The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-06
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college. This is within 10 votes Of the
forecast made by Chairman Frank
Hitchcock and O. more than a majority
Of the total electoral vote Of 4s3. II
Missouri votes for Taft his total may
reach 327. News Of the late returns
indicate that Maryland, after vacillat-
ing during the day and apparently be
ing safe for the democrats. has been
swung into the Taft column. The VI
Official figures give Mr.. Taft the state
bv l36 votes. Indiana and West Nir-
GINA. as well as Montana. turned out
to be safely republican. Colorado went
for Bryan.
If Missouri. which late developments
place in the doubtful column, goes for
BRYAN. be will have q total OF IA votes.
two less than he received in 1896. In
1905 Mr.. Parker received only 40 votes,
in 1900 Bryan received I55 votes and in
1896 the Nebraskan received l76 votes.
Mr.. Taft 5 BOG electoral votes com.
pare with 336 received by Roosevelt in
1904. 2g= received by Mckinley in 1900
anu 81 Lttf4Ftu % NtIA4u4tN III AoJp.
Majorities il Congress.
No changes of material interest have
been reported in the congressional re
turns today. The republicans will have
about the same working majority in the
Sixtv-frst congress as az present and
Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois probably
viii succeed himself as speaker.
Representative J.. Overstreet Of In
diana and Hepburn Of Iowa are the most
conspicuous among those who have
failed Of reelection.
The senate retains its present com-
p%lexion, although there will be a ma.
terial change in its personnel.
States Carried by Bryan.
The states certainly carried by Mr..
Bryan are as follows: Alabama II,
Arkansas 9, Colorado 5, Florida 5,
Georgia IS, Kentucky IS, Louisiana 9.
Mississippi 10, Nevada 3. Nebraska S,
North Carolina u, Oklahoma :, South
Carolina 9, Tennessee y, Texas IS, Vir-
ginia y. Total 156.
All the rest of the states are safe for
Taft, with the exception of Maryland
and Missouri, where the issue is so
close that an official count may be neces-
sary finally to determine the result.
Changes in Indiana.
a radical change in Indiana s repre-
sentation in the national house of repre-
sentatives was the most striking feature
of the election. The latest unofficial
returns complete give the democratic
party II members and the republicans
two. This is a gain of seven for the
democrats, the former representation
being nine republicans and four demo.
cratic members. William H. Taft car
ried the state for president. according
to incomplete returns, by about sOOO.
Thomas R. Marshall and the entire dem
ocratic ticket are probably elected by a
plurality around $4,000.
Bryan Wins Nebraska.
Returns on Tuesday 5 election, which,
while far from complete. are sufficiently
definite to confirm and emphasize the
first report that the democrats have
made a sweeping victory in Nebraska.
Colorado for Democrats.
The chairman of the republican state
central committee admits that the trend
of the count of Tuesday s vote in Col
orado is toward a democratic victory.
Washington Big for Taft.
Taft S majority over Bryan in Wash,
ington viii exceed 10000. and is likely
to reach the 10000 predicted on the
basis of the first returns received. s.
G.. COsgrove, the republican candidate
for governor, has had a veritable land
slide, his majority over Pattison ex-
cceding 10000. The state elects three
republican congressman, and the legis-
lature will send a republican to the
United States senate 10 succeed Senator
Ankeny.
One hundred and fourteen complete
precincts out of III in Spokane county
give Taft 1924, Bryan 6291, Debs 900
and Chain 1913.
One hundred and eleven precincts
complete give Poindexter for congress
1852 and Goodyear 5977.
The vote in King county at - 0 clock
Wednesday, with 16 county precincts
and W. city precincts to be heard from,
follows: Taft 22,17s, Bryan 1922.
All republican legislative candidates
in Pierce county are elected.
Returns from the counties comprising
the Third congressional district show
the election of Judge Miles o~indexter,
republican, of Spokane, over William
Goodyear of Colfax, by approximately
l 1000.
Republicans Claim Montana.
The republicans swept Montana at
Tuesdays election, carrying the state
for William Howard Taft by an esti-
mated plurality of 5000; elected Charles
NJ. Pray to succeed himself in congress
by an estimated plurality of $500 and
elected the entire republican state