The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-08
k;as Second in Number Of
Popular Votes.
DEFEAT UNCLE JOE" CANNON
Democrats Increase Majority In
the House Of Representatives.
/ Prosressives Probably Elect
/. Fourteen congressman.

Now York. Nov. g. Woodrow VII.
ssa has been elected president of the
Waitcd States. Indications are that
eAe Democratic majority In the eIec.
Asrai college win be Overwhelming.
Governor Wilson has carried Maine.
Hanssschusetts. Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey. Ohio. Indiana.
wisconsin. Kentucky, Maryland. Ten
nsaee, Nebraska and Oregon, and
all southern states. and has probably
carried Missouri, Iowa and the Ia
Aotas
Ex.Presidcnt Roosevelt has carried
Illinois. while. the rock ribbed Repub-
sicaS state OF Vermont is IN doubt be-
'tween Tart and Roosevelt.
That ancient bulwark oi Rcpubli-
-eAnism, Pennsylvania. is in doubt be-
xween Wilson and Roosevelt. Michl.
2An, equally strong In past years In
rs allegiance to the Republican par.
". has probably been carried by
MoOasvelt.
Xhe Democratic victory In many of
eAese rOck-ribbed Republican states
was due entirely to the split In the
0Spubiican party and 10 the candi-
,dacy of eX.Prcsident Roosevelt In
most W these states Roosevelt got the
tab0r vote and the radical Republican
vote.
Ina all states whore Roosevelt and
She Progressive candidates for COVER
al
che Democratic candidates for COVER
nor. the Progressive party will have
control of the election machinery over
NE Republicans beginning with next
gears municipal campaigns. This
control will extend to 1914 In the
state elections for governor and mem
1srs vi the Legislature
Sulzer Defeats straus.
In New York state, In all counties
where Oscar $, strnus. the Progress
alve candidate for governor. has run
second To william Sulzer, the Pho
gressives will have control of the
&asction machinery over the Republi-
cans beginning with next years mu-
akcipal elections. This control will
a6o extend. according TO law. to 1914.
W0en a governor is to be elected and
. legislature liz also to be elected
which will elect United States sen
etW TO succeed Elihu Root.
No returns from any OF the western
Sestes have been received an yet from
WAich any sort Of an accurate notion
90 be- obtained ~ how the states Ut
Ne plains and beyond the Rockies
cave voted for president and vice
Orsstdent The ballot machines OF
Minnesota have rebelled against the
ooestios taken with them by the split.
esrs Of tickets ana u legal question
oAo arisen ~ To whether votes put
~ them after O'Clock, the hour
~ eloainE the polls. are legal votes
new Mexico, which the Progress
osos thought was sure for Roosevelt
Sas apparently been carried by vii
ogu. California IL safely for Roose
0olt. but North Dakota. which the
Oem0crats thought was safe for VII
TN. seems To be about equally divid
- between Taft and Roosevelt.
hut IN spite of the lack Of return,
rom the plains and the mountain
s1ates Of the west. there seems TO b,
- doubt that Woodrow Wilson, witt
~ solid south and the solid east. o
uamost the solid east. behind him vii
~ only have . plurality Of the popu
- vsts. but VIII have . majority Il
- electoral college.
Uaels'' Joe Caanoe. who has repre-