The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-08
SENATE IS 50 FAR IN DOUBT
Popular Vote Shows: Wilson, 6,39s, ,997; Roose-
welt; 4,3o7 7,3O5; Taft, 3,359,364 As Good
Estimate.

tainly democratic. The sure democrA-
tic senators would number IS, one
half OF the total membership, and
this would give democratic vice
president the deciding vote In case OF
tie. But there were states to be
beard from where the result was still
doubtful, notably Illinois, where the
returns changed the legislative total
with each successive report. The
democratic leaders at Headquarters
were confident that they would get
two, and probably three of the re-
/ manning states, thus giving them a
clear working margin required for the
proposed Legislative program.
The Roosevelt states today were
Pennsylvania, Michigan, Washington
and South Dakota; the Taft, Vermont
Utah and Idaho. The states where
the results 30 far as the legislatures
were concerned are in doubt with q
senatorship hinging on the outcome.
we're Illinois, Michigan, Wyoming.
Tennessee and Oregon. The demo-
cratic leaders seemed very confident
from the adyices received here that
they would get the senators from
Wyoming, Oregon and Tennessee.
4 Much interest was expressed today
j in the political affiliations OF the
progressives in the house and IN the
various states where they sent men
to the Legislature. For instance, 1t
was pointed out that in Illinois the
progressive legislators could combins
with the democrats and elect q Unit
ed States senator to succeed Senator
], Cullom. Whether they would vote
! for James Hamilton Lewis. the lead
J ing democratic aspirant, however, was
question In Michigan the demo-
Gratis and progressives were believed
to be likely to combine.
In congress, it was said the demo-
Gratis would be asked by the progress
sive leaders to assign minority rep
resentation on the house committees
to the progressive congressman cleo
ted. President Wilson will be asked
to name progressives as the minority
!, members as members of all commits
!, sions and boards that he Is compelled
.. to fill and whose authorization raws
!, provide for minority as well as major
ity representation. All this is GER
= tain to bring about numerous COM
pIications
. California.
q SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov S.
n There is still great deal of doubt
n over the column In which California; o
4 electoral votes will finally rest Lat
. est available returns, unofficial, give
q Roosevelt 280,255; Wilson 28O,125, s
a lead OF 1870 for Roosevelt. The out
n come is so close that 1t is impossible
q to predict 1t and it may require the
: official count to determine 1t.
Los Angeles county's count is the
q cause of the confusion, two sets of
E figures having been prepared there
( which do not agree. Tho latest re.
q turns from that county, with seven rre-
cincts missing, give Roosevelt 75,4SS;
4 Wilson 54.834. A few precincts in
n the northern mountain counties are
n also missing.
2 Official Count Needed.
y BOISE, Idaho, Nov. SIT will re
y quire the official count to determine
" the issue between Wilson and Taft ir
" Idaho.
y Returns from four-fifths of the pre-
II cincts in the state indicate that VIII
son has carried 1t. They give TAT
u 30,241; Wilson 29.709; Roosevelt IL
628. The precincts which have no
yet reported are declared to be heav
j lily democratic.
IS Haines, republican, for governor, I
1t elected He will have a plurality o
al G,o00 in southeastern Idaho.
N, Champion Taft County
to AUSTIN, Texas. Nov. S.-Texa
sh submits what II believes to be th
Ill champion Taft county of the countr.
ia In Zapata county, situated far dow
he on the Rio Grande border, 375 vote
re were cast Tuesday. Every one {
re them was for the Taft electors. A
but five voters in the county are Mel
sr- ican-Americans.