The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
STATE
By BIG PLURALITY
WILSON ALSO TAKES WITH HIM
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY IN
THE LEGIsLATURE.
SMITHS DEAL FAILS
DIsGRUNTLED AVID DEPosED BOSS
TRIPS UP PLAN AND
HUGHES WILL GO TO
SENATE.


NEW YORK. Nov. s.--woodrow
Wilson carried his own State OF New
Jersey by an estimated plurality OF
$4,000. and swept into office a State
legislative body which is overwhelm-
ingIy Democratic.
William Hughes, wilson's choice for
congress. was elected over Frank l..
Briggs, which makes the outcome OF
the election doubly gratifying to the
successful national candidate.
Meager returns received from wide
~ scattered districts by III o'clock
had been certain and substantial.
smith Deal Fails.
Former Senator James Smith.
whose defeat at the primaries for
the senatorial nomination was
brought about by the opposition OF
Wilson, 1t Is claimed, endeavored to
bring about a deal with the Repub-
iicans that would beat Wilson in Mer-
Ger county.
The deal was made. but 1t fell short
OF success
The latest legislative returns indi-
cate Judge William Hughes will be
elected United States senator. The
Republicans concede defeat.
Avalanche In Connecticut.
NEW HAVEN. CONN. Nov. s.
An avalanche OF Democratic votes in
Connecticut today swept into office
gays Governor woodrow Wilson the
handsome plurality OF over six thou
sand votes, and once more took the
Nutmeg State from the Republican
column.
Ii was the greatest victory from
the standpoint OF party experienced
in the State in over score OF years.
Governor Baldwin ran about two
thousand votes ahead OF Governor
Wilson, and the strength of the head
Of the ticket was responsible for car
ryjng along in the tide OF the ballots
the retaining ofiices on the State
ticket.
OF course, the Bull Moose vote hurt
the Republican party to no little ex-
tent, but It Is doubtful IL the full
strength of the Republican party
could have stood np against the DEM
ocratic showing today.
Roosevelt polled about thirty thou
sand votes in the State.
The colonel ran far ahead OF his
ticket. Herbert Knox Smith. the Tor
rf,er commission or corporations I'M
der President Taft. and now candidate
for governor. coming the closest to
him with $4,000 ut the same hour.
In the Ave congressional districts,
at midnight. II looked like Demo-
cratic sweep. the only doubtful dis
trict being the Second. where hot
fight was being waged between Mayor
Bryan F. Mahan, OF New London. ana
William A. King. AT that hour there
was a difference of less than 100 votes
In favor Of Mayor Mahan, but neither
side was yet willing to Claim the VIC
tory, Then towns were still to be
heard from The congressman elected
In the other d!stricts are:
First. Augustine Lonergan. Of Hart
ford; Third. Thomas l. Reilly, OF
Meriden; Fourth, jeremiah F. Dom
ovan. of South Norwalk, and Fifth.
Kennedy. OF Naugatuck.
Pennsylyania for Moose.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 5.--Theo-
dore Roosevelt, on the face Of returns
appears to have carried
This opposition Is based
upon less than one-quarter OF the re-
turns, but enough to show that Gov
ernor Wilson appears to be falling far
short Of his predicted vote Of $4,000
in the State, while President Taft APP
pears to be running . little ahead OF
2s5, 900 allotted to him by opposition
leaders. and not disputed by the crush4
ed leaders of his own party. Roose-
Welt should have about 100000 votes
in the State II the present ratio con-
tinues. and many Of the city wards
and country districts In which the COL
onel was conceded to be the strongest
have not been heard from.
In Philadelphia. President Taft
seems to be running better than each
owing to the fact that the downtown
leaders. at the very last moment, de-
cided to split their enormous vote and
divide II almost equally between Taft
and Roosevelt
Governor Wilson's vote in Phiia-
delphia Is a surprise. He lost votes
in nearly every district 10 far heard
from, and every vote appears to have
gone to Roosevelt. Even In the Sixth
ward. the only Democratic ward in
Philadelphia. he lost $50 votes.
Vermont Ii TSfts.
MONTPELIER. VT. Nov. s.
Nearly complete returns from 240
towns and cities out Of FAC In Yer