The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-06

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NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-Further gains
for Wilson were recorded as the be-
lated returns came in today and this
afternoon, and the president-elect was
credited definitely with 412 votes in
the electoral college. In addition
there was strong trend to Wilson in
the rural returns from Illinois, with
the democrats claiming that state
would yet add its 20 votes to the VIII
son column. During the day Rhode
island and New Hampshire were shift
ed from the Taft column to Wilson,
giving the democrats a clean sweep
in New England with the exception Of
Vermont which went to Taft.
Roosevelt was definitely credited
with SO electoral votes, but his man
ayers insisted that he would also have
the FIVE votes OF south Dakota, as yet
credited to Taft.
The democrats claimed Wyoming,
but figures were not yet conclus've
and Wyoming remained In the Taft
column, Taft being credited with 20
electoral votes.
Wilson had carried the following 3s
states:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Cali.
fornia, colorado. Connecticut, Della.
ware, Florida, Gee-gia, Indiana, Iowa.
kentucky, Louisiana. Maryland, Maine,
Massachusetts,, Minnesota. Mississippi
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
Mexico, New York, North Carolina
North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ore
gon, Rhode Island, South Carolina
Tennessee, Texas. Virginia, West Vir
ginia, Wisconsin.
Roosevelt was credited with:
Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Pennsyl
vania, Washington.
Taft was credited with:
Idaho, South Dakota, Utah, Vernon
and Wyoming.
Estimates on the popular vote wer
still very vague, but 1t was asserte'
by both progressive and republican
that Wilson would not have major
ity over Taft and Roosevelt.
Missouri All Democratic.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 6.--As late RI
turns come In from Missouri toda.
the pluralities of both Wilson an
Major, the democratic candidate fe
governor, are increased Both hav
swept the state by over $4,000, carr,
ing the entire democratic state an
local tickets with them. The dem
Gratis also gained one congressma
from the state. Theron E. Catlin, r.
publican, was defeated for re-electio
by William L. Igoe in the elevent
district. Catlin's election in 1910 WE
contested by Patrick J. Gill. He We
declared unseated by the house an
the result of yesterdays election
believed to eliminate him as a factt
IN Missouri politics.
Champ Clark and all democrat
congressman outside the city of $
Louis were elected by increased pl
ralities. In the city Of st. Louis, Rlc
ard Bartholdt, tenth district, and
G. Dyer, twelfth district, were ele
ted by greatly decreased pluralitle
The net result gives the democrats
gain OF one congressman from M
souri,. Champ Clark's home dfstri'
the ninth, showed gain OF 200 Vot
Tor Wilson and Major.
Single tax has been repudiated
Missouri IA proposed amendment
the state constitution was defeat
overwhelmingly.
Governor Morehead.
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 6.--Althou
clerks In many precincts were 81
tabulating results from the badly sp
tickets, indications at 8 o'clock II
morning made 1t almost certain II
Wilson's plurality in Nebraska y
reach $4,000. Morehead, democr
has been elected governor by 100
and Norris, republican-progressi
probably has a small margin over
=. Shallenberger, democrat, for VI
ed States senator.
The first, second, third and fl
congressional districts have elec'
-emocratic congressman. In