The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-11-06
T A F 7
is ELECTED
Election Results
Over the U. S.

States received up to an early houl
this morning show the following re
| suits:
William H. Taft of Ohio has bee,
elected president, with 29S votes secur,
and 10 doubtful. ~
| Practically no change is indicated il
the complexion of the national house
of representatives.
The United States senate will retair
it's present republican majority.
Governor Hughes has been reelected
in New York state by about 10000
| plurality.
Indiana has gone for Taft by from
$4,000 to $4,000 plurality.
Bryan apparently has carried Ne
braska, although the republicans still
claim the state
| Ohio returns have been seriously de
layed owing to the immense size of thu
ballot, but Taft has carried the state
by majority ranging from $4,000 t.
10000.
Taft carried New York city by about
1000 plurality, this being the frs
time the city has given it's vote to 6
republican candidate for the presidency
since 1896, when Mckinley had small
plurality. t
| Mr.. Taft received a greater plurality
in New York state than Roosevelt did
| four years ago. The indications point
to 2O2, 900 Cor Mr.. Taft as against IT'S,
900 for Roosevelt.
governors have been elected in several
of the middle western states that have
given their presidential votes to Taft
Mr.. Taft has exceeded Mr.. Roose
welt s plurality in New Jersey and in
Massachusetts, as well as in New York
Pluralities Smaller in West.
The republican plurality fell of
heavily in the middle west in manner
thoroughly surprising to the republican
managers. .-..-.--....
Speaker Cannon has been reelected
Representative Payne of New York
and Representative Dalzell Of Pennsyl-
vania are reelected, and the house of
representatives will probably continue
under its old regime. Mr.. Payne will
have charge of the new tariff bill in
the extra session when Mr.. Taft will
call it after March next.
Missouri has returned to the "solid
south" on the presidential ticket and
elected Cowherd as its governor.
Washington Winning Ticket.
Governor-Samuel G. Cosgrove.
Lieutenant governor-M. E. Hay.
Secretary of state-Sam II. Nichols
State treasurer-John R. Lewis.
State auditor-C. w. Clausen.
Attorney goneral-W. ?. Bell.
Commissioner of public lands-E. w
Ross.
Superintendent of public instruction
Henry B. Dewey.
Insurance commissioner John II
Schively.
Washington has given Taft major
ity close to $4,000 on the presidential
ticket, while the majority for s. G. Cos
grove, republican, for governor, bids
fair to run close to 10000, and the res
of the republican state ticket will fol
low closely in his tracks. All three con
gressmen are elected by handsome ma
jorities, and the legislature, which il
pledged to elect Wesley Jones to sue
coed United States Senator Levi An
keny, will be overwhelmingly republican
in both branches.
King county will give Taft pluralit,
of about 10000.
Returns fro mWashington state coun
ties, while very incomplete, indicat
that in the next legislature not NOR
than five democrats will sit in the lowe
house. The senate will stand 35 reput
leans to democrats.
Spokane County, Too.
The combined returns so far receive
from both city and county give Tai
1870 and Bryan $780, which maintain
the ratio of to 1 in favor of the re
publican ticket. In the eengressions
race at $3.50 o'clock the returns frol
both city and county give Poindexte
1888 and Goodyear 1856.
For governor at the same hour Coz
} grove 8 vote in Spokane county is 1927
and his opponent IS (Pattison, dem.
1906. .,.---.-
: For lieutenant governor Hay, repul
, lican, has 1852 and Edwards, democra
has 1922. The other republican stat
candidates have about the same vot
, Returns so far available indicate ths
the entire republican legislative tickt
, is elected in Spokane county, with tn
exception of the Fifth district, whel
Lester P. Edge and John Gray, dem,
Gratis, appear to have slight advantae
over Judge Norman Buck and Guy ]
, Croft, republicans.
| 1t may safely be said that the pr
v posed tax amendment to the state COZ
j, stitution and the proposed amendmer
l to the state constitution relating to I'll
Y right of eminent domain have lost owe
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