The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06

Wilson is elected. Roosevelt has an- initiated the Republican party Taft apparently has but 20 votes in the cleo tora1 college. Wilson has 412 and Roosevelt 99. ,.
 The electoral vote by states is as follows:
 Wilson 412, Roosevelt ss, Taft 20. This vote was divided by states as fol- lows:
 Wilson-Alabama IF, Arizona 3, Ar kansas g. California 1S Colorado 6, Connecticut 2, Delaware 3, Florida 6, Georgia IA, Indiana 15, Kentucky 13, Massachusetts IS, Minnesota 12, Missis- sippi 10, Missouri 10. Montana 4, North Dakota g. Nebraska 8, Nevada 8, New Jersey IA, New Mexico 3, New York 45, North Carolina 12, Ohio 24, Okla hoTna 10, Oregon 5, South Carolina g., Tennessee 12, Texas 20, Virginia. F. Wisconsin 13, Iowa 13, New Hampshire 4, West Virginia 8, Rhode Island B. Roosevelt-Illinois 29, Kansas 10, Michigan 15, Pennsylvania 38,. Wash ington '.
 Taft-Idaho 4, South Dakota 5. Utah 4, Vermont f. Wyoming 3.
 Further gains for Wilson were re- corded as the be1ated returns came in, today, and, this afternoon, the Pres 412 votes in the electoral college. In addition, there was strong trend to Wilson in returns from Illinois. with With would yet add its 29 votes to the Will son column. During the day Rhode Island and New Hampshire were shifted from the Taft column to Will son, giving the Democrats clean sweep in New England with the excep- tion of Vermont, which went for Taft. ' Roosevelt was definitely credited with 99 electoral votes but his managers insisted that he would also have the five votes of South Dakota, as yet cred ited to Taft.
 The Democrats claimed wyoming but the figures were not yet conclu- sive and zWyoaning remained in the Taft column, Taft being credited with 20 electoral votes.
 Wilson had carried the following 8 states:
 Alabama, Arizona. Arkansas. Califor- mia, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Maine, Massa- chusetts, Minnesota. Mississippi, Ms 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, Iowa
 Roosevelt was credited with: Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Pennsylvania,
 Taft was credited with: Idaho, South .Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Wyoming.
 Estimates on the popular vote were progressives and Republicans that Will son would not have majority over Roosevelt and Taft.
 Realization of just how great vic- tory they had won came to. the Demo cratic hosts of the nation today. Last night, they had sensed victory and had rejoiced but, today, the full scope of what it meant was dawning on the leaders and every one of the party chieftains was solemn in the face of the responsibilities they will now be required to shoulder. Wilson and Marshall had carried 3S of the 4S states in the union. In the others they had run second and some of them were re- corded against Democracy by compara- lively narrow margins.
 vote was very close and these two states represented a total of 5 votes in the electoral college
 Wilson goes into power with a com bineds Democratic House. and Senate behind him. This means that he will be able to enact whatever legislation he and the party chieftains believe necessary. Wilson is expected to as sume the leadership of his party in both Houses of Congress immediately. He is record as declaring that he believes when the American people