The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-11-05
Taft AND SHERMAN ARE
ELECTED.
There Was a Landslide
But II Did Not Slide
Mr.. Bryan's Way.
Next Congress VIII be Strong
" Republican.

~ Republican.
The Ne~ York sun ssys Mr. Tan
hns hs.~l elected pnesldeai by q plat
Alisy which ~ill hardly fail bclow Mr.
Roosevelt IN 1904 Report. rrerived
hy The Sun ~ 10 lo'cloek "Wednesday
morning Indicated that be hAd earned
III u the doubtful stAies with the pos
sshle exception Of Indiana and Nebras
la. where The contest is very close. 10
New Yotk state Mr. Tafi's plurality Is
ls4 900. and he has carried Greater
New York by a plurality Of 100.
iu New Jersey the s,r,e y Tatt's by
probably 5000 The returns from
Maryland Indicate thai Taft has won
the state by perhaps 1900. OHIO aud
Yves, Virginia, which bad been classed
a. doubtful, have been carried by The
Republican candidate. Wisconsin, con
sidered dehatable ground by Demo
cratic managers. il for Taft by do,O0
Minnesota il overwhelmingly ior Taft,
about 80 900, and Gov johnson is de.
feated. In many Of the southern states
the Democratic pluralities fell off
GOV. Hughes has won over Lewis
Stuyyesant CHAMBER. Mr.. Chambers
showing in Greater New York was
away below expectations. Up the stats
GOV. Hughes ran far behind Mr.. Taft
but will come down 10 the Bronx With
enough OF lead to secure his victory.
Hughes has about 1900 plurality.
The New York Legislature will con
time to be Republican by large ma
jority, insuring the election OF snc-
cessor to Senator Plat.
The following is list of majoritles
up To time of going to press: Massa'
cbusetts 100, 900, Connecticut 2 1000,
Rhode Island 10000, New Hampshire
20, 900, Maine 5000, Vermont $1,000,
| New Jersey 5000, Maryland 5000,
Illinois 10000, Indiana 10000, Ohio
$1,000, West Virginia 10000. Pennsyl'
vana 400. 900, Wisconsin 10000. Idaho
q. 600. North Dakota 10000, Oregon
u. 600, Colorado 20, 900, Michigan 100,
900, South Dakota 1900, and so they
90.
THE ELECTION IN MANCHESTER.
In this town the vote for president
was not as heavy AS II should have
been aud there is no excuse to ofiel
except that the voters were not sum
ciently enthused over the matter tt
turn out in any appieciable quantity
| The vote was 80 for Taft and AZ fol
Bryan,
Arrangements were made for recelv
| ing the returns in both the Center and
the Village, at the Opera House in the
former place and at the Drug Store IN
the latter. The Western Union Tele
graph Co. and The New England Tel
& Tel. Co. had a friendly rivalry
between them rs to which produced
the greatest amount of bulletins
There was also grape vine line
conducted by A. Il. Martin which was
conducive to much innocent enjoyment
The Ondawa Club had open house fol-
their friends and the club steward hat
nice lunch OF sanwlches and cofle'
and doughnuts for the hungry ones
, There were about rs present during
the evening and then that number wa
further augmented by the Mancheste
, Union Band who had been spending
the earlier part OF the evening at tn
Opera House and who, together with
/ goodly attendance from the other wi
lagos paid friendly visit to the Clu
later in the evening.
} The old fife and drum corps was re
, vived and went out onto the firing lin
: with Frank Bowen at the Pieolo, Smit
Jameson and A. L. Moffat at the snar
drums aud h. II. Swift at the big has
. drum.
The only event of the evening tina
was not down on the program was th
n unfortunate accident occurring to a
e automobile load on their way home
: the Depot. The load was made up q
5 Messrs. +. n and II. S. Walker, G
l.. Woodcock, j. w. Fowler and MI
y Bryant and Smith Jameson and was o
z the way 10 leave Mr.. Woodcock whe
: Through an accident to the steern
4 arrangement the manchine went of tn
+ road this side of Chas. l.. Randall
e and the party dumped out. Fran
Walker was pinned down byhis machln
e and Messrs. jameson and Bryant eac
u had an arm broken while Fowler, h
> s, Walker and Woodcock escaped will
! out any injury other than a shaking VI
= The injured were fixed up and the
: bones set by DIR. H. II. and l.. +. Hen
: enway and Mr.. Walker is about a
a tending TO his basIness. II was yer
fortunate escape from serious II NJ
fatal iaiury.
il The telephone company are indebte
g to Il. b. Elliott for his services IN NJ
y sisiing in the transmitting OF the bnllt
tins on the typewriter.
------- - ---~---------~