The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-11-15

Fuller returns from the election
indicate that Woodrow Wilson car
ried thirty-nine states and has 429
electoral votes. This leaves Roose-
welt second with six states and 80
electoral votes, while President Taft
has but two with votes to be cast
for him.
The latest significant change was
the change of places by Illinois and
Minnesota More complete returns
took Illinois from Roosevelt and
added it's 20 votes to the Wilson col
umn, while Minnesota's cornfield vot-
ers were found to have gone for
Roosevelt, which took the IL electoral
votes out of the Wilson column and
gave them to Roosevelt.
There is at present not the slightest
doubt as to the lower branch of con-
gress being decidedly Democratic and
that the Democratcs will have the
largest representation in the history
of the party or nation. It merely
is a matter of whether the Democrats
will have 100. 100 or some other
equally large mineral as the index of
their majority over all opposition, in
Guiding Republicans and Progress
Sives.
The latest stack-up showed 291
Democrats, 1873 Republicans and II
Progressives. This would be a clear
majority of 1876 for the winning party.
United States Senate Still Close.
The Democrats appear reasonably
certain of controlling the United
States senate, although it will be very
close. The Republicans had a MAORI
ty of seven in the present session with
three vacancies. While the Demo
Gratis have held their own in the
states, the indications are that they
have taken two seats away from the
Republicans in Colorado, one in Della
ware, one in New Jersey, one in Kan
sas, one in Montana, one in New Jer-
sey, one in Kansas and one in Mon
tana. They may win one in Nevada
while Democrats believe there are
chances in Oregon, Tennessee, Iowa
and South Dakota In Illinois the
United States senator will have to be
elected by a coalition, as the Progress
sives and three Socialist members Of
the lower house will hold the balance
between the two parties.
The day developed the defeat of
three very well known Republican
congressman, Joseph G. Cannon, Will
liam B. Mckinley and Nicholas Long
worth, sOn-in-law of Colonel Roose
welt, but a Taft supporter
Situation in Illinois.
All shadow of doubt as to the minor
Democrats on the Illinois ticket has
been dispelled. They come through
with the head of the ticket. Late re-
turns settle definitely that there will
be no party responsibility in the next
general assembly, say party leaders.
No party has a majority with the
Progressives holding the balance OF
power.
Of the twenty-seven congressman
from Illinois, eighteen will be Demo
cratic, three Progressive and six Re,
ent Illinois legislature will claim the
right of electing a successor to Lori
mer, and efforts are being made tc
get all factions to agree on some Re.
publican, preferably Lawrence Y
Sherman, who defeated Shelby M.
Cullom in the preferential primaries
Composition of Legislatures.
1t is conceded unofficially that the
next Delaware legislature will have
Twenty-Five Democrats and twenty
three Republicans. In Massachu-
sets the Democrats have added the
secretary of state to their winning
list, the post being won by Frank ].
Donoghue, a young newspaper man
The legislature will be Republican on
Joint ballot by fifty-four plurality.
Returns on Governors.
In 29 states electing governors, the
Democrats not only maintained their
own, according to late returns, but
overthrow majorities in three states,
Illinois, Missouri and Nebraska, in
which Republicans were the in
cumbents In addition, a Democrat
was elected to succeed Wilson in New
Jersey.
The following results were indi-
Gated among others:
nlinois-Edward F. Dunno, Demo
crat incumbent. Republican, elect
ed.
Indiana--Samuel L. Ralston. Demo