Democratic landslide vote totals crown Wilson winner in electoral college
The latest returns show Wilson winning 28 states and 426 electoral votes, Roosevelt 5 states and 77 votes, Taft 2 states and 8 votes, with 3 doubtful states totaling 20 electoral votes. Iowa Kansas Minnesota cited for Wilson, South Dakota and Wyoming placed in the doubtful column.
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Doubtful Electors Cast by States in 1912 Race
Thomas Marshall was labeled doubtful as Wilson held 422 certain electors while Roosevelt had 89 and Taft 12. Most doubtful states appeared to tilt to Wilson with South Dakota leaning Roosevelt. exact popular vote totals remained impossible to calculate.
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Brokers Expect Heavy Trading After Election Result
New York brokers stayed open all night hoping for brisk business after election returns but no trades occurred before the London cable opened. Houseman & Co said the city was apathetic, with no Democrat victories or Republican defeats prompting activity. Several London brokers were present seeking deals, but brokers reported no business to transact.
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Democrats Sweep Senate and House in 1912 Elections
The results point to Democratic control of the U S Senate by a margin of at least two votes with the House also heavily Democratic. President Elect Wilson gains a free hand to pursue party pledges as 32 Senate terms expireMarch 4 1918. Three vacancies in Colorado Idaho Illinois raise seats to 35 to fill. Democrats project 13 of 29 elected, Republicans and Progressives split 9 and 7 with 7 in doubt. Even if Republicans win all doubtful seats Democrats still hold a 49 47 majority. Socialists suffer losses in New York Wisconsin and Schenectady while Debs gains nationally. In Ohio Wilson leads by about 100000 with all electoral votes and state offices favoring Democrats.
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McKinley Defeated in Nineteenth District Champaign County
Late advices indicate Congressman McKinley defeated by more than a thousand votes in the Nineteenth District. His majority in Champaign county was small.
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Ballots Lost in Spartansburg Election Morning
In Spartansburg South Carolina nearly every printing press was pressed into service as ballots for the election were found destroyed or concealed leading to a rush morn ing voting effort and a disrupted electoral process.
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Spartansburg
D. C
Missouri Victory Told In Party Ticket Rollup
Latest Missouri returns show a Democratic sweep with Governor elect Elliott W. Major leading and the full ticket victorious. Democratic majorities exceed 100000 statewide, with potential to surpass 125000 as more results come in from 24 counties and St. Louis.
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Missouri Democrats Sweep State Leaders and Legislature
In Missouri the Democratic landslide grows as returns show Democrats winning 112 of 142 lower house seats and a two-seat gain in the senate, with Republicans reduced to fewer than three seats. Progressive and single tax amendments face large defeats, while Kansas shows Wilson electors with a safe majority.
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Governors elected shift shows Democrats lead nationwide
In a sweeping national vote the Democrats won the majority of governorships, with 28 contests. Republicans captured five and Progressives two. States carried by Republicans were Iowa Minnesota Rhode Island New Hampshire and South Dakota while Wisconsin and Kansas went to the Progressives. Notable Democratic winners include Ammons Baldwin Monaghan Trammell Hawley Dunne Ralston Ferris and Sulzer.
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New Hampshire
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Kansas
Colorado
Ellan M. Ammons
Connecticut
Simeon K. Baldwin
Delaware
Thomas M. Monaghan
Florida
Park Trammel
Thaho
Janet H. Hawley
Oliide
Edward F. Dunne
Indiana
Samuel M. Ralston
George W. Clarke
Koness
Arthur Capper
Mivaachusetts
Eugene N. Foas
Ex Speaker Cannon Rival Contest Appears Narrow
Danville Vermilion County results show Frank T. O Harr of Paris leading former Speaker Cannon by about 1 200 votes in the eighteenth district. In Vermilion six precincts gave Cannon 417 and O Harr 674, suggesting the challenger holds his own in Cannon s home county despite expected gains for Cannon in southern counties. The rest of the piece notes women winning suffrage gains nationwide with states including Oregon Michigan and perhaps Kansas approving male vote removal, Wisconsin a defeat, and celebrations in New York.
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Pink Hill Precinct Records No Roosevelt Vote
A voting precinct in Jackson County named Pink Hill claims not a single vote for Roosevelt and the Progressive party. The note raises a question whether any other area has a similar distinction.
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Jackson County
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Progressive Party
Roosevelt Receives One Vote In 235 Cast In Pittsburg
In Monmouth township Crawford county voters cast 235 ballots Roosevelt tally only one. The record set shows a freak result in a local precinct with a single Roosevelt vote amid nationwide contest.
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Poor John Neatly Caught
A husband returns home tired and hides a letter from his wife. She asks for his answer to a morning note. He discovers the letter was not for him and is subjected to a lengthy scolding from his wife.
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Woman builds her own home in New England area
Miss Frances Lyon of Westwood stands as the sole New England woman living in a self built house. She belongs to a 40 member farm back to the land club that owns property valued at $1,000 and about 70 acres near Westwood. Each member holds a deed to one acre while the remainder is held in common for rental to members seeking larger farming scale.
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English Stump Speech Echoes in Frantic Local Rhetoric
A correspondent labeled Old Briney delivers a frenzied stump speech praising government handouts and urging action with phrases like devil-ootion and local anatomy. The London Globe notes the charged, performative tone and crowd reaction. A second snippet recalls Hobby spared punishment after nearly drowning, musing on the imagined consequences.
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There Is a Use for Everything in a Household
A woman tells her husband she is not feeling well, while a phonograph question surfaces. The tone reflects domestic humor about everyday objects and social conversations.
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