Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-07
DOUBTFUL STATES THOUGHT
DEMOCRATIC EXCEPT ONE
impossible AS Yet to Compute with Any Accu-
racy the Popular Vote of the Candidates
Assertions That Wilson Has Not
Secured a Majority

New York. Nov. 6--Only the uncertainty
bf few close States whose electoral
'ote in no way can affect the election
>f Wilson and Marshall. speculation over
he popular vote of the three presidential
candidates and the complexion of legisla-
ures that will name United States sena-
ors held interest Tonight In the final
fcturns of yesterdays general election.
The total of the republican electoral
toumn apparently was fixed at the 12
'otes of Idaho, Utah and Vermont while
he footing of the Wilson and Roosevelt
Columns fckered alternately during the
afternoon and night as late returns from
owa, Kansas, Minnesota, South Dakota
Ind Wyoming gave indications of change
from the result accepted alst night.
On the basis of the latest returns early
n the evening, with the vote of Iowa,
Kansas, Minnesota, South Dakota and
Wyoming placed in the doubtful column -
Preside mt elect Wilson had 3s7 certain
votes in the electoral college, Colonel
Roosevelt 50 and President Taft 70. All
of the doubtful States except South
Dakota gave more or less certain indica-
ton during the night Of landing in the
Wilson list Of electoral votes while South
Dakota's returns showed a general trend
howard Roosevelt plurality.
WOMANs SUFFRAGE WINS.
A by-phase of the general election
that became known to-day was the
success of woman's suffrage in four
Of the five States where constitutional
amendments were submitted to the
people. The victory Of the women was
A.l~ -
igan; late returns from Oregon indl-
Gated they had succeeded there also:
while from Wisconsin came returns
Showing the decisive defeat Of the
equal suffrage proposal
Estimates Of the popular vote polled
. by Governor Wilson ranged through
many millions during the day. 1t was
found impossible to compute with any
accuracy the popular vote of any Of
the presidential candidates, and it will
he a number Of days until the count
ing Of the three-cOrnered contest in
the different States Is concluded and
an accurate tabulation of the popular
vote made possible.
Assertions were made to-day from
several quarters where an effort had
heen made to gather preliminary pop
ular vote figures. that Governor Will
son had not secured a majority of the
votes cast throughout the country.
Estimates ranged from a small major
ity Of all votes to figures nearly L.
600. 900 below a majority The popular
votes, however. would in no way affect
his election. or his complete control of
the electoral college. should it show
II tot al no
combined vote for Roosevelt and Taft
There were many surprises through
out the day and night Early in the
day New Hampshire, first credited tc
Taft. went definitely into the Wilson
column, with majority of about $50
for the democratic candidate Returns
from Idaho, which came In scatterint
from early in the day, favored Wilson
SO strongly as to create the belief tha
It would give him its electoral vote
but late returns made 1t The third Stat,
to go certainly for President Taft.
The Roosevelt forces. watching the re
turns hourly as they came from Illinois
suffered a scare as the down-Stat
democratic districts reduced Colone
Roosevelts plurality from Cook county
until it promised to disappear. Late +
the day n complete report from Coo
county again swelled the Roosevelt ma
lority in the State and seemingly mad
certain the control of Illinois's 29 vote
| by the progressive candidate. kansa.
which had been conceded to Roosevelt
hy all interests on the preliminary re
turns last night, gradually slipped bac
during the day until II had become
question tonight whether Wilson G
Roosevelt would control It's 10 votes
SOUTH DAKOTA PROGRESSIVE.
Governor Wilson had the better of tn
situation in Iowa and Minnesota, Whei
the counting still was in progress Il
night with but a narrow margin betwee
the candidates., while South Dakota. sti
doubtful State, apparently had turno
| toward Roosevelt on the later returns,
Whether the democrats. In the Wild
spread victories OF Tuesday, have S,
cured control also of the United State
Senate Is a question that will not be Sc
| tied for a day or two In many Stat
where counting was still going on to-nigh
the control Of the Legislature Is in doub