Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-07
Victor Has Record
Electoral Vote
in History.
is. SURE OF 439
Congress Democratic But Ma.
jority in the Senate Will DO
Small Taft's Home State
of Ohio is Strongly
Democratic.
Special By United P-ess Wire.

Special BY United P-css Wire.
New York, Nov. 7:-Woodroy
Wilson will have the unprecedente
record OF 439 electoral votes. II
has q good chance Of adding Wyom
ing's three votes to his total.
Will require the official count In tho
state to determine whether Taft o
Wilson won. Roosevelt will be SET
ond with the electoral vote Of Penn
sylvania. Michigan. South Dakots
Washington and Minnesota, q tota
Of II. President Taft is third wit
the states OF Idaho, Vermont, Utah
q total Of twelve and possibly Wyom
ing. This was made certain whel
the revised figures became available
today.
Roosevelt lost Kansas and 1llinoi
which he steadily claimed from tn
earliest reports, but he gained Mime
-sot& when the vote o. ths Corr
fields" began to come in. The
farmers stood by Roosevelt despite
the assurance OF the Democratic Ma
tional committeeman that Minnesota
was for Wilson. In Illinois the
farmers swung in behind Wilson &c
effectively that the big Roosevelt
leagues lead In the cities were over
come.
Wilson did not receive a majority
of the popular vote but his plurality
over Roosevelt will be 100000 and
is record breaking. The exact fig
ures will not be available for several
days, but from present indications ii
is Beloved Roosevelt will lead Taft IL
popular vote by about 10000. II
is certain that the Socialists, al
though they lost their only congress
man, Victor L. Berger, made great
gains in popular vote. In Illinois
they elected three members of the
legislature and owing to the partic-
u}ar complexion, where the Demo
Gratis lacked IL votes of a majority
and the Republicans twenty, the Bull
Moose holding down tw~enty-eight
members, the Socialists may be able
to make trades that will materially
help the party. The Socialists claim
that they have upwards Of 100000.
Wilson got Iowa by $4,000; Him
dis by about the same figures ana
Kansas, where Roosevelt expected a
$4,000 plurality, by about $4,000.
One effect of the loss of that state
is the defeat Of Governor Stubbs, one
OF the seven Governors who request
ed Roosevelt to throw his hat In the
ring.
According TO the latest returns,
Roosevelt ran second In many Of tho
important states and this will give
hffy3 0nd htc fo1Inn0rd nnntpo1 ~ {h.
election machinery as the second
party. The fact that the Democrats
captured thirty-nine states and may
get forty, goes far to vindicate Chair
man McCombs' prediction predic-
ton which he refused to concede a
single state to either Taft or Roose-
yelt. 1t is pointed out today that
the overwhelming victory Of the De-
mocrats will enable Wilson to de-
mand that the party representatives
in congress live UP to the promises OF
the Baltimore platform.
.,"~vn so.s INCREASES.
The day brought three significant
changes IL the eiectoral count alu
Taft was the loser III eacn. New
Hampshire, with fou electors, and la
tie Rhode Island, with i've. tor The
first time III the memory OF ina wen,
into the Democratic coiuJun, while
Washlngton's seven votes went to the
credit OF Roosevelt
Wyoming. which was credited to Viii
son on election night, goes Into the
doubtful column.
1t is not quite certain that the Demo
Gratis will have control Of both
branches Of congress. There is NO
question about the house, in which the
Democrats will have a plurality Of l6I
according to the latest figures. The
Progressives will have sixteen mem
bers.
The senate Is still in doubt. At best
the democrats cannot hope to control
1t by more than a slight majority. bui
Colorado are still III doubt In ali
these states where senators are to De
The legislature is 70 close Oh
joint ballot as the returns come in thai |
every district must be counted before !
the result can be known.
The senate as constituted today con. |
eists OF hTty Republicans to forty thie.
there being three va
The terms Of thirty-hve sen
ators expire on March 3, fourteei
Democrss and twenty-one kepub
pom the face Of the latest r.
turns New Jersey. New Hampshire
Colorado and Montana al
have elected Democratic legl
atures which will send Democrats Il
he upper house at Washington.
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