The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-07
PRESIDENT TAFT
CARRIES But 4
SMALL STATES
Illinois Still in Doubt But
Likely Will be For
E', Roosevelt.
MUCH SHIFTING DONE
Women Win Ballot in Kansas,
Michigan, Oregon and
.}t and Arizona.
MUCH SHIFTING DONE

New York, Nov. 6.-Only the un-
certainty Of fGw close states whose
electoral vote. In no way can affect
the election of Wilson and Marshall,
speculation over the popular vote of
the three presidential candidates,
and the complexion OF legislatures
that will name United States sena-
tors held interest, tonight, in the
final returns of yesterdays general
election.
The total of the Republican elee-
toral column apparently was fixed at
the twelve votes of Utah, Vermont
and idaho, but the footing of the
Wilson and Roosevelt columns flick
cred alternately during the after
noon and night as late returns from
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota. South Da-
kota and Wyoming gave indications
OF change from the results accept
ed last night.
On the basis of the latest returns
early In the evening. with the vote
of iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, South
Dakota and Wyoming placed in the
doubtful column" Wilson had 3Si
certain votes In the electoral college,
Col. Roosevelt SO and President
Taft 10. All OF the doubtful states
except South Dakota gave more or
less certain indications during the
night of landing in the list of Will
son votes, while South Dakota's re-
turns showed general trend towards
Roosevelt plurality.
Women Win Four States.
A by-phase OF the general election
that became known, today. was sue
cess of woman's suffrage in four of
the five states where constitutional
amendments were submitted to the
people. The victory of the women
was complete in Kansas, Arizona and
probably Michigan, Late returns
from Oregon indicated they had sue
ceeded there also, while from Wis
consin came returns showing the de-
cisive defeat of the equal suffrage
proposal.
Estimates of the popular vote.
polled by Gov. Wilson ranged
through many millions during the
day. 1t was found impossible to
compute with any accuracy the pop
ular vote of any of the presidential
candidates and 1t will be number
of days before the counting of the
three -cornered contests in the diff
ferent states is concluded and as an
accurate tabulation of the popular
vote made possible.
There were many surprises
throughout the day and night
Early in the day New Hampshire.
first credited to Taft, went definite
w into the Wilson column with a
majority of 1900. Returns from
Idaho, which came in scattering
form, early in the day, favored Will
son so strongly as to create the he
lief that 1t would give him its eldc-
toral vote, but later returns made 1t
the third state to go certainly for
Presiden Taft.
Illinois 10 Roosevelt.
The Roosevelt forces, watching
the returns hourly as they came
from Illinois, suffered scare as the
down-state Democratic districts re-
duced Col. Roosevelt's plurality from
Cook county until it promised to dis
appear. Late in the day complete
report from Cook county again
swellad the Roosevelt majority in
the state and seemingly made GER
tain the control of Illinois twenty
nine votes by the Progressive candi-
date.
Kansas, which had been conceded
to Roosevelt by all interests on the
preliminary returns, last night,
gradually slipped back during the
day until tonight 1t has become a
question whether Wilson or Roose-
welt would control its ten votes.
Gov. Wilson had the better OF the
situation in Iowa and Minnesota
where the counting still is In prog
ress tonight, but with narrow mar
gin between the candidates, while
South Dakota, still doubtful state,
apparently has turned towards
Roosevelt on late returns