The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-06
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Republicans Carry New York,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois
and Kansas.


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-
velt's feat of carrying every northern
state. giving him a clear majority In
the electoral college of 1876 over Viii
liam Jennings Bryan, the Democratic
candidate. Mr.. Taft will receive 3V9
electoral votes to Mr. Bryan's ia. Tae
former has carried West Virginia.
which went to Mr.. Roosevelt four
years ago. but the division in the Re
publican party helped 10 elect Louis
Bennett. Democrat. 10 the goyernorship
Maryland gave 1856 plurality for Mr.
Taft. Oklahoma, the state creaLed
since the last presidential election. has
enrolled itself. as was expected. In the
Democratic column.
Nebraska has gone Democratic by q
plurality of 10000 for Mr.. Bryan and
a plurality OF about the same figure
for shallenberger. Democrat. for gov.
ernor.
The states considered doubtful be-
fore the election have gone as follows:
Indiana. Republican: Nebraska.
Democratic: New York. Republican:
Ohio. Republican: Illinois. Republican:
Montana. Republican; Maryland. Re
publican: West Virginia. Republican.
Results In the East
Pennsylvania has gone Republican
by 2S9.534 majority and New Jersey by
$4,000. the figures In 1904 being $685..
$40 and s0.5sS respectively Connect.
cut Ia Republican save in n few cities
and towns. but Congressman George
/. I.iIley. the Republican candidate for
governor. ran behind Mr. Taft His
majority Is $1,000. whereas the Repub-
llcan presidential candidate has car.
ried the state by 10000. This Is below
Mr Rn0sevelt's figure In 1904
Judge Taft has received a majority
in the city Of New York. the fiFst time
the big city has given It's vote To a
Republican presidential candidate. Mr
Taft received a greater plurality In
the state OF New York than Pres
ident Roosevelt did four years ago
lie has exceeded Mr.. Rooseyelts plu
roIity In New Jersey and had a sur.
prisIngly big vote in Massachusetts.
Governor Charles +. Hughes has
been reelected In New York state by
about G0.3sS plurality.
The lower house Of the stxty.llrst
congress will be- Republican by the
usual majority. The senate will remain
Republican. Speaker Cannon has wen
his fght for reelection by bis usual
majority.
Central States Fer Tam.
Ohio. Indiana and Illinois. the great
central states. with an aggregate oi
slxty.flve electoral yo;es. have gone
Republican despite tho eight made tC
bring them into the Democratic col
umn. The Huccegg 81 Mr. Taft In these
states. considered vitality necessary. &c
hls election. has carried with 1t The
success Of the Republican state tick
ets. except in Ohio where Judsun liar
mon. Democrat. Is elected governor b,
10000.
Republican hopes 81 carrying Ken
lucky proved vain IN spite Of the vic
tory of Wilson. Republican. In III,
gubernatorIai contest lest year. TIL
greater part ~ the states eongres
sional delegation will bo Democrats.
The Pacific coast states. California
Washington and Oregon. have glvef
their votes to the Republican eandi
date. but Nevada. which voted agalns
Parker In 1904. gave its votes this veal
60 Bryan. Montana. the Dakotas ant
Minnesota are again Republican. bu
Governor Iohnson's personal popular
fly has sufFiced 10 seat him again II
the guhornai0rIaI chair Of the Nortl
star state Wisconsin. Michigan. low
and In fact the entire west md north
vest nrs Republican. but. ~ notet
above. b. lowered mniorItIes.
The South still Solid.
The"snlld aouth"is siiIi solldiy Dem
ocratIc. Mr. Bryan polling the usua
large maIorIties. The state Of Della
ware. about which some doubt wa
expressed. has gone Republican. Th'
Now England states have gone IN
TAFT aud have elected Republican g1V
erncsa. but tho vote IN Rhode Island
where the Democratic made a strOnl
light. IL very close. In Massachusett
the Independence party candidate 70
governor made q good showing. thouEl
running far behind the vote Of Thoma
J.. Hlsgon last year.
New York city has been carried b
Tott By 1886. but CHAMBER, the Del
ocratic candidate for governor. rccol'
"a n majority II G0.3ss. Taft's plura
lty In the state was 2O3. io5. more tina
n o00 In excess al President Roos'
velt's plurality -four years ago.
The Electoral Vote.
The electoral vote Is as follows;