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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1908
Page
4
The Batesville election concluded without incident as parties claim their candidates are decent men. Voters may now rest from efforts and fields shift to future work after Taft’s presidency is noted as a distant horizon.
After the election, the community focuses on tighter business discipline and practical routines. The push emphasizes reducing waste, improving accountability, and restoring steady operations across local firms.
Boston reports Taft gains 16 electoral votes with a 12 000 majority over Bryan though minor candidates diverted votes. New Hampshire backs Republican Roosevelt totals. Maine maintains large GOP lead with Taft 67 208 and Bryan 35 725. No other state elections that day.
Providence reports Rhode Island will cast its four electoral votes for William H. Taft. Aram J. Pothier, Republican of Woonsocket, has been elected governor. Vermont results show a Republican victory by about 28 000 with a drop of 2 082 since 1904. no state election occurred there.
San Francisco reports the Republican ticket wins California by about 40 000 votes with a solid delegation re-elected. The state legislature remains Republican ensuring a successor to Senator Perkins. The Sacramento to Berkeley capital move proposition is defeated.
Washington casts its five electoral votes for Taft after a 20 000 popular majority. Samuel C Cosgrove elected governor as Republicans keep control of the legislature. West Virginia swings to Bryan due to GOP split, with a 9 000 plurality, aiding Democrat Louis Bennett in winning the governorship.
Carson City reports Nevada swung to the Democratic ticket. Bryan secured about seven thousand of ten thousand votes, reversing the 1904 result.
Salt Lake City reports Republican William Spry has narrowly defeated William Jennings Bryan to win Utah’s governorship by a small majority. Spry’s victory confirms GOP control in the state.
Portland voters show Taft leading by a large margin across all regions. No statewide contest was held this election.
New York state awards its 39 electoral votes to Taft and Sherman while Chanter loses big in the city. Governor Hughes is reelected. Greater New York votes Republican for the first time since 1896. statewide turnout strong with heavy rural support and socialists minor party impact.
Missouri reverses 1904 Republican win with a 30,000 Democratic margin as Gov. Cowherd wins. Maryland maintains a Democratic split now solidly Democratic with Bryan leading by about 5,000 and four Democrats to two Republicans in Congress. Georgia and Virginia stay solid Democratic with Taft's weaker showing and McKinley-era margins not matched.
Jacksonville reports Albert W. Gilchrist, Democrat, elected Florida governor. Democratic national ticket carries state by about 25,000 in the election returns.
Arkansas results show Bryan carrying the state by a reduced majority amid a heavy negro vote. All Democratic congressmen were elected. In Alabama figures list Bryan at 90,000 and Taft at 18,000 with Taft 9,472 fewer votes than Roosevelt in 1904.
Nashville voters p- r iefly sustain a strong Democratic lead with an estimated 80,000 majority as the 1904 Republican vote declines substantially.
Cincinnati reports the November results show Judge Taft winning Ohio with a large Republican plurality while Harmon appears elected his Democrat rival for state chief executive. Taft’s local roots are noted along with Hamilton county support and statewide margins estimated between 50 000 and 60 000 for Taft and about 5 000 or 6 000 for Harmon, subject to later returns.
Illinois gives Taft Sherman 150000 plurality with 27 electoral votes. Governor race favors Deneen by about 100000. Cook County Taft lead 50000. Outside Cook Taft near 120000. Roosevelt’s 1904 statewide plurality 304939. Stevenson carries Chicago city and Cook County but loses outside Cook. New Jersey Taft leads by 80000. GOP controls state legislature. Everett Colly wins Essex County state senate.
Minneapolis dispatch reports Governor Johnson failed to secure Minnesota for Bryan outright yet helped swing a narrow Democratic victory. Taft totals 172 400 votes to Roosevelt 161 464 last year. Johnson’s majority shrank from 76 085 to 20 009. Guthrie notes Brogan leads uncertainly. five Congress members reelected, two thirds Democratic legislature ensures Gore’s Senate win. Corporation Commissioner Wat son and Supreme Court Justice Hayes also elected as Democrats.
Topeka report states Kansas votes keep Republicans in power. Taft's statewide majority reaches 25009, 100000 less than Roosevelt's 1904 total. Walter R. Stubbs, Republican, is elected governor.
Taft wins South Dakota by an estimated 25,000 plurality, reversing 1904 Roosevelt gains. Robert S. Vessey, Republican, is elected governor in Pierre with the party maintaining control of state offices.
Wilmington Delaware reports Delaware has shifted to the Republican column in the election giving three electoral votes to Taft. Simeon S Pennewill Republican will be the new state official.
Cheyenne Wyoming Nov 4 three electoral votes will be cast for William H Taft but his popular majority is well below Roosevelt.
Helena Mont November 4 The three electoral votes of Montana will be cast for Taft Edward Donlan Republican has been elected governor confirming Republican control of the state government and the electoral slate.
Boise Idaho reports Republicans sweep both state and national issues as James H Brady pledges leadership and policy direction following the election results.
A Sutras style call to grit and duty. The text argues that success comes to those who stick with distasteful but necessary work, showing courage and energy even when not suited or inspired. It praises self trust, purpose, and steady effort over easy enthusiasm.
Report notes fishermen fear devilfish green moray and swordfish more than sharks and octopuses. Devilfish, a large Atlantic ray weighing about 1.5 tons, has a poison tail spine and fierce teeth. The green moray, common off Bermuda, is described as the savagest sea inhabitant.
A historical note explains how Julius Caesar’s calendar drift prompted Pope Gregory XIII to subtract ten days in 1582. The rule now skips leap years in century years unless divisible by 400, keeping only one extra day in 3,400 years. A proposal to drop another day in 3200 was mentioned but not pressed.
In a children's court a colored boy faces chicken stealing charges for the fifth time. The magistrate urges the boy’s father Abe to show him the right path. Abe replies he has shown him the right way yet the boy keeps getting caught with the chickens.
Baas & Schultz offer a Hyomei kit at one dollar with a guarantee. If it does not relieve the user’s catarrh, the firm will refund the purchase price themselves.
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