The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-08
DEMOCRATS WIN,
Gov. Wilson Gets 425 Electoral Votes
:. Roosevelt 81, and Taft.... >.
Only IL.

New York. November 6.-Overturn-
ing big Republican majorities in States
never before captu ed by Democrats
in a presidential election, the Wilson
Marshall ticket was swept into Office
Tuesday On the wave of victory that
carried with it State offices, Congress
sional seats and control of number
of legislatures that will have the
chance to oust Republicans from the
United States Senate and add to the
Democratic strength in that body.
Second only in interest to the over
whelming victory of Governor Wilson
and his running mate, Governor MAJ
shall of Indiana, was the strength
shown by Colonel Roosevelt in Illi-
nois, Pennsylvania, and other States.
On returns received up to 8 o'clock
Wednesday morning from states where
the result was reasonably certain, it
appea ed that Governor Wilson would
have 400 of tre 531 votes in the elec-
toral college and that Colonel Roose-
welt would have nearly 100. President
Taft has received twelve votes-those
of Idaho. Vermont and Utah, while
the '4S votes of Iowa, Minnesota, New
Hampshire, South Dakota and WyO-
ming remained in the doubtful class.
Later returns gave Wilson 425,
Roosevelt 1874, Taft 12 Taft carries
Vermont, Idaho and Utah.
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE WINS.
A bye-phase of the general election
that became known today was the sue
cess of woman suffrage in four of the
S states where constitutional amend
ments were submitted to the people.
The victory of the women was COM
plete in Kansas, Arizona and Michi-
gan; late returns from Oregon indicat-
ed they had succeeded there also;
while from Wisconsin came returns
showing the decisive defeat of the
proposal.
FIGURE UPON MAJORITY
Assertions were made to-day from
several quarters where an effort had
been made to gather preliminary pop
ular vote figures that Governor Will
son had not polled a majority through
out the country. Estimates ranged
from small majority of all votes to
figures to nearly one million below a
majority. The popular votes, howev-
er. in no way would affect his election
or his complete control of the electo-
raj college, should it show bis total to
be less than that of the combined vote
for Roosevelt and Taft.
There were many surprises through
out the day and night Early in the
day New Hampshire. first credited
Taft, went definitely into the Wilson
column with majority of about 1900
for the Democratic candidate. Re-
turns from Idaho, which came in scat
te~ing form early in the day, favored
Wilson so strongly as to create the
belief that it would give him its elec-
toral v.te, but late returns made it
the third State to go certainly for
President Taft
CLOSE IN ILLINOIS.
The Roosevelt forces watching the
returns hourly as they came from Illi-
nOis suffered a scare as the down
State Democratic districts reduced
Col. Roosevelt's plurality from Cook
county until it promised to disappear.
from Cook county again swelled the
hOOScVcll mdJOrlly anu seemingly
made certain the control of Illinois
vote by the Progressive candidate.
Kansas, which had been conceded to
Roosevelt by all interests on the pre-
liminary returns last night, gradually
slipped back during the day until it
had become question tonight wheth-
er Wilson OF Roosevelt would control
its votes.
Gov Wilson had the better of the
situation in Iowa and Minnesota
where the counting still was in pro-
gress tonight, with but narrow mar
gin between the candidates; while
South Dakota still is doubtful State
apparently turned toward Roosevelt
on the later returns.
Whether the Democrats in the wide
spread victories OF Tuesday have Sc
cured control also of the United
States SeIiate Is a question that viii
not be settled for . day or two. II
many States where counting still waa
going On tonight. the control Of the