The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-03
STATES THE LEADER
CARRIED YESTERDAY
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ner truly surprising to the Republican
managers.
Speaker Cannon has been re-elect-
ed by his usual majority.
Representative Perry of New York
and Representative Dalzell Of Penn
sylyania. have been reelected and the
house of representatives will probably
continue under its old regime. Mr..
Payne will have charge OF the new
tarir bill in the extra session which
Mr.. Taft will call Immediately after
March 4, next.
Missouri has returned to the 'tsolid
south on the presidential ticket and!
elected Cowherd ~ Its governor.
The frst returns received today
came from scattering districts In
Massachusetts. Tho heavy pluralities
indicated there for MI. Taft seemed at
once to dissipate any probability Of
q Landslide" Tor MI. Bryan, as many
Democrats had claimed and the Re
publican managers at once began to
put out claims OF victory. Returns
from the up country districts Of New
York state, where voting machines are
largely used, were the next to arrive.
1t had been predicted for several days
that Erie county, including the heavy
vote Of Buftalo might be taken az In
dex to the drift throughout the coun-
try. This proved to be the case SO
far as the national ticket was CON
cerned, Mr.. Taft having a plurality
of several Thousand. Erie county's
surprising vote, however, gave Lieuten-
ant Governor Chan1er a plurality Of
more than 1000. The opponents OF
Governor Hughes were quick to claim
a sweeping victory, but returns from
the other large counties and cities
soon changed the complexion Of the
returns completely. The vote II
Greater New York for Mr.. Chanler
was deeply disappointing to his
friends, while the heavy vote for Mr..
Taft, especially in the borough OF
Brooklyn, completely eclipsed the
most sanguine hopes Of the Repub1-
cans. Governor Hughes was cut heav-
ny up the state, but not so deeply as
to imperil his election, once the drift
in his favor below the Bronx" had
began to make itself felt.
Some Of the figures relatlng to the
Republican slumpsin certain states re
garded as certainly Republican, are
little short Of amazing. Pennsylva
MAS immense plurality Of over 100000
four years ago has been cut in two
Illinois, which gave Roosevelt 305,00t
in 1904, has gone for Taft by 10000
The highest claim Of the Republican.
for Indiana is for 5000 against q plu
rality of $4,000. Iowa which gave
Roosevelt 10000 plurality in 1904 has
dropped down to about 10000 fol
Taft. The return Of Missouri to The
Democracy wiped out a Republican
plurality Of $4,000 four years ago.
West Virginia is confidently claimed
by the Republicans, but the returns
are meager. Massachusetts,, New
York and New Jersey. rel striking
exceptions to the generally reduced
Republican pluralities. There has beer
q shrinkage in the Democratic vote il
several Of the southern states, notabl.
Ia Virginia. and North Carolina.
Mr.. Taft has carried Wisconsin b.
a plurality estimated at $4,000, a fall
ing on from the Roosevelt pluralit!
of $4,000 in 1904.
Kentucky has gone safely for Bry
an W about 5000.
Representative ". s. Cowherd ha'
probably been elected governor Q
Missouri, over Hadley, Republican.
JOAu "A. u MIL
~nesota, has been probably reelected
governor OF that state for q third term
although the state has gone safel,
for MI. TAFT. NJ
Taft carried every ~so-called doubt
full state except Nebraska, where tn,
indications point to a Democratic vic
tory. Mr.. Bryan has carried Nevad'
and the solid south, which include
Missouri. Maryland Is claimed BY th'
Republicans.
Returns from Colorado are to-
meager to form a definite conclusion
as to the result.