Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-11-07

New York. Nov. 6.-Without affect
, lng in the slightest the certainty that
Wilson and Marshall yesterday cap
tured an overwhelming majority OF the
ELECTORAL votes. conservative estimates
ut p. M. today compelled a transfer
to the doubtful column. of some states
where the results had been recorded as
certain. Among these state were Iowa.
with 13 votes. and Minnesota. with ~,
and ultra ra-conservatives even included
Illinois. with % votes. and Pennsyl-
vania, with SO. At that hour Wyoming's
three votes and South DakotaS nVe
/ had not been placed.
Heavy reductions in the early reports
Of a large plurality for Roosevelt in
Z Kansas, upset all calculations. so that
!, at this hour. Rousevelts lead over Wll-
/ son had narrowed to 625 votes on re-
Turns from about one-fourth Of the
! precincts.
In Illinois. the heavy Wilson vote out,
side Of Cook county had reduced
! Roosevelts lead to about 10000 as
4 AGAINST the estimated 100000 or more
; given him last night. upon the Chlca-
30 returns.
Th. oosevelt supporters declared at
- n n sere was no reason to put
! f.ennsyivania in the doubtful list even
, though they admitted that early reports
Of the colonel's plurality probably had
= been eX0RSeFdteu
New York Nov. Cover turning big
republican majorities in states never
i },efore captured by the democrats in
/ presidential election the Wilson Mar
shall ticket was swept into oiilce yes
terday on the wave OF a victory sna'
carried with 1t state offices, congress-
I fonal seats and the control OF number
j of legislators that will have the Op-
Dortunity to oust republicans from the
United States Senate and add to the
democratic strength in that body
Second only in interest to the over
vvhelming victory OF Wilson and Mar
shall. was the strength shown by Col
onei Roosevelt in Illinois. Pennsylvania
and other states.
On returns received up to o'clock
this morning from states where the re-
suit was reasonably certain. it appeared
that Governor Wilson would have all
most. tf not quite 400 of the 531 votes
in the electoral college, and that Col
onel Roosevelt would have nearly 100.
President Taft had received IL votes
those of Vermont. Idaho and Utah.
while the At votes OF Iowa. Minnesota.
New Hampshire. South Dakota and
wyoming remained in the doubtful
class.
Pennsylvania's 3s votes today were
apparently certain for Roosevelt. The
race between Taft. Roosevelt and Will
son was almost an even affair until
more than $4,000 ballots had been
counted. AS precincts outside the large
cities began to report, Roosevelt and
Wilson forged ahead and with some
thing over half the vote counted. Roose--
velt this morning had a majority Of
over 100000
Minnesota Doubtful.
Minnesota. conceded to Wilson at
midnight. later slipped back into the
doubtful column as accessions to the
Roosevelt strength reduced the demo-
cratic lead. Iowa given to Roosevelt
in the midnight returns showed
strong reversal of form and this morn
ing partial returns give Wilson slight
lead
The returns from New Hampshire
were so close as to make predictions
Of the result impossible. Taft's lead
over Wilson varied from 13 to some-
thing over 400 and with many dis
vote remained at issue between the
democratic and republican candidates
\ The Roosevelt victory in Illinois
showed signs Of being greatly reduced
as the down state" precincts came In
during the early morning hours.
No efforts were made during the
night to compute the popular voice for
the presidential candidates. In the
majority of states. however, the record
vote was larger than at any previous
y1O0iuehtlAl eleCtlOn, ana tHe IlIlhl re-
turns on the actual number Of ballots
cast for the three candidates is ex-
pected to exceed all records.
Party Split Fatal.
The division Of the republican vote
between Taft and Roosevelt resulted in
complete democratic victories in many
states. In New York the democrats
carried the state ticket and the legis-
hture. In Illinois the democratic can
didate for governor had apparently
carried the state.
A general increase in the socialist
party vote polled by Eugene v. Debs,
the presidential candidate was accom-
panied by a setback to the local social
stronghoids. In Wisconsin Congress
man Berger. che only socialist in the
house of representa- atives was defeated
with number Of other office holders;
and In Schenectady. N. Y, where the
party had elected almost a complete
local ticket at the last election, prac-
tfcafiy all OF its candidates were de-
Ieated.
President-elect Wilson will have be-