The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06

commission a president to follow out a certain line of action, they expect know Wilson best expect him to make specific recommendations to Congress, and then, if that body does not act, to go directly to the people for needed support to put through the suggested plans.
 It was this fact that caused the Dem The returns from the various states were analysed and their meaning sens ed.
 The Wilson landslide had been great enough to carry into office Democrat ic state tickets in many states. Even where Wilson had failed to get through the swing had gone on and Michigan and Illinois, carried by Roosevelt, elect ed Democratic governors.
 Massachusetts gave Wilson approx imately 2, GOO plurality and semphasiz- ed it's liking for Eugene. Foes by tack ing 10000 onto this figure for. the Dem ocratic governor Maine. which had failed to re-elect its Democratic gover- nor at the recent election. had swung and Wilson had the state safely in. his grip from the moment the returns be- gan to make their. appearance.
 coniure with in Connectie11t the nao ltional ticket helping the state and helping in legislative and congressional gains.
 New York showed the tremendous Wilson had plurality of 2O6, 901 on the face of the unofficial returns, the vote being Wilson 672.a5s. Taft 465.457.
 The bitter fight waged by the Pro greSsives to wrest second place from the Republicans failed. Roosevelt car Republican, vote upstate was sufficient to save the day for the G. O. P.
 William -Sulzer. the Democratic gub- ernatorial candidate ran close up to Wilson and hn Q7ffra T1aYv1ncF9fir sta tn and legislative tickets swung through by very large plurality.
 Of the 29 states that elected gOver- nors only six, Kansas, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Dako- ta and Wisconsin elected Republicans and the progressives were successful others went Democr atic.
 What the effect will be on the Re- publican party was a subject which was generally discussed, today. That organization had been re1egated to third place by the progressives. While the Republicans ran second in New control of the election machinery, in most of the other states the progress sfves had jumped into second place with all that this gave them. This was. especially so in the south, where; Roosevelt boiled from 2 to 5 times as many votes were cast for Taft. Chicago for organization It is expect ed that Roosevelt VIII attend the meet ing and that the party organization will be put on permanent basis ev- anywhere
 Meanwhile, President Taft, from Cin-l cinati has called upon the Republicans to organize.
 The Socialists boiled an unusually heavy vote everywhere and in some of the southern states their national can d1diate Eugene V. Debs, led President Taft.
 Returns from West Virginia are still incomplete but enough is known to make certain Wilson's plurality will be not less than 25,000. Hatfield, r, has 900:
 The prohibition amendment prohibit ing the sale of all intoxicantas has car ried by a majority of not less than 40. 0e0 and it may run to 50.000. This goes into effect July l. 1919.
 At noon. today, Democratic State Chairman G. Finley estimated that Wilson's plurality over Taft in Ohio would be between I25.o0o and 15O, 900. He said he would not concern him self in trying to figure out Taft's plu- rality over Roosevelt. Finley aaid that