The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-04

man xOf New York has been chosen !
vice president. This is the outcome of
one of the most remarkable political
campaigns in the history of the repub-
lie William Jennings Bryan of Ne
braska, the Democratic candidate,
went down in his third defeat of his
life's ambition to occupy the white
house.
Returns received up to late hour
today indicated that Taft would have
at least 292 electoral votes and the de-
tails came in increasing fullness from
the west 1t began to look as II the
figure might reach the 1926 mark, which
number was claimed as assured to him
in the ante-election forecast of Chair
man Hitchcock Of the Republican ma
tional committee, or possibly even ap-
proximate the mark, 1856, received in
1904 by Roosevelt. The number neces-
sary to q choice is 242. One of the re-
suits SURPRISING the most sanguine
hopes Of most Of the Republicans was
Taft's carrying the greater city OF
New York by plurality which early
districts missing, footed 9,378. Furth-
ermore his plurality in New York
state will be approximately 189,334,
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big plurality Of 1904.
Only second in point of general in
terest was the victory of Governor
Hughes, who was reelected by plur-
ality estimated today as we'll above
$4,000 over the vote cast for his Dem
ocratic opponent, Lieutenant Governor
Chanler. While Greater New York
gave plurality for Taft, 1t gave Chan
ler q margin of 56.843.
Senate Safe.
With thirty-one United States SEN
ators to be elected by the legislatures,
the Republicans will retain their con-
troll of both houses Of congress.
BryanR chief strength seems to have
6eens insthe middle west. There liz a
degree ot truth in the, saying In vogue
here last night that "the seat has
elected the president" New Engladn,
New York, New Jersey and Pennsyl-
|vania rallied to Taft with notable ma
jorities.
Bryan carried Maryland by small
plurality.
Cannon Re- Elected !.
Among the more significant results
were the reflections to congress OF
Speaker Cannon and Chairman Sere
no e. Payne of the house committee
on ways and means the election Of
Representative W. s. Cowherd as
governor of Missouri, which there
with returns to the solid south.
1t became early evident that Thom-
as Hisgen, candidate of the Independ-
ence party had received comparative
ly meager support and that his vote
would not materially affect the result.
Little was learned as to the magni-
tude of the socialist or the prohibi-
ZIONIST vote.
William H. Tafts plurality in great
er New York was 15,645.
Montana in Doubt
Helena, Mont, Nov. 4-F'rom the
reports at hand early today, which
come from the strong Democratic ter
ritory, 1t seems that Taft will carry
the state but that Governor Norris,
Democrat, will be reelected, having
shown strength in the northern coun-
ties. Thomas Long, Democrat, for
congress, has a comfortable majority
in%the returns thus far received, but
these are not conclusive. The latest
reports indicate that Silver Bow will
give the Democratic ticket 1900 to
$500 plurality.
Ohio Democratic Governor.
Cincinnati, Nov. 4.-By not less than
10000 plurality William H. Taft, Re-
publican candidate for president, yes
terday was given the vote of his ma
tive state. From the start it was evil
dent that Taft had won. The variable
count was that for governor which at
one time indicated that Harris, Re-
publican, had been elected, but when
morning came. Harmon, Democrat,
had clear lead that it did not seem
possible to overcome even by the vote
from the rural sections where Harris
strength was supposed to be. Har-
mons plurality at daylight seemed to
exceed 10000.
West virginia Doubtful.
Wheeling, w. Va, Nov. 4.-The