Taft Elected President in Nationwide Choice
Ohio man the choice of the people of the nation for the highest office within their sift. Taft is proclaimed winner as the country selects its next chief executive.
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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1908
Page
7
Ohio man the choice of the people of the nation for the highest office within their sift. Taft is proclaimed winner as the country selects its next chief executive.
Early returns from New York and several cities show Taft leading in multiple precincts with Rochester and Buffalo reporting Taft margins, while New Jersey and Chicago also back Taft. Erie, Jamestown, Syracuse, and Tonawanda vote totals are listed, with statewide tallies and city results signaling a Taft landslide in early estimates.
Multiple cities report Taft leads and victories with large margins across New York New Jersey Ohio Indiana and Wisconsin. Holland and Chicago papers cite Taft carrying Milwaukee Omaha and Des Moines while Bryan Hughes and Taft split several key regions with varying margins.
Iowa Republicans praise a strong ticket across offices led by Cummins for governor with about 40,000 votes, Lacey defeated by roughly 25,000, and Walter I. Smith reelected to Congress. Returns are incomplete and final tallies are awaited as ballots are counted and scratched.
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