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Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
lndiana

Indianapolis, Nov. 4.-The endeavors Of the Democrats to place Indiana in the ranks of their party. causing the state 10 be considered doubtful some time before the election. have not been successful The Hoosier vote has been given to Taft and Sherman by q smal majority. reducing the Republican ma jority of four years ago by two-thirds
 Congressman James E. Watson has been elected to succeed J. Prank Han ly as governor. leading Thomas F, Marshall. his Democratic opponent. by small majority. The state congress. sional representation. eleven Republi. cats and two Democrats. Will remain unchanged. but the legislature is Re. publican by slightly reduced ma iority The term of Senator Hemen way. Republican. will expire iii March
 This city disappointed the hopes of John W. Kern. Democratic candidate for The vice presidency. who resides here. by going Republican Kern would not discuss the result of the election. saving that he would issue J formal statement later.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
S0llDlY REPUBLICAN
oeneen Wins In llunois, Watson h
 Indiana and Harris h Ohio

Chicago, Nov. 4-llIinois has been carried by the Republican party by P5aFality of t2o.ooo. giving the states tWeatyzseNen electoral votes so Taft and Sherman, The state Republican ue6et has also been successful, Gov erhor Charles S. neneen winning from foruaeF Vice President Aalai E. Ste venSon ny loo,oeo.
 he next state legislature will be Re publican by majority or jeiat ballot Of 2s 8 loss of ei. This means the re. election 10 the United States senate of Albert l. Hopkins.
 There will be a decided change in the congressional representation of HI hols The present delegation from the stale includes twenty=four Republicans and one Democrat The figures in the Sixty frst congress will be seventeen Republicans and eight Democrats. six ef =the latter heinz from Chicago Speaker Cannon has been reelected in the Eighteenth district
 The voters of the state have endorsed the proposed constitutional amendment authorizing the state to issue bonds of S2o.0uo,o10 for the construction Of a deep waterway beginning at or near Ioekport. Ills, to point at or near Gttea, Ills. in the Illinois river.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
TAFT WINS
,ey York, Ohio, Indiana,
 Illinois and Nebraska In Republican Column

= York. Nov. 4.-The next Presi-
 ..f tbe tuited States will be Will - Inward Taft. Republican. of a.a The next vice president will be - Seae. raft Sherman, Repub- -, cf Ncv York.
 s tb. eerdiet returned by the .,arity of tae l5.oooooo voters of :. Tinted states. The Republican ..a,,ste has repeated MT. Roosevelts ..,t of carrying every northern state,
 ,.r him fl ear majority in the ''..,oral college of III over William jennings Bryan. the Democratic eandi-
 MT raft will receive 3l2 elec- s s rates te MT. Bryan's Ill. Okla ssns - tbe stale created since the last - sss.s,aeptiaI e5eetion. has enrolled itself, {. rss expected, in the Democratic col smB. ,of.,. ..a a,eetioB have gone as follows: xs,rlapd. , Republican,; Indiana. Repub- ss.n. Nebraska, Republican,; New sars @ Republican: Ohio. Republican,; ..s West Virginia. Republican. In
 If .hase states the vote is close.
 psnpsylvania bas gone Republican ,r sao0o majority and New Jersey by
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
Ohio

Columbus, O., Nov. 4.-secretar. Taft's home state has given him plu raIity sf over l00,00 The strong Dem. oeratic fight did not avail to carry the state for either Mir Bryan or Judsou Harmon. candidate for governor, but pulled down the Republican vote.
 The fight made by Governor Andrew l.. Harris. candidate for reelection, for local option was an important factor in the result. as was foreshadowed in the county elections. The governors activity lost him votes among the SO called ''IiberaI'' element. the loss show. ing in the returns from Cincinnati Cleveland. Toledo and other cities.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
NNx leraNy

