The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-04
Taft and Sherman Seem Sure
of 294 Votes.
And May Reach Even to the
Roosevelt Figure.
ONE BIG SURPRISE.
Was the Carrying of Greater
New York by 15,64O.
Retain Control of Both Branch
es of Congress.
DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR
Elected in Number Of Taft and
Sherman States.
These Include Minnesota, Ohio,
Indiana and West Virginia.
DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR
Elected in a Number of Taft and
Sherman States.
These Inc'ud Minnesota, Ohio,
Indiana and West Virginia.

New York, Nov. Awhile the election
of William H. Taft as president by
large majority of the electoral vote was
an absolute certainty today the result
was so close in Maryland, West Vir
ginia and Colorado as to center atten-
tion upon those states. The latest re-
turns during the forenoon indicated
that Bryan had carried West Virginia
and Maryland by small pluralities.
Today's returns showed also that
Bryan has won over his own state of
Nebraska and that that state has elect
ed a Democratic governor. Although
Taft carried Indiana. Ohio and proba-
bly, Montana, all three of those states
appear to have elected Democratic
governors.
While Bryan carried Missouri by a
safe margin. the election of Herbert S.
Hadley, Republican candidate for gov
ernor is indicated.
1t appears certain that the Repubn-
cans will control the next house of rep
resentatives.
New York. Nov. 4.-William How
ard Taft of Ohio. Republican. has been
elected twenty-seventh president of
the United States and James School
craft Sherman of New York has been
chosen vice president. This is the
outcome of one of the most remark
able political campaigns in the his
tory of the republic.
William Jennings Bryan of Ne
braska, the Democratic candidate,
went down in the third defeat of his
Hfe's ambition to occupy the White
House.
Returns today indicated that Mr..
Taft would have at least 294 electoral
votes, and as the details came in in
creasing fullness from the west, it
began TO look as If the figure might
reach the 325 mark claimed as assured
to him in the ante-election forecast of
Chairman Hitchcock OF the Republi-
can national committee, or possibly
even approximate the 336 achieved in
1904 by Mr.. Roosevelt.
One of the results surprising the
most sanguine hopes of most Repub-
licans was Mr.. Taft's carving the
greater city of New York by a plural-
ity of 15,640. His plurality in New
York state will considerable exceed
Roosevelt's big plurality of 1904.
Governor Charles E. Hughes, was
reelected by a plurality estimated
early today as well above $4,000 over
the vote cast for his Democratic op-
ponent, Lieutenant Governor Chanler.
while Greater Nee York gave a plur-
allty or more than $4,000 for Taft, 1t
gave Chanler a margin of 56S43
With 81 United States senator's to
be elected by state legislatures. chosen
yesterday or earlier in the fall, the
Republicans will retain their control
of both houses of congress- the pre-
else figures being subject to change
however.
New England. New York, New Jer-
sey, and Pennsylvania, rallied to Taft
with notable majorities. Marylands
returns early today dwindled Tafts
plurality. as claimed last night until
Bryan appeared to have narrowly car
ried the state.
West Virginia also was in doubt, with
the probabilities favoring Taft If
Maryland and West Virginia should
both turn out to be Bryan states, Taft
would still have POI electoral votes.
OF the states which at the outset of
the day We're generally placed in the
Bryan column, Colorado and Montana
We're still subjects of counter claims.
Nebraska, however, has been decisive
ly credited to Bryan. On the basis of
the facts known early today the table
of electoral votes would be as follows: