Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-04
SUMMARY OF LATE RETURNS.


Chicago, Nov. Att is probable that
Deneen will carry Illinois by $4,000.
Taft will carry Indiana by probably
$1,000, but the. vote on the governor
ship, according to the returns received
up to 1880 a. m, is so close that it is
not possible to say tonight wheter Mar
shall or Watson carried it.
Taft will carry Ohio by at least So
600 plurality.
Reports from all counties in Utah in
dictate the republicans Carried the state
by $4,000.
Chairman Stone of the republican
state campaign committee claims Cali
fornia for Taft by $4,000.
Bryan apparently carried Nebraska,
although the republicans still claim
the state.
Taft carried New York City by about
1900 plurality. Taft received great
err plurality in New York state than
President Roosevelt did four years ago.
Chairman Doley of the republican
state committee at Topeka, Kan.
claims if the present ratio of increase
is shown in the IS precincts heard
from continues, Taft, and Stubs for
governor, will carry Kansas by more
than 10000.
Scattering precincts from all ever
Montana indicate Bryan carries the
state. Close for congress and Cover.
nor.
Republican State Chairman Humph.
reys comedies the state of Nevada to
Bryan by 5000, with As precincts miss
ing.
Out of 1850 precincts in Chicago
Taft gets 193,342, Bryan 136,915.
RESULTS SHOWN At MIDNIGHT.
New York. Nov. 3.-GeneraI election
returns received up to midnight shows
the following results:
Taft was elected president with ap
proximately 2es votes.
Practically no change is indicated
in the complexion of the house of rep
resentatives.
The United States senate will retain
its present republican majority.
Indiana has gone for Taft.
Bryan has apparently carried Ne
braska.
Ohio returns are slow owing to the
immense ballot, but Taft carried it by
large plurality.
Taft may have majority in the
city of New York, the first time the
big city has given its vote to repub
ican president.
Taft will probably receive a greater
plurality in New York state than Pres
ident Roosevelt did four years ago.
The democrats will have to consol:
themselves with substantial reduc
ton in majorities in the greater mum
Der OF states that have been conceded
to be fighting ground, and with the
election of several governors in state:
where Taft secured the electoral vote
Among the governors who seem II
have landed safely are Johnson o.
Minnesota Marshall of Indiana. Har
mon of Ohio. Ccwherd of Missouri ant
possibly Stevenson in Illinois. Cow
herds victory over Hadley, his repun
hcan opponent, was decisive, and Mis-
souri, swung back into the democratic
column by safe margin.
In Illinois the result was so close
that the official count may be require;
to settle whether Stevenson or DeneeI
was successful. Stevenson ran strong
in Cook county but returns so far re
ceived from the coun Try are rapid.
eating up his margin. Returns are ey
ceedingly slow also from Indiana ans
Ohio with the subernatorial NOMINEES
running neck and neck.
Among the features of the fight tina
are of unusual interest was the re
election of Speaker Cannon in the Oar
vile district in spite of the combines
opposition OF churches and labor Oh
CARNATIONS and his general unpopular