Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-13

to Gle veland, has been swept by the
Democrats. The returns indicate that
Wilson has carried President Taft's
home state by an overwhelming plu-
rality. All three of the home states OF
the leading rivals for the presidency,
in fact, have been annexed by Wilson
Ohio, New Jersey and New York,
where Wilson was given a vote of
landslide proportions.
Indiana has gone Democratic by a
considerable margin, although Wilson
did not get as large vote as did Bry-
an four years ago-this on the face of
the incomplete returns.
Republican strongholds in the west
that were not smashed by the Demo
Gratis appear to have fallen under the
battering rams of the Progressives.
Michigan. which has been Republican
since 1856, excepting in 1892, when il
gave Cleveland five of its II electoral
votes, has been carried by Roosevelt
on the face of incomplete returns.
Roosevelt Carries Illinois.
Illinois, which has gene Democratic
only once since the Civil war. has been
carried. by Roosevelt by 10000 plural
ity-the strongest Roosevelt state.
Wisconsin,, the state in which the
Republican party was born-at Ripon,
in the little frame schoolhouse that stir
stands on Ripoa college campus-has
gone Democrats, for the second time
since 1856. The. returns indicate that
Roosevelt is INNING in third place,
away behind Taft and Wilson, the lat
ter Of whom has wide lead on the In
complete figures.
The earliest returns from New York,
which were among the first significant
figures to come over the wire. demon
strated that Wilson had won the great
1912 presidential race. From the first
they indicated that the Democrat was
polling about as many votes as his
two rivals combined and that he was
sweeping the downstate sections of
New York right down to the Harlem
river, as weH as New York City itself.
The new Legislature will be Demo
cratic in both houses by heavier ma
jority than that of two years ago. Then
the Democrats controlled 116 of the
200 senators and assemblymen.
Home State Loyal to Wilson.
Governor Wilson's home state, New
Jersey, stood by him handsomely,
late iretlrns indicating that he will
have plurality of about $4,000. The
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tv'el1e congressman. The Democrat
IL state committee claims a majority
in the legislature on joint ballot.
Maine has joined the Democratic
column. giving Wilson a safe plural4
ity. Roosevelt ran second with Taft a
poor third
Massachusetts, gives Wilson a plu-
rality Of about 10000 The returns
from ali but few of the election dis
tricts gave Wilson 100000. Roosevelt
100000. Taft 10000.
Indications based on incomplete re-
turns are that Wilson has carried
Connecticut by small plurality
Returns from New Hampshire are
coming in very slowly, but they indi-
cate that Taft has carried the state
by a small margin
Maryland Democratic.
Wilson carried Maryland by a plu-
rality estimated at 10000 The whole
Democratic ticket was swept to vic
tory in the Wilson landslide.
South Dakota. where Roosevelt cleo
tors were running on the regular Re-
publican ticket, was conceded to the
colonel by moderate plurality, de-
spite the desperate efforts that were
made to win the state for Wilson.
Kentucky went to Wilson by $4,000
with Roosevelt running a good second.