Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-08
WOODROW WILSON.

The Democrats swept the country in
the presidential election Tuesday, wilson
and Marshall being CHOSEN president and
vice president respectively by the largest
majority in the electoral college ever
given any candidates. They carried at
least 80 states with 412 electoral votes,
perhaps more. In addition to carrying
the solid South the Democrats won the
So called doubtful states and others which
have always been in the republican col
umn AN of the New England states -eX-
cept Vermont are ID mocratic on the ma
tional returns. Wilson won in New York
by a tremendous majority and had big
lead in his own state, New Jersey, CALI
fornia, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Mime
sofa, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oregon, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.
Roosevelt ran far ahead of Taft both on
the popular vote and in the selection OF
electors. He carried the rock ribbed Re-
publican state of former years, Pennsyl-
vana, by more than 10000, also Illinois,
Michigan and Washington. He had big
following in Kansas and may get the
electors from that state, although the
Democrats claim them. Roosevelt and
Johnson made a strong run in the latter's
home state, California, but Wilson APP
pears to have trtmuphed there.
Taft led in only three states, Idaho,
Utah and Vermont. The electors chosen
in South Dakota are Roosevelt men, but
it is claimed that they were pledged to
Taft.
The Democratic victory carried with it
many state offices, large number of rep
resenta tives in Congress and the control
OF state legislatures which will GUST Re-
publicans, SO that Congress will be
strongly Democratic in both branches.
The Massachusetts vote, complete, for
the presidential candidates was: Wilson,
NOT
For governor the vote was: Foss CDem)
1878; Walker (Rep) 14S,62S; Bird
(Prog) 124.258.
The other state candidates in Massa-
chusetts on the Democratic ticket were
successful. David l. Walsh, of Fitchburg,
for lieutenant governor, won over Luce,
incumbent, by about $4,000
The Massa chusetts delegation to the
lower branch of Congress will stand nine
Republicans and seven Democrats. The
Republicans will have a sufficient work.
ing majority on joint ballot in the next
legisa ture to choose Senator w. Murray
Cranes successor.
Wilson'S plurality in Maine was about
$500 over Roosevelt who ran well ahead
OF Taft. The Socialist vote was more
than double that of 1908.
Wilson won Rhode Island, but the Re-
publicans elected their state ticket. The
plurality of Wilson over Taft was 2544.
With the returns tabuated from all
but one town Wilson's plurality in New
Hampshire is 1928. Felker, the Demo-
cratic nominee for governor has a lead
of 1854 over Worcester, Republican, but
there was no choice as a majority vote is
required. The next legislature will elect
a governor and will also choose four state
senators from districts which returned no
ajority. The two Republican represen-
tatives in Congress win be displaced by
Democrats, Mayor Il. E. Reed of Man
chester and Raymond b. Stevens of Lam
daft Representative Sulloway of Man.
chester has been in Congress 1S years,
and his colleague. Mr.. Currier, had won
high standing there.
In New York state Wilson's plurality
over Taft is about 200, 900 and Taft's lead
over. Roosevelt about 1000 Sulzer, Dem
CORA tic candidate for governor, ran ahead
of the presidential ticket. The Demo-
cratic plurality is the largest New York
state has ever returned, and for the first
time the voters outside the metropoli-
tan district gave a Democratic presiden-
tial candidate plurality. New York APP
pears to have chosen 81 Democrats and
IL Republicans as congressman. The
Democrats win dominate both branches
OF the legislature. New York will not
elect a senator to succeed Elihu Root
Republican, until 1915.
Women won the right to vote in four on
the five states where constitutions
amendments were submitted to the peo-
PIE. The victory of the women was com
plete in Kansas, Arizona and Michigan
AID late returns from Oregon indicated
they had succeeded there also, but from
Wisconsin came returns showing the de-
cis've defeat OF the equal suffrage pro
posal. In Louisiana the right OF womer