The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-11-05
SWEEPING REPUBLIC AN
VICTORY.

Vice President Remarkable
Campaign Ends in Election of
Republican National Candi-
dates.
Associated Press Dispatch. 4th.
William Howard Taft, of Ohio,
Republican, has been elected the
9th president of the United
States, and James Schoolcraft
Sherman, of New York, has been
chosen vice-president.
This is the outcome Of one OF
the most remarkable political
campaigns in the history of the
republic.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan,
of Nebraska, Democratic candi-
date, went down in the third de-
feat of his LIES ambition to oc-
cupy the White House.
Early returns indicated Taft
would have at least 298 electoral
votes, and as details came in in
creasing fullness from the West,
it began to look as if the figure
might reach the 325 mark claim
ed, as assured to him in the ante
election forecast of Chairman
Hitchcock, of the Republican ma
tional committee, or possibly
even an approximate 1856 achiev-
ed in 1904 by Roosevelt.
The number necessary to a
choice is PAP.
One of the results SURPRISING
the most sanguine hopes of most
Republicans, was Taft's carrying
the greater city of New York
by a plurality which early today,
with "a out of 1858 districts
missing, footed 9,378.
Furthermore his plurality in
New York State, will be approx
mately 189, 1874, exceeding by
nearly $4,000 Roosevelt's big
plurality of 1904.
Only second in point of genera.
interest was the victory of Gov
ernor Charles E. Hughes, who
was reelected by a plurality es
timated early today as we'll above
rs, 900 over the vote cast for his
Democratic opponent, Lieutenant
Governor Chandler.
While greater New York gave
a plurality for Taft, it gave
Chandler a margin of Sc, 843 with
thirty-one United States Sena.
tors by Legislatures chosen yes
terday or earlier in the fall anC
in the light of results in severa
States so far as known early to
day, Republicans will retair
their control of both houses of
Congress, precise figures being
subject to change as the final
returns arrive.
Mr.. Bryan's chief strength
seems to have been in the Mid
die West. There is a degree Of
, truth in saying in vogue here
last night The East has elected
a president.
New England, New York,
, New Jersey, Pennsylvania raj
: lied to Taft with notable ma.
jority; the only Eastern State
about which there seems doub
, at the opening of today's tiding'
was Maryland, returns from
which this morning had dwin
! died Taft's plurality as claimed
last night from 5000 to 800.
West Virginia also was ir
! doubt with the probabilities
7 favoring Taft.
If Maryland and West Vir
) GINA should both turn out t,
be Bryan States, Taft would still
: have POI electoral votes.
On the other hand of State
which at the outset of the da,
= were generally placed in a Bryan
5 column several were still sub
jects of counterclaims, meagr,
dispatches leaving doubt as tx
/ Colorado, Montana and Nebraska
! The trend of early news indi
) cate, however, that all of thes
States, especially Nebraska
would go to Bryan.
New York, Nov. 4.-Whil,
l the election of William H. Tai
as president by a large majorit!
: of the electoral votes was abso
= lutely certain today the resul
! was so close in Maryland an,
West Virginia as to centre at
| tention upon those States. Tn
= latest returns during the fore
5 noon indicated Bryan had car
S ried West Virginia and Mary
land by small plurality.
Today's returns showed ais
n that Bryan had won over hi
own State Of Nebraska and tina
State has elected Democrat
Governor. Although Taft cal
ried Indiana, Ohio and probabl
5 Montana all three of these State
T appear to have elected Demo
cratic Governors, Judge Harmon
: apparently winning in Ohio an
: Thomas R. Marshall in Indiana
On the other hand while Brya
+ carried Missouri by a safe MAJ
I gin, the election of Herbert S
n Harley, Republican candidate fo
Governor, was indicated. At
> o'clock it was certain that tn
; Republicans will control mex
House of Representatives.
Chambers plurality in Great
5 er New York is 60,388 On COZ
. plete returns.
r Raft Swamp News Notes.
Il Correspondence of The Robesonian.