Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27
Complete Returns Indi-
cate Elimination of the
Prohibition Party.
FAILS OF TWO PER CENT
Socialists Only Organization in
United States to Show
Gain in Election.

Chicago. Nov. 27.-Woodrow Wilson.
president-elect, in leading the demo
cratic party TO a national victory for
the first time since 1892, received a
nationwide popular vote of 6,15G,74S
votes.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt register
ed 1925. $40 votes TO his credit. Pres
ident Tafts vote was 3,376,422. The
vote for Eugene V. Debs, socialist can
didate for president, showed he only
party increase. He received G73,7S3
votes, as against 420,S2O votes four
years ago, and seven states remain to
be heard from on the vote of his party.
VOTE FALLS OFF.
Governor Wilson's vote was 252.35s
votes behind tina rolled up by William
Jennings Bryan in 1903. Mr.. Bryan
gathered in G,4O9.1O6 votes TO his stand
ard
President Taft four years ago, was
accorded a popular vote of 7679.OO6.
This total is 374, 444 votes more han
the combined vote for both President
Taft and Colonel Roosevelt on Nov. 8.
In Illinois the great streng h of Gov
ernor Wilson developed down-state in
the Twenty-second. Twenty-third,
Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fif con-
gressional districts In the state out.
side OF Cook county he polled a popu-
lar vote Of 274.3f6. as against 174,417
votes for President Taft and 22g.417
votes for Colonel Roosevelt. Cook
county gave him l3O.7O2. bringing his
state total 10 O5.O4S, and falling be-
hind the mark Sc, by Edward F..
Dunno. governor-elect. Colonel Roose-
welt ran strong with a total vote in
Cook county of 1GG.OG1. and a state
wide vote Of 3SG.47S. President Taft's
complete vote in Cook county was IA
S75, which enabled him TO register
total statewide vote OF 253.613. VIII
sons plurality in he state was 1000.
LOSES PARTY CIRCLE.
Eugene Chain, prohibition candidate
for president, polled statewide .ote
of 1910. This eliminates his party
from recognition by election officials al
fu.ure elections. Under the law
vote cast to receive official recogni-
ton
The socialist candidate for president.
Eugene V Debs. polled a total vote in
the state of 52.657. a gain over four
years ago. In 1908 Mr.. Debs' vote in
Illinois was 1851.
The complete returns in the state
show that Governor-elect Dunno just
naturally ran away from the field. His
total sta.e vote was 443,12O. OF this
total 274,632 votes were registered
dowu-state and les, ass votes in Cook
codnty. This is $4,000 more votes in
Cook county than President-elect WI
son received
DENEEN RUNS SECOND.
Governor Deneen. on the returns,
showed conclusiyely his right to sec
ond place. which. on the face of the
earlier and incomplete returns, was
questioned by Frank II. Funk. the pro
gressiye candida e.
Governor Dencen received 1OS.57S
votes in Cook county and 2O9,S91 out in
the state, giving him total vote of
3lS.4G9. Frank Funk received a to-
tai sta e vote of S03,4Ol. OF this total
Cook county gave him 113.357 and
down-state 19O,044 votes Funk fell
behind his ticket in Cook county.
Dean Franklin, the progressive can
didate for Lieutenant governor. polled
l2i,7S6 votes in this county and the
other state candidates running wi h
Funk held up 10 this vote.
Barrat OHara. acknowledgements.
elect, and the remainder of the can
didates for state office on the demo
cratic ticket stayed well within sight
OF he head OF the ticket
OFFICIAL TOTALS GIVEN.
The official totals for candidates OF
national and state offices are as fol
lows:
Total
PRESIDENT.
1aft. republican. ............ 253,61s
Wilson, democrat, ........ 4O5.0
Chain, prohibition. ....... 1910
Debs, socialist .............. SLIPS
Reimer. social-labor. .. 4.06t
Roosevelt progressive. .... 3S6,47S