The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-11-05

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crat. has been chosen for governor.
In Utah.
Salt Lake City, Nov. 4.-Taft has
carried Utah by majority of between
fifteen and eighteen thousand, al.
though returns are incomplete this
morning
In Minnesota.
st. Paul. Nov. 4.--Tafts plurality In
the state will be about one hundred
thousand, seventy thousand less than
Roosevelt's in 1904. Johnson wins
the goyernorship by eight or ten
thousand. Hahmind, democrat, de-
feats McCleary for congress by fifteen
hundred The other eight congress
men are republicans.
In Kansas.
Topeka, Kan, Nov. Returns up
to noon indicate that the republicans
have lost the state legislature Re
publican Chairman Dolley conceded
this morning that the result is in
doubt. This means the defeat of
BriStow for the senate.
In Indiana.
Indianapolis, Nov. 4-The wreck of
the Fairbanks political machine is
forecasted by the defeat of the mem
bers connected with it who sought
reelection. Watson for governor,
was a Fairbanks candidate. Hemen-
way is probably defeated for the SEN
ate through the loss of the legislature.
II To- .h,
situation as it now exists leaves Sen
ator Beveridge the greatest senatorial
factor in the state.
In Wisconsin.
Milwaukee, Nov. 4.-PTacically COM
plete returns from Wisconsin place
Taft's plurality at S7,962. The en-
tire state ticket was elected by $4,000.
Ten republicans and one democrat
were elected to congress. Socialists
lost two hard fights for congressman.
Early Morning Indications.
New York, Nov. General cleo
ton returns figured up to 3 o'clock
this morning show the following re-
suit: g.. ...sE I.stt 81 3 4
William H. Taft is elected president.
with approximately 29S votes.
Practically no change is indicated
in the complexion of the national
house of representatives.
The United States senate will retain
its present republican majority.
Hughes has been elected in New
York state by about $4,000 plurality.
Indiana has gone for Taft.
Bryan has apparently carried Ne
braska.
Ohio returns are very slow, owing
to the immense ballot, but TAFT has
carried it by large plurality.
Judge Taft may have a majority in
the city of New York. the first time
the big city has given its vote to a
republican presidential candidate. Mr..
Taft probably will receive a greater
plurality in New York state than /
President Roosevelt did four years
ago. He has exceeded .RooseYelt's !
plurality in New Jersey and sur
prislngly big vote in Massachusetts.
The republican plurality fell on /
heavily in the middle west in man
ner thoroughly surprising to the re-
publican managers.
Speaker Cannon has been reelected !
by his usua! majority.
Representatives Payne of New York !
and Dalzell of Pennsylvania have been
reelected, and the house of represent !
atives probably will continue under its
old regime. Mr. Payne will have
charge OF the new tariff bill in the
extra session which Mr. Taft will call
after March next.
Missouri has returned to the solid
south" on the presidential ticket and
elected Cowherd as its governor.
The first returns came from scatter
ing districts in Massachusetts. The
heavy plurality indicated there for
Mr.. Taft seemed at once to dissipate
any probability Of land slide for
Mr. Bryan" as many democrats had
claimed, and the republican managers
al once began to put out claims of
victory
Returns from the up-country dis
tricts of New York state where voting
machines are largely used were the
next to arrive. Ii had been predicted
for days that Erie county, including
the heavy vote OF Buffalo, might be
taken as an index to the drift through
out the country. This proved to be
the case, so far as the national ticket
was concerned, Mr.. Taft having a plu-
rality of something more than 1000
votes. Erie county surprisingly, how
ever, gave Lieutenant Governor Chan
Ter plurality Of more than 5000. The
opponents of Governor Hughes were
quick TO claim a sweeping victory, but
returns from the other large counties
and cities soon changed the complex
ion of the returns completely.
The vote in Greater New York for
Mr.. Chanlsr was deeply disappoint-
ing to his friends, while the heavy
vote for Mr.. Taft, especially in the
borough of Brooklyn, completely
eclipsed the most sanguine hopes of
the republicans Governor Hughes
was cut heavily up the state, but not
so deeply as to imperil his election,
once the drift in his favor below the
Bronx" had begun to make itself felt.
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