Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-11-05

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liam Howard Taft, Republican. OF
Ohio The next vice president will be
James Schoolcraft Sherman, Republi
can, of New York.
This is the verdict returned by the
majority of the 100000 voters OF
the United States. The Republican
candidate has repeated Mr.. Roose
velts feat of carrying every northern
state, giving him a clear majority il
the electoral college OF 155 over Viii
liam Jennings Bryan, the Democratic
candidate Mr.. Taft will receive 319
electoral votes to Mr. Bryans 164
The latter has carried West Virginia
which went to Mr.. Roosevelt -four
years ago.
Oklahoma, the state created since
last presidential election, has enrolled
itself, as was expected, in the Demo
cratic column.
The states considered doubtful be
fore the election have gone as follows:
Maryland, Republican; Indiana, Re
publican; Nebraska, Republican; New
York, Republican,; Ohio, Republican,
and West Virginia, Republican. In
most of these states the vote is close,
especially in New York, where Charles
Evans Hughes, Republican, has been
reelected governor by 10000 votes.
Taft has carried the state by 200,000
Results In the East.
Pennsylvania has gone Republican
by 975,00O majority and New Jersey
by S4,110, the figures in 1904 being
505y519 and S0,5gS respectively. Con
necticut is Republican save in few
cities and towns, but Congressman
George l.. Lilley, the Republican can:
didate for governor, ran behind Mr..
Taft. His plurality is 10000, whereaS
the Republican presidential candidate
has carried the state by 10000.
The lower house of the Sixty-flrss
congress will be Republican, but by e
reduced majority. With returns from.
some districts still in doubt and otherA
contested, it appears now that the
house will remain safely Republican
The senate will remain Republican
Speaker Cannon has won his fight fol
reelection, but by reduced majority
Most of the great cities of the. coun
try have gone Republican. st. Louis
went Republican; the rest of Missouri,
Is heavily Democratic.
Central States For Taft.
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, the great
central states, with an aggregate of
sixty-five electoral votes have gone
Republican despite the fight made to
bring them into the Democratic col
umn. The success of Mr.. Taft in these
states, considered vitaIly necessary to
his election, has carried with 1t the
success of the Republican state tick
cts. Governor Deneen in Illinois and
Governor Harris in Ohio, Republican
candidates for reelection, retain their
seats, and Marshall (Dem.) will
succeed ]. Frank Hanly In Indiana
Republican hopes of carrying Ken.
lucky proved vain in spite of the vic.
tory Of Wilson, Republican, In the
gubernatorial contest last year. The
greater part of the states congress
sional delegation will be Democrats.
The Pacific coast states, California.
Washington and Oregon, have given
their votes to the Republican candi-
date, but Nevada, which voted against
Parker in 1904, gave its votes this year
to william J. Bryan. The Dakotas and
Minnesota are again Republican, but
| Governor Johnson's personal popular
ity has sufIiced to seat him again in
the North Star State. Wisconsin,
Michigan, Iowa and, in fact, the en-
tire west and northwest are Republi-
can.
The South Still Solid.
The "solid south" is still solidly
Democratic, Mr.. Bryan polling the
usual large majorities. Only In Mary
land has the Republican party made
serious inroads on the Democratic
vote. Delaware. doubtful before cleo
ton. has gone Republican.
All of the New England states
have gone for Taft and have elected
Republican governors. but the vote In