New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-04
REPUBLICAN HAPPINESS
Leaders Receive Returns from State
and Nation Early.

cocks workshop damned fun or happy persons
who listened to bulletins from O'Clock till after
midnight Down below around Madison Square
the bowling dervishes with fish horns and cow
bells made a horrible din. but it was sweet music
10 those in the tower
Chairman Hitchcock had shake hands with
about five hundred persons and many nice
things were said TO him that his face was rosy
ell the evening. Old war horses and young war
horses clapped him the back. whispering proph-
ecies.
1T is a landslide and expected IT," said Mr..
Hitchcock The returns coming in slowly from
Ohio. but there is doubt about our carrying it
New York has done splendIdly. We shall have
1890 for Taft and Sherman. and the sure election
Of Governor Hughes.
81 don't think made my estimate of 325 cleo
toraI votes any too high. We may surpass that
figure We appealed to the conscience and reason
OF the nation, the appeal made in vain.
I rejoice over tbs election OF Governor Hughes.
He made splendid fight
Il look to immediate Improvement in in
dustrial conditions all the country. The bust
waiting for Taft victory. I know
Of scores of manufacturers who have been keeping
the brakes on until they knew to a certainty that
the Republicans would win. The victory means
great deal to the workingmen of the United States
Judge TAFT will make splendid Executive
Mr.. Eitchcock's sentiments were echoed by prom
inent Republicans who were at MS big love
last night Ex-Secretary Cornelius -. Bliss took
the chairman a quiet and cordially con-
graduated him the success Of the campaign.
Henry ". Taft, brother Of the candidate came in
for large share of attention Sitting at Mr.. Hitch
cocks table in the front Office he closely scru-
tinized the returns as they came in His
solemn graveyard at the reading Of the first
bulletin from Hamilton County. Ohio, telling Of
large Democratic gains He gor 10 feeling right
again. however, when a bulletin said that Nebraska
had gone Tafts way, and he beaned when another
one said that New York would give 10000 for his
brother
General Daniel E. sckles. General Powell Clay
ton and ex-senator George W Brush sat in
corner together. Some of the others present were
William Nelson Cromwell, ex-Justice ". N Cohen,
Louis A. Coolidge, William R Wilcox, James R.
Sheffield, ex-Attorrey General julius NJ Mayer.
Louis Stern, Morris Gaaud James J. Mckeon.
George r Sheldon and William L. Ward. Henry
X. Taft brought lot Of family friends. and there
were many women present. The rooms at head
quarters connect, and the returns read IN
room and passed along and read again, and
until they made the rounds
Chairman Hitchcock received from Secretary
Hayward OF the national committee at Chicago
this:
The people do rule Taft Will have 1900 ma
iority in Nebraska and Indiana by at least 1000
Following this came bulletin saying that Taft
had captured Maryland and a solid delegation in
the House AS the later boosted the Taft
puralites the Joy increased
During the evening Mr. Hitchcock received this
telegram from Judge Taft:
am delighted to hear the favorable returns rror1
ali parts of the country, especially New York. ana
I wish 70 express my gratitude to you LOT Or ne ne
accuracy with which you foretod The result md
edge Of the situation
Refreshments we're served at 1880 on the ninth
and tenth floors.
Chairman Hitchcock will leave here for Chicago
the latter part the week stopping OF at C1ncin-
natl to congratulate Judge Taft
A number of prominent Republicans received the
returns at st te headquarters Mr. Woodrur's
tI7a ne n
Hughes bv % COO but bulletins continued TO
show gains for the Governor he increased his esti-
mate 1900.
At $40 o'clock state Chairman Woodruff sent the
following telegram to Judge TAFT;
Your plurality in New York state is more than
9a0 900 thus exceeding President Roosevelts ma
5ority Of four ago, as he 50 earnes[y qesI[u
@ it sh0gd 10Y + o h1yS s earE s6nt Se% S 496S CITY
Hughes's plurality will be at least 10000 His
Pease accept tie Hearty consratulations Of the
Republican organization o. the state CT New io Ih
S 59 which they have especially enjoyed with you
as the standard bearer in the nation and Governor
Hughes in the state
The following telegram from Judge TAFT was re-
ceived by Mr.. Woodruff;
most gratifying, and I greatly indebted to you.
to Governor Hughes and 70 an tIlenas Il. 49,
on, eSeCaIIv sratified at the election of Governor
Hughes fi tis-''--''
James 5. Sherman sent this telegram to Chair
man Woodruff:
You deserve the commendadon and thanks Of the
Republicans of the state for the energy ana ape
shO the conduct or TINS campaign MY
Congratulations and thanks here give
Nj Woodruff said that ne had been confident
from, the first that Hughes would win. and that
there never had been any doubt that Tart "oulo
carry the state by overwhelming majority
state Chairman Woodruff left state headquarters
n
said:
Il consider IT the greatest victory that the Re-
rublicen party and the people Of the country nave
ever achieved We had in Taft and Sherman as
national candidates and in Hughes and White ana
the other men on the Republican state ticket stand
ard bearers who at once retained the commence OF
the people CT the nation and the state OF Ne"
York. >,
TO accomplish a great victory with such Canal
dates was comparatively an easy task, and the ao-
sence on both sides of mud singing ana VltupeFd-
ton has made this campaign q model one IN Ihe
history of American politics
IAN are q be congratulated, including our Demo
cratic friends, who showed BY their votes that
they did not want Mr. Bryan for President or
CrhanIer for Governor; and in this congratuiauoh
want to include the managers OF the Democratic
party who did the best they couId uiuer aUFe'so
conditions
TTer+art Parsons chairman Of the Republican
County Committee, said: Anything better than
80 600 against Taft in the county and anything oet-
ter than 70 go against Hughes is satisfactory 10 ne
We are really very much pleased at the splendid
vote obtained by Judge Taft and the extent to
which we have kept down Chambers plurality over
Hughes. Judge Taft carried the 34th Assembly DIS
trtc+ in The Bronx and probably the S5th- He
also got Mr.. Koenig's district on the East side
It is the first time since the reapportionment OF
the districts that the Republicans have carried an
Assembly district in The Bronx
Chairman woodruff called Governor Hughes on
The long distance telephone $50 o'clock and told
him that he had been elected by more than nifty
o,a Nl-y h. seVeuty-fys thou