The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-04
$4,000 PLURALITY
FOR HUGHES IN
new YORK
CHAMBER Swamped by Votes
From Northern Counties
REPUBLICAN CUT IN SPOTS
Legislature Safely Republican Ensur-
ing Election of Republican to Sue
coed Senator r. C. Plat

New York, Nov. New York state
has swung on its pivot decisively for
Mr.. Taft for president and little less
deeisiyely for Mr.. Hughes for COVER
nor
Returns began to show surprises al
most from the start. The result in
Manhattan and the Bronx bids fair to
be the talk Of the state for years to
come. Instead Of Mr.. Bryan piling up
a majority of at least sixty thousand,
Mr.. Taft appears to have run very
close to him in Tammanys stronghold
and II is hardly expected that the Ne
braskan will carry New York county
by more than a few thousand.
Mr. Chanler, on the other hand, al
most came up to the expectation OF
his friends in this city His indicated
majority here is about $4,000 with $50
districts out Of 633 TO hear from
Even a greater surprise was afford
ed by Kings county. There, with less
than go districts missing out of 587,
Mr.. raft has a plurality of nearly 20
600 while Mr. Chanler with 107 dis
tricts missing, has SAP plurality.
This would indicate that while Mr..
Bryan goes up TO the Bronx a few thou
sands ahead of Mr.. Taft, Mr.. Chanler
viii probably exceed Mr. Hughes vote
by at least 10000. This is a very
small plurality to meet the avalanche
OF republican votes coming down the
state
With Kings county added Mr. Taft,
it is estimated will have more than
10000 total plurality above the Bronx
and with the terrible detection from
I Bryan In New York will receive plur
| atty between $4,000 and 200 900.
! This may be cut down or increased as
/ ten OF the siXty-One counties OF the
state furnished only incomplete re-
turns up to late hour Their vote
was carefully estimated but changes
even I'm counties whose returns are re
ported as complete are frequent in
later hours.
With the same counties estimated
Oh the vote for governor II would seem
that Mr.. Hughes total plurality above
the Bronx would be between 1875. 900
and 10000, Mr.. Chambers pluralities
are estimated at about $4,000. This
would give Mr.. Hughes plurality
based on the latest returns in the
neighborhood of $4,000.
About what was expected happened
up the state, The doubt about Erie
county was we'll proved by the re-
turns Mr.. Taft received his expected
six thousand plurality and Buffalo
turned the county to Chanler by four
thousand This cut of Governor
Hughes strength was due to the Ger
man vote in fear OF sumptuary legis-
lation. and by the sporting element,
which Is very strong IN the city.
Another sore spot was Rochester,
where the governor was cut about four
thousand for the same reasons.
Onondaga county did almost as well
for the head OF the national ticket and
much better for the state ticket.
II the cities had not so generally cut
Mr.. Hughes vote he would have run
we'll up with the head OF the national
ticket In the country districts there
was not so much difference between
them, although the landslide predict
ed for Mr.. Taft by some and Mr.
Hughes by others did not come, ever
b In the northern tier OF counties where
Y the heaviest vote of the Republicans
4 is always polled
The legislature seems TO be safell
/. republican by sixty.hve majority OF
:. joint ballot, which assures the cleo
L ton Of a republican United States Ser
J. ator to succeed Thomas G. Plat Tit
state delegation In Congress does no
I appear TO be changed from twenty-si'
republicans and eleven democrats
s which now constitutes II.