Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-11-12
Mr.. BRYAN MEETS DEFEAT
More Complete Returns Show That
the Democratic Candidate DID Not
Make as Good Run as He Did
Twelve Years Ago.

New York, Special.-Practically
complete returns received up to n
late hour Wednesday night indicate
that William III. Taft, of Ohio, as
President-elect, will have n vote of
300 in the electoral college This is
within 16 votes of the forecast made
by National Chairman Frank IL.
Hitchcock and 67 moro than ma
jority out of the total electoral vote
of 4S3.
The most important news Of the
late returns indicates that Maryland.
after vacillating during the day and
apparently being safe for the
Democracy, has been swung into the
Taft column. The unofficial figures
give Mr.. Taft the State by 1876 votes.
Maryland was the last of the doubt
full States TO be heard from. Indiana
and West Virginia as we'll as Mon
tana, turned out TO be safely Repub-
Gcan. Colorado went for Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan has n total of ia votes,
two less than he received in 1896.
In 1904 Mr. Parker received ONLY
140 votes, in 1900 Mr.. Nryan recciv-
ed 155 votes and in 1896 the Nebras-
kar received 176 votes.
Mr.. Taft s 300 electoral votes com
pared with 336 received by Roose-
welt In 1904, 292 received by McKin-
ley In 1900 and 21l received by Nc
Knley in 1896
Republicans Retain Control.
No changes of material interest
have been reported in the congress
sional returns. The Republicans will
have about the same working major
ity in the SiXty-iirst Congress as at
present, and Joseph g. Cannon. of
Illinois. undoubtedly will succeed him
self as Speaker. Representatives
Jesse Overstreet. of Indiana. and
Hepburn, of Iowa, are the most con
spicuous among those who have failed
of reelection.
The Senate retains its Rpprllican
complexion, although there Will be
material change in the personnel of
the upper body of the national legs
laturc
Nadional Chairman Norman +
Mack, OF the Democratic party iSsTod
stat3ment in which he declared that
he did not believe Mr. Bryan would
again be candidate for the presidcn-
cy. He said he believed that the Ne
braskan might be candidate for the
United States Senate in 1911, pro-
vlded the Legislature Of his State is
Democratic in that year. when the
first vancancy will occur.
The latest returns indicate that in
the national House of Representa-
tives the Republicans will have oOS
members and the Democrats 172. with
eleven districts missing.
The Result in New York.
Judge Taft's plurality in the State
of New York, according to corrected
returns is 203,495, more than $4,000
In excess of President Roosevelt's
plurality OF four years ago. Gov.
Charles e. Hughes was reelected in
New York State by 71.159. The re-
turns as between President and Gov
ernor indicate heavy splitting of
tickets.
The heavy vote in Ohio made fig
ures extraordinarily late owing to the
immense size of the ballot. Mr.. Taft
carried his own State. however, bv
$4,000 plurality, a reduction of more
than 100000 from the Roosevelt vote
of four years ago. The Democratic
State ticket in Ohio, headed by .Jud-
son Harmon for Governor. appears to
Dc safely elected. The State Legisla-
ture which is to choose a successor to
Senator Josepbtl}. Foraker. anneors
to be in doubt as between the Re
pubhcans and Democrats.
In Indiana Mr.. Taft was successful
IN carrying the State by about 5000,
but the entire Democratic State tick
ct headed by Mr.. Marshall for Cover
nor, was elected The congressional
delegation from the State shows a
gain of seven Democrats.
The returns from West Virginia.
owing to the mountainous character
of the country, are slow in coming in.
A sufficient number of counties and
districts have been heard from. how
ever, to show that Mr.. Taft has n
safe plurality.
Colorado early in the day shifted
from the doubtful column to the
Bryan list The Legislature. which
is to choose n successor to Senator
Teller, also is apparently Democratic.
Mr.. Bryan's victory in his home
State of Nebraska was sweeping