Trenton. Nov. 4.-Willfam H. Tert h.. had A close call In this state. being made the choice for the presidency of only 5000 more voters than approved of MT. Bryan's candidacy. Huosoh' uunferdon. Salem. Sussex and Warren counties have gone Democratic.
 Newark has gone Republican by 5000. but Bryan rolled up majority of ,oOOO fin Jersey City. Trenton, the centre of the pottery industry of the state. has endorsed Taft's recent utter ances in favor of raising the tarin on notfery products by giving him ma ior;ty of 500. Camden has gone he nuhIiean by 500. Paterson Is Demo cratic by 1000.
 The great falling of in the RepubF esn vote from 1904 is attributed ef the leaders of both parties to the general sunport of Bryan by the labor unlon members. This was especially noted ih the northern counties. in fhe mahaiae turing centres of the state.
 There was DO election for governor hut $ new legislature. ten cousressi st' and sberins were chosen There E Repuhliean loss and 2 Democrats gal af one in the state delegation 'e ihe lower house. Townsend. Democrat at featine Parker. Republican. y le tan for reelection in the Seventh aisRi'e'
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
THE EMPIRE STATE
Hughes Wins by More Than 50. .OoO
 Over His Democratic Opponent

New York, Nov 4.-Geverner Hughes won by over 10000 the biennial battle of High Bridge which was waged again as the regiments of ballots were mar shalled.
 Hughes came down to the city from upstate with an indicated plurality of about 121 GOO Chanler's plurality south of High Bridge was approximately Gs- GOO The vote of two years ago Has increased by about 140090 Chanier surprised the Democratic leaders bS ah expectedly large vote in the fnra districts, but lost tremendously In tht city and county of New York, where his followers had expected at least 1tpeot plurality.
 Reports from all parts of the state indicate that the vote was heavy, the efforts of both gubernatoriai candi- dates to bring out the ballots being rewarded with success. Both the old parties polled full votes, their strength not being seriously affected by the In dependence. Socialist and other minor parties. Shearn. Independence party candidate for governor, ran ahead of Wanhope. the Socialist nominee.
 The states congressional representa-. ton will be divided. as at present. among the two parties. with one change. Hillquit. Socialist. being elect ed in the Ninth district in place of Riordan. Democrat The next legisia- lure will be Republican in both branches. insuring a Republican sue cessor for Senator Thomas C. Platt who will leave the senate in March
 New York and Buffalo are the only two large cities of the state that have gone Democratic.
 "I need not say that l am greatly pleased with the result of the election. declared Governor Hughes. felt certain that the people would indorse the administration of President Roose- yelt bv electing Secretary Taft. and l consider my own reelection as an ap- proval of the policies pursued by the state administration during the past two years"
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
pREslpENT-ELECT TAFT.

|
 1000. the figures in 1904 being 505,- yls and s0,59S respectively. Connecti-
 cut is Republican save in a few cities
 md towns, but Congressman George
 L Lilley, the Republican candidate for
 governor. ran behind Mr. Taft. His
 majority is 10000. whereas the Republi-
 esn presidential candidate has ear ried the state by 20.e0o. This is below
 Mf Roase9eIt's figure in 1901, and the
 ssme thing is true of practically every
 state in the Union that has been car
 ried by both Mr Roosevelt and Mir. Taft
 The lower house of the Sixty first
 congress- viii be Republican. but by a
 reduced majority With returns from
 seae districts still in doubt and others
 contested il appears now that the
 toase Ril remain safely Republican
 The senate wifi remain Republican.
 lpeakeF Cannon has won his fight fol
 reeleeti6n bat by reduced majority. Most of the great cities of the coun IT have gone Republican, with the ex' eeplien of New York and Chicago. In eeh of these cases. however. the rural Republican majority has been sufii cenuy large to offset the Democratic aFean vote. St Louis has gone Repub- afan. while the rest of Missouri Is heavily Democratic.
 eAio. Indiana and Illinois. the great
 central states, with an aggregate of @y-iye electoral votes. have gone republican despite the fight made to f1ae item into the Democratic col ahn- The success of MT. Taft in these Nates considered vitally necessary 10 ik election. has carried with it the saeeess Of the Republican state tickets seFernor Deneen in Illinois and Gov eAef Harris in Ohio. Republican zaaidates for reelection. retain their eae. and Congressman Watson will saeeeed J. Frank Hanly in Indiana ArPaoiiean hopes of carrying Ken. ueSf pfoved vain in spite of the vic " m Wilson. Republican. in the
 ta'efhaferial contest last year. The .taier part of ihe states congressional
 s0esauon will he Democrats,
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
Pennsslysnis

