The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-07

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pearance on the stump during the re-
cent campaign was the signal for
demonstrations eclipsing even the tor
rid campaign OF 1895, they said.
Tart Was Second.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. VIRTUALLY
complete returns from Missouri today
indicate that Woodrow Wilson will
have plurality OF about $4,000. Com
plete returns from the city Of st. Louis.
and 106 out OF ia counties give Will
son 277.O03; Taft, 163,9s0; Roosevelt,
10O.276.
Elliot w. Major (d) governor-elect,
ran slightly behind Wilson. The vote
for governor with two counties less
than reported for president, Is Major
! 27Q,125; Mckinley, 161,643; Nortoni,.
| (p) 88,027. The democrats will con-
troll both houses Of the legislature.
Kansas Not Counted Yet.
TOPEKA, Kas., Nov. 1.-The demo-
cratic state committee claimed Kan
sas for woodrow Wilson today by 15,-
900. While there Is some doubt as
to the plurality being this great, there
4 is now little doubt that the president
elect has carried the state and his
plurality will probably reach 10000.
With incomplete returns from forty
three out OF los counties in, Wilson
led by 3,172 votes.
With him, Wilson carried William
( H. Thompson, candidate for the Unit
ed States senate, over Governor
Stubbs. The governor admitted his
defeat today, saying Thompson would
win by several thousand. The early
, returns indicate Stubs election.
i The state ticket is still In doubt
Arthur Capper, republican, is leadine
Hodges by a narrow margin and
, claims he will carry the state by from
1900 to 5000. The western counties
| are still missing and the final results
) NAV not be known until late today.
: Aldrich Defeated.
9 LINCOLN, Nebr Nov. 7.-Practical
ly complete returns from forty-nln
out of ninety-nine counties early toda
q indicate that Wilson'S Nebraska plli
$ ality is $4,000 over Roosevelt, VIII
$ sIleads Taft by 10000. Governor G. Il
t Aldrich (republican) has been defeat
n ed for reelection by John H. More
head (democrat) by 11.D00, but all 9th
l. er candidates on the republican-pre
d gressive fusion state ticket are elec'
Q ed by pluralities ranging upwar
n from 10000.
George w. Norris, republican-pre
i gressive, has received a plurality Q
g 5000 for United States senator.
L Official Count Needed.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. Nov. wit
u both democrats and republicans claim
! ing the state for their presidentis
y candidate. it will probably require tn
e official count to determine wher
= Wyoming's electoral votes will finall
Z rest. Taft and Wilson are runnin
. neck and neck. Returns from 80 pr
% cincts showed Taft slightly in the lea
: but scattering returns arriving durin
the night overcame this and put th
= two candidates nearly on par
The reelection of Frank Monde
(republican to congress is PRACTICAL
conceded.
y Socialists Gained.
y FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. l.
"a Unofficial reports on the complet
II, vote in Texas show that Wilson hel
q the usual democratic vote and ths
u the republican vote was split betwee
ie Roosevelt and Taft, the progressive
~ :. taking second place. The unoffici
- reports give Wilson 2o4,00O; Roos
= velt $4,000; Taft. 10000; Debs, 400
:. The socialist vote showed a gain I
:, 1000.
=. The constitutional amendment lev
- =. ing a special tax for increased pc
: sions for Confederate veterans W;
adopted.
Kansas Almost Complete.
TOPEKA, Kas., Nov. with col
" plete returns from 81 out of 105 cou
~ ties in today, there is not the sligf
- - est doubt that Woodrow Wilson ca
- ried Kansas The returns availao
: show that the state went for the pre-
- identelect by $4,000 or more.
=, - Governor Stubbs, republican-pr
- =. gressive, was defeated for Unite
States senator by from 5000 to 900
!, by VIM. H. Thompson
70 There is now the greatest doubt
"a to the outcome Of the vote for gove
IL nor. Arthur Capper, republican,
leading by less than 2.oco in the cou
or ties SO far reported, and the ofici
&c count may show he has been defeat