The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-11-05
TAFT IS ELECTED
BY A BIG MAJORITY

SsN NUn1OBAHI
In the southern part of the State
heard from, the race for Governor
grows alarmingly close.
New York.
New York, Nov. 3.-At Il O'Clock
Democratic State Chairman William
j. Conners, who, with other promi-
nent Democrats, had received the
returns at State headquarters, said.
Il concede the election of Taft
and Hughes. Taft pulled Hughes
through. Chanler ran ahead of the
rest OF the ticket
Governor Hughes won by over
$4,000.
Oyster Bay, n. Y, Nov. 3.-The
vote in the fifth election district of
the town of Oyster Bay, Nassau
County. President Roosevelt's dis
trict was as follows:
Taft. 233; Bryan 144; Hughes,
ZOO; Chanler, 177.
Georgia.
Atlanta, Ga, November 3.-For
the first time sincere 1876, the Re-
publicans have carried a precinct in
Fulton County. Bryan's majority in
Fulton County, outside the city of At
lanta, is 100. Pickens County gives
Taft a majority of $50.
Savannah, Ga, Nov. 3.-Bryan has
carried Georgia, but returns thus far
received indicate a larger Taft and
Watson vote than was generally ex-
pected.
Watson received majorities in
three of the counties thus far re-
ported, and in two of the counties
Taft received small majority. Taft
carried two wards in the city of At
lanta.
Republican gains are shown
throughout the State
Rhode Island.
Providence, r. l., Nov 3.-Re-
turns from thirty districts out of
161 in Rhode Island indicate that
Taft has carried the State by a plu-
rality greatly reduced from that of
Roosevelt in 1904. The vote: Taft,
5,618; Bryan, 3,403.
South Carolina.
Columbia, S. c., Nov 3.-South
Carolina will give Bryan about 5O,-
900 to $4,000 majority.
Delaware.
Wilmington, Del, Nov. 3.-Taft's
indicated plurality in Delaware is g.,
900 and the Republican State ticket,
headed by Simeon s. Pennewell for
Governor, and William H. Heald for
Congress, is elected by about the
same plurality.
Illinois.
Chicago. ILL.,, Nov. 3.-Practically
complete returns from Tazewell
County, Illinois, give Taft $500;
Bryan, 4,O70; Deneen, Republican,
for Governor, $3.50; Stevenson, A.,
ITO.
Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 3.-Four hum
dred and ten precincts out of 1880
in Chicago give Taft 56,977; Bryan,
45,93S.
Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. Sixty pre-
cincts in Illinois outside of Cook
To
5,58S; Deneen, Republican, for Gov
ernor, 1906; Stevenson, Democrat,
6,219.
Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 3.-Five hun
dred and eighty-five precincts out of
1850 in Chicago, give Taft, S3,360;
Bryan, 66,6S1.
Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 3.-One hun
dred and thirty precincts out of g.
Gil in Illinois outside of Cook Coun-
ty, give: Taft, 21,185; Bryan, 49,
069.
Indiana.
Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 3.-Early
returns from to-day's election in In
diana indicate that William II. Taft
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$1,000 plurality. These returns are
mostly from cities and towns, and
later reports may increase his plural
ity.
West Virginia.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov Awhile
fuller figures this afternoon showed
that Taft had carried West Virginia
by safe plurality of several thou
sand, the State ticket may not have
gone through with him, Bennett,
Democrat for Governor, having the
better of the argument in probably
half the State Bennett had more
than 1000 plurality, but the figures
was so small that the Republicans
claim the entire State ticket. The
Democrats. however, refused to con-
cede anything.
Virginia.
Richmond, Va, Nov. 3.-Bryan's
estimated majority in this State, on
incomplete returns, is 10000. Saun-
ders (Democrat) has carried the
Fifth District by from 600 to 500.
Slemp (Republican) carried the