Philadelphia. Nov. f-Pennsyiyania went Republican by lp0eoa majority la 1904 Roosevelt carried the state hv .ss5-al9. and two rears ago Stnart Re. publican, was elected governor ky .s.. 4''o- This city, Fiusburg. Harrisburg. Altoona and eflaer cities have given Mr Taft pIuraligies. but Scranton. N NeSe1fre and towns in which the sa e-sz .ssi =iltors vote k strong have gone l~uoeEatte
 fise election IF Penn sylsanla turn, -- 8 a-oSt eutirels en national issues. ia- highest stat officer voted fer be. Ing \ judge es ti< Sufesfor court. For that oface Wi5iam p Porter. Repuh- lieaiT haS been elected hy majority of 5eCs0 over Webster Grim. Demo oFat.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
Connecticut

New Haven, Nov. 4.~-The great size of the Republican victory in Connect cut was evident this morning when William H. Taft was found to have q plurality which will be greater than that given to President Roosevelt four years ago. The plurality Is 3s,450 Ills vote is ,5g9. as against 73.iiy for Bryan. Debs boiled 2s0i votes and Chain. the Prohibitionist, 22s0
 The plurality for MT. LIlley, against whom great fight was waged. was IL. 0o4 over Judge 4. Heaton Robertson, his Democratic opponent The kepub lican gains extend to the legislature In the senate Senator Donovan, Dem ocrat was defeated In Norwaik by MT Silliman
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
New Hsmo,hjve

Concord. x. IT. Nov. 4.--The returns from New Hampshire this morning comprise barely onebalf of the state on an estimated vote approximstlng s5. 0U0. but they plainly forexhadow that the state has duplicated the tremendous vote of four years ago for Roosevelt and gfves Taft lis electoral vote by about le.OOO plurality.
 The state ticket discIoses Democratic rains. some over the vote sf two years ago. when there was no election by the people. and Henry E. QuInby, Repub- lican candidate Tor governor. has won by narrow margin The larger cen ters are slow in returning their vote.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06

Boston. Nov. ss--The Republicans won the Massachusetts election, seud- Ing sixteen Taft votes to the electoral college. placing Lieutenant Governor Eben $. Draper 1t the guhernatoriaI chair. choosing the balance of the state ticket. re-eieeting all the present con. gressmen and retaining firm control of 1oth branches Of tue legislature.
 Taft and sherman carried the state by luo.,va aud Draper defeated James H Nahey. the Democratic leader. by about Ia.ttu. kooseNelt's plurality iu Massachusetts four ,ears age was oa.' os6 The Republican state ticket eject ed was as fal5ows,
 Governor khea \, Draper. Hopedate lieutenant 2oseguof. Louis \. Ftothing. ham. Boston; secretary of state Wtll. lam NJ uiin. Boston; treasurer. Arthur D. ehapin Haiyoke; auditor. Henry E. Turner. Maiden; attorney general Dana Malone. Greenheld.
 The voting. despite the short and somewhat Ilstless campaign. exceeded expectations. especially in tue towns. An ideal autumn da. undoubtedly WAS contributing factor. the voters evi. dently having thoroughly famiiiariged themselves with the Issues and Hooked to the polls h large numbers.
 The size of the vote for Vahey was feature of the election. Assuming the leadership of party that had scarcely recovered from the turmoil and sehism of last years Springfield convention. and with scarcely any cam paign fund, NHhes succeeded in drawing 10 his support i5O.ooo voters. nearly double the number who favored The party candidate year ago. Vahcy proved far more popular among the party followers than Mir. Bryan. and led the presidential nominee In nearly every community in the state.
 Despite the fact that Mir. Hisgen. the presidential nominee of the lnde- pendenee League. was native of Mas. sachusetts and received last year. when candidate for governor. over T0,uOQ votes. the support of the new party In national politics In Massachusetts was very meagre polling scarcely mon than 2o.nD
 Taft and Bryan had a hot fight in Bos ton and for q long time ran neck anf neck. due te the heavy registration In the Republican wards and eompara tively light vote in the Democratic districts, Four years ago. Parker car. ried the city by nearly lo.0oO over Roosevelt This year the margin he. tween the presidential candidates was matter ef few hundred votes Tafi also ran well in other cities of the state where the voting was unusually heavy
 There were few contests iii the con gresslonal districts, the closest being in those which have been represented by Democrats during the past six years.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
PRESIDENCY
LOSS From Roosevelt VOfe Buf Bryan Drops ABay
 Behind Parker

