Taft Wins Big Across States With Wide Majorities
Rolling up enormous majorities in New York and the Middle West, Taft carries Indiana Ohio Missouri Montana. Cosgrove and Poindexter run close as McGregor Walker Jenkins Marsh De Priest Kolb Bowers Howard Crosby and Tweedt are named Republican winners in Benton County.
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New York
Middle West
Indiana
Ohio
Missouri
Montana
Benton County
Taft
Cosgrove and
Poindexter
McGregor
Walker
Jenkins
Marsh
De-Priest
Kolb
Bowers
Howard
Crosby
Tweedt
Republicans Lead House by Forty Seats in Latest Returns
The latest returns show Congress leaning Republican by about 216 to 175. Democrats gain ground in Indiana. Notable defeats include Jesse Overstreet in Indiana and W. P. Hepburn in Iowa, while Joe Cannon is re-elected. Hepburn is praised as a reformer against the House rules.
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Congress
Indiana
Jesse Overstreet
W. P. Hepburn
Iowa
Hepburn
Joe Cannon
Missouri Returns Show Taft Victory With Large Margin
Missouri returns compiled to 11 PM indicate Taft leads Bryan by 4067 votes statewide. Hadley’s Republican gubernatorial plurality reaches 16,787 as counties report enough to deem a Republican triumph on the national ticket certain.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Taft
Bryan
Herbert S. Hadley
Taft Announces His Purpose
President Taft pledges that lawful businesses may proceed energetically while the administration will rigidly enforce laws against dishonest methods within federal jurisdiction. The statement aims to reassure compliant enterprises and deter malfeasance.
Washington State Returns Show Taft Victory and GOP Edge
The state favors Taft with about a 50 000 plurality and Cosgrove for governor above 40 000, with all state officers Republican. Poindexter leads Goodyear by roughly 12 000. Cushman and Humphrey face little opposition. Constitutional amendments fail. Democrats gain 8 to 10 Senate and House seats. Debs exceeds 12 000 votes. local races show Walker 1032 and Marsh 992 with Bowers high for surveyor. Cameron 884 and Sniverly 472 for state senate.
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Taft
Cosgrove
Poindexter
Goodyear
Cushman
Humphrey
Senate
House
Patson
Whitman
Benton County
Walker
Marsh
Bowers
Surveyor
Cameron
Sniverly
Maryland Sees Bryan Ahead In State Returns
Unofficial results from all counties and Baltimore city through 1 p m show Maryland voting for William Jennings Bryan by a plurality of 210 in the statewide returns.
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Baltimore
Baltimore City
Maryland
Registration Open for City Election Ends Ten Days Before Vote
Registration books are now open and will stay open for all eligible voters until ten days prior to the City Election on December 8. C. O. Anderson.
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C. O. Anderson
Local Elections and National Returns Highlight Busy Election Night
Sheriff McNeill and Miss Annie Goff win re election by narrow margins. Holcombe elected judge for both terms. Kennewick leads precincts with 348 votes and gains two precincts next year. Taft leads in electoral votes with 309, Missouri and Maryland swing notes, Bryan and Roosevelt benchmarks cited.
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Sheriff McNeill
Annie Goff
Kennewick
William H. Taft
Ohio
Frank Hitchcock
Missouri
Taft
Maryland
Bryan
Indiana
West Virginia
Montana
Colorado
Nebraskan
Mr. Taft
Roosevelt
McKinley
MecKinley
Contest winner likely next week in Courier guessing contest
The result remains undetermined in two or three states and will not be announced until next week. About fifty guesses were submitted with entries from Illinois and North Dakota. the competition remains close.
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Illinois
North Dakota
Carton Covers Bryan and rivals with boastful imagery
A Morris cartoon in Thursday's Spokesman-Review shows Bryan in the foreground with Clay Blaine and Webster in the background. It portrays famed men defeated in their bid for the presidency under the heading Others Have Lost. The image is praised as opportune and broad in outlook.
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Spokesman-Review
Bryan
Clay
Blaine
Webster
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