The San Francisco call., 1908-11-05

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
CHICAGO, Nov. LA
ter returns only add to the
great victory that Taft has
won over his democratic
rival. Since the final reports
were received last night
Montana has deserted the Demo
cratic column and IS now march
ing along with the republican
cohorts, giving three more cleo
toral votes to the Taft total,
which now stands 800 to ia for
Bryan.
At the same time Missouri,
with her Is votes, is showing a
disposition to remain steadfast to
the vows she took four years ago. The
latest returns indicate that Herbert s.
Hadley, republican, has been elected
governor, and that the national ticket
has been indorsed by a plurality that
IS estimated at 5000. Not that the
republican candidate needs this addition
70 his already long list Of votes, but it
IS q subject OF congratulation on the
part OF the party workers TO know that
the state is getting republican habits.
There has been considerable chang
ing Of districts in the congressional re-
turns, but one Of. these offsets the
other 10 a large extent The returns
indicated the house of representatives
would consist of 213 republicans and
Us democrats. This gives republican
majority Of IS, insuring the organiza-
tion OF the house. the election Of a
speaker, and the control of legislation.
REPUBLICAN CONGRESS
There has been no change in the in
dicsted membership of the senate,
which remains So republicans and 33
democrats, or republican majority of
ze This may be changed because the
result on the legislature is so close in
Indiana that one or two members would
affect the result on United States sena-
tor Up TO midnight. however, the
democrats had a bare majority. If they
win out they will elect John W Kern.
the recent candidate for vice president
States.
TO compensate the democrats for
their defeat on the national ticket. IT
appears that they have elected demo-
cratic governors in three states that
have given Taft decisive republican
majorities.
Harmon wins IN Ohio against Harris,
Marshall in Indiana against Watson.
and johnson in Minnesota against Jacob
son. On the other hand Hadley the
republican, seems to have won out as
governor Of Missouri against former
Congressman Cowherd.
Tafts popularity with the business
element and the increased unpopularity
OF Bryan is best shown by the fact
that New York city gave the republi-
can candidate for president 15 900 plu-
rality in round numbers, while at the
same time Chanler for governor car
ried the metropolis by nearly $4,000.
This does not seem 10 be due to any
knihng by the democratic politicians.
because Murphy in New York and Nc
Carren In Brooklyn had buried the
hatchet
LOCAL VS.. NATIONAL ISSUES
Everywhere in the east Taft's failure
20 secure a big popular plurality in the
west is by no means due to any kind
OF personal unpopularity. but comes
about because OF local conditions for
which he was in no way responsible.
IN Ohio his home state, and in In
diana. Just next 10 the westward, there
were local fights precipitated by the
liquor issue. There can be no doubt
that the presidential candidate was
made the victim Of these local battles.
Many a man in Ohio who wanted TO
vote for Harmon TO emphasize his op-
position to~the temperance movement
took no chances with his big ballot, but
voted the democratic ticket straight
The came thing was even more true
in Indiana The liquor question was