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mmim iaiiwiv,iitWft.i...-'i' - Hfe :-.--;r ;,r- ( 'l ; -V 1 f . . , 'J j. 1i v ., Weekly Journal-Miner MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PIONEER PAPER OF ARIZONA. PRESCOTT, ARIZONA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 4, 1908. FORTY-FIFTH YEAR. REPUBLICAN LAN3SUDE TAFT DEFEATS BRYAN ; DUPLICATING GREAT i ROOSEVELT VICTORY THE NEXT PRESIDENT Republican Candidate Is Certain Of At Least 300 Electoral Votes Which Will Be Increased By Complete Returns. From Indications cuiuiiit! from nil Liver tho country nt an early lunir thin litiiirmiiL'. it was nnnnrrnt tliat I aft Ilms been elected president by a liinil slide of vote little short of tho Koo IsrvfU majority of loot While it 1 imnnssihln fur an exact intimate of the electoral college- to lie compiled, it woulil m-oiii that the new hires dent will receive close to 300 voles. Tuft has cnrrieil all the Now Kna laud states with majorities little short I of those of WooM'velt. tidal wave of votes in New Vrk state point m to a record-breaking IN' Innblicnn mnioritv. Tuft has probably I carried New Vork (Mt v. an uiuicnriPuf feat for a Kopublicnn presidential can lidate. reaiiNvlvanla is in the Itonublleiiii line with a huge niajnrity. iSnw .ler i sov. Delaware. Marvluuil anil Went J rjiinia are all in the Hopubllcan col imiii. The Mil ji Month stood by Mryan, hnt even here the Democratic majorities have boon cut down llrvan innde a fctronu run In Indiana lint according to late ictiims Tuft has I li.hu htntu bv iu comfortable mamm .Missouri anil Kentucky have proim lil V returned to the Democratic col mini, Init Hint is the extent of Hrynn's I l'.'i'nm in llin Mlssisslimi vallev UliiiniH is overwhelmingly lor Kill. Wisconsin. Iowa nnd Muinesotn are hoavllv Hnnubllcnn for Taft, tbnugii I Johnson is nrobalilv re-elected. Ohio is snfelv Taft 'h Hhiul'Ii returns Ittliow the Hopubllcan majority is cut i iiivii from 1101. Aiiioiil' the nrairie states Hryiui ha himhahly carried Nebraska nnd has a ehance In Hiiutli Dakota, hut Kansas anil North Dakota have t'ono nuaiiist him. (Jklahomu is wifely Democratle, lhniieh Mi'dnlre is returned to con uress. Montana and Colorado are still in doubt, wttn the chances favorinu Dry an ii the former nnd 'I lift In tlie lat ter. WyomliiK, I'tah and Idaho have all iflven heavv Taft ina.liiritios The Pacific Coast Mutes have none heavily against the Nelirrtskan, even WnHhlni!ton civin a live tlure major itv lu'iiiiiHt him. While complete returns have noi licen received from any of tho states oxeetit i II New KiiL'lauil. further 111? tins will increase rather than uecreawe the majorities in tae Ohioau's Htates. I!V VOltiv. Nov. :i.-lIitchcoc.k met the reporters in the rooms of tin' hendqmirtors tonight anil mnuo u wnm- inenl in which ao Mini uio einciorui . .i.. ...... .i.i I.lvi .hHiiiiiIh was cor- MIK.' Itlllll't pi... TV ..." - reet, and if anything underestimated. He mud that while tho liulinnn jiiii liilltv was less than oxuectod, the lilt - , . i nols was niornj where on a siato no fell short in th" "ther state he hail uiiiin nhend. it.. tin. latest returns from i Mnryliind nald n Taft vlcfory was in wight by 10,000. To. (iov. Hughes wo owe muii,'- lm sulil. "All of us nt headauarters I Mere ercutlv Interested iu bi fight. He eariind lii" victory and we are glad, mill grateful to him for help given ns." TAFT qETS .OOOD