The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-11-05

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little short OF amazing. Pennsylva-
nie's immense plurality OF over $780,
900 four years ago has been cut in
1.-TWO. Illinois, which gave Roosevelt
305. 900 in 1904, has gone for Taft by
about 10000. The highest claim of
the republicans for Indiana is 10000,
las against a plurality of $4,000
Iowa, which gave Mr.. Roosevelt
l15S,0O0 plurality in 1904. has dropped
down to about $4,000 for Taft. The
return of Missouri to the democracy
in the presidential ticket wiped out a
Republican plurality of $4,000 four
years ago.
East Stands Firm.
! Maryland and West Virginia are
confidently claimed by the republicans
but the returns are too meager to
justify a classification of either state.
| Massachusetts,, New York and New
Jersey were striking exceptions to the
generally reduced republican plurali-
ties.
There has been shrinkage in the
democratic vote of several of the
southern states, notably in Virginia
and North Carolina.
Mr.. Taft has carried Wisconsin by
plurality estimated at 10000, fall
ing off from the Roosevelt plurality of
10000 in 1904.
Kentucky has gone safely for Mr..
Bryan by about $4,000.
Representative w. S. Cowherd has
been elected governor of Missouri
over Hadley, republican, by about 20
600.
Governor John A. Johnson of Mime
sofa has probably been elected gov
ernor of that state for a third term,
although the state has gone safely for
Taft '- ''..'.''
The voting throughout the country
has been exceptional, ideal weather
conditions bringing out the country
voters in full force
Associated Press Report.
New York, Nov. 4.-William How
ard Taft of Ohio and James S. Sher
man of New York have been elected
president and vice-president of the
United States, defeating William
Jennings Bryan OF Nebraska and John
". Kern of Indiana by large major
it,.
Taft has probably 29S electoral
votes. to 1856 for Bryan.
The result of Tuesdays election was
made practically certain as soon as
THE returns from the state of New
York began coming in early in the
evening. 1t was at once apparent
that Taft was certain to come down
to the Bronx with a plurality that
could not be overcome by the Bryan
vote in Greater New York, and re.
turns from the precincts in the me.
tropolis showed that even there Taft
was well in the lead
Soon figures began to come in from
al over the country telling of the COM
plcte victory of Taft and Sherman in
all the ctct0s that had been claimed
by the Republican managers. ~.
Chairman Hitchcoek's Statement.
At 1890 o'clock Chairman Frank
H. Hitchcock of the Republican ma.
tional committee met the newspaper
representatives in HIS rooms at ma.
tional headquarters and made the fol:
lowing statement: 1
The returns speak for themselves.
There seem to be no longer any doubt.
ful states. The electoral vote will
show that my estimate was correct.
1t looks now, l think, as if must
have underestimated it, The returns
have exceeded my expectations.
The plurality in Indiana will be
less than l expected. That in Hi
nois is far more than anticipated.
And so ii goes: where one state has
not quite come up to the figures had
expected some other state has gone
far beyond. The latest returns from
Maryland indicate that we have car.
ried that state by about 5000 to TO-.
600 and that is more than | believed
it would give.
Gives Credit to Hughes.
81 predicted early in the evening
that Gov. Hughes would be elected.
To Mr.. Hughes we owe much. AS
campaigner he has helped wonderfully
in the national contest All Of us
here at headquarters were greatly in.
terested in the, fight. He has earned
his victory and we are glad for him
and grateful to. him for the help he
has given us"
When Mr.. Hitchcock was asked to
what he attributed the victory OF the
national ticket he replied
The people have explained that.
1t is not for me to say anything more
except 70 thank the people.
Il do not think any formal state
ment from me, further than what |
have said to you is necessary. /
wish you all goodnight
Taft Carries Ohio.
Ohio. Taft's- state, was carried by
HIN easily. despite the desperate eff
forts of his opponents. His plurality,
judging from incomplete returns, was
well over 100000
Pennsylvania OF course went Repub.
lican, but the early guesses at its plu.
rslity were too low, for it went for
Taft by more than 100000. As for
the doubtful" states, most OF them
moved out of that column decisively.
Taft carried South Dakota by 10000