The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-11-05


won by over $4,000 plurality the BIZ
ennial battle of High Bridge which
was waged again Tuesday as the regi-
ments of ballots were marshaled.
Hughes came down to the city from
upstate with an indicated plurality Of
about $4,000. Chambers plurality
south of High Bridge was approxi-
mately $4,000. The vote of two Years
ago was Increased by about 100000;
CHAMBER surprised the Democratic lead
ers by an Unexpectedly large vote in
the rural districts, but lost tremendous
iy in the city of Greater New York,
where his followers had expected at
least 100000 plurality.
Gov. Hughes was serenaded Tues.
day night by members of the Taft
Hughes league of Albany, who
marched to the executive mansion
with a band and a large crowd of
people. The governor and Mrs
Hughes greeted them from the porch
of the mansion. The crowd gave three
cheers for Mrs. Hughes and the gov
ernor then stepped forward and in a
short address said: as
Fellow Citizens: | thank you very
heartily for coming to give, me this
greeting. The indications from the
returns so far as they have been read
are most gratifying. | am deeply re-
joiced for the splendid victory for the
national ticket. 1t is most inspiring,
and Iewant to thank you all for. the
earnest work that you have done that
has made possible our victory in this
state. 1t has been a great pleasure to
go from one end of the, state to the
other and meet directly so many Of my
fellow citizens and talk over with
them the great questions in which we
are interested, and | want to thank
you all for the loyal support that you
have given to the ticket. l thank you
most heartily. This is a time when
emotion gets the better of words and
| would not trust myself to speak
fully all that my heart would prompt
me to say. Once more from the bot.
tom of my heart thank you"
Gov, Hughes early congratulated
Judge Taft on his election.
He also sent the following message
of congratulation to James S. Sher.
man, the vice-presidential nominee:
Il most heartily congratulate you
upon your victory.
Deneen or Stevenson?
Chicago, Nov. $50 close was the
fight between Gov. Deneen and Adlai
f. Stevenson for the governorship of
Illinois that the result could not be
given with certainty before complete
returns were received. Stevenson
carried Chicago by plurality esti,
mated at $4,000 and the Democrats as
serted that Deneen could not over.
come this lead by the down-state vote.
They believed the southern counties,
which were unusually slow in sending
in returns, would serve to increase
Stevenson's plurality.
The Republican leaders refused to
concede the defeat of Deneen, and
anxiously waited all through the night
for definite figures from the country
| districts. The eXasperating delay was
due to the great size of the off0ia1
ballot and the great amount OF
scratching done. Even in Chicago the
count was slower than usual, for here
the fight was complicated by the bit
ter struggle between Wayman and
| Kern for the states attorneyship and
there was a vast amount of trading
and scratching.
Republicans Win In Iowa.
Des Moines, Ia, Nov. 4.-The in
| complete returns received at ten
o'clock indicate that Taft has carried
Iowa by plurality from 10000 to So
600. This is a tremendous falling off
from the Roosevelt plurality of $4,000
VI four years ago, but it represents
only slight falling of from the nor.
| nal plurality. The entire Republican
state ticket is elected, probably by
about the same plurality.
In Des Moines there was tremen-
dous loss of votes to the Republicans,
due to the large labor vote for Bryan.
Democratic Governor in Indiana.
indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 4.-Indica.
| lions are that William Fl. Taft has car
ried Indiana by about 5000 votes.
Thomas r. Marshall. Democratic can
didate for governor, Is probably elect
ed by small plurality. In the Sew