly will succeed
himself a> speaker.
Representatives Jesse Ovrrsirrct.
~ Indiana. and Hepburn, Of lowa.
are tn" most conspicuous among those
who have failed of reelection.
the senate retains lis Republican
c"rpIrXl"m. although there will be a
material change in the personnel of
IN" upper body Of the national lr~is-
,nt,rr.
National Chairman Norman Mack,
OF The Democratic party, issued Il
statement tonight in which he dcrlar-
ed ne did not believe Mr.. BRYAN
would again be II candidate for the
presidency. II" said he believed that
The NrbraSkan might be a candidate
Tor the United States senate in 1917
provided the legislature Of his State
lS Democratic in that year, when the
FIRST vacancy will occur.
The latest returns Indicate that il
the national house of representatives
the Republicans will have 2OS mem
brrS. and the Democrats l72. will
eleven districts missing.
,md"r Taft 5 plurality in the Stat,
Of New York. according to corrccic,
returns Late tonight, is 203,495, NOR,
than $1,000 in rvccSS Of Presidcn
R""scvrlt'S plurality Of four wear
ago.
Governor Charles t.. Hughes VA
reelected in New York State by II,
100. The returns rs between prcSi
dent and governor Indicate 4 hcov,
splitting Of tickets.
The heavy vote in Ohio made ii
CUES extraordinarily late owing I,
the immense size of the ballot Mr.
TAFT carried his own State. however
by 10000 plurality. Il ,",lurtinn %
more than 200. 900 from the Roosevelt
V"!" OF four years a"". The nrmn
cratic State ticket in Ohio. headed y,
hudson Harmon for governor. I'M
pears I" be safely elected The Stat,
legislature. which is ia choose 4 >ur
r"SS"r I" Senator Foraker. appears t,
be in d"uhi rs between the Rrruhii
ran>; and Democrats.
In Indiana Mr.. Taft was snrccSsfu
in carrying The State by. about 5000
but the entire Democratic State tick
"t. headed by Mr. Marshall for GOV
rrn"r. WAS elected. The c"n"rcSSinn
nj delegation from the State show ;
gain Of seven Democrats.
TN" rrtnruN from Yves, VIRGINIA
OWN" I" the mountainous charar,c
~ the country, are slow i'm run,inu i'm
y sufficient number of counties an,
districts nave been heard from. how
ever. I" show ihat Mr.. Taft has "A Sar
plurality.
t"l"rAl" early in ihr day Shiftc,
from thr Inrhriul column 10 thc Brv
An l'st. TN" legislature. which is I,
chno%" i Successor 10 Senator Teller
a'i' i apparently Democratic.
MIR. Bryan victory in his hom
State Of Nebraska. was Il swccpin.
one. Five of Nebraska : six congress