Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-05
PROBABLE TAFT VOTE
IN ELECTORAL COLLEGE

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New York. Nov. 4. VIM H. Taft is
elected president, having approx
matcly 29s votes In the electoral col
lege.
Practically no change is indicated in
the complexion OF the National House
of Representatives.
The United States Scuate viii! retain
Its present republican majority.
Governor chas II. Hughes has been.
re elected In New York by aboni $4,000
plurality.
Indiana has gone for Taft.
Bryan has apparently carried Ne
braska
to the Immense ballot. but Taft has
carried it by - large plurality.
Judge Taft may have Il majority IN
the city of New York
Leads Roosevelt.
Mr.. Taft probably will receive a
larger plurality III New York state
than President Roosevelt did -four years
ago,
He has exceeded President Roose
.velt's plurality in New jersey and had
IL surprisingly biz vote ia Massachu-
setts.
The republican plurality rcll off hcav
ily IL, the Middle West i'm q manner
thoroughly surprising to the republic
an leaders.
Speaker Cannon has beei ;c-elrct
ed
Representatives Payne. Of New York,
aud Representative Dal1cli, OF Penn
sylvalla, have been elected and the
House OF Representatives probably Will
continue under its old regime.
Mir. Payne viii have charge of the
new tariff bill in the extra session
Whicl, Mr. Taft viii ca'l iinmediateiN
after March 4 next.
Missouri has returned I" the solid
South. on tlie presidential ticket and
elected COW herd as it's governor.
EARLY Returns.
The FIRST returns received came from
scattering districts IN Massachusetts.
The heavy plurallties Indicated there
for Mr. Taft seemed AT once To dissi-
pate anY probability nr landslide
for MIR. Bryan. as many democrats had
claimed and the republican managers
at once began TO put otit claims Of
victory
Returns from the up-rolintrN dis
tricts Of New York state. where voting
machines ar. largely used. We're the
next to arrive. 1t had been predicted
for DAYS that Erie county. including
the heavy vote of Buffalo. might be
taken az an index 10 tue ulltt through
n1,t I'm. country
'1 rh I.'s ,,r "yei' - be IN. case 50 fan,
az the national tilsei WAS concerned.
Mr.. Taft having a plurality OF some
,hiag more thar 1000 votes, Erie
county surprsinslN howcNct gave
Lieutenant Governor CHAMBER q plu.
raity of more than 1000 The oppo-
nents of Governor Hughes We're quick
To claim n sweeping victory, but re
tl, In counties 1llt.
cities soon changed u" compassion OF
fine aetiiiNls Gpnlpl@tciN l'll vote III
Greater Non York for CHAMBER WAS
delaly disappointing
Chanlcr Men Fooled.
~. yata II, o,t,,atsr %cv yn,, TO,
~ osb.,}l.,. wax deeply alsn,,,oiu,
;,,, Ill. f,,itsnas mil, no h,nvy
II r., ''i e.. NM, ass,,nelailS in ,hs
bo,o,,,sh 81 Efool,In completely
i;., 49, , ..,3,,,,,i,, li,,lo. ~,
' t'@r,5n, l,s,,a..
,,s, na.NIg,l,, M ti,n sts,t, mi moi so
,,se,,v AS IN ir,,ne}iI bi.; elec;ion once
~, l,.;,t IL NJ, f.,v5n. .,hein,Y IN,
t,r,,,x.. mad baslln 10 MAKE i,self relt
s9.,,l., of t,e ,is,,rss r,i,,t,n,. no m,
rn,',,l,ti[.q, s,.n,,,,, In sn,,,,. s1.,lrs re-
.,,,i.',, ,, ,..,,,.,;nl,. ,n,,,,,Iic,,, .,, III
II. .ner. of ,m,zinr
t,n,,,,..ylya,,ia,s in,n.ns,, pl,uali,v al
.on. oon f,,,,, ,..,,,.s .,e' W.. hoo,
c,,l j., tve,,
],lirnis wbit, y,ve Rooseveu 2o5
900 IN 1904, has gone for Taft by about
10000 The highest claim of The re
! pubiicans for " llama is $4,000
asaiilst a plurality of $4,000.
Iowa Takes Drop.
,,,... ,.,,;.n 49, Mr ,,,a,
~ non ~ ,onl p.s d,n,,,ed i G",S,, :,
ohn,t annnn fn,. ,faft
.rhe ,.e,,,,.,, ~ NIissn,,,.i IN ,b, don,
800, 49, ,hn ,',.s;'l,,,,i.,l ,i,.,sa, ,,.i,,n,
o so,,, ,e, s,s'p ,a, i's''''''ss
Ma,vland and Yves, Virginia AR,
confidently claimed by The republicans
but the returns arc too meaper /,
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