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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1908
Page
1
Old Town gives the Republican ticket a plurality. New York reports Taft will win the presidency with 288 electoral votes to Bryan's 185. The article details state by state results, noting New York City's first Republican plurality since 1896 and the electoral landscape across the nation.
Sherman ballots show solid South support remains strong while Maryland pivots. in Congress race results the Sixty-first Congress will tilt Republican with a similar margin. Speaker Cannon wins reelection but with a smaller majority as Thomas L. Hisgen trails last year.
Connecticut remains Republican with Taft prevailing by 88,450 and Lilley elected by 16,001 amid anti submarine sentiment. Rhode Island and Vermont also back Taft, while Maine and New Hampshire show strong Republican majorities and governors. Maine’s results echo a Republican sweep with no statewide contest.
Western and Southern results recount Nov 4 tallies with Bryan dominating in Tennessee Arkansas Texas Mississippi and Oklahoma while Roosevelt trails in several states. North Carolina and North Dakota-like returns hint Democratic wins with governors elected in multiple states.
Baltimore reports show Taft possibly carrying the city with Patton Covington elected to Congress while Republicans Mudd and W Krohmmler trail. Eastern Shore win for Covington over Jackson hints at Taft gains. Democrats claim Bryan win by a slim margin as West Virginia leans toward Hatch? Early returns from Parkersburg suggest about 1,000 plurality for Taft. Cleveland and Cincinnati coverage notes delayed returns and cautious projections.
The report summarizes various 1904 and 1908 election results across several states including Austin Texas showing Taft and Roosevelt vote spreads, Campbell reelected in Louisiana, Democrats gaining in Kentucky and Florida, Georgia electors leaning to Bryan, and Ohio and Georgia states maintaining Democratic strength. Voting figures indicate shifting party support and gubernatorial outcomes.
Pennsylvania went Republican by about 400000 as returns neared. Roosevelt carried the state. Stuart, a Republican, won the governorship by around 44435. Watt led in several cities. Scranton and Wilkes Barre favored Democrats. Porter, Republican, won the judge seat by about 10000 over Webster. State delegation will be Republican with 1 seat for Democrats.
The readable lines reference a Republican figure in a close call near a home city, with notes about party vitality and a forthcoming president. The garbled text mentions Meares, Raft, and a turnout context, but details are unclear due to OCR damage.
In Noriaak Lincoln precinct voters express satisfaction with the latest counts. A resident notes the overall election results and comments on the turnout while reflecting on the wood siding scores and paint observations at the community meeting.
Wilinhusston Del Ney the Peniware faced doubts before the election but is seen backing Republican Wart. Sieau oS Pennewill is projected as the likely new governor, signaling a Republican win and a shift in state leadership.
A fragmentary article describes a heated exchange between a husband and wife during a Virginia election cycle with quips and misread lines. An ad promotes Dane Bees Laxative Cough Syrup claiming relief for coughs colds hoarseness and throat trouble with maternal endorsement and local sellers H J Moogh and C P Guenther.
Illinois and Wisconsin results show Republican majorities across multiple states with Taft winning Illinois and Wisconsin, Deneen re-elected in Illinois, and Hopkins likely to secure the Senate. Minnesota Michigan and Chicago area also lean Republican. Voters approve a $20 million bond for a deep waterway from Lockport to near Utier.
Indianapolis in early returns shows Taft and Sherman leading Indiana by 5 000 to 15 000 votes while Democrat Thomas J Marshall leads Governor race over James E Watson by about 8 000. Republicans hope rural votes swing results. a GOP defeat in Marion County may tip eight seats and the legislature to Democrats.
Ohio backed Taft with an estimated 50 000 vote margin as Secretary Watt carries the home state. Bryan and Harmon failed to win statewide support though Dem gains appeared in major cities while rural areas stayed Republican. Governor Harris won local option voting. liberal faction losses shown in Cincinnati Cleveland and other cities.
Danville November 4 Joseph G Cannon wins a likely 10 500 plurality as incomplete returns show him ahead in Vermilion Torquol g Kankakee Edgar Clark and Cumberland counties amid church antis saloon league and labor opposition. Democrats organize first time since 1863 boosting GOP gains.
Nebraska favors Bryan with about a 10000 plurality as results come in. Shallenberger defeats Sheldon for governor. Bryan carries Lincoln, a Republican stronghold, while the congressional delegation remains five Republicans and one Democrat.
California kept a solid Republican delegation and re elected lawmakers with Taft leading by about 40,000 in California. Washington gave Taft a 40,000 edge and elected Republican governor Cosgrove. Utah favored Bryan, while Colorado and Oregon indicated Taft leads but results were not decisive.
Nov. 4 dispatches report Nevada carried by the Democratic party reversing the prior result in about 12,000 votes as Mr. Bryan gains. Helena Montana confirms three electoral votes will go to Bryan and the Democratic state ticket is elected.
Topeka Kansas November 4 Kanens fla again in the Republican column this year Mr Tafts majority in the state is 40000 slightly less than Mr Roosevelts majority in 1908 Walter 2 Stubbs Republican has been elected.
Pierre November 8 Taft carries South Dakota with an estimated plurality near 30,000. Roosevelt gains about 50,000. Robert S. Veasey, Republican candidate for governor, has been elected.
Cheyenne Wye on November 4 reports the state will cast its three electoral votes for Taft, though the statewide popular majority trails Roosevelt by a wide margin.
The Idaho race ends with James Diady winning the governorship, delivering a Republican victory at both state and national issue levels. Boise area observers note the significance of the election outcome for policy direction and party strength.
The article lists diverse figures from Porfirio Diaz to David Jayne Hil and Giovanoll. It notes Diaz's salary, an Italian stamp expert, Hil's role at a German launch ceremony, and genealogies linking Clark W. Stever to multiple generations of veterans. It also mentions Peter Arth’s endurance test for a brick haul, mountaineer Robert Dunn’s ascent of Mount Wrangell, James Stuart’s wagon spring invention, and Theodore A. Bingham’s NYPD tenure and West Point career.
Rev I H Berg pastor of Cats-KIN Reformed church refused a $500 salary increase. In Indianapolis women lead many Sunday school classes with over 100 members, including a 124-member class at Seventh Christian church. Archbishop Bruches notes eucharistic congress will meet next in Montreal. Notre Dame parish church in Montreal has the largest floor space among ecclesiastical buildings west of Mexico. Rev Dr J R J Milligan of First United Presbyterian Cleveland was elected moderator of the first synod of the west, governing five presbyteries and about 200 churches.
More than 600 women study medicine at French universities. A new school for women chemists recently opened in Dessau, Germany, aiming to train graduates for professional careers.
A reader from West Brewster Massachusetts describes a foot ulcer lasting over a year that healed after eight months using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Cuticura Pills. The note promotes Cuticura products and references Potter Drug & Chem Corp as sole distributors with a Skin Diseases booklet.
An article notes two New York designers earning about 20 000 dollars yearly as women dress designers. It references recent law allowing women voting rights in certain uses. It also mentions Siamese women and Buddhist views on gender equality and education for boys and girls.
Chicago leads in steel rails production, Nome Alaska grows with seasons, New York ranks fourth among Asian cities from Ausso-Hungarian derivation, Prague stands as a beautiful and commercially important Bohemian center with a large industrial presence nearby.
The article argues electricity will fertilize the ground in the future. New York City has more telephones than London Berlin and Paris. Niagara Falls power already reaches 125 miles and will be extended. New York state power use rose over 24100 percent in ten years and central station power rose 1200 percent.
Proverb samples from German Irish Latin and Arabic origins caution about showing teeth biting secrets and foolishness. The lines highlight caution in speech and discretion in sharing private matters across cultures.
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