Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-11-15
Jerseyite Gets About
400 Electors.
House 10 Overwhelmingly Demo
cratic and Senate Probably
by Good Margin-Many
Old Political Figures
Swept Aside

New York, N. Y.-Only the uncer
tainty of few close states. whose
electoral vote in no way can affect
the election of Wilson and Marshall
speculation over the popular vote Of
the three presidential candidates and
the complexion of legislatures that
will name United States senators had
interest last night in the final returns
OF Tuesdays general election.
The total of the Republican electoral
column was apparently fixed at the II
votes of Idaho, Utah and Vermont.
but the footing of the Wilson and
Roosevelt columns flickered alternate.
~ as late returns from Iowa, Kansas,
South Dakota and Wyoming gave in.
llcations of change from the results
accepted Tuesday.
Wilson May Get Doubtful States.
On the basis of the latest returns,
with the vote of Iowa, South Dakota
and Wyoming placed in the doubtful
column, President-elect Wilson had
3S7 certain votes in the electoral col.
lege; Colonel Roosevelt SO, and Presi-
dent Taft had ~.
The doubtful states, except South
Dakota, gave more or less certain in
dications of landing in the list of Will
son electoral votes; while South Da-
kota's returns showed a general trend
toward Roosevelt plurality.
Woman's Suffrage Gains.
A phase of the general election that
became known yesterday was the sue
cess OF Women's suffrage in four of
the five states where constitutional
amendments were submitted to the
people
The victory of the women was com.
plete in Kansas and Arizona and pos
sibly Michigan, late returns from Ore
gon indicating it had succeeded there
also, while from Wisconsin came re-
turns showing the decisive defeat Of
the equal suffrage proposal.
Wilson's Popular Vote Enormous.
Estimates of the popular vote polled
by Governor Wilson ranged through
many millions during the day. It was
found impossible to compute, with any
accuracy, the popular vote of any of
the presidential candidates and it will
be number of.days until the count
ing OF the three ccrrered contest in
the different states is concluded and
an accurate tabulation of the popular
vote made possible
Assertions were made from several
quarters where an effort had been
made to gather preliminary popular
vote figures. that Governor Wilson had
not secured a majority of the votes
cast throughout the country. Esti-
mates ranged from a email majority
of all votes to figures nearly 100000
below a majority. The popular votes, |
however, would in no way effect his \
election or his complete control of the |
electoral college, should it show his |
,otal to be less than that of the COM
'ined vote for Roosevelt and Taft.
Many Surprises.
There were many surprises. Early,
New Hampshire, first credited to Taft.
vent in to the Wilson column with
majority of about 1900 for the Dem
cratic candidate.
Returns from Idaho, which came in
catering form early in the day, ia
ored Wilson as strongly as to create
he belief that it would give him it's
lectoral vote; but late returns made
the third state to go certainly for
resident Taft
The Roosevelt forces watching the
sturns hourly as they came from ILL
OILS, suffered scare as the down.
-ate Democratic returns reduced
oosevelt's plurality from Cook coun-
7 until it promised to disappear.
ate in the day complete report from
ook county again swelled the Roose-
cit majority in the state and seem
gly made certain the control of Hi
Dis 20 votes by the Progressive can
date. |
Kansas in Question. !:
Kansas, which had been conceded to
oosevelt by all interests on the pre-
returns last night, gradu- |
ly slipped back during the day until
had become question whether Will ,
N or Roosevelt would control it's 10 i
ties. {
The Democrats, in the widespread
ctories of Tuesday have secured con- {
oil also Of the United States senate.
many states, where counting still E
as going on, the control of the legis. S
lures is in doubt. t
Control Of Senate Certain.
Washington. 1t has become al f
ost certainty that the Democratic \
lrty will control the United States S
nate when only the possible loss of v
est Virginia stands in the way of Il
ccess.
OF the 10 seats held by Republi-