Taft Wins Presidency In 1908 Election At A Glance
Taft ends with a solid electoral lead and a Republican surge of gains in the House while Senate remains under GOP control. New York delivers a massive Taft plurality, Massachusetts and New Jersey swing to Republicans, Indiana narrows but stays with Taft as governor and state seats align with party. Bryan trails with a scattered showing as results reshape the national map.
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Republican sweep in national election across several states
Nationwide GOP gains dominate returns with New York and Ohio leading Republican pluralities. Pennsylvania posts a 400000 Taft plurality while many other states show slumps for rivals. Several congressional seats shift to Republicans as Democrats pick up control in Indiana legislature and some races in Michigan and Wisconsin finish unsettled. Detroit reports incomplete returns signaling Gov War is likely to win.
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Democrats Sweep Nebraska in Tuesday Election Returns
Lincoln Neb returns indicate a sweeping Democratic victory across the state ticket and congressional candidates. Early results show pluralities modest but complete, with Bryan aligned candidates running parallel to the winners and a strong party sweep noted despite partial tallies.
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Republicans Likely Secure House Majority In New Congress
Incomplete returns suggest a safe Republican edge for Taft as the new House convenes. Early tallies show gains in several districts including Pennsylvania eleventh and Wisconsin third, with Nebraska’s Hitchcock remaining the lone Democratic representative from Bryan’s state. Familiar leaders Cannon and allies face strong but prevailing opposition in a reshaped chamber.
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Henry W. Palmer
John Bigelow
Jonahan
Wisconsin
Joseph W. Babcock
Babcock
James
Nebraska
Hitchcock
Bryan
Cannon
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Tawney
Burton
Ohio
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Bartholdt
Missouri
Mesare
Stunning Republican sweep in state and national races
In New York Republicans win national and state tickets while Taft carries Democratic stronghold of Greater New York by about 6500 and the county by 7000, Roosevelt ahead by 6000 in the county. State totals show Taft 188,392 to Hughes 72,820. Illinois returns show Hi Charles S. Deneen elected governor, Taft dominating statewide, Republicans winning most House seats and a strong majority in the legislature. Nebraska leans Democratic with Shallenberger ticket elected, Bryan carrying the state by at least 8,000, Lincoln delivering a notable gain for Bryan.
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Wisconsin
J. O. Davidson
Michigan
Fred M. Warner
Lowa
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Judson Harmon
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Eben S. Draper
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John A. Johnson
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Montana Vote Flushes Taft Lead as Pray Wins to Congress
Advices across Montana show Taft leading by about 8,000 votes. Charles N. Pray of Fort Benton appears re-elected to Congress by around 4,000. Dolan, the Republican candidate for governor, trails Norris, the Democrat, by about 1,600 with results still unsettled.
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Charles N. Pray
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Hitchcock pledges public list of campaign contributions
In a press statement Mr. Hitchcock said a complete list of all Republican campaign fund contributions would be published in the near future. Work on tabulating the list has begun, and the long roster will be issued in a detailed form.
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Dalzell Wins Reelection In Thirteenth District
Pittsburg Nov 4. The re election of Congressman John Dalzell in the Thirteenth district is conceded with a greatly reduced plurality. Edward Fr Duffy a Democrat made a strong fight cutting into his usual strong Industrial precinct support.
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Iowa returns show Taft leads Carroll in state vote
Semi official returns from eighty eight of ninety nine Iowa counties indicate Taft at 238,454 votes and Carroll at 217,772 with Bryan at 173,423. Eleven counties missing may add about 3,000 per candidate, final Taft plurality near 63,000 to 70,000 and Carroll over 65,000. Byers and Riggs suffer minor losses in Davenport area. statewide ticket impacts vary by county.
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Iowa Elects New Congressmen and Party Shifts
Iowa voters elected all but one Republican congressional candidate. W. D. Jamieson won in the Eighth District, defeating veteran Pete Hepburn, while Kendall in the Sixth narrowly beat Dan W. Hamilton. Kennedy and Dawson carried the First and Second Districts by large pluralities.
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W. D. Jamieson
Shenandoah
C. F. Kennedy
Montrose
A. F. Dawson
Preston
C. J. Pickett
Winterloo
N. Haugen
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J. W. Good
Cedar Rapids
N. 1G. Kendall
Albia
Dj. A. T.ffull
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Walter I. Smith
Canned Bluffs
Frank P. Woods
Estherville
Wabbard
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Modern fireboat can supply twelve steam engines water
A fireboat now enables water delivery to twelve full sized steam engines from a distance of 1200 feet or more. New Zealand imports trees from the Americas Europe and Australia due to slow native growth to meet lumber demand. Unknown vegetables were found among Siberian mammoth remains. Hungarian peasants use wax candles boiled from urtide oarocerite from central Poland and Hungary.
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