Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-08
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY
Wilson Carries the Nation
State and County Results

Governor Wilson, of New Jer
sey, will be the twenty-eight
president OF the United States
He carried thirty-eight states, with
an electoral vote Of 1893.
Thomas r. Marshall, of Indiana.
will go into Office with Governor
Wilson, to preside over the senate
as vice-president.
The result Of the election was
a landslide for democracy The
republican party was split wide
open and Wilson came very near
getting every state.
For weeks the Taft republicans
have had no hope, and when the
returns began coming in show
ing that Wilson had practically
carried everything, they were not
surprised. Roosevelt's following
was more expressive of their hope,
and some Of them expected a big
driftof the vote to the big bull
mooser on the eve of the election.
Besides the presidency and vice
presidency, democracy also re-
tanned the lower house of congress
By an overwhelming majority.
And on top Of that it captured the
United States senate.
Two hundred and sixty-seven
democrats, 148 republicans and
twenty progressiyes is the prom
Used lineup Of the new National
House Of REPRESENTATIVES. That
gives the democrats clear major
ity Of ninety-nine over all.
The indicated complexion Of the
new senate is tifty-one democrats
and forty-ti republicans. These
figures may be changed BY the
more complete returns, for they
assume that the Illinois legislature
has gone democratic and will elect
two senator's to that faith.
The Roosevelt vote was simply
the progressive republican vote,
plus d very small percentage Of
the democratic vote. The Taft
vote was the reactionary republi-
can vote, minus a small percentage
of anti-Rooseyelt votes in certain
states, which went to Wilson.
There was one gratifying thing
about the election: There was no
doubt about the general result
from the time the first returns be-
gan to come in.
In Carroll county the vote was
about the average presidential
vote. The election at the Hunt
ingdon voting places was one Of
the most quiet and orderly ever
held here. The voting commenced
at 8 o'clock and closed at 4 o'clock.
The counting Of the votes was fin
ished a little before midnight.
Only two tickets were thrown out.
The vote was about SO per cent of
the voting strength Of this district.
While this is a strong republican
district, Taft carried it over Will
son BY only SIX votes. Rooseyelt's
vote was no.
There was no election in the
Eighth district. It IS claimed that
The tally sheets got misplaced and
they decided to hold no election. !
The fusion ticket suffered by that (
failure to open the polls.
So far as heard there was no dis !
orderly conduct at any Of the vot-
ne places and everything went off
quietly Ii
Overturning big republican ma
critics ii states never before cap \
.ured BIZ democrats in political j
Election the Wilson and Marshall i
icket was swept into Office on the c
wave Of a yictory that carried with :
state Offices. congressional seats 1
nd control Of a number Of legis- |
atures that will havethe chance to s
ust republicans from the senate
nd add to the democratic strength 4
d tbat body. Y
Next to the big victory Of the Y
emocrats ia point of interest was ri
be large vote received by Roose-
cit in Illinois, Pennsylvania and