The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-05


i,p 10 late hour tonight indicate that
William H. Taft of Ohio. president
elect. viii have a vote of 500 in the
electoral college. This is within six
teen votes OF the forecast made by Ma
tional Chairman Frank Hitchcock, and
sixty-seven more than a majority of
the total electoral vote of 4SS. If Mis-
souri, votes Cor Taft. his total may
reach 327. News of the late returns in
dictate that Maryland, after vacillatinS
during the day and apparently being
safe for the Democrats. has been
swung into the Taft column. The I'M
official figures give Mr.. Taft the state
by 13s.
Indiana and West Virginia, as well as
Montana. turn out to be safely Repub-
hcan. Colorado went for Bryan.
II Missouri. which late developments
place in the doubtful column. goes for
Bryan. BE VIII have a total of 114
votes, two less than he received in 1896.
In 1904 Mr.. Parker received only 140
votes. IN 1900 Mr.. Bryan received 155,
and>in 1896 the Nebraskan received 176
votes.
Mr. Taft's 309 electoral votes COMPARE
with 1886 received by Roosevelt in 1904.
292 received by Mckinley in 1900, and
81 received by Mckinley in 1896.
Cannon, to Be Speaker.
No changes of material interest have
been reported in the congressional re- /
turns today. The Republicans will
have about the same working majority
in the SiXty-first congress as at pres
ent. and Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois
undoubtedly will succeed himself as
speaker. Representatives Jesse Over
street of Indiana and Hepburn of Iowa
are the most conspicuous among those
who have failed of reelection.
The senate retains its Republican
complexion, although there will be a
material change in its personnel
The states certainly carried by Mr..
Bryan are as follows: Alabama, IL;
arkansas. 9; Colorado. ;; Florida. 5:
Georgia. l3: Kentucky. I3: Louisiana.
,. Mississippi 10: Nevada. 3: Nebras-
IA. 8: North Carolina. 70: Oklahoma, ::
South Carolina. Q: Tennessee, y; Texas,
Is Virginia, 12-Total. 156.
Bryan May Be Senator.
An the rest of the states are safe for
Taft with the exception of MARYLAND
and Missouri. where the issue is so
close that an official count may be nee
eSsary to finally determine the result
National Chairman Norman E. Mack
Of the Democratic party issued a state-
ment tonight in which he declared thar
ne did not believe Mr.. Bryan would
again be a candidate for the presiden-
cy- He said ne believed that the Ne
6raskan might be a candidate for the
United states senate in 1915, provided
the legislature OF his state is Demo-
cratic in that year. when the first va
eancy viii occur
Inc latest returns indicate that in
me national house of REPRESENTATIVES,
'he republicans will have POS members
ana tae Democrats LIZ. with eleven dis
tricts missine.
JuuSe Fafts plurality in the state of
NeN fofk, according to corrected re-
c cIt"S tonight. is 203. 495. more than Is
Voo IN excess of President RooseveIt's
P'Graiity Of four years ago
governor Charles F. Hughes was PC
.gcIed IN New York state by i $40.
AHe returns as between president and
-, efhor indicate a heavy splitting of
VAetS. The proportion Of scratched
Da'lo'S was about the same in the up-
ne districts as in Greater New York.
sy 5 returns We're watched with a
tt' zeal Of interest. not in the belief
sao. lhey could have any possible ef-
~ upon the national result. but be-
~. m Ohio made figures extremely
bo'I. oWlng 70 the immense size of the
bo[ Air. Taft carried his own state.
YER oy $4,000 plurality. a reduce
on OF more than POO. 600 from the
7SeVeit vote of four years ago.
ne democratic state ticket in Ohio.
faded by Judson Harmon for COVER
49,. appears 10 be safely elected. The
- - legislature, which is 10 choose a
VISOR 10 Senator Foraker. appears
~ y IN doubt as between the Repub-
mans and Democrats.
Gain of Seven Congressman.
IN Indiana Mr. Taft was successful
h.. ees,rrying the state by about 5000.
b - me entire Democratic state ticket.
Isoue9 oy Marshall for governor. was
Ceeu The congressional deIega ton
Nm I'm me state SHOWS a gain of seven
Democrats.
tie returns from West Virginia. ow-
80 70 the mountainous character of
,s country, are slow in coming in A
,l.oient number of counties and dis
Oss nave been heard from. however.
10 snow Taft has a safe plurality
OV'oIduO early in the day shifted
In toh me doubtful column to the Bryan
- he legislature. which viii choose
successor 70 Senator Teller. is appar-
entity Democratic
MI. Tafts phenomenally large vote
- New York state continues TO attract
seenuon- Il is taken by the Republic
IN managers Of the state and country
ss indicating that the Empire state,