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Is Elected By Big
Majority.
Will Have About
300 Votes.
Republicans Retain Control
Of Congress by Good
Majority.
John A. Johnson Is Re.
elected Governor of
Minnesota.
North Dakota and South
Dakota Both Safely
Republican.

New York, Nov. 4.-General cleo.
ton returns from throughout the
United States received up to an early
hour this morning show the follow,
ing results:
William H. Taft of Ohio has been
elected president with 29s votes Sc
cure and 13 doubtful
Practically no change Is indicated
in the complexion of the national
house of representatives.
The United States senate will re.
tain it's present Republican majority.
Gov Charles E. Hughes has been
reelected in New York state by about
$4,000 plurality.
Indiana has gone for Taft by from
$4,000 to $4,000 plurality.
Bryan apparently has carried Ne
braska, although the Republicans still
claim the state.
Ohio returns have been seriously
delayed owing to the immense size
OF the ballot, but Taft has carried the
state by majority ranging from So
900 to $4,000.
Taft carried New York city by
about 1900 plurality, this being the
first time the city has given its vote
to Republican presidential cand
date since 1896, when Mr.. Mckinley
had small plurality
Taft received greater plurality In
New York state than President
dications pointing to 100000 for Taft
as against $4,000 for Roosevelt.
Hisgen, the Independence Party
candidate for president received
about $4,000 votes in Greater New
York.
The indications are the Democratic
governors have been elected in sew
eral 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.
Mr.. Taft practically carried every
. doubtful state except Nebraska.
) where the indications point to Dem
ocratic victory. Mr.. Bryan has car
ried Nevada and Montana, in addition
to the solid south, which includes
Missouri
Returns from Colorado and Mary
land are too meager to form a def
mite conclusion as to their ultimate
alignment
The Republican plurality fell of
heavily in the middle west in man
ner thoroughly surprising to the Re-
publican managers.
Speaker Cannon has been reflect
ed by his usual majority.
Representatives Payne of New
York, and Dalzell of Pennsylvania
have been reelected and the house of
representatives probably will con-
tinue under its old regime. Mr..
Payne will have charge of the new
tariff bill in the extra session which
Mr. Taft will call Immediately after
March 4th next.
Missouri has returned to the solid
south" on the presidential ticket and
elected Cowherd as its governor.
The first returns received yester-
day came from scattering districts In
Massachusetts. The heavy pluralities
indicated there for Mr. Taft seemed
at once to dissipate any probability
of "lanslide" for Mr.. Bryan, as
many Democrats have claimed, and
the Republican managers at once be-
gan to put out claims of victory.
johnson Wins.
Minneapolis. Nov. A. Governor
John A. Johnson seems to have been
reelected governor of Minnesota
whelmingly. Returns came in very
slowly last night, but If the ratio Is
maintained as given by those re
ceved, Governor Johnson will have
been reelected by majority Of from
10000 to 10000.
Returns from the country districts
may change this, but the first reports
do not indicate that such change Ii
probable
Confidence was maintained at Re
publican headquarters in st. Paul las
night and Chairman A. D. Brown in
sisted that Jacobson was elected.
Chairman Frank A Day stated tina
he thought Johnson was elected by
probable majority OF from 10000 t
$4,000.
The returns received indicate tina
Hennepin's big vote has agatl
changed the result and that the Dem
ocratic candidate maintains much O
his popularity here Johnson ha
carried the city Of Minneapolis b,
about ten thousand This is fall
ing off of about five thousand owe
TWO years ago, but in presidential
year it Is splendid endorsement fol
the Democratic candidate.
Ramsey county has given johnson
about 1000 majority, which leaves
Jacobson a majority of about 1900
to overcome from the country which
early returns indicated he could no.
do.
Throughout the state the returns
show, with the exception of HennepiI
county, that Johnson's vote will be
about the same that he received wheI
he ran against Robert c. Dunn. foul
years ago.
St. Louis Disappointment.