The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-05
Taft and Sherman viii Have
Big Majority IN Electoral
College,

New York, Nov 4.-The next presl-
dent of the United States will be VIII
liam Howard Taft, Republican, of
Ohio. The next vice president will
be James Schoolcraft Sherman, Re-,
publican, of New York
This is the verdict returned by
the majority of the 100000 voters
of the United States. The Republican
candidate almost repeated Mr.. Roose.
velt's feat of carrying every northern
state, giving him clear majority in
the electoral college of 298 over Will
liam Jennings Bryan, the Democratic
candidate. The latter has carried
West Virginia, which went to Mr..
Roosevelt four years ago and
has won back the one electoral
vote which Maryland gave to
the Republican candidates in 1900.
Oklahoma the state created since the
last presidential election, has enrolled
itself, as was expected, in the Demo-
cratic column.
New York city has been carried by
Taft and Sherman, this being the
first time it has given plurality for
the Republican national ticket since
Mckinley carried it the first time he
was elected to the presidency.
Result in the East.
Pennsylvania has gone Republican
by 100000 majority and New Jersey
ny 10000, the figures in 1904 being
sos, 5,519 and 80,598 respectively. Con-
necticut is Republican save in few
cities and towns. but Congressman
George L. Lilley, the Republican can
didate for governor. ran behind Mr..
Taft. His majority is $4,000, whereas
the Republican presidential candidate
has carried the state by 10000. This
Is below Mr.. Roosevelt's figure in 1904.
and the same thing is true of prac-
tically every state in the Union that
has been carried by both Mr.. RoOse-
Welt and Mr.. Taft.
The lower house of the Sixty-flrst
congress will be Republican, but by a
reduced majority With returns from
some districts still in doubt and
others contested it appears now that
the house will remain Republican.
The senate will remain Republican
Speaker Cannon has won his fight for
reelection, but by reduced majorl-
| Nty.
The Pacific coast states. California,
washington and Oregon, have given
their votes to the Republican candi-
date, but Nevada, which voted against
Parker in 1904, gave its votes this
year to Bryan. Montana, the Dakotas
and Minnesota are again Republican,
but Governor Johnsons personal pop
ularity has sufficed to seat him again
I'M the gubernatoriai chair Of the
| North Star State. Wisconsin, Micht-
gan. Iowa and in fact the entire west
and northwest are Republican, but,
as noted above, by lowered majori-
ties
The South Still Solid.
The "solid south" is still soltdly
Democratic, Mr.. Bryan polling the
| usual large majorities. Only in Mary
land has the Republican party made
serious inroads on the Democratic
vote, and In that state not sufficiently
| tot change the result. Delaware,
about which some doubt was express
ed before the election, has gone Re
publican. The New England states
have gone for, Taft and have elected
Republican governors. but the vote IN
Rhode Island. where the Democrats
made a strong fight. is very close. In
Massachusetts, the Independence par
tyi candidate for governor made 9
good showing, though running far be
hind the vote Of Thomas L. Hisger
1 last year. .
In New York the Republican candi
dates for president and vice president
viii have a plurality Of 100000. while
Governor Hughes has been re-electer
by $1,000 plurality.
/ JUDGE TAFT TALKS