The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-04
TAFT ELECTED BY LARGE MAJORITY.
Hughes And Cannon We're Both Reelected

United states received up TO an early
hour this morning show the following
results:
VIM. Il. TAFT, of Ohio, has been elect
ed President, with 29S votes sure and
Is doubtful.
Practically 20 change is indicated 10
the complexion OF the National House
OF Representatives.
The United States Senate will retain
its present Republican majority.
Governor Chas. E. Hughes has been
rejected in New York State by about
10000 plurality.
Indiana has gone for Taft by from l5,
600 to is, 900 plurality.
Taft has carried Ohio by majority
ranging from so, 900 to -, 900.
Taft carried New York city by abou,
IL, 900 plurality.
The indications are that Democratic
Governors have been elected in several
given their Presidential votes to Taft.
The Republican pluralities fell off
heavily in the Middle West in manner
thoroughly surprising TO the Repuoli-
can managers.
Speaker Cannon has been reelected
by his usual majority.
Representatives Payne, OF New York,
and Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, have been
reelected and the House OF Represen,
tatives probabl will continue under its
old regime. Mr.. Payne will have charge
of the new tariff bill in the extra ses-
sion, which Mr.. Taft will call immedi-
atelv after March next.
Missouri has returned to the "Solid
South" on the Presidential ticket, and
elected Cowherd as Governor.
Returns from the up-country districts
OF New York State, where voting ma:
chimes are largely used, were the next
to arrive. Il had been predicted for
days that Erie County, including the
heavy vote of Buffalo, might be taken
as an index to thedrift throughout the
country. This proved to be the case so
far as the national ticket was colcern-
ed, Mr.. Taft having a plurality OF some
thing more than 1000 votes. Erie Coun-
ty surprisingly, however, gave Lieuten-
ant Governor Chanler q plurality OF
more than 5000 The opponents of Gov
ernor Hughes were quick TO claim q
sweeping victory, but returns from the
other large counties and cities soon
changed the complexion of the returns
completely. The vote in Greater New
York for Cbanler was deeply disap-
pointing to his friends, while the heavy
vote for MIR. Taft, especially in the bor-
ough Of Brooklyn, completely eclipsed
the most sanguine hopes OF the Repub-
iicans, Governor Hughes was cut heav-
ily up the State, but not so deeply as to
imperil his election once the drift in
his favor ''Below the Bronx" had be-
gun to make itself felt.
Some of the figures relating to the
Republican slump in States regarded as
certainly Republican are little short of
amazing. Pennsylvania immense plu
rality of over 500, 900 four years ago has
been cut in TWO. Illinois, which gave
Roosevelt 305, 900 in 1904, has gone for
Taft by about 10000. The highest
claim of the Republicans for Indiana is
$1,000. as against approximately $4,000.
Iowa, which gave Mr.. Roosevelt 1885,
600 plurality in 1904, has dropped down
to about 10000 for Mr.. Taft The re-
turn of Missouri to the Democracy on
the Presidential ticket wiped out a Re-
publican plurality of 25.0 900 four years
ago. Maryland and West Virginia are
confidently claimed by the Republicans,
but the returns are two2meagre to jus
tifv a classification of either State:
Massachusetts, New York and New Jer-
sey were striking exceptions to the gen
orally reduced Republican pluralities.
There has been a shrinkage of the Dem
ocratic vote in several of the Southern
States, notably in Virginia and North
Carolina. Mr.. Taft has carried Wiscon-
sin by plurality estimated at IS, 900, a
falling of from the Republican plurality
ofl56, 900 in 1900.
Kentucky has gone safely for Bryan.
Cowherd has been elec-
ted governor of Missouri over Hadley,
Republican.
Governor John A. Johnson of Mime
sofa, has probably been elected COVER
nor OF that State for a third term, al
though the State has gone for Taft
Taft carried every so-called doubtful
State.
Mr.. Bryan carried Nevada and Mon
tana, in addition to the solid South,
which includes Missouri.
As to Colorado and Maryland the re-
turns are too meagre to form definite
conclusion. The Republicans claim from
latest advlces that Taft has carried
Maryland.