Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-11-06
Democrat Ticket
Won in 81 Of
The States.
ROOSEVELT %
Progressives Lead the Repub.
Iicans Throughout Nation
democratic Majority in
House Will Not bs
Less Than 160.

| Spec'dl oy Uatsed Press Wire.
| New York, Nov. e.-Belated re-
turns showed further gain for Will
| son this afternoon. He is now cred
tied with 500 electoral votes and has
carried thirty-seven states. In addi-
ton there Is strong trend for Wilson
in Illinois with the Democrats claim
Ing that state with its twenty-nine
electoral votes.
During the day Rhode Island and
the New Hampshire were shifted
from the Taft column and given to
Wilson. Roosevelt was definitely
credited with 112 electoral votes and
Taft twenty. Taft is credited to re-
turns up to o'clock with carrying
Idaho, South Dakota, Utah, Ver-
mont and Wyoming. Roosevelt is
given Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michi-
gan, Pennsylvania and Washington.
Wilson carried all the others.
Wilson goes into power with a
combined Democratic House and
Senate behind him. This means that
he will be able to enact whatever
legislation he believes necessary
Wilson is expected to assume the
leadership of both Houses and Con
gress Immediately.
The Wilson landslide has been
great enough to carry into office
Democratic state tickets IN many
states, even where Wilson had failed
to get through the swing went on
and Michigan and Illinois, carried by
Roosevelt, elected Democratic COVER
nors.
Massachusetts gave Wilson approx
imately $4,000 plurality and elected
Governor Fcss- by $4,000. Maine,
which failed to reelect It's Democratic
governor at the recent state election,
Swung back into line, Wilson carry
ing the state by a large plurality. OF
the twenty-nine states that elected
governors only six, Kansas. Mime
sofa, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
North Dakota and Wisconsin, elected
Republicans and one elected Pro-
gressive, that state being Washing
ton. The Republicans were relegat-
ed the third place by the Progress
sives. In all but New York state the
Progressives ran second and SO main
tanned control OF the election ma
chinery. This was especially SO In
the southern states. What this effect
will be on the Republican party was
a subject generally discussed today.
I The Socialists polled an unusually
large vote everywhere and in some
Of the southern states Debs ran
ahead of Taft.
New York gave Wilson plurality
over Taft Of about 100000. Wilson's
vote in the state was 69S.00O. Taft's
493 600 and Rooseyelt's 419.OOO.
The Democratic majority In the
house of representatives will not he
less than 1870 and the United States
senate will be Democratic also.
The Democrats swept New York.
eIecting Sulzer governor. with Hedges
running second and Straus = poor
third.
New Jersey was for some time In
doubt. but she produced respectable
ma jority Of about 250O0 for Wilson
over Roosevelt, and the Democrats
have apparently gained two congress
men. The legislature fs Overwhelm-
ingly Democratic. insuring the election
of a Democrat to succeed Senator
Briggs and Democratic governor to
succeed Wilson.
The Electoral Vote.
The indica tons are that the electoral
vote will 20 as follows:
| For Wilson-Alabs ma. II; Arizona. &;
Arkansas. y; Colorado. q: Connecticut,
! I; Della ware. 8; Florida. 6: Georgia. IL;
india ma. 10, Kansas. 10; Kentucky. IS.
Louisiana. 10: Maine. 8: Maryland. 8:
| Massa chusetts. IS: Mississippi. 10: Mis-
| souri,. 10; Montana. 4: Nebraska. 3:
Nevada. 8: New Hampshire, 4: New
Jersey. II; New Mexico. 8: New York.
Is: North Carolina. II: North Dakota.
| B: Ohio. "a: Oklahoma. 10: South Caro-
lima. y; Tennessee. II: Texas. 20; vir-
g1nia. IL: Wisconsin. Is: West Virginia.
Z, Total. 874.
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