The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-06
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is ELECTED
Election Results
Over the u. S.

New York. Nov. 4.-General election
returns from throughout the United
States received up TO an early hour
this morning show the following re-
suits:
William H. Taft Of Ohio has been
elected president, with 29s votes secure
and 13 doubtful.
Practically no change is indicated in
the complexion Of the national house
Of representatives.
The United States senate will retain
its present republican majority.
Governor Hughes has been reelected
in New York state by about 10000
plurality.
Indiana has gone for Tai: by from
$4,000 to $4,000 plurality.
Bryan apparently has carried Ne
braska, although the republicans still
claim the state.
Ohio returns nave been seriously de-
layed owing to the immense size Of the
ballot. but Taft has carried the state
by a majority ranging from $4,000 TO
10000.
Taft Carries New York City.
Taft carried New York city by about
1000 plurality, this being the first
time the city has given its vote to a
republican candidate for the presidency
since 1896, when Mckinley had a small
plurality.
Mr.. Taft received a greater plurality
in New York state than Roosevelt did
four years ago. The indications point
to 2O2, 900 cor Mr.. Taft as against 49,.
OOO for Roosevelt.
The indications are I at democratic
governors have been elected in several
Of the middle western states that have
given their presidential votes to Taft.
Mr.. Taft has exceeded Mr.. Roose-
velt's plurality in New Jersey and in
Massachusetts, as well as in New York.
Pluralities Smaller in West.
The republican plurality fell off
heavily in he middle west in a manner
thoroughly surprising to the republican
managers.
Speaker Cannon has been reelected
by his usual majority.
Representative Payne of New Yc-k
and Representative Dalzell of Pennsyl-
vania are reelected, and the house of
representatives will probably continue
under its old regime. Mr.. Payne will
have charge of the new tariff bill in
the extra session when Mr.. Taft will
call it after March 4 next.
Missouri has returned to the "'solid
south" on the presidential ticket and
elected Cowherd as its governor.
w~ashington's Winning Ticket.
Governor-Samuel G. Cosgrove.
Lieutenant governor-M. E. Hay.
Secretary of state-Sam II. Nichols.
State treasurer-John r. Lewis.
State auditor-C. W. Clausen-
Attorney general-W. P. Bell
Commissioner of public lands-E. w.
Ross.
superintendent of public instruction
Henry B. Dewey.
Insurance commissioner - John II.
Schively.
Washington has given Taft a major
ity close to $4,000 on the presidential
ticket, while the majority for S. G. Cos
grove, republican, for governor, bids
fair to run close to 10000, and the rest
of the republican state ticket viii fol
low closely in his tracks. All three con
gressmen are elected by handsome ma
j%orities, and the legislature, which is
pledged to elect Wesley Jones TO sue
coed United States Senator Levi An
keny, will be overwhelmingly republican
in both branches.
King county will give Taft a plurality
of about 10000.
Returns fro mWashington state coun-
ties, while very incomplete, indicate
that in the next Legislature not more
than five democrats will sit in the lower
house. The senate will stand IS repub-
lieans to 5 democrats.
spokane County, Too.
The combined returns so far received
from both city and county give Taft
1870 and Bryan 22sO, which maintains
the ratio of 2 to / in favor of the re-
publican ticket. In the congressional
race at $3.50 o'clock the returns from
both city and county give Poindexter
1888 and Goodyear 1856.
For governor at the same hour Cos
groves vote in Spokane county is 1916
and his opponents (Pattison, dem.)
1906.
For lieutenant governor Hay, repub-
lican, has 2ss2 and Edwards, democrat,
has 1922. The other republican state
candidates have about the same vote.
Returns so far available indicate that
the entire republican legislative ticket
is elected in Spokane county, with the
exception of the Fifth district, where
Lester p. Edge and John Gray, demo
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