The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-11-09

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! New York, Nov. returns seem
70 assure Wilson and Marshall OF 400
sotes in the electoral college.
Iowa and Kansas, which were in the
doubtful" column during the day,
,eemed almost sure last night to swell
he Democratic total in the final align,
nent OF states. Possibilities OF a fur
her gain remained for Wilson through
The accession OF Wyoming, where NJ
led Taft by a small margin. with one.
third of the vote tabulaLed.
Late figures from South Dakota
ended TO assure tie state Tor ROose
,elt. the Progressive candidate leading
by fair margin and maintaining his
'ead fairly well on added returns. Late
Minnesota returns give the lead tC
EooseEelt.
The totat OF the Republican el ctoral
column apparently was fixed at the /.
votes of Idaho, Utah and Vermont, but
the footing OF the Wilson and Roose-
welt columns flickered alternately dur,
ing the afternoon and night as late r..
turns from Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota,
South Dakota and Wyoming gave in
dicatiOus CT change from the results
accepted Tuesday night.
Estimates based on complete results
from Chicago and half OF the counties
outside OF the city Indicated that
Roosevelt's plurality over Wilson
might be almost, If not entirels, over
come. Colonel Roosevelts plurality
OF $4,000 in Cook county was reduced
to less than 10000 by Wilson pluraII
ties in tho state and complete figures
had not been received from nearly
fifty counties in the southern part OF
the state.
A Wilson plurality of practically an
even ZOO ,oo1 votes over Taft, a Taft
lead OF 10000 over Roosevelt, and a
similar alignment of parties in the
gubernatorial vote is the result of the
election in New York state, SO far as
confirmed by nearly complete returns.
Charles Boeschenstein. Democratic
national committeeman from Illinois,
after studying reports received during
the night, said Governor Wilson had
carried Illinois. He said his reports
indicated large pluralities for Wilson
In counties not yet tabulated
The defeat of William B. Mckinley
Republican. for congress in the Nine
teenth Illinois district, seems certain
Mckinley managed Tafts pre-conven.
ton campaign.
In the general wave of Democratic
success the party appears to have won
the most substantial control ii ever
had of the Legislature.
With complete figures from So OF
the SO counties of Iowa, Woodrow
Roosevelt.
George w Clarke of Adel (Repub.
l'can) is leading for governor by a
small plurality. Charles Rawson,
chairman of the Republican commit.
tee. claims Clarke's election by 1000,
Practically complete returns from SO
OF the l15 counties in Kansas give VIII
son a plurality of 10000. The state
Democratic ticlict also made big gains
N the returns received yesterday and
and George II. Hodges, Democratic
candidate for governor, had lead OF
$500 over Arthur Capper, Republican.
Governor Stubs, Republican, admit
ted that he had been defeated by VIII
liam II. Thompson, Democrat, for the
United States Senate.
The Democratic presidential plural
ity is the largest New York state has
ever given that party, and it is the
first time the voters outside of the
metropolitan district have given a
Democratic presidential candidate a
plurality. The totals follow:
For President--Wilson, 649,0oG;
Taft, 477.274; Roosevelt, $4,000. Will
sons plurality. 200,792.
For Governor-SulZer tDemocrat)
649,S06; Hedges tRepublicanl, 444,-
6S2; Straus Progressive), 39l,663.
Suffers plurality, 2o5,124.
New York City gave Wilson plu'
rality of 124 .cSS over Roosevelt, who
was second in the city.