Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-11-05
TAFT WINS.
Bryon Defeated for tbe Third
Tina by Large Majority.
WEST VIRGINIA in DOUBT
Democrats make Heavy Goips
But Not Enough.

The national election on luesuaY.
resulted in clean sweep for the Re.
publican party, and Mr.. Taft was
elected President by large majority
of both the popular and electoral vote.
New York, which was supposed to
be more or less doubtful, gave Taft a
plurality appro1imating 10000, and
Hughes, Republican, is elected Gov
ernor by about As, 900 plurality. The
city of New York, which has so often
piled up big Democratic majorities,
gave Taft 10000 plurality, and
Brooklyn went for him by $4,000.
The result in West Virginia seems
to be in doubt. The Philadelphia pa
psrs Of this morning say that Taft car
ries the State by a small plurality,
but that Bennett is elected Governor
by l 900. On the other hand, the
Baltimore papers assert that not only
does Taft win, but that Glasscock will
also pull through. The Republican
majorities have been tremendously re-
duced in this State. All FIVE of the
Republican Congressman have been
reelected, Sturgiss winning over Hi.
ner in this district by 1000. The
Legislature will continue Republican.
Maryland is still in doubt. Taft
seems to have lead of about 100
votes, but it will take the official count
to decids who shall have the electoral
vote. The Republican members of
Congress pulled through only by the
skin of their teeth. In the sixth dis
trict Pesrre won by scant plurality
of 49S, while two years ago he had a
majority OF 5,uOO.
Ohio gave Taft plurality of 3d.
600, but Judson Harmon, Democrat,
seems to have been elected by plu-
rality of about 10000. The Legisla.
ture, which will elect a successor to
Senator Foraker, is claimed by both
parties, with the ohances in favor of
the Democrats.
The Democrats made almost clean
sweep in Nebraska, electing their
Governor, the Legislature and proba-
bly, every one of the Congressman.
Mr.. Bryan's home county gave him
an unprecedented majority-some.
thing like 10000.
A number of States that went for
Mr.. Taft seem to have elected Demo
cratic Governors but as the returns
are not official it is hard to give an
accurate account of the situation.
Indiana showed very heavy Demo-
cratic gains. While Taft carried the
State by 5000, Marshall and the en-.
tire Democratic State ticket are elect
ed by pluralities around 5000. The
Legislature is probably Democratic,
which means that the party will gain
a Senator. The Democrats elected
eleven Congressman and the Republi-
cans two, a Democratic gain of seven.
Bryan and the entire Democratic
State ticket seem to have carried Col
orado by something like 5000 plural
ity. 1t is also thought that the Leg.
islsture will be Democratic, iDsuring
a Democrat in place Of Senator Teller.
Taft carried Minnesota by nearly
100000, but Johnson, Democrat, is
elected Governor for the third time by
a plurality of some 10000.
Oklahoma went Democratic by 25,-
600 and Nevada by about l 300.
Illinois gave Taft a plurality of
$4,000, but Dsneen, Republican cam
didate for Governor, was cut heavily,
his plurality being about 10000. The
Democrats gain one Congressman in
the State.
Tennessee gives Bryan $4,000 ma
jority and elects Democratic Cover
nor. Georgia goes Democratic by TO-
600, and the Hesrstites, who expected
big gains there, were lost in the shut
he.
There was great Republican slump
in Kansas. Taft's majority being only
$4,000. The Republicans carried Iowa
by $1,000 plurality.
Missouri seems to have elected Had
ley, Republican, by 5000 plurality,
but the electoral vote and the Legis-
lature are in doubt. Four years ago
Missouri went Republican BY over
Is, 900 majority.
Pennsylvania gave Taft about a
quarter of million plurality, which
is just about half that which Rooss-
Welt received four years ago.
Taft carried all of the New England
States by the usual Republican major
tiles.
All Of the Southern States voted
the Democratic ticket by about the
usual msJorities.