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raft amits Defeat.

Taft amits Defeat.
f. Cincinnati, O.-President Taft at II
o'clock Tuesday night conceded the
election to Governor, Wilson. He is
sued the following statement from his
brothers home here:
"The returns insure the election OF
Governor Wilson to the presidency.
This means an early change in the
economic policy of the Government in
reference to the tariff. II this change
can be made without hating prosper
ity, l sincerely hope it may be.
l. ''The vote for Mr.. Roosevelt, the
third party candidate, and TOR Mr..
Debs, the Socialist candidate, is a
warning that their propaganda in ia.
vor Of fundamental changes in our
constitutional representative Govern
mentI has formidable support
while the experiment Of a change
in the tariff is being carried out by
the Democratic administration, 1t be-
hooves the Republicans to gather again
to the city standard and renew. their
faith in their party's principles and to
organize again to defend the constitu-
tional Government handed down to us
by our fathers. Without compromis-
ing our principles We must convince
and win back former Republicans and
we must reinforce our ranks with Con-
stitution-loving Democrats. b.,
1--WE favor every step Of progress
toward more perfect Kidding society OF
injustice. But we know that all pro-
gress worth making Is possible with
our present form Of Government; and
to sacrifice that which is Of the high.
est value in u governmental struc.
ture for underlined and impossible re-
forms is the widest folly. We must
face the danger with a clear knowl-
edge Of what it Is. The Republican
party Is equal to the task"
President, Taft Tuesday night sent
the following telegram to Governor
Wilson:
~ Cincinnati, o.
"Hon. Mr.. Woodrow Wilson,
Princeton, N. j.
IT cordially congratulate you on
your election and extend to you my
best wishes for a successful admin
istration.
"WILLIAM H. TAFT"
rE.. Illinois Split.
Chicago, Hl.-Colonel Roosevelt and
Judge Dunn carried the state for Pres
ident and Governor respectively. Ac-
cording to figures at hand it was only
the Colonel's strong showing in Cook
county that carried him through.
There in 1908 out of 1,498 precincts
he led Governor Wilson by 1851.
Late returns from down state showed
that in 1892 out Of 2,7SS precincts
: outside of Cook county Wilson was IA
votes in the lead. President Taft ran
third both in Cook county and down
the state.
Judge Dunn in 1923 precincts out of
4,206 in the state got 142,734; Funk,
Progressive, 89,577; Deneen, Republi-
can, 87,961. ,
Massachusetts Makes History.
Boston. - Massachusetts, normally
] Republican, gave substantial MAORI
ties Tuesday to Governor Wilson and
Foss, Democratic candidates for Presi.
dent and Governor. 1t was the first
time Massachusetts had ever favored
other than a Republican for President.
Taft and Roosevelt ran about even.
Slight gains were made by the Demo.
Gratis in the 16 congressional districts,
but the Legislature appeared, on the
face of early returns, to be practically
unchanged. This would indicate the
election of a Republican United States
Senator to succeed Senator William
Murray Crane.
The latest returns from all points
! gave Wilson 395 electoral votes,
Roosevelt "A and Taft 8, with the Sd
votes Of Idaho, New Hampshire,
| Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Wyo-
ming still in doubt.
Beveridge Goes Down.
Indianapolis, Ind.-Indiana decided
in favor of Governor Wilson Tuesday
and for the first time in 20 years the
electoral vote of the state will be cast
for a Democratic candidate for the
presidency. The Progressive party
made a good showing, Roosevelt ap-
parently leading Taft by from 5000 to
5000 while former Senator Beverage
polled a larger vote than Col. Winfield
Durbin, the Republican candidate for
Governor. With practically half OF
the precincts Of the state heard from
Governor Wilson has about 10000
plurality and Samuel NJ. Ralston, DEM
ocratic candidate for Governor. will
have a plurality of about 10000.
When returns had been received