The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-11-13
NEWS OF The WORLD.
Important Events Of the Week
in Condensed Form.

in Condensed Form.
RESULTS OF ELECTION.
Complete returns from the presiden-
tial election give William H. Taft 321
electoral votes and William J.. Bryan
1872. Missouri, at first credited to Bry-
an, has gone Republican by about O.
900 plurality, but Hadley, Rep, for
governor, carried the state by Is, 1000.
The contest in Maryland was the clos
est of any state in the Union, the
electoral vote being split, Bryan secur-
ing six and Taft two. The Republic
ans carried all the Northern states
except Nebraska and Nevada. Mr..
Bryan's total of 1852 votes is fourteen
less than he received in 1896. In
1904 Mr.. Parker received only 40
votes, in 1900 Mr.. Bryan received 1856
votes and in 1895 the Nebraskan re-
ceived 176 votes. Mr.. Taft's 321 cleo
toral votes compare with 1926 received
by Roosevelt in 1904, 292 received by
Mckinley in 1900 and 271 received by
Mckinley in 1896.
No changes of material interest
have been reported in the congress
sinnal returns. The Republicans will
have about the same working major
ity in the Sixty-frst congress as at
present and Joseph G. Cannon of Illi-
nois will probably succeed himself as
speaker. Representatives Overstreet
and Lands of Indiana and Hepburn of
Iowa are the most conspicuous among
those who have failed of reelection.
The Republican party will, accord
ing to present returns from all con.
gressional districts in the United
States, control the next national house
of representatives by a majority of Al.
The. figures so far received show the
election of ZIG Republicans and US
Democrats, a gain for the latter party
of nine.
Taft has carried Iowa by a plurality
of $4,000. The entire Republican state
ticket, headed by B. F. Carroll for
governor, is elected by about the same
plurality. Governor A. B. Cummins
secured the Republican endorsement
for United States senator.
The Republican national and state
tickets were victorious in Wisconsin
by a plurality estimated at $4,000. The
congressional delegation probably will
remain about the same as two years
ago, nine Republicans and two Dem
ocrats.
Minnesota gave Taft a plurality of
100,J0O, but johnson (Dem.) was
elected governor for the third time by
4 plurality of about $1,000. McCleary,
Republican candidate for congress in
the Second district, was defeated.
Democrats made surprising gains in
Nebraska. Besides giving good plu-
ralities to the national and state tick
cts they elected four of the six con-
gressmen and have an overwhelming
majority in the legislature.
With probably the heaviest vote in
the history of Ohio Judge Taft's ma
tive state gave him a slightly moro
than normal Republican plurality, but
at the same time Harmon, a Demo
crat, was elected governor.
Returns compiled from every coun-
ty in Missouri give Taft a plurality
over Bryan of 4,235. The plurality Of
Herbert s.. Hadley, Republican candi-
date for governor, has reached 17,34S.
The Republicans have practically
made a clean sweep of South Dakota
on the national and state tickets.
They have elected both congressman
at large and control the legislature.
The total vote for Eugene V. Debs,
Socialist candidate for president, it is
estimated, will not exceed $780, 900 in
place of the 1,OOO,O 900 which was pre-
dicted by enthusiastic Socialists.
William H. Taft carried Indiana by
about $4,000 plurality. Thomas R.
Marshall. Dem, was elected governor
by about 5000 plurality over James
E.; Watson, Rep.
William II. Taft and Ebcn S. ORA
per, Republican candidate for COVER
nor. carried Massachusetts, the former
by about 100000 and the latter, by
about 10000.
Taft has carried North Dakota by
10000, but Governor John Burke.
Dem, was reelected. The balance OF
the state ticket is Republican.
Taft carried Illinois by from 10000
to $4,000. Deneen, the Republican
candidate for governor, was elected
by a plurality of 10000.
Kansas elected the entire Repub-
lican state ticket, headed by Walter
II. Stubs for governor.
Governor Charles e. Hughes was
reelected in New York state by about
10000 plurality.
Taft carried Michigan by $4,000, but
Warner. Rep, for governor, won by
only 1000.
The Southern states gave their
usual majorities to the Democratic
ticket. 4
Taft carried Montana, but the Dem
state ticket was successful.