The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-11-08
It Appears to Be al
Clean Sweep.
NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR MAY Ex.
cEED 800 ELECTORAL VOTES
RETURNS SHOW HE HAS CAR.
RlEp SOUTH AND MANY
NORTHERN STATES.

New York.-With the election Of
Woodrow Wilson to the presidency
and Thomas r. Marshall to the vice
presidency assured by the earlier re-
turns the reports indicate that the
electoral vote of the Democratic candi-
dates pass the 300 mark.
The size Of the popular majority
given the Democratic national ticket
in the states outside of Illinois might
give electoral votes to either Taft or
Roosevelt were matters of conjecture.
illinois May Go to Roosevelt.
1t was certain, however, that Illinois
would give an overwhelming majority
to Roosevelt, while the race in Pennsyl-
vania was SO close as to bring all three
candidates within range of success.
Early returns gave Governor Will
son and Governor Marshall the solid
South and the states of Connecticut,
Delaware, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, New York, West Vir.
ginia, Indiana and Missouri.
AS the time advanced and returns
from the West began to come in, these
earlier estimates were confirmed and
Montana, New Jersey and New Next
co were added to those that seemed
certain for the Democratic candidates,
while scattering returns from San
Francisco and Los Angeles made it
probable that California might join the
Wilson-Marshall column.
Rhode Island Doubted.
Rhode Island also became doubtful
state on the returns near midnight and
based on the latter votes reported, it
seemed not wholly impossible that its
five electoral votes would go to Will
son. The early returns gave an ap-
parent victory to Taft in New Hamp-
shire and Vermont, but the Taft plul-
alities dwindled as midnight approach
ed to very few hundred votes in
each state and seemed likely to be
wiped out entirely.
The vote in Utah, as reflected in the
dispatches up to midnight, gave indi.
cations that that state might be car
ried for Taft.
Pennsylvania Vote Close.
The vote in Pennsylvania was amaz-
ingly close, the returns from more
than thousand precincts, embracing
over $4,000 votes, giving each of the
three leading presidential candidates
more than 10000 votes. President
Taft's lead in Philadelphia districts
was Offset by the heavy vote polled
by Roosevelt and Wilson in other
parts of the state.
Many surprises were shown in the
returns.
New York Assembly Democratic.
The New York State assembly
seemed to be overwhelmingly Demo
cratic.
In Illinois indications were that
Judge Dunno, the Democratic candi-
date for governor, had won, notwitll-
standing the Roosevelt victory. For
mer Speaker Cannon seemed to have
been defeated for reelection for con-
gress in Illinois.
In addition to Roosevelts certain
victory in Illinois the confident claims
of the Roosevelt managers that Iowa,
Michigan and Kansas would fall into
the Roosevelt column seemed verified
by the partially complete returns.
Taft Carries Vermont.
The returns from California were
meager but left this state in doubt be-
tween Wilson and Roosevelt. The un-
certainty regarding Vermont was set
tied by the announcement of the CON-
plete vote, which gave Mr.. Taft ma
jority of 924 votes.
At 12:45 the Providence, R. l., Jour-
nal conceded that state to Wilson
and with the result close in New
Hampshire it seemed probable that
New England, with the exception of
Vermont, had gone over to the Dem
ocratic column.
But little definite news from states
Of the Pacific West was received dur.
Ing the morning, except from Cali
fornia, where Wilson victory was
indicated. The tabulation of votes
In the other western states was so
slow as to make predictions impossi.
BILE as where their electoral votes
would go.
Maryland.
Baltimore. Md.-Woodrow Wilson
carried Maryland by from 10000 TO
$4,000 plurality, estimated. Roose.
welt ran second and Taft third.
All Of the five Democratic congress.
men were reelected and the indica.
tons favored the election of F. j.
Smith, Democrat, in the Fifth district
over Representative Thomas Parran,
Republican.
Bryan congratuIates Wilson.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. Civilian J.
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