The San Francisco call., 1908-11-04
.TAFT'S TRIUMPH 4 NATIONAL LANDSL LIDE
dunno SURE WINNER IN THE LOCAL FIGHT
OhiOan Choice of American
People for White House
Republican Congress in Both Branches VIII Assist
New President Passing Needed Legislation

CHICAGO Nov. 3-Wliam Howard Taft has been
elected president of the United States The returns this
time indicate that he will have majority of 139 votes in
the electoral college his defeated adversary Will
liam Jennings Bryan 1t this time that he will
have 81 votes while his democratic rival will receive IT,
Taft has carried every doubtful state in the east and
west including New York. Ohio, Indiana, Maryland and
of the far states but not including Nebraska
which seems to have gone for Bryan
His majority in New York state may reach 100000 he
carried Ohio by nearly 100000 and Illinois by 175OOO In
diana extremely close the majority head
of the ticket ranging from 5000 150O0 according to the
returns at o'clock this morning The show that
the far western mountain states-Coorado and Idaho
have given Taft their electoral votes these returns may
be changed later in the night.
The election whole has been overwhelming
triumph for the republican party and for the Rooeve poll
cie Bryan beaten badly ever before and he
seems to have made but little headway the affections of
the people, far votes concerned Where he did
gain in states where republican factional
fights temperance struggle the state ticket nvov-
ing the electoral ticket as well.
President Taft will be supported bv congress that
will be republican in both branches thus insuring the
passage of satisfactory tariff under repub-
can auspices and without possibility of actonal oppo-
sition by the democrats The up o'clock this
morning indicate that there will be 215 republicans and 10
democrats in the house This gives the republicans ma
iority of 49,
The result that the republicans will be in position to
organize the house by the election of speaker will all
committees he may appoint will dictate legislation
during the two beginning March A.
The republicans carried New York the national
and state tickets Taft has by plurality and
Hughes by good safe margin Tas plurality may 100000
and he has done the surprising thing carrying greater
by small figure.
Hughes plurality estimated $4,000 to 10000 but it
be Shean the Hearst candidate governor pod
between 25O and $4,000 greater New York
Tafts great plurality due almost wholly democratic
losses New YOrk and The
up fell off heavily by Roosevelt in
1904 but Byan New York counties making
the greater city slumped heavily from Parkes and
ins % w - Ii. - p anu rnaenine IN
for him loyalty instead of beaying him. the this state
might have been actually close But the hopes Of Fng Connors
Murphy and the McCen Chaner
sold Bryan to gain their end
Likewise the machine republicans sold Hughes Never
there striking example OF how little political
for principle than in this. election.
gambling whatever party was Of
against Hughes whole load followers and
horse from Baltimore where meeting
being held Pmlico, vote for Chane The solidarity of the
racing vote shown by the results.
There doubt that the republicans will
congress in both branches They have carried overhe-
majority of the house OF representatives and
single district where they had hope for
returns @ for % some OF the interior Counties will change the results
in the lower house congress Of zs members 10
80 which much than enough ali
- will as slight B.ns S @ @ S sb bss y so ss
republican sj0 OF q a no the a w n G % dn n
the labor seeming have made little
By opening
Taft pledged to call special session Of within short
probably preceding
Cannon speaker would or
Of the control undsr the
Almost important the people certainty
victory repubans practically Of policies PSssiSsns
Roosevelt be promptly carried far such thing
In the james Sherman having president