e'nors' ~ etf The vote in Rhode Island - s1iss issilst'e.saas made sfreHc light. Is very ctose Tn MsSssfe,,s.s.7 the independtnee party eardlastaz = governor made poor sAovins mn nlns far befine the vote of Tsonas Hisgen last year.
 New York city hos teep sarrle.l ,.. hfsan and Fhanier, tie Democrat candidates for pre>idert and geve-na- winning Tn all five her5asRs Of ts.. city's es0.fse votes Mr B=yap hnx "a eeiFed sS'"0o and MT Chanles 4ooe1a The sures fer the entire Stafs are q. follows: Taft S3a0o0. Bryaa 7go eoo Hughes. sl7-250 Chanler So4 75a
 The electoral vote Is as follows. .~
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Cincinnati Crowd Cheers Taft

Cincinnati, Nov. 4.--The Republican ticket had a close call in Mir. Tafts home city. the party's majority of 40, i93 in 1901 being reduced this year te E0eO. Two years ago 1t was 71l9 Alr. Taft received the returns at the home of his brother, Charles P Taft When his success at the polls was an pepneea the house was surrounded bs T cheering crowd calling for speech from the next president" Mir Taft announced that he would make formal statement in the near future.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
PACIFIC COAST rCR TAFT
Republicans Win In c Cal,forsis. Oregon
 and WashlnWioe

San Francisco. Nov, 5.--There was no state election in California to eompll. cate the issues. and the Republican na tionaI ticket carried the state by ab.snt 4O.000 majority. In iDoA Roosevelt ear. ried the state by ii5.s22 over Parker The solid Republican delegation has been reelected without change, and ! Republican state legislature tnsures the election of Republican to succeed Senator Perkins. The proposition to remove the state capital from saeras mento to Berkeley has been rejected
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
e,v,. Silent en Election

Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 4.-"I do not dc sire 10 discuss the result of the election st ,be present time" said NIT. Bryau .fter the returns were received here A, A later date shall probably have something to say. but now l must beg to he excused" The Democratic can aidate's own city gave Mir. Taft ma jority. The result in Nebrasks was . great disappointment 10 Mir Bryan.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
a.uan oses Home State

Lincoln. Neb.. Nov 4.-Indications are that Nebraska has gone Democratic by q plurality not far from lo.ooo foi Bryan and plurality scarcely less than this for Shallenberger fDem.l for gov srpor.
 The tremendous gain for Bryan in the city of Lincoln was the wonder of the election. Not only did Bryan re verse g Republican plurality of 1900 in his home city. but he carried it by p.u- raIity of something in sxcsss Of 600
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06

