Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-11-22
ELECTION BRIEFS

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Statewide prohibition was defeated
IN Colorado.
The socialists vote will exceed one
million. the larg est in the history of
the party.
At the recent election West Vir-
ginia adopted statewide prohibition
by an enormous majority.
Governor Stubbs. Roosevelt leader,
was defeated for the senate in Kansas
by William II. Thompson, democrat.
Serene e. Payne, author of the
present tariff law, was rejected in his
New York district by largely re-
duced majority.
Senator Joseph Dixon, Mr.. Ronse-
velt's campo ign manager, was de-
feated eor reelection to the senate
from Montana by Thomas j. Walsh,
democrat.
On the day following election the
Standard Oil Company If Kansas de-
clared a regular dividend of $500 a
share and an extra dividend of $500
share.
Nicholas Longworth. son-in-law of
Theodore Roosevelt, was defeated in
his candidacy for reelection to con-
gress in Ohio. Stanley Bowie, demo-
crat, was elected.
Wilson carried probably 40 states,
more than any other candidate ever
carried. and will have above 434 votes
in the electoral college-the greatest
number ever given to any man.
The standing of the next house of
representatives on present returns is
Democrats 252; republicans. So;
progressives, 6. Districts in doubt
and unreported, 80. The democrats
will get most of them.
Illinois loses three dyed in the wool
stand-pat republicans in Cannon, Nc
Kinley and Rodenberg. 1t was "Uncle
Joe's first defeat in % years. Indiana
loses Crumpecker, the sole republican
it had in congress.
Taft carried fewer states than any
candidate of a leading larty and will
have but II votes. by far the lowest
number ever given candidate for re-
election. He carried Idaho, Utah and
Vermont. each having four votes.
Roosevelt will have about 90 votes.
On the face of the unofficial returns.
he carried Michigan. Minnesota,
California, Pennsylvania, South
Dakota and Washington.
The" seven little governors" who
made aplrgimageearly last spring to
Oyster Bay and asked Colonel Roose-
welt to be IA candidate were from
Michigan, New Hampshire Mis-
souri,, Kansas. Nebraska, Illinois
and California. These were then
republican states. but since election
Michigan is the sole survivor--and
it is bull moose now-all the others
went democratic.
Illinois will be represented by
democratic senators for the first time
in many years. Unless the bull
moosers hold the balance of power.
j. Ham Lewis has the nomination to
succeed Cullom and successor is to
be chosen for Lorimer.
Hartford Courant: 1t must not be
forgotten that Mr.. Bryan will have a
hand in the new order of things. He
has waited long, but his day is at
hand. 1t may not be personal associa-
ton, but intellectually he is a part
of the new order.
Davenport Iowa) Times: The |
democratic party must thank MIR.
Bryan for having the farsightedness
to insist. with all his power, that Mr..
Wilson and not someone else with a
long political record should be nomi-
mated.
Pittsburgh Leader: The result of
the balloting is magnificent victory
for William Jennings Bryan.
The voters have of the country
made Woodrow Wilson president of
the United States, the highest office
in the gift of the greatest nation of
the world. but the victory is the vic
tory of William Jennings Bryan.
The votes have gone to Wilson, but
the glory and the honors are for Bryan.
A writer in the ST. Louis Post-Dis-
patch says: The election shows that
New York, Pennsylvania, Massa-
chusetts and other states are no longer
indispensable to the winning party.
Wilson could have been elected with
out the eastern states. 1t was dis
tinctly western victory, showing
that the west can take care of itself
in mature national contests The
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