The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-11-05

Taft carried New York City by
about ll,0O0 plurality, this being the
first time the city has given its vote
to Republican Presidential candi
date since 1896, when Mckinley had a
small plurality.
TAFT received greater plurality In
New York State than Roosevelt did
four years ago. The iadications
point to 2O2, 600 for 1eft as against
l75, 900 for Roosevelt.
Hisgen, the Independence party
candidate for President, received
about $1,000 votes in Greater New
York.
The Indications are that Democratic ic
Governors have been elected In sever
al of the Middle Western states that
have given their presidential vote for
Taft.
Taft exceeded Roosevelt's plurality
in New Jersey and Massachusetts,, as
we'll as In New York.
The Republican plurality fell off
heavily In the Middle West in a man.
ner thoroughly surprising to the Re.
publican managers.
Speaker Cannon has been reelected
by his usua majority. Representa-
tive Payne, of New York, and Repre-
sentative Dalzell, of Pennsylvania,
have been 'Ie-elected and the house Of
Representatives will probably con-
tinue under its old regime. MI.
Payne will have charge of the ne tar
lit bill in the extra session which Mr..
laft will call Immediately after March
4, next.
Missouri has returned to the "Solid
South" on the presidential ticket and
elected Cowherd, Democrat, as its
governor.
In the state Taft wins Orego Ms 3
four electoral votes by between "a. 000
and 5000 according to incomplete
returns from 30 counties and complete
returns from Hood River county. He
carries every county by plurlaities
ranging from 100 In Baker to 5000 in
Multnomah. The state vote stands
near 65, 600 for Taft and 10000 for
bryan. In the presidential election
four years ago, Oregon gave Roosevelt
42,934 plurality, the vote for Roose-
velt being 60, 455 and for Parker, II, :
52l. Socialists, Prohibitionists and
Independents polled yesterday per-
haps 10, 600 votes in the state. The
whole vote was close to 1880 The
registration prior to the election was
1873, IT'S, of which S6,396 was Republi-
can and 80, 263 was Democratic.
10 cast Oiegon's four votes Tor Taft
the state has chosen the Republican
candidates for presidential electors
Il. Il. Butler, OF Gillian county; j.
ID. Lee, of Multnomah; A. q. Mars
ters, of Douglas, and Frank j. Miller,
of Linn.
Closest of the counties is Baker,
which Taft carries by about 100 votes.
In that county Democrats made theiI
strongest campaign and thought il
secure for Bryan. Other counties
that disappoint them are Linn, which
goes for TAFT by between $50 and 400,
and jackson Ey 400
Outside Multnomah, Tafts lead ii
10000, his strongest counties beins
Marion, 1400 plurality; Lane, 1900
Washington, 1900 Umatilla, between
$50 and 1000, and Douglas, 1000.
In Portland Taft's vote is not quiet
2 to |. On the west side his vote
more than doubles Bryan's, but on
the east side his gait was little bet.
ter than IL to !. Bryan carries only
two Multnomah preclncts--74 and rs
in Albins, where are many longshore.
men "otes
Taft's "a, 900 or $4,000 plurality is a
big surprise to the betting fraternity.
Many wagers we're made that the Re-
publican lead would not exceed Is, 600.