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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1908
Page
2
Early returns from major stations including Washington New York Chicago Oyster Bay and Cincinnati show large Taft pluralities. Republican leaders hailed Massachusetts as the nation’s sentiment gauge and declared Taft poised to win.
Taft overturns Roosevelt’s four year old lead and nears carrying Boston within 500 votes. Draper trails Taft statewide, losing Boston to Vahey by a Democratic margin. Early legislative canvass shows Republicans about three to one, with Taft’s statewide plurality around 120,000 and Draper around 60,000.
Brookline set a record turnout with 4060 votes cast of 4750 registered as Taft swept the town. Taft 3007 Bryan 878. Draper 2791 Vahey 9382. Walker 2737 White 2618 O Loughlin 1168. Republicans paraded to the club as supporters celebrated White’s victory.
Eugene W. Chafin, presidential nominee of the Prohibition party, says after reviewing returns that the Democratic Bryan party is dead and the contest will be between the Prohibition party and the whiskey Republicans with a Prohibition President in 1912 likely.
An advertisement touts Rengo as a fat reducing remedy with claims of one pound loss per day. It promises safe, pleasant ingestion, and notes special support from physicians. Details include pricing, free samples by mail, and multiple Boston area druggists and stores carrying the product.
If your druggist lacks Multo-Frunto frac send your remittance to the Rengo Co Detroit Mich and they will ship prepaid. You can obtain the trial pectase only by writing to that address. No free packages at druggists.
President elect William H Taft declares a landslide after a nationwide vote that carried Taft across the East and Midwest. States from Maine to Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, and New Jersey show large Taft pluralities, with Roosevelt era margins surpassed and Debs Socialist gains noted.
President Roosevelt, dressed in evening clothes with a pink rose, expressed elation upon learning Taft would succeed him. He greeted guests at the White House and later sent public telegrams congratulating Taft, Sherman, Hughes, Hitchcock, and Loudenslager.
William J. Bryan received the Lincoln Nebraska returns showing his defeat for the third time in his life. Confident to the end, he announced he would not issue a statement that night after seeing Republicans' large pluralities. A crowd at his precinct greeted him for a Bryan win.
As results trickle in, William Jennings Bryan notes gains in New York but says Empire State vote is hopelessly gone. He focuses on Ohio and Indiana, awaiting stronger signs from the 13th Ohio district and Indiana while praising his precinct’s strong showing before addressing reporters. He spends hours in his library before speaking in the work room.
The Osmo-Chemic Physicians announce a limited time offer to new or renewing patients who start on or before November 14. One month of treatment and all medicines are free, with a perfect X-ray examination included at no cost. The campaign targets chronic diseases and invites patients who have not found relief with other doctors.
Local notices credit Osmo-Chemic Physicians with cures for stomach catarrh stomach and bowel trouble eczema and unspecified stomach diseases. Testimonials cite Mrs A Sturtevant in Trenton Street Boston and others from Needham Heights Roxbury South Framingham and Newburyport.
After a bitter statewide contest Governor Hughes is re elected by about 75 000 votes while Taft leads Roosevelt in the nation tasks with a 202 000 plurality Taft carries New York City by around 11 000 in a historic Republican upsurge that defies Tammany strongholds Hisgen son 28 000 votes in Greater New York and Bryan fails to gain in the city
Fletcher, Republican, won the Providence mayoral election by a 200 vote plurality, defeating incumbent Democrat P. J. McCarthy. The result announced in Providence on November 3.
John Abendorf aged 60 of 16 Floyd avenue was fined in police court for larceny of flowers from Pine Grove Cemetery. He was caught stealing wreaths and hiding them in the woods. authorities allege he sold the flowers to florists.
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