The San Francisco call., 1908-10-11
WORLD COMEDIES
TAFT'S ELECTION
New York Papers Canvass In
dicates Sweeping Victory for
Republican Candidate
Returns Show Judge Will Carry
All New York Except Two
Counties Above Bronx
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NEW YORK. Oct. 1o.-The New York
World, which is supporting Bryan, viii
concede the election of Taft tomorrow
morning by the publication Of the de-
tailed results Of its canvass Of New
York, New Jersey and Connecticut
showing that the republican candidate
for president viii carry those states.
The Worlds forecast Of the results
IN these three states is based on COM
bination Of a postal card ballot and a
canvass of experts in every county in
the three states by the Worlds repre-
scntatives Summarized. that canvass
indicates that Taft viii carry in New
York all but two counties above the
Bronx and mat he viii come 10 the
Bronx with A plurality large enough TO
Offset Bryan's Greater New York vote
and still have a comfortable margin of
IN excess Of is, 600. Bryan will not
carry a single county in Connecticut
losing the state by upward OF 1900;
that he VIII carry only two counties
IN New Jersey and come out of the
land Of mosquitoes more than 10000 be-
hind Taft
BIG INCREASE SHOWN
The Worlds canvass indicates a total
vote OF 65O,00O in greater New York, or
an increase Of $4,000 over the vote Of
1906 Based on the dual canvass, the
Worlds estimate indicates that Bryan
viii have a plurality Of 131S06 in the
election districts below the Bronx Two
counties up state are put in the Bryan
column. with a total plurality of 1.4O0.
making the total Bryan pluralities in
al the districts claimed for him 133. 206.
Compilation Of the pluraNties conceded
Taft in all the UP state counties but two
shows a total Of l4S.500 and an indi-
Gated plurality in the entire State Of
1924 for Taft.
BY the same compilation of plurali-
ties by counties the canvass gives Taft
an edge Of 10000 in New Jersey. The
counties not in the republican column
by the canvass show an aggregate plu-
rality OF $4,000, while the aggregate Of
The pluralities in the Bryan counties is
10000.
The Connecticut canvass failed to
show single county for Bryan. Tafts
Indicated plurality is 1900.
The New York upstate estimates sent
in by the Worlds correspondents were
those Of leaders in both parties. not
the Worlds They reflect the conH-
tiOns as viewed by those leaders three
weeks before election. The registra-
tion has just begun in the upstate
counties and the conditions indicated
today may be materially changed be-
fore election. And any change in the
upstate counties should in the very
nature of things be in favor of Taft.
since these estimates show a big fall
ing of in the republican vote in repub-
lican strOngholds.
MARKED CHANGE SHOWN
The estimates from the Sc counties
above the Bronx show marked
change from four years ago in the
presidential situation. Roosevelt re-
ceived in So OF those 56 counties ma
9orities aggregating 2I3. .4e5. The fifty
sixth county gave Parker a majority
Of 536 According 70 the Worlds esti-
mates Taft's pluralities in 81 counties
viii be l4S,500, and Bryan will get in
TWO counties an aggregate plurality
OF l4OO. Which means that il the
conditions indicated by the Worlds
canvass are not changed that Taft will
come TO the Bronx with a plurality
C4.995 votes smaller than Roosevelt's
3n 1903. and that Bryan viii come to
the Bronx with an aggregate plurality
IN two counties l.062 greater than did
New YOrk's candidate, Judge Parker.
in 1904
It is significant that the reductions
noted in the Worlds estimates are for
the most part in the factory centers.
II is not 10 be expected that Taft
would poll the same vote rolled up in
those ccnters by Roosevelt. a New
Yorker, and the most magnetic vote
getter the state has produced. Heavy
registration in the upstate counties
and a heavy rural vose NAV bring Taft
10 the Bronx with an aggregate pIu-
rality far in excess Of that Indicated
by the first canvass
The Worlds New York canvass also
included the gubernatorial fight and
Indicates an aggregate plurality of
1l3,050 for Hughes in 81 counties above
the Bronx. or about o, 600 less than
his plurality in the same counties two
years ago. Hearst received 33S.5l4
votes below the Bronx in 1906. as
against 26l, ,405 for Hughes Out Of
total estimated vote OF 65O.OOO votes
below the Bronx, the Worries estimates
indicate only l47.1S5 for Hughes and
450,s7o for Chanler. which would give
Chanler ar indicated plurality of l9s.-
6e5 in the entire state
TAFT SPEAKS UPON