The Penn's Grove record., 1912-11-08
WILSON ELECTEDlPRESIDENT:
ROOSEVELT LEADS TAFT
Result Not So Much Democratic Landslide As Di~i-
sion OF Republican Strength, the Bitter Contest
Bringing Out a Record Breaking Vote

Wilson a plurality, ~re-electing Gov
Balding and a majority of both
ranches of the Legislature and Civ.
ltg the Democrats all five Congress.
men.
Massachusetts gave Gov. Wilson a
Substantial plurality, with Taft sec.
old, and reelected Gov. Foss. The
Democrats made slight gains in the
legislature.
Delaware went for Wilson and elect.
ed its one Congressman, a Democrat,
Wisconsin took a jump into the
Democratic column. The reversal
from Republican leanings was more
marked in State issues than on the
national ticket. The Socialists suf-
feed defeat.
n Indiana there was a severe blow
to the P~rogressives in the defeat OF
Be7eridge for Governor. Wilson and
MARSHALL have a good sized plurality
IN he State, but not SO large, it is
thought, as that of the Democratic
candidate for Governor.
Quo is conceded to the Democrats
by agood plurality, and Cox, their can
didae for Governor, ran ahead of the
national ticket.
The Northwestern States, Minnesota
mi North Dakota, swung into the
Wilson column by small majorities.
Roosevelt made a better showing than
Taft.
Wilson carried Oregon by perhaps
as much as $4,000 over Roosevelt and
Taft. Taft was a poor third.
The Democrats won in Montana by
1000 to 5000. The Democrats elected
Stewart Governor, but not with Will
sons plurality.
Wilson carried California by a ma
jority of 10000 to 40. 600, figuring per-
centages from partial returns. Los
Angeles went heavily for Roosevelt.
Taft won in Utah by about 5000,
running behind the Republican State
ticket.
The election did just what it was
predicted it would dc 1t split the
Grand Old Republican party almost
in twain. Governor Wilson on the
face of things polled a considerable
Republican vote, but Mr.. Roosevelt
drew quite heavily ffon the Demo
cratic party in many sections. He
drew far more heavily from his own
party-or the party to which he form
erly belonged.
The New York State Legislature
will be overwhelminy ely Democratic
for the second time. Other legisla-
lures, whose function it will be this
year to elect United States Senators,
will be Democratic. The House of
Representatives will be Democratic by
something like 14S members.
Dispatches from Georgia, from
South Carolina, Tennessee and other
States in the South stated that Gov
Wilson would not only have the
solid South behind him, but that he
would carry it apparently by a greater
majority than eve that by which Mr..
Bryan had carried it.
Maryland was early claimed by the
Wilson men. Republicans conceded it
to them.
1t is certain that New Jersey and
Tennessee have elected Democratic
legislatures, and will send Democrats
to reduce the Republican majority of
nine in the Senate.
Here are some of the astonishing
incidents that attended the great Will
son victory and the crushing defeat
of the regular Republican candidate:
Wilson polled in New York a small
Ell vote than did Bryan in 1908.
Roosevelt carried Illinois by 100, 900,
but Edward F. Dunno, the Democratic
nominee for Governor, was elected by
As, 900.
Roosevelt ran second in Georgia,
South Carolina, Kentucky and Ten
nessee, and strong in a number of
other Southern States.
John D. Rockefeller's township, Mt.
Pleasant, went for Wilson.
Wilson carried Nassau, Roosevelt's
home county, the Colonel running Sec
ond.
Syracuse went Democratic for the
first time in a national election.
Taft's vote in New York State vas
cut squarely in two.
Massachusetts gave the Democratic
ticket it's electoral vote for the first
time in its history.
Wilson swept Indiana by s 10000.
while Ralston, Democratic nominee
for Governor, swamped former Sena-
tor Albert J.. Beverage, the Progress
i've candidate, by 100000.
Although his popular vote is not as
great by two million as the COM
bined vote of the Republican and Pro-
gressive parties, Mr.. Wilson has thus
come as near to capturing the entire
Electoral College as it will probably
be given to a Presidential candi-
date to do. The Progressive vote,
while great in many States did not
approximate the landslide which the
Progressive leaders predicted. The
result shows that the Democratic
party gave few votes to Roosevelt.
THE SILENT VOTE WAS WITH
WILSON.
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