The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-05
STILL WAVEkING.
Missouri and Maryland Electoral Vote
Hanging in Balance.


and Maryland still wavering between
Taft and Bryan as later returns were
received and tabulated this afternoon,
the situation seemed to be that Mary
land was inclined toward Bryan and
Missouri toward Taft, though the
electoral vote of the former state may
be divided between the two candi-
dates. West Virginia had been set
tied as belonging in the Republican
column; The trend of today,s news
have 319 electoral votes and
Bryan 1874.
Swings Back to Bryan
Baltimore, Nov. 5.-According to
| unofficial returns received by the
Baltimore News from every county in
the state and from Baltimore city up
to l p. M, today, Maryland is again
| in the Bryan column by a plurality
| of 210.
A most careful revision of the I'M
official figures was made today with
the aid of reports from every county
and the wards of Baltimore city and
the result is to show that up to this
hour Bryan leads by 210. The re-
turns last night apparently gave the
state to Taft by a plurality of 1876.
The vote is so close however that it
| is possible the complexion may again
be changed by the discovery of an
ordinarily slight inaccuracy of a ward
or district.
1t seems certain that the electoral
vote of the state will be divided and
the probabilities are that Bryan in the
opinion of close political observers will
get majority of the electoral vote
even if the official returns show that
| the Republican elector who headed his
| ticket has received a greaNer number
Of votes than the leading Democratic
elector. The reason for this is that
apparently more Republicans than
Democrats marked their ticket for the
| first named elector only. That was
| the case four years ago, and an ex-
| animation of the vote in % precincts
| of Baltimore taken today at random
showed a similar condition of affairs.
Chairman Parran of the Republican
state committee said this afternoon
cess of the Republican electors in the
state. He had not been able to get
any figures that would warrant eim in
changing his opinion that the state
was safe. He stated that it was
patent from reports from various sec
tions that the elector at the head of
the Republican ticket ran many votes
ahead of his colleagues and he had
been informed of instances in which
his difference amounted to SO votes.
The Result in New England
Boston, Nov. 5.-Returns from the
five New England states complete ex-
cept for a few small precincts in
Maine and New Hampshire show the
following Republican pluralities for
president:
Maine. 1880; New Hampshire, 49,
900; Vermont, $4,000; Massachusetts,,
1O1, 900: Rhode Island. $4,000.
In Rhode Island the Republicans
gain one representative in congress,
William P. Sheffield having defeated
Congressman D. L. d. Granger. Demo-
crat, in the First district by SO votes.
There will be a recount in this dis
trict and also in the Tenth Massachu-
sets district where Congressman JOS
F. O'Connell, Democrat, was returI;-
ed by a very small margin.
The tabulation of votes received by
presidential candidates of the various
minor parties shows the following
results: New Hampshire. Debs, So
calist, s79; Chain, Prohibition, S12;
Hisgen, Independence, 479.
Rhode Island. Debs. Socialist, 1925;
Chain. Prohibition, 996; Hisgen, In
dependence, S14.
All the states have elected legisla-
lures strongly Republican, but New
Hampshire is the only state in which
United States senator is to be
chosen and in that state Jacob H. Gal
linger, whose term expires next March,
probably will be returned.
Democrats Gain Ten in House.
Chicago, Nov. 5.-According to re-
turns from all congressional districts in
the United States the next national
house of representatives will consist of
215 Republicans and 176 Democrats,
The present membership of the house
of representatives is 223 Republicans,
166 Democrats and there are two va
cancies.