The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-06

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New York, Nov. 4.-Wm. n. Taft Is
elected president. having approx
mately 2sS votes in the electoral col
lege.
Practically no change is indicated In
the complexion OF the National House
OF Representatives.
The United States Senate will retain
its present republican majority.
Governor Chas. E. Hughes has been
reelected In New York by about $4,000
plurality.
Indiana has gone for Taft.
y has apparently carried Ne
braska.
Ohio returns are very slow, owing
90 the Immense ballot, but Taft has
carried It by q large plurality.
Judge Taft may have a majority In.
the city OF New York.
lsads Roosevelt.
Mr.. TAFT probably will receive a
larger plurality in New York state
than President Roosevelt did four years
He has exceeded President Roose-
vets pluraALy Al view Jersey ~ -
! ssrpr'sngly big vote in Massachu-
me republican plurality fell OF q
lly ii the Middle West in a manner
Thoroughly surprising to the repuDhc-
gpeaker Cannon has been re-elect-
Representative Payne, OF New York,
and Representative Dalzell. OF Penn
sylvania, have been elected and the
House Of Representative propaoiy val
continue under Its old regime.
Nr. Payne will have charge OF the
new tarif bill IN the extra session
which NJ. Taft viii a Immediately
after March 4 next. ~.
Missouri has returned to the solid
South on the presidential ticket and
elected COwherd as Its governor.
Early Returns.
The irst returns received came from
ocatterinE districts in Massachusetts
The heavy pluralities indicated there
for Mr.: Taft eemed at once to d1ssi-
Tor Mr.. Bryan. as many democrats had
claimed, and the republican managers
4 once began to put out claims OF
victory.
Returns from h up-country dis
trdcts OF New York state. where voting
machines are largely used. were the
next to arrive. 1t q been predicted
for days that Erie county, including
the heavy vote of Buffalo, might be
taken ~ an index to the drift through
out the country.
This proved to be h case, 80 far
~ tho national tiket was concerned.
n III. Taft having q plurality OF some
thing more han 1000 votes. Erie
s fGsosy o%sFe sav.4ns. d aamsxsr y f piSs
Sraltty OF more than 5000. The oppo-
snents OF Governor Hughes were quick
to claim a sweeping victory. but re.
turns from the other large counties and
cities soon changed the COMPLEXION Of
Sss0reAtera New York for Chapler was
deeply disappointing.
Chantor Men Fooled.
The vote IN Greater New York for
Mr.. Chanler vas deeply disappoint-
Ing 9 his friends. while the heavy
borough Of Brooklyn. completely
Gci1peed the most sanguine hopes Of
republican,. Governor Hughes wa
Ont heavily up the state. but not %
The drift In his favor below II.
Dronx'' had begun to make itself felt
0Ome Of b figures relating to thu
Republican slump in some states re.
b Gnrded a. certainly republican are lit.
lie short OF amazing.
over 100000 four years ago has beer
cut In tWO.
Illinois, which W. Roosevelt SQ5..
600 In 1904. has gone for Taft by about
The highest claim of the no.
publlcans for Indiana IL $4,000
against q plurality OF $4,000.
lowa Takes Drop.
lowe, which gave Mr.. Roosevelt,
$4,000 In 1904, has dropped down t.
sAbout 10000 for Taft.
The return OF Missouri to the dem.
0cracy on the presidential ticket wiped
ont . republican plurality of $4,000
ii 4 our years ago.
IN Maryland and West Virginia ar,
scolIndentiy claimed by the republicans
the returns are too meager II
81 1uatifys classification of either state
Massachusetts. New York and New
Jersey were striking exceptions to tn,
sGenerally reduced republican plural,
b 1ies.
mere has been 4 shrinkage in tn,
sssAesmocEadc vote In several z tn,
1n146efn states. notably IN virgini,
@111n6 North Carolina-
Taft has carried Wisconxin b,
6lIraltty estimated ut 49, 900; q fall;
Sailes rom the Roosevelt plurality o
sS114 - p 1897.