The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-11-05

Four Years Ago.
New York, Special General cleo
ton returns from throughout the,
United States received up to an early
hour Wednesday morning show the
following results:
William II. Taft, of Ohio, has been
elected President with 298 votes Sc
cure and Is doubtful.
Practically no change is indicated
in the complexion of the National
House of Representatives.
The United States will retain its
present Republican majority.
Governor Charles E. Hughes has
been reelected in New York State
by about 10000 plurality.
Indiana. has gone for Taft by from
$4,000 to $4,000 plurality.
Bryan apparently has carried Ne
braska, although the Republicans
still claim the State.
Ohio returns have been seriously
delayed owing to the immense size
of the ballot, but Taft has carried
the State by majority ranging from
$4,000 TO $4,000.
Taft carried New York City by
about 11,000 plurality, this being the
first time the city has given its vote
to Republican presidential candi-
date since 1896. when Mr. Mckinley
had a small plurality.
Mr.. Taft received a greater plural
ity IN New York State than Presi-
dent Roosevelt. did four years ago,
the indications pointing to 100000
for Mr.. Taft, as against $4,000 for
Mr.. Roosevelt.
Hisgen, the Independence party
candidate for President, received
about $4,000 votes in Greater New
York.
The indications are that Democratic
governors have been elected in sever
al of the Middle Western States that
have given their presidential vote to
Taft.
Mr., Taft has exceeded Mr.. Roose-
velt's plurality in New Jersey and in
Massachusetts,. as well as in New
York.
The Republican pluralities fell off
heavily in the Middle West in a man
ner thoroughly surprising to the Re
publican managers.
Speaker Cannon has been reelected
by his usual majority.
Representatives Payne, of New
York, and Dalzell, of Pennsylvania,
have been reelected and the House
of Representatives probably will con-
tinue n11er its-old regime. Mr..
Payne will have charge of the new
tariff bill IN the extra session which
Mr. Taft will call Immediately after
March 4th next.
Missouri has returned to the "solid
South" on the Presidential ticket,
and elected Cowherd as its governor
The first returns received came
Srom scattering districts in Massa-
chusetts. The heavy pluraities indi-
Gated there for Mr. Taft seemed at
once to dissipate any probability of a
Landslide" for Mr. Bryan, as many
Democrats had claimed and the Re-
publican managers at once began to
put ont claims Of victory.
Returns frem the up-country dis
tricts Of New. York State, where vot-
ing machines are largely used, were
the next to arrive. It had been pre-
dleted for days that Erie county in
ciuding the. heavy vote of Buffalo
might be taken as an index to the
drift throughout the country. This
proved to be the case so far as the
national ticket was concerned, Mr.
Taft having a plurality Of something
mere than 1000 votes. Erie coun.
ty surprisingly, however, gave Lieu
tenant Governor Chanler a plurality
of more than 5000. The opponents Of
Governor Hughes were quick to claim
a sweeping victory, but returns from
the other large counties and cite:
soon changed the complexion of The
returns completely The vote il