Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-11-08
Democratic Candidates
Garry 81 States with
Electoral Vote of
408.

Inc tnIee-cOrnereu uSnI lot tne
presidency has resulted in an over
whelming victory for Woodrow Wilson
of New Jersey, who will be the TWEEN
ty-eighth president OF the United
States. Thomas R. Marshall of In
dana will go into the office with him
to preside over the senate as vice
president.
Wilson and Marshall were the vic
tors in thirty-seven states, with total
of 40S electoral votes. This is the
largest electoral vote ever given any
candidates.
Theodore Roosevelt, the Progressive
candidate was second in the race, car
rying six states, with a total electoral
vote of 104
President Taft was third. getting a
total of twelve electoral votes, U.ah,
Idaho and Vermont expressing their
confidence in the president, waile it
is possible later returns may throw
New Hampshire into the Taft column.
giving the Republican candidate six
teen electoral votes.
Besides the presidency and yice-prcs-
fdency, the Democratic party also re-
tanned the lower house of congress by
an overwhelming majority. And on top
of that 1t captured the United States
senate.
Two hundred and sixty-seven Demo
crats, 14S Republicans and twenty Pro-
gressiyes Is the promised lineup of the
national house Of representatives.
That gives the Democrats clear ma
jority of 80 over all.
The indicated complexion of the new
senate is 81 Democrats and 43 Repub-
leans.
The capture of congress IN both
its branches was not the limit OF the
triumphs OF the Democrats. Thirty
nine states elected governors and in
those states thirty Democrats were
successful and eight Republicans and
one Progressive won-the last in
Washington.
Speaker Champ Clark of Missouri
has been reelected. He will undoubt-
edly preside over the next house I'M
less induced to enter the cabinet.
But Champs ancient and honorable
foe, Uncle Joe Cannon, after thirty
eight years in the house, was defeated
by Frank T. O'Hair.
Down to defeat with Uncle Joe Can.
non went Ebenezer Hill in the Fourth
Connecticut district Representative
Hill for eighteen years has been one
Of the Republican tariff experts in the
house, and member of the ways and
means committee.
The only Socialist in the present
house, Victor L. Berger, of Wisconsin
was defeated for reelection by Rep
resentative William H. Stafford, Re
publican, nominated on fusion ticket
with the Democrats supporting him.
Democratic gains in congress have
been made as follows:
Five in New Jersey; one In Indiana
two in Texas; one in Louisiana; one II
| Florida; one in Georgia; five In Con
; necticut; one in Alabama; one Il
} Iowa; and eight in New York. Il
] Wisconsin two more elected nominal,
on a Democratic ticket from Republi
! can districts, though they were actua
ly named by a fusion following. !
number of the Republican represents
tives returned were given the Progress
sive Endorsement.
A gain of two Democratic seats |
the United States senate was secure
/ by the returns from Delaware and Ne
| Jersey. The legislature of Rhode Il
| land will be Democratic, insuring
| Democratic successor to Wetmote, RI
publican, retired.
| Many hundreds of thousands turne
| to the Democratic party who had pr
| viously voted the Republican tickle
| The Democrats held their strength
| however, and made steady, gener'
| gains over the Bryan vote OF fot
| years ago. But the Republican part
split over the Chicago convention b
/ tween Taft and Roosevelt divided tt
vote. That is the answer to the tab
lated vote that shows Governor WI
son carried more states and got
4. larger electoral vote than was ev'
III given any president before.
The Roosevelt vote was simply Il
n Progressive Republican vote, plus
y very small percentage of the Dem
= cratic vote. The Taft vote was [:
=. conservative Republican vote, minus
IA small percentage of anti-Rooseve
= votes in certain states, which went
q Wilson
W There was one gratifying thir
about the election. There was 4