Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-09
'ESENT FIGURES
10 SHOW VOTERS
ENDORSED WILSON
tes Carried by Democrats
ave 307 Electoral Votes
against Republicans 22o.

ASHINGTON. Nov. 9.--For sew
days certain Republican and
r anti Wilson papers have con-
led that had this been presiden-
election year, Mr.. Wilson would
2 been defeated. The Democratic
tonal Committee, after careful
sass of its returns from Tuesday s
ton, refutes this contention.
ltand-pat Republican papers cir
ted story, few days ago, in
eh the claim was made that the
ublicans would have named the
ident in the electoral college, on
basis of the vote of Tuesday" a
ement issued by the Democratic
mittee yesterday asserts.
Zen STATES are listed by this
ld-pat Republican authority, in
eh the Democrats elected either
candidates for governor or Uni
States senator. The Republicans
not In charge of a single branch
the governments service. They
three seats in the Senate, cutting
n their representation there to
lowest point in more than thirty
rs. They lost the House, when
" precedent testifies that they
lid have polled a victory, and
fake has been inaugurated to
them some apparent credit out
tuesdays results.
Democracy's Victories Recounted.
n the list of States that these Re-
licans assert would have named
President in the electoral college
the basis of Tuesdays vote, are
fornia, Nevada, Oregon, South
.ota and Wisconsin, which elected
Democratic candidates for the
ted States Senate, and in Massa-
sets, Michigan, Minnesota and
oming, which elected Democratic
ernors. Maine also, in September.
ted a Democratic governor, a State
years regarded as a republican
nghold. The issue was clean-eut
very one Of these States. 1t was O
ight-cut fight between Wilson and
Wilson forces. The Democracy
victories in most every instance
re the contest was State wide.
re were exceptions, like New York
Ohio, where local questions were
he front to the exclusion OF ma
al issues.
rhe Democracy would have had
rly 100 majority in the Electoral
eye on the basis of Tuesdays vote.
The States carried by the Democ-
in State wide contests were:
bama, 10; Arizona, 3. Arkansas 8;
fornia, 10; Colorado, 6; Florida, .,
rgia, IA; Indiana, Is; Kentucky, u;
isiana, 10; Maine, s; Maryland, y;
Isachusetts, IS; Michigan, ID; Min
,ta, u; Mississippi, 10; Missouri,
Montana, 4; Nebraska. s; Nevada,
Few Mexico, 8; North Carolina, 10;
ahoma, 10; Oregon, 5; South Caro-
9: South Dakota, S; tennessee.
Texas, 20; Virginia, IL; Wisconsin,
Wyoming, 3. Total, 307.
Republican States: Connecticut. z:
aware, 8; Idaho, 4; Illinois, 90;
a. 10: Kansas, 10; New Hamp-
e. 4; New Jersey, IA. New York.
North Dakota, s.; Ohio. "a; Rhode
nd. S; Vermont. A; Washington.
West Virginia, 8; Pennsylvania,
Total 220.
Doubtful: Utah, 1"
annon and Penrose to Head Ticket.
.nator Ollie James, of Kentucky,
lbs the people of the United States
,rsed President Wilson at the polls
sday and that the success of
ator Penrose in Pennsylvania
les him the logical candidate for
s'dent in 1916.
The administration Of President
son was Endorsed by the people of
United States last Tuesday" said
"In but very few States in which
issue was squarely presented, I'M
lngied with other issues. did the
nocratic party fail to score.
In Pennsylvania the issue was the
If. Senator Penrose won a great
ory. He becomes. by reason of
and the fact that he Is rank
member of the finance commit
the leader of the Republican
ty In the Senate, Former Speaker
non becomes the leader of the
lublicans in the House by reason
he fact that he served four times
speaker and his forty years or
l'ce in that body.
We shall not fear to meet these
lyenated leaders of the Republic
party. Against the stand-patters
he Penrose-C Cannon leadership we
se the great constructive, pro-
;sive administration of Woodrow
ION. If the leadership in the conf
two years of Penrose and Can
is successful very naturally they
seek to be the presidential NOM
IS of the Republican party-Pens
for President and Cannon for
hPresident"