The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-07
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE
PROVED A VICTOR
Fol X OF FIVE STATES
VOTED FOR THE FAIR sen.
Wilson May Not Have Received a
Majority of the Popular Vote.
But Has 3S7 Electors.
There We're Many Surprises Dur
ing the Day When New Hamp-
shire and Other States
Switched.

MN YORK. NOV 6-Only the un-
certainty Of "a few close states whose
electoral yotc in no way can affect the
election OF Wilson and Marshall.
speculation over the popular vote or
III" three presidential candidates. and
the complexion of legislatures that
viii name United States Senators.
held interest tonight in the final re-
turns OF yesterday 's general election.
The total of the Republican cleo
ioral column apparently WAS fxed at
lh" ]. votes of ldano. Utah and Yer
mont. bui the footing or the Wilson
aud Roosevelt columns nickered alter
hitclN during the afternoon and night.
- let" returns from Iowa. Kansas,
minnesota. south Dakota aud Myoni-
Ing placed IN the doubtful" column
Presid"ntclcct Wilson had 3s7 certain
votes in the electoral college. Col.
Roosevelt 80, and PrcsidcnG Taft. L.
Al Cf IN" doubtful states except south
IldAotd gave more or less certain in
dications during the night of landing
IN The list of Wilson electoral votes.
while south Dakota returns showed
q general trend toward "A Roosevelt
plurality.
Woman's Suffrage Wins.
by-phase of IA" general election
mat became known today was the sue
cess or Nomnn's Suffrage in four OF
the iNe states where constitutional
amendments were submitted 10 the
people. The victory az tho women
Was complete in Kansas. Arizona and
Mlchlgdn. late returns from Oregon
indicated they had succeeded there
also, Will" from Wisconsin came re-
turns showing the decisive defeat OF
me equal suffrage proposal
Assertions were made today from
several quarters where an effort had
been made to gather preliminary pop-
u'ar vote figures that Governor VII.
son had not secured a majority of the
votes cast throughout the country.
Estimates ranged from "A small ma
JCrity OF all votes to figures nearly
l.oOO.000 below majority. The pop
ular votes. however. would I'm no way
affect his election or his complete con-
troll Of the electoral college. should it
show his total to be less than that of
the combined vote for Roosevelt and
Taft.
Many Surprises.
There were many surprises through
out the dav and night. Early I'm the
day New Hampshire. first credited to
Tart. went definitely into the Wilson
column with majority Of about I.5O0
for the Democratic candidate. Re
turns from Idaho which came in seat
fer'ng form early in the day. favored
Wilson 50 strongly az 10 create the
holi"f that it vouid give him its cleo
toral vote. hut late returns made Il
m" third state 10 20 certainly for
President Tart
The Roosevelt forces. watching the
70 Turns hourly as they came from II
Hnoi-. suffered q scare as the down
state Democratic districts reduced
colonel Poosevclt's plurality from
Cook county. which promised to dis
appear Late in the day complete
report from Cook county again swelled
the Roosevelt majority in the State.
and seemingly made certain the con
troll 81 Illinois 20 votes By the Pro
gres<lve candidate. Kansas. which
had been conceded to Roosevelt bv all
interests on tho preliminary returns
Inst night gradually slipped back dur
ing the day until 60 had become
question tonight whether Wilson or
Roosevelt would control its 10 votes.
Whether the Democrats in the wide
spread Victories OF Tuesday. have So
cured control of m" United states
Senate is question that will not BE-
settled for 20 day or two. Ia many
States whore counting -Gu was going
on tonight. th" control of the legisla-
tures S. in doubt