Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-13
james s.
ever, was made up in the country dis
trictS in the State.

tricts in the State.
New York City affords one Of the
greatest surprises of the election. In
stead Of giving Bryan the 100000 Sc
confidently claimed by Democratic man
ayers, Taft actually carried the me-
tropolis. This is the second time Il Re
publican candidate for President has
carried New York City, Mckinley hav-
ing q plurality of CT 600 in 1896. Four
years later Bryan carried the city by
$4,000, and in 1904 Parker carried it by
$4,000. Two years ago Chanler carried
it for Lieutenant Governor by 10000,
and this year the Democratic leaders
felt sure of from 10000 to 10000 for
Bryan. Even the Republicans concel-
ed the city to Bryan b.: G5,000-
Hearst's Independence party did not
change the result in New York State,
but it did contribute materially to keep
ill.,. dow the Bryan vote. Hisgen poll
ed upward of 10000 votes in New York
City. most OF which would likely have
gone to Bryan. The Hearst candidate
not get enough votes to have saved
Chanler if all had peer cast for him.
The mueh-talked-of Bryan landslide
in the West did not materialize. Taft's
pluralities in Illinois, Wisconsin,, Iowa.
Minnesota, Michigan and other States
of this region are much reduced
from the Roosevelt figures of 1904.
but are still comfortably large.
Nebraska alone seems II sort OF
Democratic island in the Western Re
publican sea, Bryan's plurality in his
home State being estimated at 5000.
There are no breaks in the Solid
South, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee,
North Carolina and other States in
which some thought Taft had q chance.
returning about the normal Democratic
pluralitieS.
The New ConGrcns.
The Republicans have a majority in
the House Of Representatives. and all
the prominent members Of the House
who were candidates for reelection
were returned. Joseph G. Cannon was
elected in his Illinois district, and he
will undoubtedly be chosen Speaker in
the organization of the new House.
The Senate will show a slight fall
ing off on the Republicans, there be-
ing indicated a Republican member
ship of 80, with 33 Democrats, which
means a Republican majority in the
upper house of Congress of &c.
Twenty-nine States will cast their
electoral votes for Taft. leaving but
seventeen State votes for Bryan. AT
the same time the Republicans have
increased their supremacy in the ma
tional House of Representatives, while
in the United States Senate they have
retained their present majority.
Speaker Cannon and Representatives
Payne Of New York and Dalzell Of
Pennsylvania have all been reelected,
so that the lower House will continue
under its former regime.
While in the end the results pore
ont the predictions which had been
made by the Republican managers,
there were n host Of surprises. In New
York the most hopeful expectations Of
the Republican campaign managers
were surpassed. In Massachusetts the
Democrats we're defeated by a plural
ity of 10000. while in New Jersey
they had a margin of $1,000. q gain Of
more than 5000 iii excess Of the vote
for President Roosevelt four years
go.
But after this has been said the re-
turns reveal Il merciless slaughter of
the vote piled VI by Roosevelt and
Fairbanks in the last campaign. Penn
~sylvania, Michigan, Illinois, Kansas,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio. and In
diana Zach contributed it's share to the
onslaught on he Republican total Of
-four years 6 so that while the party
has succeeded in giving it's candidate a
comfortable majority in the electoral
college, the popular vote has been
whitfield down in amazing proportions