The Irish standard., 1908-11-07
MARYLAND IS DEMOCRATIC
That State Cuts Down the
Republican Lead-Victory
for Nebraskan in Own
Territory.
Results In Other Parts Of the coun.
try-G. o. p. Is Successful In
New York.

New York,
Chicago. Nov. 5.-William Howard
Taft has been elected the twenty.
seventh president of the United States
and James Schoolcraft Sherman has
been chosen vice-president. This is
the outcome of one of the most re.
markable political campaigns in the
history of the republic. William Jen-
ninss Bryan went down In the third
e. defeat Of his life's ambition to occupy
the White House.
- Returns received here late Wednes.
day night indicated that Mr.. Taft
would have at least 2es electoral votes,
and as the details came in increas.
ing fullnses from the west It, began
to look as II the figure might reach
the 325 mark claimed In the ante
election forecast of Chairman Hitch.
cock Of the Republican national com.
mittee. or possibly would approximate
q the 1886 achieved in 1904 by Mr.. Roose-
velt. The number necessary to q
choice is 242.
~. New York Result Surprises.
o. One OF the results surprising the
most sanguine hopes of most Repub-
hcans was Mr.. Tafts carrying the
city of New York by plurality of
15.645. His plurality in New York
state will be approximately 1s9,334,
exceeding by nearly $4,000 Roosevelt's
record of 1904.
Only second in point Of general in.
terest was the victory Of Gov. Charles
e. Hughes, who was reelected by a
! plurality estimated as more than U.s.
600 above the vote cast for his Demo.
cratic opponent, Lieut.. Gov. Chanler.
While Greater New York gave a plu.
rality for Taft, 1t gave Chanler a mar.
gin of 56,s4S.
The result was so close in Maryland
and West Virginia as to center atten.
ton upon those states. The latest
returns indicate that Bryan carried
both states by small pluralities.
r. Bryan Carries Nebraska.
Bryan won Nebraska, and that
state has elected Democratic gov.
ernor. Although Taft carried Indiana,
Ohio, and probably Montana, all three
OF these states seem to have chosen
Democratic governors, Judge Har-
mon apparently winning in Ohio and
Thomas R. Marshall in Indiana. On
the other hand. while Bryan carried
Missouri by safe margin, the elec-
tion OF Herbert S. Hadley the Repub.
lican candidate for governor. was in.
Aicated.
Among other significant results
y, were the reelection to congress OF
Speaker Cannon and Chairman Serene
e. Payne of the house committee on
ways and means and the probable cleo.
tfon for a third term of Gov. johnson
in, Minnesota. which state. neverthe.
less. returns a decisive plurality for
Taft.
1t became evident early that Thomas
l.. Hisgen, candidate Of the Independ
ence party, had received comparative
ly meager support, and that his vote
would not affect the result materially
Little was learned as to the magnitude
OF the Socialist or Prohibition vote.
- eryan's Strength in Middle West.
Bryan's chief strength seems te
have been in the middle west There
is degree of truth in the saying in
vogue here Tuesday night: THE east
has elected president" New Eng
land, New York, New Jersey. Pennsyl
vania rallied to Taft with notable ma
jorities; the only eastern state about
which there seemed doubt at the
opening Of Wednesdays tidings wa.
Maryland, returns from which dwin
died Taft's plurality as claimed from
5000 to 800.
H West Virginia also was in doubt
with the probabilities favoring Taft
y Maryland and Nebraska, according t,
latest returns. have gone for Bryan
Colorado was in the doubtful column
There Is Some Uncertainty.
The uncertainty Wednesday nigh
= may be summarized as follows:
Colorado-Returns very incomplete
The state is probably Democratic.
81, -, Indiana-For Taft, but for governor
~ Thomas R. Marshall (Dem.) is prob
s ably elected over James E. Watson.
.l.1 Idaho-Almost certainly for Taft
Legislature probably Republican.
Missouri-In doubt; claimed by boil
parties for president. For governor
!. Hadley (Rep.) is leading Cowhert
tDem.) by $4,000 on incomplete re
turns.
'.sfs Maryland-In doubt, but probabl.
rltfor Bryan by about 1000, with fou
Counties incomplete.
- Nevada-Probably for Bryan.
s. Ohio-Taft's plurality estimated a
1 $1,000. Ex-Attorney General Harmo,
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