Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-11-06
Big Gains in West, but moi
Enough TO Overcome
Previous MajOrities.
Missouri and Kentucky Returned to
Democratic Fold-Maryland and
West Virginia Close, but Proba-
bly, Observation-Disclosures Still in
Line---Floo'ds Majority in the
10th District about 5,0OO---Slemp
Reelected in 9th District.

With several States so close that both
sides are with reason refusing to con-
cede them, Taft has 29S electoral votes
and Bryan 1856. Several changes may
be made in these figures when the Of
fetal count is returned.
Maryland is SO close that the result
cannot be definitely told for several
days. The Democrats are ahead, and
there are two towns still to hear from.
These should make the Democratic to-
tai nearly thousand larger than the
Republican.
West Virginia is still claimed by both
sides, but the Republicans have the
better of it. Taft apparently has the
State, and may have carried Glasscock
into office with him.
Bryan's last hope was Ohio, Indiana,
and the Coast States. But all these
States are in the Republican column,
and with them several of the Mountain
States.
ANSAS AZ w UhC IetCC OCt CCh
Taft and Bryan came that of Hughes
and Chanler in New York. Hughes
won by $4,000, the city not giving the
Democratic candidate near the vote ex-
pected.
Congress will be Republican, but by
a reduced majority. Speaker Cannon
was reelected by about his usual ma
jority.
The Democrats were signally success
full in the election of governors in sew
eral of the close States. Marshall won
in Indiana, Johnson in Minnesota,
Shallenberger in Nebraska, Norris in
Montana, and the Democrats in Ohio
claim Harmon defeated Harris, al
though the returns are not all in.
John w. Kern, who was Bryan's
running mate, will no doubt be the
Senator from Indiana, as the State leg
lature is Democratic.
w. w. Cocks, Congressman from the
Presidents district, is returned
Jesse Overstreet, member of Congress
from Indianapolis, is beaten.
B. F. Carroll, Republican, is the sue
cssor of Gov. Cummins, Republican, as
governor of Iowa.
Taft carried New York State by 216,-
1893, as compared with 1852 for
Roosevelt in 1904. He carried Greater
New York, Tammany' stronghold, by
9,37s.
Congressman w. p. Hepburn has
probably been defeated for Congress in
the Eighth Iowa district, according to
incomplete returns. These indicate
that w. d. Jamison has probably re-
cesved small plurality. Congressman
j. A. T. Hull has been reelected in the
the Seventh district by 5000.
We give below some of the States
that were placed in the doubtful column
before the election. In the South every
State went for Mr.. Bryan as Usual, and
and Missouri came back to
the fold. Thus showing that our people
an still opposed to the Republican plat
form as enunciated at Chicago.
WEST VIRGINIA
In West Virginia the greatest en-
terest prevailed, and from the latest re-
turns it looks as if Bryan had carried
that State by small majority. Ben
nett the Democratic candidate for gov
ernor appears to have been elected by
$4,000 majority, and with him Demo-
cratic Legislature. If this holds good
a Democratic Senator will be elected
there.
MARYLAND
From Maryland comes the news that
Bryan has a majority of 300 despite the
efforts of the renegade Democrats and
the Sun of Baltimore. In the-city Taft
had majority, but the people of the
State rebuked that desperate effort to
forever place thestigma of Republican
ism on them by a lot of renagades. The
Congressional delegation stands three
to three.