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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
1
A big majority in the electoral college is projected with 294 votes for Taft. The outcome suggests Taft will carry the election, while Bryan may secure Maryland and West Virginia depending on late returns.
Nov. 5 reports show Taft edging toward a large electoral majority while Maryland and West Virginia lean Democratic by small margins. Bryan wins Nebraska and perhaps Kentucky, with governors elected in New York Johnson Minnesota Harmon Ohio Indiana Missouri. Montana may shift to Taft. Hadley red in Missouri.
Delaware Taft gains a 3,000 plurality with the Republican slate led by Pennewell for governor and Heald for congress. In Kentucky Taft appears to win the largest vote ever cast, suggesting a possible electoral college ballot for Taft. Harmon wins Kentucky governor by a margin around 50,000. Harmon's victory boosts Republican prospects in the state.
Indiana on November fifth elected Thomas A. Hendricks governor as a Democrat while giving Ulysses S. Grant the state's electoral votes for president. Air Taft led nationally by about 15,000, with Thom Marshall defeating James E. Watson for governor by about 8,000. The legislature remains in doubt as Marion county favored Democratic tickets, threatening a closely divided legislature and possible holdover Senate advantage on joint ballot.
Taft carried Cook County by 72000 and Chicago by 56400, yielding a Republican statewide win. Deneen won governor with a clear plurality, while Illinois’ congressional delegation will be a mix of Republicans and Democrats. A $20 million bond issue to fund a Lakes to Gulf deep waterway passed overwhelmingly.
In Cincinnati Taft declares he was helped by business voters across parties and notes labor and farmer support. He cites state results in Indiana and New York plus liquor questions affecting outcomes, calling the national sweep in New York Massachusetts New Jersey and Connecticut especially gratifying.
In St Paul results show Governor Johnson leading Jacobson by about 20 000 votes as more precincts report. Johnson carries Minneapolis and Ramsey County with sizable margins and Hammond defeats ex congressman Lacey in Iowa Senate race style. Taft leads Bryan by over 100 votes statewide.
Sioux Falls reports show Republicans winning at least 108 of 119 state legislature seats as Governor Crawford successor to Senator Kittreige is chosen. Charles H. Burke and Eben W. Marion win Congress majorities, Taft’s statewide plurality around 23,000 to 30,090, and Wessey leads Lee by no less than 16,000. Lee wins two of 51 counties.
Early returns show Taft leading nationally while North Dakota tightens. Johnson leads Burke for governor and Marshall leads Johnson for the U. S. Senate in close, necked results. The Republican ticket appears assured except possibly for the governorship, which Burke seems to hold by a slim margin.
Milwaukee voters favor Taft and Sherman with an estimated 75,000 plurality and Wisconsin’s 13 electoral votes. Governor Davidson and the state ticket are reelected by a nation‑level margin. Republicans win ten of eleven Congress seats. Democrats claim one in the Sixth district. Legislature remains overwhelmingly Republican, likely electing a U.S. senator.
Des Moines reports Cummins defeats former Congressman Lacey in Iowa as Republicans sweep statewide tickets. Statewide plurality ranges from 60,000 to 60,000 with Taft's total at about 57,000.
Wyoming reports Taft leading by a 2,760 plurality after eight of thirteen counties counted. Stickney concedes Wyoming to Taft by about 5,000. In Kansas, Taft leads and Republicans capture legislative seats while Joseph Hrnstow is elected to the United States Senate, with Wyandotte remaining Democratic.
Early returns from rural precincts and city wards alter Missouri outcomes. Bryan leads nationally by narrow margins over Taft, while Hadley seems set to win the governorship with about 16 thousand margin. Senate race unsettled. Republicans may gain control of the legislature, affecting Stone versus Folk in the Democratic nomination.
Result summaries from early returns show Taft leading in California by about 75 000 votes and carrying New Hampshire by roughly 20 000. Republican gains include likely sixteen Senate seats and fifty four assembly members in California, with two Republican congressmen re-elected in Concord.
Early returns from Reno Nevada indicate a Bryan lead of about 1500 to 1800 from roughly 18000 votes. Senator Newlands a Democrat wins reelection by about 2000 to 3000 votes while Congressman Bartlett is rejected by about 2000 votes.
Washington reports Republicans hold a majority in the next House with 36 districts yet to be accounted for. Six Senate seats are in doubt, currently held by Republicans in Ohio, Oregon, Indiana, and by Democrats in Colorado, Missouri, Nevada. If the six swing west, the Senate would be 62 Republicans to 30 Democrats, otherwise 59 to 27.
Lincoln Neb November reports William J Bryan wins his home precinct with a clear margin reversing a 2000 advantage for Republicans. Lancaster County votes heavily for Bryan and Shallenberger edges Sheldon, with Ashton C Shallenberger a Democrat. Republicans claim slim legislative majorities and pol lard's seat in the first district is in doubt amid a Bryan surge.
Taft wins Pennsylvania by a large plurality, expected near 400000, with significant declines in most counties except two. A heavy statewide vote followed contested districts, and Republican gains in Congress are unlikely without increased representation. Philadelphia yields about a 125000 plurality for the national ticket. three seats appear affected.
Returns from Denver on Election Day show modest margins for Shafroth and Bryan with likely national implications. Analysts expect Denver County to influence statewide results as Democrats hold token advantages amid Republican hopes for the rest of Colorado. The legislature composition appears settled.
Michigan reported Taft and Sherman ahead by upwards of 120000, with totals still incomplete. Republicans claimed the governorship while Democratic committees disputed results as figures climbed toward final tallies. In New Jersey, Republicans swept, Taft nearing Roosevelt’s 1900 plurality and gaining seven of ten congressmen, with control of both state houses anticipated. Tennessee saw Democratic wins on both state and national tickets by about 20.
Nov. 5 reports from Helena show Taft winning Montana with about a 3000 plurality and Pray a 2000 lead for Congress. The entire Republican slate appears elected except possibly Donlan for governor. Prohibition stance across the legislature remains in dispute.
Chairman Mack of the Democratic national committee declares the party more united after Mr Bryan’s defeat. He asserts misrepresentation by business interests influenced the result, praises Bryan’s campaign as magnificent, and outlines plans to advance the party in the coming years.
Early returns show Taft maintaining a large statewide lead in New York with 80 of 4,669 districts reported. Taft’s plurality approaches 199,585, up about 2,900 from previous estimates, while Hughes’s gubernatorial plurality drops to 59,819 as more districts report. Chanler wins New York City for the Democrats.
In Boise on November 5 Taft leads with a potential 15,000 edge in Minho and James H. Brady appears set to win Idaho governor as Republicans secure the entire ticket. The legislature may be Republican on a joint ballot though the Democrats could control the senate.
In a landslide across South Carolina and nationally, Bryan receives about 85,000 vote lead in Columbia while state and congressional tickets tilt Democratic. Governor J Ansel re-elected without opposition amid broad Democratic gains.
Beattie Washington Nov 5 partial returns from 37 counties show Taft ahead by about 40,000 votes. Cosgrove, the Republican candidate for governor, trails Taft but is projected to win by roughly 25,000 in the final tally.
Portland Maine November 5 Taft and Sherman win a combined 32 000 plurality amid a total two party vote of 103 000 in Maine Cannon wins reelection in Danville Illinois district eighteen by a comfortable plurality reflecting his usual margin.
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