The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-11
Seats IN congress
BASIS OF CONTEST
SEVERAL SOLONS-ELECT WILL
FIGHT FOR PLACES IN BOTH
NATIONAL HOUSES.
OFFICIAL FIGURES
DECIDE MARYLAND
In Both That State and Missouri, Taft
Looks Like Winner, However-Ne.
braska for Bryan by 4,5oo-victor
Not to Hunt in Texas.

Washington, Nov with the
latest returns from the congressional
districts throughout the country, there
are indications of number of con-
tests. In many of the districts the
vote between the Republican and
Democratic candidates has been very
close, involving possible changes as
the result of the official count. So far
as the returns now in from all dis
tricts show, the Republicans will have
a working majority of Al in the next
national house of representatives, the
figures standing: Republicans, 216;
Democrats, 175, against the present
membership of 223 Republicans and
166 Democrats and two vacancies. All
the southern districts have been
heard from, although ordinarily among
the latest to be cleared up. The most
remarkable upset in the congressional
situation since reconstruction days
has occurred in North Carolina, where
in state whose Democratic majority
musters approximately 100000, three
out of the ten members of congress
sent to Washington will be Repub-
leans.
Taft to Get One EIector.
Baltimore, Md, Nov. 1.-THE official
returns from two of the missing cOun-
ties, Dorchester and Saint Gorges, of
Maryland were received late Friday
night, and the count was completed in
all but five wards in Baltimore city.
The result, however, is still in doubt.
From the last figures it seems certain
that Bryan will have six electors, and
may be seven. Taft is sure of one.
The latter's plurality in the city, so
far as the highest elector is concerned,
has sweled by gains over the I'M
official count until it is now GER
tain to reach about 2,400. His plural
ity in the state will be about $40.
Taft Still Leads in Missouri
st. Louis, Nov. 7.--Supplementary
returns Friday failed to disturb ma
terally Taft's lead of 4,235 votes in
Missouri. The state legislature seems
fixed at a Democratic majority of six
on joint ballot, although this is sub
ject to change. Swanger, Republican
nominee for secretary of state, seems
to have fairly comfortable lead for
that place, but his election is not as
sured. The returns thus far indicate
an average Republican lead of 1000
for the minor places. Less than rs
per cent. q the vote is included in
these reports.
Bryan Carries Own State.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 7.-William J..
Bryan has carried Nebraska by
plurality of 4,500 according to returns
from all the counties. Ashton G. Shall
lenberger Democrat, is elected gov
ernor by $500. The Democratic state
central committee disputes the cleo
ton of Congressman M. P. Kinkaid
Republican, and claims the election OF
Judge Westover in the Sixth congress
sional district.
Taft Not to Hunt in Texas.
Cincinnati, Nov. Judge Taft said
Friday that there was hardly the
slightest possibility of his going to
Texas to hunt any time this winter
He added that no arrangements of any
kind had been made looking to such
a trip, and that none were contem
plated.
Judge Taft said he would appreciate
very much if the erroneous impression
could be corrected that he owned any
land in Texas. "The ranch referred
to- he explained, belongs to my
brothers wife, Mrs. G. P. Taft I do
not own an acre of land nor have
an interest in the ranch