The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-11-14


The control. by the Democrats Of
New Jersey and New York, of the
Legislative branches In those States
which insures q De mocratic SUCCESSOR
70 President-elect Wilson a. Governor
Of New Jersey and William Huxhes
Oem.) as United States Senator TO
succeed Briggs (Rep.).
An increase In the Socialist vote.
which may approach the TOO. 900 mark.
the total in New York City alone
reaching 32,438. and 10000 In Illinois.
The election of Progressives to the
Legislative bodies in several States,
including New York, and of twelve
Progressive Congressman
Illinois, the great State which
the Progressives all along felt sursst
or carrying, swung over 70 Wilson
The Democratic vote in the Electoral
College was thereby increased to 442
Roosevelt's dropped to II. with Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, South
Dakota, and Washington safely In his
column, and Taft kept his II votes
from Utah, Idaho, and Vermont
In Illinois Wilson secured q lead.
and the result was no longer open to
doubt. Senator Funk, the Progressive
candidate for Governor, ran far behind
the Bull Moose leader, with the result
that Dunno, Democrat, has a much
larger plurality than Wilson. His lead
was more than 10000
California remains in the Wilson
column, although the margin in his
favor ID not great.
The Republicans got a crumb of
comfort from Massachusetts. where
the counting of the ballots for minor
State officers showed that, although
the Democrats had elected the Gov
ernor, Lieutenant Governor, and Secre-
tary Of State, the Republican candi-
dates for State Treasurer, Auditor,
and Attorney General had been saved
from the wreckage by pluralities of
1000 to 5000. The Legislature is Re-
publican also, so that the expectation
Of Democratic gain in the filling Of
w. Murray Cranes seat will not be
realized.
In Wisconsin, which was carried by
Wilson for President, Gov. McGovern,
Republican candidate for Governor,
was reelected. He was the Roose-
welt candidate for Chairman of the
Republican National Convention and
supported the Colonel in the cam
paign, thereby mourning the displeas-
ureOf Senator La Toilette, who, how
ever, advocated his election.
In Minnesota the ending Of the
count assured Roosevelt's victory,
with a plurality of $4,000.
The same is true of South Dakota,
where Roosevelt's lead was 5000.
Returns confirmed Wilson's victory
in West Virginia, although the Legis-
lature is Republican. In Iowa the
Democratic candidates plurality
reached 10000.
The effect of more complete returns
on the Legislature from the doubtful
States was to cut down the estimated
Democratic majority in the Senate, but
left no doubt that the President would
have the support of at least forty-eight
members of his own party, just half
the membership, which with Gov. Mar
shall of Indiana in the chair as Vice
President, with the casting vote, would
mean the control Of the upper house.
New Hampshire shows a Republi-
can majority in the Legislature of six
teen, and that body will elect the Gov
ernor, as we'll as a Senator, none of
jority at the polls.
AS the fag ends of the ballots are
counted, fresh evidences of a great
gain in the Socialist vote come to
hand from scattered parts of the coun.
try. In San Francisco, where the labor
element has long been strong in poll
tics, the Socialist vote is trebled over
1908, and in Los Angeles, where the
Mcnamara case has been a disturbing
element, it is quadrupled. The total
Socialist vote in California so far
counted is $4,000 and will be increased
BY later returns. In 1908 the total was
Is eco. The Socialist vote for mem
bers of Congress and the Legislature
is greater in the aggregate than that
for Debs.
In agricultural Iowa the count of the
Socialist vote shows that 1t has near
ly doubled in four years.
In Ohio the Socialist vote ran close
to 100, 1000, and in Cuyahoga and Lucas
counties the Socialists claim o greater
vote for Debs than that cost for Taft.
-Four years ago Debs's total In the
State was $4,000. Their gain in Gin
cinnati, President Taftts home, was
5000 over 1908.
In New York State the counting Of
the ballots get around to the referen-
dunn authorizing the issue Of $50, 0o0,-
900 bonds for highway improvement.
and the returns indicate its adoption
by plurality of 1880
Among the interesting results re-
corded were these: