The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-07

Majority In the Sixty-hrst Congress-
Senate Remains RepubIiean-osmo
cratic Chairman Mack Says Bryan
viii Not Be a Candidate For Presi'
dent Again. But He May Be Elected
to the United States Senate From
Nebraska.
New York. Nov 5.-Complete re
turns received indicate that William
Ii. TAFT, OF Ohio. as president-eiect'
will have a vote OF 500 in the electoral
college. This is within 10 votes OF the
forecast made by National Chairman
Frank II. Hitchcock and 81 more than
majority out of the total electoral
vote of 1883
The most important news of the late
returns indicates that Maryland, after
vacillating during the day and appar'
entity being safe for the Democracy,
has been swung into the TAFT column
The unofficial figures give MI Tart
the state by 1856 votes.
Maryland was the last of the doubt
ful states to be heard from. Indiana
and West Virginia. as well as Mon
tana. turned out to be safely Republi-
can. Colorado went for Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan has a total of ia votes
two less than he received in 1895. In
1904 Mr. Parker received only lao
votes. in 1900 Mr. Bryan received loo
votes and in 1896 the Nebraskan re
ceived 176 votes.
Mr.. Taft's electoral votes compare
with 336 received by Roosevelt In
1904. 292 received by Mckinley in
1900 and 271 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. un
doubtedly will succeed himself as the
speaker Of the house Representative
Jesses Overstreet. OF Ohio. and Hep
burn. OF Iowa. are the most conspicu-
GUS among those who failed OF re-
election.
The senate retains its Republican
complexion. although there will be a
material change in the personnel OF
the upper body Of the national legs
lature.
National Chairman Norman r. Mack,
of the Democratic party. issued a state
ment in which he declared that he ala
not believe Mr.. Bryan would again be
a candidate for the presidency He
said he believed that the Nebraskan
might be a candidate for the United
States senate in 1911. provided the
legislature OF his state is Democratic
in that year when the first vacancy
will occur.
The latest returns indicate that in
the national house OF representatives
the Republicans will have POS mem
hers and the Democrats l72. with
eleven districts missing
Judge Taft's plurality In the state
OF New York, according to corrected
returns. in 2O3.495, more than $4,000
in excess of President Roosevelts plu-
rality Of four years ago. Governor
Charles z. Hughes was reelected IN
New York state by 7l,l59.
The Democratic state ticket In Ohio,
headed by Judson Harmon for gov
erpor. appears to be safely elected.
The state legislature, which is to
choose a successor to Senator For
aker apepars to be In doubt as be
tween the Republicans and the Demo
Gratis.
In Indiana Mr.. Taft was successful
in carrying the state by about SOOo'
but the entire Democratic state ticket
headed by Mr.. Marshall for governor
was elected. The congressional dele
CATION from the state shows a gain OF
seven Democrats.
The returns from West Virginia, ow-
ing-to the mountainous character OF
the country. are slow In coming IN.
sufficient number Of counties and dis
tricts have been heard from, however,
IN show that Mr.. Taft has safe plu- |
rality.
Mr. Taft's phenomenaliy large vote
In New York state continues to at
tract attention. 1t is taken by the Re
publican managers Of the state and
country as indicating that the Empire
state. with its thirty-nine electoral
votes. can no longer be regarded as
debatable ground In presidential con-
test. but is safely Republican. The
fact that Mr.. Taft carried Greater New
York by 10 900 votes has amazed many |
OF the local leaders. He gained this |
advantage largely in Brooklyn, for
Manhattan and the Bronx, the two
dominated by Tammany Hall, showed
a substantial majority for Mr.. Bryan
Mr. Bryan's victory In his nome
state OF Nebraska was sweeping one.
Five of Nebraska's six congressman
will be Democrats, while in the legis-
la,ure only eighteen Republicans seem
to he elected out Of total OF l33 SEN
ators and representatives.