Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-11-10
TAFT and SHERMAN
Are ELECTED.
NeS York, Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois and West Virginia
In Republican Column

III MpGDllCdl GUIullIll
New York, Nov. 5.-Practically COM
plete returns indicate that William II.
Taft OF Chic, as pcesldentelect. will
have vote Of 800 in the electoral col
lege. This is within sixteen votes of
the forecast made by National Chair
man Hitchcock and sixty-seven more
than majority out Of the total cleo
toral vote OF 4S3.
The most important news OF the late
returns indicates that Maryland. after
vacillating during yesterday and appar-
entity being safe for Democracy. has
been swung into the Taft column. The
unofficial figures give Taft the state by
1i9 votes.
Maryland was the last Of the doubt
full states To be heard from. Indiana
and West Virginia, as we'll as Montana.
turned out to be safely Republican.
Colorado went for Bryan.
The Democrats do not c0ncede the
loss of Maryland and will be satisfied
with nothing short Of an official count.
Mr.. Bryan has u total Of ia votes,
two less than he received in 1896. In
1901 Parker received only l40 votes. In
1900 Bryan received 155 votes and in
1896 the Nebraskan received 176 votes.
Mr.. Taft's electoral votes compare
with 1896 received by Roosevelt in 1904,
292 received by Mckinley in 1900, and
211 received by Mckinley in 1896
No changes OF material interest have
been reported in the congressional re-
turns. The Republicans will have
about the same working majority in the
Sixty-frst congress as at present. and
Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois undoubt-
edly will succeed himself us speaker.
Representatives OverStreet Of Indiana
and Hepburn Of Iowa are the most con-
spicuous among those who have failed
of reelection.
The senate retains its present CON-
Hlexion, although there will be ma
terlal change in the personnel OF the
upper body Of the national legislature.
National Chairman Mack of the Dem
ocratic party issued a statement last
night in which he declared that he did
not believe Bryan would again be a
candidate for the presidency. He said
he believed that the Nebraskan might
be candidate for the United States
senate in 1911, providing the legislature
of his state Is Democratic In that year,
when the first vacancy occurs.
The latest returns indicate that in
the national house Of representatives
the Republicans will have 20S men,
bers and the Democrats 1I2, with
eleven districts missing.
Mr. Taft's plurality In the state Of
New York, according to corrected re-
turns, is 20S, ,495, more than $4,000 In
excess of Roosevelt's plurality Of four
years ago. Governor Hughes was re-
elected in New York state by 7l,l59.
The returns as between president and
governor indicate heavy splitting OF
tickets. The proportion of scratched
ballots was about the same in the up
state districts and in Greater New York.
The latest returns were watched
with q great deal Of interest, not in
the belief that they could have any
possible effect upon the national result,
but because Of local conditions. The
heavy vote In Ohio made figures ex.
traordinarily late, owing to the I'M
mense size Of the ballot. Taft carried
his own state. however, by 10000 plu-
rality, a reduction of more than 100000
from the Roosevelt vote Of four years
ago The Democratic state ticket in
Ohio, headed by Judson Harmon for
governor. appears to be safely elected.
The state legislature which Is to choose
Il successor to Senator Foraker, appears
to be In doubt as between the Republi-
cans and Democrats.
In Indiana Taft was successful in|
carrying the state by about 5000. but
the entire Democratic state ticket,
headed by Marshall for governor, was
elected The congressional delegation
from the state shows gain uf seven
Democrats.
The returns from West Virginia.
owing to the mountainous character OF
the country. are slow I'm coming In. \
sufficient number Of counties and dis
tricts have been heard from. however
to show that Taft has safe plurality
Colorado yesterday shifted from the
doubtful column to the Bryan list
The legislature. which is to choose II
successor To Senator Teller. ulso Is ap
parenty Democratic.
Mr.. Taft's phcnomenaily large vote
I'm New York state continues to attract
attention. 1t Is taken by the Republi
can managers Of the state ard country
as Indicating that the Empire state
with It's thirty-nine electoral votes. can
no longer I've regarded AZ debatablr
ground IN a presidential contest, but /,
safely Republican.
Mr.. Rryan'S victory In his home state
IL Nebraska was 4 sweeping one. Five
OF Nyhraska'S six congress men will he
Democrats. while In the Legislature
only eighteen Republicans seem to be-
elected out Of a total Of 133 senator's
and representatives.
The electoral vote Is as follows: