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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1908
Page
7
Nationwide results show Republicans gaining sweeping leads with large margins in key states. Pennsylvania reports a 100000 edge for the GOP over prior presidential totals, while several states lower votes for the Republican slate in a dramatic shift. Illinois and other states register sharp declines in Republican vote compared with the last campaign.
Williams remains the Democratic floor leader but seeks renomination after election to the Senate. He is expected to be replaced by Mr. Clark of Missouri. Cochran steps aside for Democrat Michael F. Corry, and Republican Charles S. Digson will replace Taft’s running mate Sherman in New York’s Twenty seventh district. Tennessee’s John Wesley Gaines will be succeeded by Democrat Joseph We. Gernes, while South Carolina sends two new Republicans.
Incomplete returns show Taft’s Republicans poised to widen their House majority with gains in Pennsylvania Wisconsin Nebraska and New York. Democrats retain several seats while contests in Illinois Mississippi and Iowa point to continued GOP strength. Wisconsin and Nebraska swings hint at broader Republican gains in Congress and state offices.
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania the election picture centers on Rep. John Dalzell’s re election in the district while Delan Rep trails Morris by about 1690 votes efforts to publish a full list of Republican campaign fund contributions were announced by Mr Witchees with work already begun on the listing The report notes Bryan congratulates Taft and references a likely industrial precinct turnout as part of the post election landscape
Taft wins the presidency with 319 electoral votes to Bryan 156 as Republicans extend majorities in the House and keep control of the Senate. New York Ohio Indiana vote taft, while Maryland’s electors undecided. several state tickets show Republican gains, with speakers Cannon and Dalzell retained. Local results highlight strong GOP gains nationwide amid rocky shifts in popular totals.
Fragmentary OCR notes claim Tate carried Montana with a large margin, showing a statewide majority around 3.0902 percent and mentioning Fort Berton as reelected to a continuing post. The readable text is incomplete and lacks full names, dates, and contexts.
Des Moines reports a semi official tally from eight counties of ninety nine indicating Taft leads Carroll by large margins in Iowa. The incomplete data suggest final Taft plurality near 65 thousand and Carroll around 55 thousand, with some counties missing but not altering the overall result. Byers and Davenport figures show scattered losses but no statewide shift.
Iowa voters elected Republications to the new congress with W D Jamieson from Shenandoah and others in districts one and later. The text notes the result of the November 5 vote and mentions veteran campaign themes, the former state legislator, and a distant outcome for the party. It then digresses into unrelated notes about New Zealand tree imports, Siberian mammoth remains, Poland and Brunei wax sources.
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