The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-05


viii be safely Democratic.
West Virginia is evidently assured
to Taft. First dispatches today indi-
Gated a plurality of 10000 or better;
but Glasscock, Republican. for COVER
nor, will have apparently less than
half of that.
The Republican majority in the ma
tional house of representatives has
been cut but that party still will lEase
substantial control. Speaker Cannon
pubiicans elected congressman in
Arkansas and have increased their
representation from Democratic Okla
homa by two.
has gone well over the 100000 mark.
while Hughes. for governor, has
shrunk to 10000 or less.
Attention began to turn today to
votes of the Socialist, Prohibition and
independence parties. 1t appeared
been disappointed in their widely
avowed expectation of casting "a
million for Debs,' and in some states
mad even fallen below their vote of
four years ago.
In general, however, their vote
showed a material increase. AS for
the Prohibition vote, its totals present
a disappointment to those who ex-
pected that the prohibition wave"
that has swept several states into the
uIy COluH4u QUlluS Tic past lWO
years would show surprising increases
in the vote of the party which max kes
legal prohibition of liquor traffic its
chief issue.
Bryan COngratuIates Taft.
Lincoln. Neb, Nov. 5.-William ].
Bryan. the defeated candidate of the
Democratic party, this morning sent a
telegram of congratulation to Presi-
dent-elect Taft as follows:
Taft Cincinnati q
please accept congratulations and
best wishes for the success of your ad-
ministration.
WILLIAM ]. BRYAN"
Clean Sweep for Democrats.
Denver, Colo, Nov. Son unofficial
returns for the entire state. which are
not likely to be materially changed,
Bryan's plurality in Colorado is 5,577
and for governor. Shafroth, Democrat,
leads Mcdonald, Republican, 1882.
Three Democrats are elected to con-
gress.
The Democrats control both houses
of the Legislature. the senate by a ma
jority of 20 to Is and the house 81 to IA.
and Charles ]. Hughes, jr.. will be
elected United States senator to sue
ceed Teller.
Taft's Majority Over 10000.
Seattle, Wash, Nov. 5.-Washington
u
Bryan that will exceed 10000 and it may
run as high as $4,000. The Republi-
cans also elected congressman in all
the three districts. In the First and
Second districts. respectively, Hum
phreys and Cushman had a walkover.
Poindexter in the Third district had a
harder fight, but he has an estimated
majority of 10000 over Goodyear. Cos
grove, the Republican candidate for
governor, won almost as handsome a
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gressional candidates in the First and
Second districts. The legislature which
will elect a successor to United Senator
Levi Ankeny is heavily Republican.
NewIands Wins All Around
Reno. New, Nov. 5.-United States
Senator Francis G. Newlands, Demo-
crat, has been reelected by popular
vote by a majority of between 1000 and
5000. Both parties have pledged their
state legislatures to stand by the re-
suit Of this vote. Even should the Re-
publicans desire to go back on this
promise they would be powerless since
the Democrats will control both
branches of the legislature.
California for Taft by $4,000.
San Francisco, Cal, Nov. 5.-Re-
turns from 2.302 of 1854 precincts in
California with a vote aggregating
319.322. show a plurality of 74.276 for
Taft The precincts heard from en-
brace all those of Importance in the
state The precincts still to report
will probably increase Taft's lead so
that the official count will show a
plurality of more than $4,000. In
1904 the vote of Roosevelt in Cali
fornia, was 2O5,226; Parker S9,404; !;
Debs. Socialist. 1885; Swallow. Pro-
hibitionist, 1880. From present ap-
pearances the combined votes of Debs
and Hisgen will no be so great in the
state this year as the vote for Debs in
1904 The prohibition vote seems to
have about held its own. The COM
plete returns will probably show an
Increase of more than $4,000 votes
over 1904.
Socialist Vote Falls Of.
Salt Lake. Utah, Nov. 5.-Incom-
plete returns from the state at large
and practically complete returns from
Salt Lake City show a decided falling
off in the Socialist vote from that of
1904 With two precincts estimated,
the Debs vote in this city was 1.175,
as compared with 1,747 four years
ago. The Socialist vote in the state
four years ago was 5,767, and this
year it is not expected to be over g.
900. Hisgen, Independence party, re-
ceived about so votes in this city,
while not over dozen votes were cast
for Chafin. Prohibition.