Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-07
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house, has been saved from political
oblivion by the narrowest Of margins
after his defeat had been conceded
Less than 100 votes stand between
him and retirement from public life.
South Dakota For Roosevelt,
South Dakota, with It's i've electoral
votes, which In the earlier returns was
credited to Governor Wilson. has ap
parently gone for Mr.. Roosevelt BY
about 5000 plurality. With more thar
half the precincts In he had that lead
and the districts yet to hear from are
In outlying parts Of the state. wherr
his strength has been greatest. Burke
and Martin. Republicans. and G. q
Dillon. Progressive. appear to have
Jeen elected to the house Of repre-
sentatives. The Republicans have
elected their candidate for governor.
Illinois, which showed q strong lean
ing toward Governor Wilson when the
count was resumed. appears to be nrm
~ In the Roosevelt column Cook
county gave Mr.. Roosevelt 4 plurality
Of about $4,000. The returns from the
outlying counties reduced this to len
than 10000. but with 2.s76 precincts
out Of Ass counted Mr.. Roosevelt had
q plurality q 1910 ovss Governor
Wilson. The vote then was: Rcose
vslt 277.ese; Wilson. ed2. 1900; TAFT.
16s.028. In LIT precincts outside OF
Cock county the returns gave Wilson
111.48a, Roosevelt 100.28 and Taft r.,
Goa The same precincts In 1908 gave
TAM 1850 and Bryan l2s.A62-
Threaten R>sssvslts Lead In Kansas.
Mr.. Roosevslt's good lead in Kansas
has besn seriously threatened. With
lees than q quarter Of the precincts In
hs has q lead over Governor Wilson Of
4 scant 1000 The returns are mostly
from the city districts, and Nj. Reese
veIt IL expected to forge ahead when
the returns are received from the rural
districts.
Governor Wilson carried New Jersey.
bis OWE state. by more than 6O,OoO
Under his leadership the Democrats
carried Iowa In q presidential election
for the first time in the history Of the
state. He has about 10000 plurality
there, although the Republicans ap
pear to have carried the state ticket by
a safe majority.
Indiana went for Wilson by nearl,
$4,000.
In New Hampshire, which It frs,
appeared had been barely carried b,
Governor Wilson, on the latest returns
gives him a plurality Of 1870, Mr.
Roosevelt running third. This leaves
Vermont the only New England state
to remain Republican 30 far as tht
presidential choice was concerned.
In Massachusetts the total vote was.
Wilson, 170,995; Taft. 152.255; Roose-
yelt, 14O,1 Governor Foss was re-
elected by nearly $4,000 plurality.
On the face Of the returns it would
appear that Governor Wilson received
the normal Democratic vote, while
President Taft and Mr.. Roosevelt di
vided the normal Republican vote.
New EnoIands Loss Unprecedented.
The loss OF New England, barring
Vermont, to the Democrats is without
precedent. Maine has elected six Dem.
ocratic electors for the first time In the
history Of the state. Massachusetts has
managed to save a bare Republican
majority in the legislature. enough to
elect a Republican to succeed w. Muir.
ray Crane in the senate. Rhode Island
also saved a Republican legislature ma
jority.
Without precedent also was Ohio's re-
lection Of Its w son President Taft
That most loyal state has gone over
into the Democratic column with tte
twenty-four electoral votes. all of its
important state offices and all except
two or three representatives.
Minnesota gave Governor Wilson a
plurality of about 5000. but elected a
Republican state ticket. All the south
ern states gave Mr.. Wilson the usual
For a long time 1t appeared as though
Governor Wilson might carry Pennsyl
Vania, but the latest returns show that
Mr.. Roosevelt safely holds that state
Returns from 3.671 out Of 6.593 election
districts In Pennsylvania give Roose.
welt 24o. $50, Wilson 219,S35 and Taft
1S8, sos.
Runs Ahead Of SuIxer Here.
In New York city MIR. Sulzer's plural
tty was 110.6O7 and Governor Wilson's
l23.10O. Manhattan and the Bronx
gave Governor Wilson a total of 164.21l
| votes and Mr.. Sulzer 4 total Of LAT ,101
Mr.. 6ulxer will have a legislature
I with him which will be Democratic BY
a good working majority. This Is the
| second time In eighteen years that the
party has had control. Tho present
| Democratic majority in the senat ap
| parently has been increased from nine
! to twelve. Tho Democratic majority III
| the assembly probably will be ten.
The Bronx voted to separate itself
from New York county. The fight foi
Bronx county resulted in 33,522 votes
for its establishment against 2S.tO7
| against the division. There var much
| opposition to the establishment Of the
new county among property holders In
the borough, but II was un~organiZed.