Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-05
MISSOURI HANGS
IN THE BALANCE
That State and Maryland occu-
by Center of the PoIiti-
cal Stage.
TAFT MAY HAVE 325 VOTES
In Indiana Marshalrs (D) Plural
.ity Will be About Fifteen
Thousand.
colorado is for Bryan--rscpublican
Majority III Lower House of Con-
grcss-SociaIists Disappointed.

New York, Nov. 5.-Maryland and
Missouri held the center of political at
tention when the Republican and DEM
ocratic politicians to say nothing Of
mere voters began early today to look
over the net results OF the elections.
Leaders of both parties found them
selves facing what looked increasingly
like q vindication of the prophecy OF
Chairman Hitchcock of the Republican
national committee. that Taft would
have at least 325 electoral votes.
At the opening Of the days dis
patches, these things appeared to be
fairly settled:
Leaving Maryland and Missouri out
Of. tho count, Taft was assured oil 3ol
electoral votes, Bryan Of 156.
Missouri, with her block OF is votes,
was hanging in the balance the latest
report showing up incomplete returns
Taft leading by 479. The general opin-
ion was that the canvas would have to
be waited for to settle the question
whether Missouri's IS votes would be
for Taft or Bryan.
Maryland, with eight electoral votes
was claimed for Taft, with Il margin OF
only 1875 votes and few districts yet 10
be heard from. The Democrats insisted
that they would not yield the state to
thesRepublicars save upon the authofi-
t. OF the official count.
In Missouri the plurality Of Hadley,
the Republican candidate for governor,
appeared as 1873.
Indiana apparently has given the
Democrats q majority of eight on joint
ballot In the legislature which would
assure the return of a Democratic Unit
ed States senator in place of Hemen-
way.{a Republican. There isa rumor
that John w. Kern, the defeated can
tidnte for vice president, will be chos-
an. The state has elected Marshall
tDcmocrat) by a plurality of about l5,-
600. while Taft Is given q majority of
about 100
Colorado has apparently settled the
t,tIcstion definitely in favor of Bryan
but the latter's plurality in that state
seems TO be less than half of that
for Sliafroth. the Democratic candi-
date for governor. the state Legislature
will be safely Democratic.
10 TAFT. F'irS dispatches today in
tIicate. a plurality OF 10000 or better;
but Glassock (Republican) for gov
ernor, will have apparently less than
half or that.
The Republican majority in the ma
tonal house of representatives mas
been cut, but that party still will have
substantial control Speaker Cannon
probably will be reelected. The Re-
publicans elected congressman IN
Arkansas and increased their repres
cntation from Democratic Oklahoma
by two, but lost three in Colorado,
"a .,,l,,rn win Nav York state
has gone Well over the 100000 mark,
while Hughes, for governor,has shrunk
to 10000 or less.
Attention began 10 turn today TO
votes Of the Socialist. Prohibition and
Independence parties. 1t appeared
early today that the Socialists had
been disappointed In their widely
nNowed expectation of casting "a mill
lion for Debs." and in some states had
even fallen below their vote Of four
years ago. In general, however, their
vote showed a material increase. Al
for the Prohibition vote, its totals
present a great disappointment to
those who expected the prohibition
Mave'' that has swept several states
into the dry column during the past
two. years would show surprising in
c;reases in the vote of the party which
makes legal prohibition Of liquor traf-
f!c its chief issue.
MISSOURI.
ST. Louis, Nov. 5.-unotiicial returns
to the Dispatch from LA of the
1l5 counties in Missouri, Sc OF tbs
counties being complete give Bryan
es9.G9s; Taft 290,l77. Taft's plurality
40. For governor, Hadley. (Repub-
lcan) 301,T57; Cowherd. Democrat,
2S6,6O4. Hadley's plurality, 1850
Only the official count can decide the
political complexion of states electoral
Vote
The figures are as follows: Senate
Democrats. %; Republicans, II.
House, Democrats, 50; Republicans
With the margin OF 65 thus narrow
the chances of any one particular can
ditlate for the place cannot be fore
casted. Senator Stone has seemingly
defeated Coy. Folk by q safe plurality
for tue Democratic nomination and tho
chances are that Lieut.. Gov. Mckinley
has carried the Republican prlmar,
over his nearest opponent. Richard &
Fescns. Tie latter refuses to concede
this. however, and issued a statement
Htnoon declaring that the reports thu.
fai are inaccurate and that the ofticia
figures Will disclose his nominatio
GOV. Folk claims that complete re
turns from the country districts vii
Nlpe out The lead which Senator Ston'
gained in St 1.oais aud Kansas CITY
There are already hints that the bit
tefness 'engndered in the parties by thu
pIeliif' mary canvass will result in {
bolt from the primary results on TIL,
Part Of several legislators. hatt
fsi,t for the place is certain to ensu'
when the Legislature meets and part!
linrS may be broken down.
The rate of the Republican stat
;etoutsideiof the governorship is al
81 opensto question in some respects
tiadley led his running mates by goo'
rtsrgnslin almost every county bu
tits believed that his big vote ha
pulled#ether nominees into office wit!
him.
Thus far there have been no sub
sfantial returns on the vote of tn
minor parties. The latest from TIL
city, of ST. Louis show:
pebs. 4,S20.. Chain. iT6: Watson, 81
Hlsgen. none.
MONTANA.
Helena. Mont, Nov. 5.--charles
Pray. Republican, is. reelected to Con
gfeSs lYs n nltlt.alitys estima ted at 4,1u.