Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-11
4. BRYAN MEETS DEFEAT

R. BRYAN MEETS DEFEAT
bre Complete Returns Show That
The Democratic Candidate DID Not
Make as Good a Run as BE Did
Twelve Years Ago.
New York, Special actically
$mplete returns received up to a
{te hour Wednesday night indicate
bat William H. Taft, of Ohio, as
|residcnt-elect, will have a vote of
D9 in the electoral college. This is
|ithin Is votes Of the forecast made
y National Chairman Frank H.
Hitchcock and 67' more than a ma
arity out Of the total electoral vote
a 4s3.
The most important news of The
{ 2e returns indicates that Maryland,
fer vacillating during the day and
parcntly being safe for the
mocracy, has been swung into the
58ft column. The unofficial figures
}e Mr.. Taft the State by 1876 votes.
$hIaryland was the last of the doubt
y States to be heard from Indiana
Ia West Virginia as well as Mon
la. turned out to be safely Repub-
$an., Colorado went for Bryan.
MIR. Bryan has total of 174 votes,
70 less than he received In 1896.
1904 Mr.. Parker received only
% votes, in 1900 Mr.. Nryan receiv-
q l55 votes and in 1896 the Nebras-
ia received 176 votes.
I4Mr. Taft's 800 electoral votes COM
fred with 336 received by Roose-
8lt in 1904, 292 received by McKin-
y in 1900 and 271 received by Nc
fn1ey in 1896:
j Republicans Retain Control.
mo changes Of material interest
i've been reported in the Congress
Hpnal returns. The Republicans will
I've abort the same working major
b in the Sixty-frst Congress as at
resent, and Joseph G.. Cannon, of
slinois, undoubtedly will succeed him
3lf as Speaker. Representatives
8sse Overstreet, of Indiana. and
8epburn, of Iowa, are the most con-
3icuous among those who have failed
/ reelection.
! THE Senate retains its Republican
Bmplexion, although there will be
material change in the personnel of
3e upper body of the national legs
|tnrc.
National Chairman Norman r
lack. of the Democratic party issued
statement in which he declared that
e did not believe Mr.. Bryan would
gain be a candidate for the presiden-
!. He said he believed that the Ne
raskan might be candidate for the
'nited States Senate in 1911, pro-
lded the Legislature Of his State is
lemoeratic in that year, when the
rstiY yancancy will occur.
The latest returns indicate that in
le national House of Representa-
yes the Republicans Will have 20Si
Iembers and the Democrats 172, with:
even districts missing E
The Result in New York.
Judge Taft's plurality in the State
f New York, according to corrected.
eturns is 2O3, ,495, more than 2s,000
a excess of President :Roosevelt's
lurality of four years ago. Gov.
harles E. Hughes was reelected in.
lew York State by 71,159. The re-
rms as between President and Gov
rnor indicate a heavy splitting of
ckets.
The heavy vote in Ohio made fig
res extraordinarily late owing to the
immense size of the ballot. Mr.. Taft
arried his own State. however, by
5000 plurality, a reduction of more
nan 100000 from the Roosevelt vote
four years ago. The Democratic
tate ticket in Ohio, headed by Jud-
On Harmon for Governor, appears to
e safely elected. The State Legisla-
ire, which is to choose successor TO
enator Joseph B. Foraker, appears
u be in doubt as between the Re-
ubEcans aud Dem 'crats.
In Indiana Mr.. Taft was successful
, carrying the State by about 5000,
ut the entire Democratic State tick
headed bv Mr.. Marshall for Cover
or, was elected. The congressional
elegation from the State shows a
ain of seven Democrats.
The returns from West Virginia,
wing to the mountainous character
the country, are slow in. coming in.
!. sufficient number of counties and
istricts have been heard from, how
ver,1 torshdm that Mr.. Taft has a
afe plurality.
Colorado early in the day shifted
rom the doubtful column to- the
ryan list. The Legislature, which
!; 10 choose a successor to Senator
eller, also is apparently Democratic.
Mr.. Bryan's victory in his home
tate of Nebraska was a sweeping