The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-11-04
W. H. TAFT ELECTED
IT WAS A LANDSLIDE

with--a brilliant victory in his home
jority of 1000 in this city, carried tle
county by a handsome plurality, and
will win the state by 10000.
Oklahoma Safely Democratic.
Guthrie, Okla, Nov. 4.-The Repub
ican gains have been general, but
not large enough to affect the result
on the national ticket, congressman
or members of the legislature. Bry-
ans plurality is estimated at $4,000.
The congressional delegation will be
The legislature is overwhelmingly
Democratic and will re-elect United
States Senator Gore.
Bryan Leads in Maryland.
Baltimore, Md, Nov. 4.-Bryan is
in the lead by about a thousand ac-
cording to the latest figures, which
give Bryan 1,4O2, Taft 1OO,339. In
four connties the returns are incom-
plete, but in each case only few pre-
cincts remain to be heard from.
Taft Wins Greater New York.
New York, Nov. 4.-Taft's plurality
in Greater New York is 1856.
Little Change in Illinois.
Chicago, Nov. 4.-Early returns to-
day did not materially change the
figures of last night. Taft carried
Cook county by 72,4OO and the city
of Chicago by 56,4OO. His plurality
in the state will be from 10 to 175
Thousand
Missouri State Ticket in Doubt.
st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 4.-Missouri
which last night apparently had gone
Democratic by large majority, is
still in doubt On all but the national
ticket. and the plurality of $4,000 for
Bryan, which was then indicated, has
been cut to 10000 by late. returns.
Close in Maryland.
Baltimore, Nov. 4.-The latest re-
turns from Maryland indicate that
figures being Taft 1886, and Bryan
97,433.
An Even Break in West Virginia.
Wheeling, w. Va, Nov. 4-West
Virginia is doubtful indicating an al
most even break between Taft and
Bryan, with the Democratic candidate
slightly in the lead. For governor it
seems there is little doubt that Ben
nett Oem.) is elected by plurality
of several thousand.
Democratic Governor in Indiana.
Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 4.-For the
first time since Hendricks was elected
governor on the Democratic ticket
and Grant received the electoral vote
of the state on the national ticket,
Indiana has given a plurality to the
Republican candidate for President
and at the same time elected the Dem
ocratic candidate for governor. Whe-
ther Thomas R. Marshall, the COVER
nor-elect, will carry the rest of the
state ticket with him is a matter of
conjecture. According to the latest es-
Inmates Taft received a plurality of
about $4,000 and Marshall about 5000
The congressional representation will
probably be seven Democrats and six
Republicans. The legislature is still
doubtful.
Result Mixed in Ohio.
Cincinnati, o., Nov. 4.--Taft car
ried his home state by not less than
10000. The indications are, however.
that Harmon (Dem.) was elected gov
ernor by 10000. The Democrats gain
ed two congressional delegates with
| two doubtful. Nicholas Longworth
was reelected
Revised Returns Of Missouri.
st. Louis, Nov. Am almost COM
plete reversal of yesterdays indicated
the returns from the country pre-
cincts and congressional districts out
side of the big cities came in. Nation
ally the state is in doubt with chances
slightly favorable to Bryan His mar
gin is so slight, however, it may be
wiped out. There is little doubt that
Hadley is elected governor by tabout
10000. with a possibility of the leg
islature being Republican.
| Republican congressman in Iowa.
Des Moines, Nov. 4.-Complete re
turns from every congressional dis
trict in Iowa but the eighth indicate
the election of Republicans. Cong
gressman Hepburn in a telephone COZ
versation at 1890 this morning iszif
he believed he had been defeated.
Bryan Gets Colorado.
Denver. Colo. Nov. 4-Furty=foul