Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-07
Senate makes UP DOUBTFUL
INDIC ALTON FAVOR DEMOCRATIC
CONTROL or BOTH HOUSES
OF CONGRESS.
POPULAR Vote UNCERTAIN
Many Claim That Wilson Did Not
Get a Majority of All
uhe Votes Cast

NEW YORK. Nov. 6.-Returns up
to A late hour seemed 10 assure VIII
son and Marshall of 400 votes in the
electoral college. Iowa and Kansas,
which, with Minnesota, South Dakota
and Wyoming. were in the "doubtfur
column I'm the day, seemed almost sure
tonight to swell the democratic total
in the final alignment of states. Pos
sibilities Of a further gain remained
for " ilson through the accession or
both wyoming and Minnesota. In the
former state he led Taft by small
margin. with one-third Of the vote
tabulated, and in the latter was few
} hundred votes ahead of Roosevelt in
a similar proportion of the total.
on the other hand. late figures
from South Dakota tended to assure
the state to Roosevelt. the progressive
candidate leading by fair margin
and maintaining his lead fairly well on
added returns.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.--Only the un-
certainty of few close states whose
electoral vote In no way can affect
the election OF Wilson and Marshall;
speculation over the popular vote OF
the three presidential candidates, and
the complexion of legislatures that
will name United States senator's held
interest tonight IN the final returns Of
~ oil
The total of the republican cleo
toral column apparently was fixed at
the twelve votes of Idaho. Utah and
Vermont; but the footing of the Will
son and Roosevelt columns flickered
alternately during the afternoon and
night as late returns from Iowa,
Kansas. Minnesota, South Dakota and
Wyoming, placed those states In the
doubtful column"
President elect Wilson had 3s7 GER
tain votes In the electoral college;
Colonel Roosevelt SO and President
Taft II. All of the doubtful states,
except South Dakota gave a more or
less certain indication during the night
of landing in the list of Wilson cleo
toral votes, while South Dakota'S re-
turns showed general trend toward
Roosevelt plurality.
A by-phase OF the general election
that became known today was the
success of woman suffrage in four of
the five states where constitutional
Amendments were submitted to the
women was complete in Kansas. Ari-
zona and Michigan; late returns from
Oregon indicated that they had sue
ceeded there also: while from Wis
.consin came returns showing the de-
cisive defeat of the proposal.
Estimates of the popular vote poll
ed by Governor Wilson ranged
through many millions during the day.
Ii was found impossible to compute
with any accuracy the popular vote
OF any of the presidential candidates,
and Il will be number of days be-
fore the counting of the three-cor-
nered contest in the different states
IS concluded and an accurate tabula-
ton OF the popular vote is made pos
sible.
Assertions were made today from
several quarters where an effort has
been made to gather preliminary pop
ular figures that Governor Wilson
had not polled majority of the votes
cast throughout the country. Esti-
mates ranged from small majority
of all votes to figures nearly one mil
lion below majority. The popular
i,, nf
feet his election or his complete con-
troll of the electoral college, should
Il show his total to be less than that
of the combined vote of Roosevelt and
Taft.
There were many surprises through
out the day and night. Early in the
day New Hampshire, first credited to
Taft. went definitely into the Wilson
column, with majority of about l.
500 for the democratic candidate. Re-
turns from Idaho. which came In scat
tering form early in the day, favored
Wilson so strongly as to create the
belief that It would give hi mits cleo
toral vote, but late returns made IL
the third state to go certainly f0f
President Taft.
The Roosevelt forces, watching the
returns hourly as they came from IL
linois. suffered a scare as the down
town democratic districts reduced
Colonel Roosevelt's plurality from
Cook county until 1t promised to dis
appear. Late in the day complete
report from Cook county again swell
ed the Roosevelt majority and seem
ippIy pnads certain the control of IL