The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-07

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Jerssy. Tho legislature Of Rhode 10
land viii be Democratic, insuring
Democratic successor to Wetmote, Re
publican, retired
Many hundreds Of thousands turned
to the Democratic party who had pre-
viously voted the Republican ticket
The Democratic held their strength,
however, and made steady, general
gains over the Bryan vote Of four
years ago. But the Republican party
split over the Chicago convention be-
tween Taft and Roosevelt divided the
vote. That is the answer to the tabu-
lated vote that shows Governor Will
son carried more states and got q
larger electoral vote than was ever
given any president before. $I (
The Roosevelt vote was simply the
Progressive Republican vote, plus a
very small percentage Of the Demo
cratic vote. The Taft vote WIS the
conservative Republican vote, minus
small percentage Of anti-Roosevelt
votes in certain states, which went to
Wilson.
There was one gratifying thing
about the election. There was no
doubt about the general result from
the time the first returns began to
come in. Flashes of few precincts
from Massachusetts and New York
settled the issue to the laymen as well
as to the expert guessers. Those early
returns showed that Wilson was hold
ing the Democratic vote while Taft and
Roosevelt: were splitting the Republic
can vote something like even And
that settled the case.
Congressman William Sulzer was
elected governor of New York over
Job E. Hedges, the Republican nomi-
nee, who, in turn, led Oscar Stratus,
candidate Of the Progressive ticket.
. William Barnes, jr, chairman of the
Republican state committee, issued the
following statement:
1.-THE result of the election in the
state of New York demonstrates one
thing: that the Roosevelt movement
was simply y Republican bolt. Will
all of the frantic efforts that were
made to secure votes from people gen
orally, the result shows that practi
cally none but former Republicans join
ed the Roosevelt movement
"The decisive victory of Taft ant
Hedges over Roosevelt and Straus il
demonstration that the Republican!
of New York desired the denomination
Of President Taft and that the dele
gates from this state properly ex
pressed the preference of the Republi
cans when large majority voted TO
/ Taft at Chicago"
The three-cornered presidential con
test sent to the polls voters who tool
m unprecedented interest in the out
come of campaign that has bee
waged with unusual bitterness.
In addition to the election Of pres
dent and vice-president and member
of congress, thirty-three states vote
for governor and thirty-six for legisl;
lures which will fill vacancies in tn
United States senate.
| Generally favorable weather cond
tons prevailed. In certain sections
the middle west, particularly in sout
ern Illinois, overcast skies and threa
ened rain augured not We'll for tn
polling of heavy votes, but elector
notwithstanding, cont nued the
steady march to the polls
Contrary to general expectation,
5 view of the fact that party lines hay
been SO closely drawn, practically I
; disturbances were reported from al
J. section of the ,ountry. Few arres
e for violations of the election Law
). were made.