Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-13

to Cleveland, has been swept by the
Democrats. The returns indicate that
Wilson has carried President Taft's
home state by an overwhelming plu.
rality. All three Of the home states OF
the leading rivals for the presidency,
in fact, have been annexed by Wilson
Ohio, New Jersey and New York,
where Wilson was given a vote OF
landslide proportions.
Indiana has gone Democratic by a
considerable margin, although Wilson
did not get as large vote as did Bry-
an four years ago-this on the face OF
the incomplete returns.
Republican strongholds in the west
that were not smashed by the Demo-
Gratis appear to have fallen under the
battering rams of the Progressives.
Michigan, which has been Republican
since 1856, excepting in 1892, when it
gave Cleveland five Of it's IA electoral
votes, has been carried by Roosevelt
on the face Of incomplete returns.
Roosevelt Carries Illinois.
Illinois, which has gone Democratic
only once since the Civil war, has been
carried by Roosevelt by 10000 plural
ity-the strongest Roosevelt state.
Wisconsin, the state in which the
Republican party was born-at Rfpon,
in the little frame schoolhouse that still
stands on Ripon college campus-has
gone Democratic, for the second time
since 1856. The returns indicate that
Roosevelt is running in third place.
away behind Taft and Wilson, the lat
ter of whom has a wide lead on the in
complete figures. %
The earliest returns from New York,
which were among the first significant
figures to come over the wire, demon
strated that Wilson had won the great
1912 presidential race. From the first
they indicated that the Democrat was
polling about as many votes az his
two rivals combined and that he w=s
sweeping the downstate sections .:
New York right down to the Hc7le':
river, as well as New York City :.-;Ha.::.
The new legislature will be Cemo-
cratic in both houses by heavier ma
jority than that of two years ago. Then
the Democrats controlled 116 OF the
200 senators and assemblymen.
Home State Loyal to Wilson.
Governor Wilson's home state, New
Jersey, stood by him handsomely.
late returns indicating that he will
have a plurality OF about $4,000. The
Democrats have elected ten out of
twelve congressman. The Democrat
ic state committee claims majority
in the legislature on joint ballot.
Maine has Joined the Democratic
column. giving Wilson a safe plural
ity. Roosevelt ran second with Taft a
poor third. ,n" s
Massachusetts gives Wilson plu-
rality Of about 10000. The returns
from all but few of the election dis-
tricts gave Wilson 100000, Roosevelt
100000. Taft 10000. ,r <aFa.
Indications based on incomplete re.
turns are that Wilson has carried
Connecticut by small plurality.
Returns from New Hampshire are
coming in very slowly, but they indi-
cate that Taft has carried the state
by small margin.
Maryland Democratic.
Wilson carried Maryland by plu-
rality estimated at 100000. The whole
Democratic ticket was swept to vic
tory in the Wilson landslide.
South Dakota, where Roosevelt cleo
tors we're running on the regular Re-
publican ticket, was conceded to the
colonel by moderate plurality, de-
spite the desperate efforts that were
made to win the state for Wilson.
Kentucky went to Wilson by $4,000,
with Roosevelt running good second.