The Forrest City times., 1912-11-08

thlcago, Nov. Hate returns from Tuesdays election have served only to confirm the early reports of the landslide which will give Wilson and Marshall, the Democratic nominees for president and vice president, the largest majority in the electoral col iege that has been known since the organization of the present political parties.
 Wilson and Marshall literally swept the country, carrying practically every state in the East, the solid South, most oi the great states of the middle west and the larger part of the Western territory in which they were credited before the election with having com. paratively little support
 Wilson and Marshall are assured of 3S7 votes in the electoral college and thc number may be raised to more than 400, as the returns from three or four states are not yet sufficiently complete to determine the final result.
 Roosevelt, on the face of the returns. is assured of 94 electoral votes and may get 129. while Taft has only 12 votes beyond question and can not get more than L.. Kansas and Iowa. which had been placed in the Roose- welt column on the early returns, were doubtful on the later reports Tn these states Wilson was running Roosevelt e n | would take the complete count to de termine the results definitely. On the other hand Roosevelt made big gains in Minnesota, which was at first given 10 Wilson and this became one of the doubtful states. Wilson had a plural ity of about LOGO over Roosevelt in Minnesota with many country dis triets yet to be heard from; Late re turns from Iowa indicated that Wilson would carry that state by about 13,000 plurality over Roosevelt with Taft running third.
 New Hampshire, which had been close between Taft and Wilson went definitely into the Wilson column and Illinois was determined finally to have given Roosevelt a plurality. Late re- turns also gave Roosevelt Pennsylya- mia and Michigan beyond any doubt.
 President Taft carried Idaho, while he is running second to Wilson in Ny oming. which had been regarded as Republican.
 The total vote in 1912 is 53f, a. com pared with 4S3 in 1908. The number necessary for choice is 2G6. Wilsolf, il he does not gain any of the states still in doubt, will have 12l more than enough to insure his election.
 The only states known absolutely to have been carried by Taft are Vermont. Idaho and Utah. each of which has four electoral votes. and Wyoming. with three electoral votes.
 Wilson swept he East and the South. captured most of the big states of the Central West and divided the far West with Roosevelt. With 5he vote in New Hampshire close and he result undecided. the rock-ribbed Re publican states of New England, with the exception of Vermont. have swung away from their moorings and placed in the Democratic column.
 Before midnight both President Taft and Colonel Roosevelt had per sonally conceded the election of Mr. Wilson and Colonel Roosevelt had telegraphed his congratulations to the winning candidate.
 The Socialist party showed increas- ed strength everywhere-particularly in California. Illinois and Pennsylva- nia
 Montana, which was regarded as Tafts, went to Wilson.
 Tennessee remained in the Demo cratic column so far as the national ticket was concerned, preserving the solid south Lat Governor Hooper, Re publican. was reelected governor
 In the far West Wilson also showed unexpected strength. capturing sey- eral states which had been regarded as leaning toward Roosevelt and run ming Taft close in Wyoming and ore ar two others that had been prae- tically conceded 10 the president.
 Maine and Rhode Island went 10 a Democratic presidential candidate Tor the first time since the Civil var.