Sherman were given plurality ot I..' DO h Maine out of total vote fur the two leading parties ef iO3,cno Brsan's vote was estimated al 3a52a, fafts 61 2u,. The sotr uf both parties was below The average of the past thirty. six wears. while the pluraiits was about 6oeu in excess of the average
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
Rhode Island

Providence Nov 4.-The returns in dieate that the entire state ticket of the Republicans k elected and that the legislative vote will show substantial Republican gains in both houses Potbief iS elected governor. In the First congressional district the contest between Sheffield. Republican. and Granger. Democrat. k still undecided Of the thirty eight cities and towns in the state. fifteen voted for license and eight voted no-iiceBse.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
THE SOUTH STILL SOLID
usuat Democratic Maiorities Have
 Returned In Dixie land

Baltimore. Nov. 4.-Marsiand's spli, electoral vote of four years ago, seven Democratic and one Republican. is this year sulidls Democratic The election is close. Mr, Bryans plurality being about 5000 The Democrats have gain, ed one congressman The state deiega. tiou in the Sixty first congress will contain four Democratic representa- tiyes and two Republicans. This city has gone Democratic by a close vote.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
close vote ln Colorado

Denver. Nov. 4.--Wtth thousands o' serafcAed ballots yef io hs counted aha returns on straight ballots complete ID ro r;,v. town ar county b Colorado conditions gre such that ii is impossi- bl. 10 give even an iaea Of how the ,..t. ha. gone Outside of Denver ana pneb,o. Brysp and Taft are running saet .rs neck sn straight ballots. II IS
 1ss.,r sAa, definite statements oi
 .t,s asr he made before late today
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
M.nnssosa

Minneapolis Nov. 4.-Gavcruer Jshn A. JeAasoa's effoTtS in hehalf eg the Democratic national ticket have a0; smcceeslei in stviag the electoral vete e tAe state go Mir Bryan. hut have ayailed in ree9ectinS hiw hy small naJori9y Of ihe states 2Ta.ls0 xotrs Nr Iaft polca l72-50e. Ais majority being atasso below Nr Raoseyelts ma. 0fi1y uf l6l .4ss4 ia 1904
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
Michigan
sor a-with Taft and sher

Detroit. Nov. 4-With Taft and Sher man carrying the state by large major ,ty. eeuerally estimated al about ioo.. e1O the successful candidate for goF' ,ruar of Michigan is BOT known Re turns from the state are slow IaNtoh T HemaHs. the Democratic candidate far governor. has an undispuied lead ever Governor Warner, but the Repab f5can leaders assert that the late returns v,g overcome this lead
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
Washington

Seattle. Wash Nov. -washIugton's Ave electoral votes will be east fol Taft. the Republican candidate having carried this state by popular major ity of 10000. reducing MT Roosevelt's majority in i.o1 by d3.ji1. samuel C. Cosgrove, Republican, has been elected governor. aud the states legislature will remain Republican by large mn. toritv
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
okiahona

Guthrie. Okla, Nov. 4.---Oklahoma has continued loyal to the Democratic party, but the majority ms been re. dueed materially and Bryan's lead iS estimated at 25 .0O0 The five members Of congress. four Democrats and one Republican. have been reelected. The legislature is two thirds Democratic.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
Georgia

Atlanta. Ga. Nov. 4.-Georgia's thir- teen electoral votes will be cast for William ]. Bryan. and the state rep resentation will continue solldiy Demo cratic. The state election WAS held In September. The Taft vote In this state fell 10000 below that of MT. Roosevelt, which was 24.0O3.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
Wisconsin

Milwaukee. Nov. 4-Afr Tan's pIn. ralits in tais state Is estimated at 1a.- ass4 Governor James .. Davidson has teen re~elected, and the states con, gresslonsi deiegation. nine Republicans and two Democrats. Will feMain the same tn the next congress The legss> latnre Will he Republican, and Senator Stephenson will he reelected
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
Virginia

