Putnam patriot., 1912-11-08

A plurality exceeding 100, 00e seemed
certain for the Colonel in Illinois.
New Hampshire stood firmly BY the
President, as did Rhode Island and
Utah. Vermont too at midnight
seemed safely in the Taft column
Fairly accurate returns. as judged
from the claims of the State chair
men Of the three parties, divided the
electoral vote as follows:
Wilson, 400; Roosevelt. 81, Taft.
&c; doubtful, IS.
The Democratic landslide assures
control of the lower House of Con
gress by at least ninety, and the like
ihood that the Democrats viii control
the Senate By twelve votes
William Sulzer was safely elected
Governor of New York. running even
better than Wilson.
The New York Legislature will be
Democratic on both sides. but no line
could be had on the fate of the $50.
600 600 good roads referendum
Greater New York gave Wilson a
plurality of 122,77s in total vote of
620,479. Roosevelt beat Taft in each
borough. and in the greater city the
colonel ran 61,574 votes ahead of the
President
Wilson's plurality in Manhattan and
The Bronx was 67,2S2; in Brooklyn.
1881; in Queens, 1903. and in Rich
mond. 1902
Roosevelt got 1882 votes more
than Taft ia Manhattan and The
Bronx. In Brooklyn the Colonel led
the President by 20227; in Queens by
5.2S7, and in Richmond by 70S
In the five boroughs of greater New
York. Taft got ia, S51 votes as com
pared TO 300,9SS that he got in the
same territory in 1908. Roosevelt got
1S6,425 in greater New York yester-
day, as compared with 2S9.345 votes
he got in the same territory in 1904.
Wilson in winning greater New
York by 122.77S overturned the figures
of 1908. when Bryan lost the city to
Taft by 1928
Governor Wilson carried his own
State by about $4,000 plurality. about
half his majority when he ran fer
governor Roosevelt seemed to be a
safe second
The Democrats captured the State
Senate by Il to 10, thus insuring the
selection of a Democrat to succeed
Wilson as Governor. Senator James
F. Fielder probably will be chosen.
The election OF Judge William Hughes.
Democrat. TO succeed United States
Senator Frank O. Briggs. Republican,
is also assured. as the Democrats Will
have a majority of Is on joint ballot.
In the several contests for govern
ors the results showed
Indiana, Samuel NJ Raiston; Ten
nessee. Benton r McMilIin Illinois.
Edward P Dune; Delaware. Charles
r Miller; Missouri. Elliott ". Major;
Massachusetts. Eugene \. Foss.
Wilson carried New York State by
206 400 and Sulzer for Governor ran
along with the Democratic candidate
for President Taft and Roosevelt
ran about even, Taft going some thou
sands of votes ahead of Roosevelt in
the State above the Harlem River,
where he Was met by an equal heavier
vote OF Roosevelt over Taft below the
Harlem River. Sfraus ran ahead OF
Hedges in New York City. but Hedges
more than made this up in the coun-
ties upstate
The next Congress will be controlled
bv the Democrats. The latest returns
indicated thai they had carried the
United States Senate from the Repub-
licans and viii have il By a majority
of eight over TIE Republicans.
THIS Will give them ffty-two votes
in the Senate, a majority Of the entire
body being forty-nine. Massachusetts
Will sens a Democratic United States
Senator 10 Washington for The frst
time in many years.
The next House will be Democratic
BY an overw heiming majority 7 he
Democrats via have a plurality Of III
over the Republicans al compared
with the margin OF seventT-one, which
they have al present Many seFla55-
can old timers in Congress including
Uncle ice Cannon. saved thelr seats
Maine has gone E1r Coz wilson Us
plurality being shgHt 3a over
Roosevelt and 2e69a over Tan Con.
gresham NeGI.eaddl s county Aa-
droscoggin. a Democratic stroasa7l s.
gave Roosevelt oH5g three votes Jess
than Wilson.
Connecticut went Bemoers ElT
Wilson d piuraiify. rez getting Gov
Balding and majority q oota
branches of The Legislature ana SO
inc the Democrats AL a8s Congress
men
Massachusetts eve Cor wilson 3
substantial plurality, with Tar sec
end. and reelected GeF Foss rae
Democrats made slight gains IN The
Legislature
Delaware vent for Wilson and elect
ed its one Congressman. 2 Democrat
Wisconsin took a jump INTO n
Democratic column Tie reversal
from Republican Jennings vas more
marked in State Issues than OF TIE
national ticket The SOe&1-s&z az,
feree defeat
In Indiana there wss g severe bow
% the progressives IN ths defeat Of
Bereridze for Governor wilson ana
Marshall have good sa1e1 FsluFallts
In the Stats. but not SC AsTes. X .
thought. az that Of ire DeasrcrSi1c
Graduate for Governor
Ohio is oEeeded 70 he Dsezness as
By good plurality, AID Cox rlses1 ess1-
didate for Governor. ran sAszc q tAs
nzt5Onzi tieks1
The Northwestern Ststess ElzEszspES
and North D2kOz, swung into -
Wilson cosEnnn bsy small Ez219TIi1es
Roosevelt made : Esstssr s1oEl1z lAz2
Taft