The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-04

opposition in his own party, he will
preside over congress with enough OF
a Republican majority to enact any
legislation President Taft may de-
sire. Every big Republican con-
gresham with the possible exception
of OverstTeet in Indiana has won out
Senator Payne will continue in his
position as chairman of the ways and
means committee and will introduce
the new tariff bill and steer it through
the house.
elect Taft did not get to bed until
3 O'clock this morning and conse-
quently arose late. While he slept
thousands of congratulatory messages
arrived from all parts of the world.
Taft's secretary, Carpenter, announced
that because of the volume of con-
gratulations, the presldent-elect will
be unable to answer personally all of
them. At O'Clock this afternoon Taft
made the principal address at the
laying of the corner stone of the
new Woodward high school building
Taft Is an alumnus of the school.
Tomorrow at 10 a. m, Taft will
address the national meeting OF mis-
sionaries here. Friday with Mrs.
Taft and several members of his re-
tinue Taft will 50 20 Hot Springs.
Va, to remain several weeks. Thurs.
day night the Commercial club of
Cincinnati, of which Taft is an hon
orary member, will tender him a
banquet
Columbus Nov 4.-The Republi-
can and Democratic state committees
stated this morning that their infor-
nation from the several county chair
men was that in many precincts the
election officers were not yet
through counting, IL believed that
II would be afternoon today before
the complete count returns would
commence to come in. Gov. Harris
was at his office early Wednesday,
81 have only such information as
| gather from the newspapers" he
remarked, ''And will await their
announcement of the result. will
admit that 1t does not seem safe 10
congratulate me yet upon my cleo
ton"
Detroit, Nov. 4.--Rumors today in
dictate Taftts plurality in Michigan
will run close to 100000, but Gov
ernor Warner Republican, was slash
ed right and left and will not have
more than 10000. All of the IL Re
publican congressman in Michigan
have been reelected. Britmeyer leads
Thompson for mayor of Detroit. The
result will be close.
Topeka. Kan, Nov. 4.-Kansas
election returns are still very incom-
plete, owing to the long ballot and the
late hour of closing the polls The
returns received seem to substantiate
the claim of the Republican state
committee that the entire Republican
state ticket, headed by Walter r.
Stubbs for governor, has been elected
by about 25OOO plurality, and that
Tafts plurality is a few thousand
votes larger.
The Republican majority in the new
Legislature will be large, assuring the
election Of j. L. BristOw. formerly
fourth assistant postmaster general,
as United States senator to succeed
Chester /. Long.
The present delegation in congress,
eight Republicans has been reelected,
mostly by Increased majoritles,
Boston, Mass, Nov. 4.-Will.am
ii. Taft and Eben S. Draper, Repub-
lican candidate for governor, carried
Massachusetts Tuesday. the former
by about 10000, and the latter by
100000, in the light of returns from
nearly three-quarters OF the state.
On the same returns II was evident
that the Massachusetts congressional
delegation remained unchanged, IL
Republicans aud 3 Democrats.
The Republicans also elected their
state ticket and the usual majority of
members OF both branches Of the leg
islature.
lt was the closest presidential con-
test In Boston since 1896, when Me
Kinley won the city, James II. Va
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