The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-09
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tives returned were given the Progress
sive Endorsement.
A gain of two Democratic seats in
the United States senate was secured
by the returns from Delaware and New
Jersey. The legislature of Rhode Is
land will be Democratic, insuring a
Democratic successor to Wetmote, Re-
publican, retired.
Many hundreds of thousands turned
to the Democratic party who had pre-
viously voted the Republican ticket.
The Democrats held their strength,
however, and made steady, general
years ago. But the Republican party
split over the Chicago convention be-
tween Taft and Roosevelt divided the
vote. That is the answer to the tabu-
lated vote that shows Governor Will
son carried more states and got a
larger electoral vote than was ever
given any president before.
The Roosevelt vote was simply the
Progressive Republican vote, plus a
very small percentage of the Demo-
cratic vote. The Taft vote was the
conservative Republican vote, minus a
small percentage of anti-Roosevelt
votes in certain states, which went to
Wilson.
There was one gratifying thing
about the election. There was no
doubt about the general result from
the time the first returns began to
| come in. Flashes of few precincts
from Massachusetts and New York
settled the issue to the laymen as well
as to the expert guessers. Those early
returns showed that Wilson was hold
| ing the Democratic vote while Taft and
! Roosevelt were splitting the Republi-
can vote something like even. And
that settled the case.
Congressman William Sulzer was
elected governor of New York over
Job e. Hedges, the Republican nomi-
nee, who, in turn, led Oscar Straus,
candidate of the Progressive ticket.
William Barnes, jr, chairman of the
Republican state committee, issued the
following statement:
THE result of the election in the
state of New York demonstrates one
thing: that the Roosevelt movement
was simply Republican bolt. With
all of the frantic efforts that were
made to secure votes from people gen
| lv oh hat nrarfj
cally none but former Republicans join
ed the Roosevelt movement
"The decisive victory of Taft and
Hedges over Roosevelt and Straus Is
a demonstration that the Republicans
of New York desired the denomination
Of President Taft and that the dele
gates from this state properly ex
pressed the preference of the Republi
cans when a large majority voted fol
Taft at Chicago"
The three-cornered presidential con
test sent to the polls voters who tool
an unprecedented interest in the out
come Of a campaign that has beer
waged with unusual bitterness.
In addition to the election Of presl
dent and vice-president and member
of congress, thirty-three states votet
for governor and thirty-six for legisla
lures which will fill vacancies in tn,
United States senate.
Generally favorable weather condi
tons prevailed. In certain sections Of
the middle west, particularly in south
ern Illinois, overcast skies and threat
ened rain augured not well for the
polling of heavy votes, but electors
notwithstanding, continued thedl
steady march to the polls.
Contrary to general expectation, IL
view of the fact that party lines have
been so closely drawn, practically M
;, disturbances were reported from an,
section of the ountry Few arrest
for violations of the election law
were made.