Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-06

st. Louis county has been a disap-
pointment to the Republicans. The
Republican leaders had confidently
expected that they would carry the
city of Duluth, but returns last night
showed that Johnson had carried it
by about 500. although Republican
leaders there claimed that Jacobson
would probably carry the county.
In Hennepin. the Johnson lead may
be considerably lessened by returns
cincts outside OF the city of Mime
apolis. Republicans leaders locally,
confidently believed last night that
these returns would cut down John
sons majority very considerably.
From the early returns, 41S pre-
cincts throughout the state gave
Jacobson S6523 and Johnson 45.63O,
majority for Johnson of 9,1OS. The
same precincts four years ago gave
Dunn 33,052, and Johnson 41,OSG, a
majority for johnson of s,034.
A surprising thing was the fact that
Governor Johnson run ahead of Will
liam H. Taft in Minneapolis. Taft
getting 24,596 votes to Johnson's 25,-
lis.
Another surprise was the big vote
polled by William Jennings Bryan,
1862, this being 1894 votes more
than Alton B. Parker got four years
ago in his race for the presidency.
William H. Taft, for president, and
John A. Johnson. for governor, ran
neck and neck in many of the city
precincts.
Governor Johnson polled 251l5
votes in Minneapolis yesterday. as
compared with 22.055 of four years
ago. when he defeated Dunn for gov
ernor. and Jacobson yesterday polled
1854 votes. as compared with the
1881 obtained by Dunn in 1904.
Republican victory swept Hennepiu
county yesterday and named a solid
Republican ticket for county officers
from auditor down to county commits
sioner.
Republican opponent almost to the
finish, Mayor James c. Haynes
forged ahead Of Charles H. HUM in
yesterdays race for the mayoralty
chair and by an unofficial count,
captured the prize with plurality of
461 out of a total mayoralty vote of
41,S2S.
The result of the Ramsey county
elections caused little surprise. Gov
ernor Johnson at a late hour ap-
peared to have carried the county by
about 1000. This is somewhat less
than two years ago. Mr.. Taft made
a clean sweep Of the county, but Mr..
Bryan was a favorite In many of the
precincts. 1t is not certain whether
the representatives from Ramsey
county in the legislature will be Re-
publican or Democratic.
Republican candidates have been
elected in all the other districts, al
though Congressman c. R. Davis was
given a race for his life by w. E.
Leyman of Henderson in the Third
In the First district. Congressman
James A. Tawney has been reelected
over A. ]. French. F. c. Stevens in
the Fourth, Frank Nye in the Fifth
c. A. Lindbergh in the Sixth. A. j.
Volstead in the Seventh, G. B. Miller
in the Eighth and Halvor STEVENSON
In the Ninth.
/, Republican Congress.
| Washington, Nov. 4.-Up to mid.
night last night definite reports had
been received from 2O7 congressional
districts out of total of 391, of these
119, showed the election of Republi.
cans and S8 the election of Democrats
In the entire list there were only two
changes IN the political complexion
and both were favorable to the Re
publicans. The Democrats lost the
Eleventh Pennsylvania district, Henry
w. Hallmer defeating John Biglow
and thus becoming the successor OF
Mr.. Lenahan, the present Democratic
member. The Republicans also re
gained the Third Wisconsin district
which was lost to Joseph W. Babcock
two years ago. Mr.. BabcOck was de
feated by James w. Murphy and Muir
ply now appears to have gone dow
before Arthur j. Kopp the Republican
nominee.
North Dakota.
Fargo, N. D., Nov. 4.-Taft has car
ried North Dakota by 10000 Republi
can state ticket except governor, has
been elected by majorities ranging
from 10000 to 100000 Both Republi
can nominees for congress have large
majorities.
c. A. Johnson has been elected gov
ernor by smaller majority than the
rest Of the state ticket. but is Ger