Richmond. Va, Nov 4.-The Old Do minIon Is still safely within the Demo cratic ranks by very large majority Taft boiled only 3oDoo votes fin a total of 130.Oe0, 4 Republican loss of i7.ssu since l.blA
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
THE PUTNAM pATRioS November 1908

e.se'ed ey about the sane plurality ex- eept Davis. Republican candidate for S5t9-eey general Is pfobahly defests-s v Andrew C. Gray. Democrat Tbs sReeesSfal candidate Is a son of Jpaxs George Cray and the popularity of hl< Esther counted strongly for him iu alI three ef the counties.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
arv.n Io.es, In Utah

Salt Lake City. Nov. Utah is He. publican again this year by heavy ma. jority. that of the national ticket being much greater than for the state candi. dates. Spry. the Republican candidate for governor. was elected. The iegisla' lure will undoubtedly be Republican insuring the reelection of Senator Shoot
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
M aryfand

Baltimore. Nov. 4-Latest Repubi. can adyices are that Taft has carried Maryland by about 5000 Returns from the counties are still far too incom- plete to warrant positive figures. but those given are believed to be nearly correct.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
Florida

Jacksonville. Fla, Nov. 4.--Albert II. Gilchrist, Democrat. has been elected governor of Florida. and the Demo cratic national ticket has carried the state by majority Of 25. .0o0, the Repub- Iican vote showing loss of 5000 since 1904
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
Missouri

St. Louis. Nov. 4.-Aiissouri has re versed the Republican victory of 1901 and is again in tine Democratic ranks by q majority of 3o,oo0 Si. Louis went Republican by small majority. Will lam $ Cowherd has been elected gov ernOr.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06

Austin. Tex. Nov. 4.--Wiliiam II Taft did not make as good showing in this state as President Roosevelt, who boiled 5l .242 votes In lss4 Tho vote this year is approximately as fol. lows. Bryan. 22o.00o; Taft. 2o.ooo. Thomas NJ. Campbell. Democrat, has been reelected governor
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
Iowa

Bes Noines. Nov i.--Although the Democratic vote which stayed away from the polls in i9o4 turned cut in full force yesterday for MT. Bryan, il was not sufficiently strong to carry the state Taft's malorit, in Iowa Is A ooo R F. Carroll, the Republican nominee for governor. was successful.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
Idaho

Boise, Ida, Nov. 4.--Meagre reports showing only the trend of the voting indicate that Taft carried the state by 2O.OO0 and the entire Republican state ticket has been elected. Brady foi governor should have 5000 plurality on the basis of present indications. The legislature Is in doubt.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
Tennessse

Nashville. Nov. 4.-Bryan's majority 26,0oo. The Democratic state ticket Is elected by about 22.000 The congress sienaI delegation remains unchanged with eight Democrats and two Repub iieanS
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
North Carolina

Raleigh. N C.. Nov 4.-The Demo cratic national ticket has carried North Carolina by majority of 10000. the total vote being 2l0.O0 W. W. Kitch- ia has been elected governor.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
North Dakota

Bismarck \ n, Nes l-- North Da- kafa has gene Republican,. giving Mt Inf, t0.'NN at It's ,u.uD votes. This is a Republican fnillss os If 2S.s22 since ihe last presidential election
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
South Carolina

Charleston. $. C.. Nov. 4.--The Re publican party boiled only 2000 of the 5s,OO0 votes in thls state, running slightly behind the figures Of four years ago. NJ. F Ansei has been re- elected governor without opposition.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
South Dsksss

Sioux Faiis. $. D.. Nov. 4--Rsturni are sufficient fo show that the Republi- cans msdc clean sweep of the state on the nsfional and rfaie tickets. They will have bIg majority in the legisla. lure. assuring flle elsefipn of ! Hepub- licsp successor to Senator Kittridge.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06
West Virginia

Wheeling Nov. 3.-ketuFns come in slowly. but enough have heen received this morning to indicate a slight adysn- tage for Taft. although the margin is So slight that the state can still be caiied doubtful