Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-06
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For Observation-Disclosures, 10; I'LL
nois. 20; Iowa. 1S: Michigan. Is; Min.
nesota, IL; Oregon. 8; Pennsylvania.
B8; Washington, 7. Total, 1872
For Taft-Idaho, 4; Rhode Island. 8;
South Dakota, 5; Utah, 4; Vermont, 4;
Wyoming, g.. Total, %.
! Total number of votes In electoral
I college. b31; necessary to a choice. 2e8.
! In 1903 Taft carried Illinois by 17y..
122, Indiana by 10. TY1. Maine by 81,
5s4. Maryland by 300, Massachusetts
by 1929, Connecticut by A.56O. Mich
igan by l69,s09, Missouri by $40. New
Jersey by 81, 100. New York by 2U2. 8Oz
: Ohio by 89.581. Oregon by 2A.4S1. Penn
sylvania by 297 .Ul. South Dakota by
27,7OO, North Dakota by "A. TY5. Iowa
by 74,48y. Wisconsin by 81.l15 and
Vermont by 2S.Oo1
Big Split Helped Democrats.
The Democratic victory in many OF
these rockribbed Republican states
was due entirely to the split In the
Republican party and TO the candidacy
of ex-President Roosevelt In most of
these states Roosevelt got the labor
vote and the radical Republican vote
which has been dissatisfied with the
Taft administration and with the
Payne-Aidr1ch tariff law. In other
words. Colonel Roosevelt for the time
being at least has practically annihi
! Ieted the Republican party In the
states mentioned.
In all states where Roosevelt and the
7 Progressive candidates for governor
have run second to Wilson and the
Democratic candidate for governor the
Progressive party will have control Of
the election machinery over the Rspub-
hcans beginning with next years mu
nkipaI campaigns This control will
extend to 1914 In the state elections for
governor and members Of the legisla-
tura
In New York state. In all counties
where Oscar B. Straus the Progressive
candidate for governor, has run sec
ond to William Sulxer. the Progress
sives will have control Of the election
machinery owe the Republicans b.
ginning with next years municipal
eICCLIOub. 1uD COutTOi VIII AibV VA
tend. according to law. to 1914. when q
governor is to be elected and a Iegis-
lature IL also to be elected. which will
elect a United States senator to sue
coed Elihu Root.
Congress 10 Democratic.
The new congress Is Democratic in
both branches. The senate will prob
ably stand 81 Democrats and ~ Re-
publicans, and the house 2D2 Demo
Gratis, 129 Republican and Ia Progress
sIves. Uncle Joe Cannon Is among
the defeated, but colonel Rooseveit's
s%on+in-law, Nicholas Longwortb OF
Cincinnati. slipped In by a narrow mar
gin, as did also Serene e. Payne OF
new York, at present chairman OF the
minority in the house, I'M .ohn Weeks
of Massachusetts.
The Democratic gain In Massachu-
sets was not anywhere nearly as great
as the enthusiastic Bay State eaders
Imagined In Ohio the Indications are
that the Republicans will have only
two or three congressman, while In
the present house they have five. There
VII be eighteen Republican congress-
men from New York as against four
teen a. In the present house.
In the Jenate the Progressive lead
ers were smitten hip and thigh. George
W Norris and Joseph NJ. Dixon. the
national Progressive chairman. are
surely defeated. as are probably Sen
ator Jonathan Bourne Of Oregon and
William s. Kenyon of Ohio. Cover
nor Stubs Of Kansas will probably
fail Oh the election.
In the senate the Democratic gains
are a. follows: One In Colorado, where
Senator Guggenheim ~retires; one in
Iowa. where Senator Kenyon retIres;
one In Kansas. where Senator Curtis
r~etires: one In Montana. where Senator
Dixon goes out: one In Nebraska. to
take the place of Senator Norris
Brown; one in New Jersey. to take the
place of Senate Briggs. and probably
Nc In Nevada. taking the place of
Senator Massey.
Close In Massachusetts,,
In Massachusetts 1t Is expected that