The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-11-08
Chosen President Of
United States.
DEMOCRAT LANDSLIDE
Party Sweeps Country in Bat
lie OF the Ballots.
SOLID SOUTH Is STILL SOLID
Roosevelt Runs Second Country
Over, With Taft Third.

New York, Nov G.-Wcodrow Will
son, whose experience in active politics
is only little more than two years
old, will be the next president of the
United States
He carried thirty-eight of the forty
eight states. He will have vote of
412 out of 531 in the electoral college,
146 more than enough to elect, and
a majority of 293 over all his competi-
tors.
His popular majority in the states
be carried is indicated to be 2,149,000.
His plurality over the pluralities of
Taft and Roosevelt is 1,1S2,0G0.
Colonel Roosevelt ran second, and
the returns indicate that he will have
1902 electoral votes. The early re-
turns also show that he carried six
states-Illinois, Pennsylvania, Iowa,
Kansas. South Dakota and Washing
ton.
Tafts indicated electoral vote is
seventeen from four states-New
Hampshire, Rhode Island, Utah and
Vermont.
Returns Come Slowly.
Returns from any of the western
states, from which any accurate no
ton can be obtained of how the states
of the plains and beyond the Rockies
have voted for president and vice
president are exceptionally slow
in arriving. The ballot machines of
Minnesota have rebelled against the
liberties taken with them by the split
tiers of tickets and legal question
has arisen as to whether votes put
into them after o'clock, the hour for
closing the polls, are legal votes.
New Mexico, which the Progressives
thought as sure for Roosevelt, has
apparently been carried by Wilson.
California is safely for Roosevelt, but
North Dakota, which the Democrats
thought was safe for Wilson, seems to
be equally divided between Taft and
Roosevelt.
Wilson Has Electoral Majority.
But in spite of the slOwness of re-
turns from the plains and mountain
states of the west, there seems to be
no doubt that Woodrow Wilson. witt
the solid south and the solid east, or
almost the solid east, behind him. will
not only have plurality of the popu-
lar vote, but will have a majority in
the electoral college.
Results in the several states are
summarized as follows:
New York-Carried by Wilson with
between 100000 and 100000 plurality
Congressman William Sulzer defeated
Straus and Hedges for governor.
Illinois-Roosegelt is victorious by
plurality of 100000 Edward F. Dunno
Oemocrat) is elected governor over
Charles S. Deneen, present incumbent.
Indiana--Claimed for Wilson and
Ralston (for governor.)
Iowa-Gives electoral vote to Roose-
welt and makes Clarke Republican,
governor.
Nichigan-Incomplete returns indi-
cate state is soiidly for Roosevelt.
Massachusetts-Giv Wilson $4,000
majority and reflects Governor Foss
by 10000.
Pennsylvania-Co to Roose-
welt.
California-Car-ied by Roosevelt.
Mississippi-Ten ELECTORAL votes
for Wilson by large majority.
Florida-Wilson gets all six cleo
toral votes of state.
North acknowledgements elect
state ticket and congressional dele
CATION, and give Wilson at least 90
900 majority.
South Carolina-For Wilson by
about $4,000.
Nevada-Wilson carries state, party
lines being ignored in the voting.
Georgia-Strong for Wilson. State
officers and legislators all Democrats.
Wilson carries state by
plurality greater than that of Bryan
in 1906.
Virginia-Wilson carries the state
by40,000.
Delaware-Gives substantial ma
jority for Wilson. Legislature is Dem
ocratic.
Kentucky-Congressi delegation
is composed of nine Democrats, one
Republican and one Progressive.
Missouri-Swept by Wilson and
Major, Democratic candidate for gov