NEWS. Family Han Merry Time of tho Cheering Eo turns. CINCINNATI, Oev. :t.l'p to III o'clock tonight there had been' no break iu the optimistic character ol the returns lecelved at the ('. It. Taft residence in the city, wnere ' William II. Taft. the Iteinibllcan candidate, mid Mrs. Taft were surrounded by a merry party of relatives ami niose friends. At Hint time Mr. Taft had no doubt of his election, as was indicated iu the congratulatory telegram he sent to Chairman Hitchcock shortly after ! o'clock iu Central time. Judge Taft declined to make any statement, hay ing he would delay it until Ohio was heard from. Klaborate preparations had been made by '. 'l',lft a,ul 1,1,1 1"'"t t,,,"' graph preparations had been made on the back poich of tho quaint but aris tocratic old mansion on Pike street. It had been closed up and an up-to-date telegraph room established. One wire was connected Uireetiy wnn nauwiiiu Hepubli'-nn headquarters in New Vork ...,.i ii... ntlior hrnuiiht ill news gather ed by the Associated Press and other sources. ; lr.illl hIy It f lock on. bulletins were I..... i ! increMseil number nnd the enth'.isiasb of Hie party increased in proportion. Judge Tart circu.aie.. ... ml amonir tin unests, exhibiting Hie finest Hpeclinen of that kihUo "' cnmpaigii m.". . famous. t . 'III... (Irk. tllilVH was over tho long iHntniu'c tflcphoiip fri.iu Judge l'islier from .lamesio.., New York, to the olTcct that Jnnies- .,iv.... Taft S2.000 majority. IU" II"'" h ,. "Wliat him pleased me more Minn auvthlug l tl,,H V,' ' r. -... 1....1 .1,,. .Miiiilidate Miiortlv afti'r i o'clock, "' tho undoubted inlluonce f, Yule in Connecticut, wo gei ... ..ectlcnt by a,0fi nnd Hartford by .. n...ut,i..Mi Knosevelt carrifil il.llllll. n"i-" - .1... i... i r.iwi Chairman !lltihcock was hfiird from ..u ii.in r. ',iipit. le Bun.-. i.lPrty gratulatioim on tho mag niflc.ent vote Iuth." James Hhenuan followeu .Mr. mm." i. ...in, n, U liinssiiL'e. Mv hcartv and cordial congratu- ll ..... nvilflltll Int'ioiiH. Your nnminaiioii mn i- eonlidence." BltYAN RECEIVES TIDINGS. t.iwniA'. Nov. il.'-llrvaii received tonight at hi h"i" "t Pnlrvlew the returns which early told him for a third time he was defeated iu the irrnntnst ambition of his life. Conlldont of victory nt th very laiit, ho was not prepared to bcllove the lnat until tiluralltlen of hid Hn- publican opponent jill up in such j ' Kb'sSbSBI' H m William Howard Taft 'I 4 1S.-.7 IS7I 1S7S ISSII 18SI 1SSU ISHIt lssr. ISSlI ISS7 lsno 18i2 IS1MJ UMIO I no i 1001 uor moil 1007 i mis I I I 4 I 1 ! 4 "i" 'i 4 b I 4 I I ! h 4 HIS CAREER Horn iu Cincinnati, .Sept. 1.". ' -flraduateil from the CincinniiH High School, -drailuated from Yale College; second lit the nhiis and orator, ( Admitted to tho Ohio bar. Assistant prosecuting attorney of Hamilton county, Ohio. Collector of internal revenue of the Pirst district of Ohio. Kesigned public ollice to resume law practice. Assistant county solicitor of Hamilton county. -Married Miss Helen Herron of CincinniiH. Judge of tlie Superior Court of Ohio. Solicitor General of United States. -I'nited Htates circuit judge of the Sxlth district, -llecame dean of tho law department of the University of ii mi t ! . President of Hie United Stntes Puilippiiie Commission. First civil governor or the Philippine Islands. Hccnnie secretary of war of the United Htates. Visited Philippines with Congressional party. -Hestored order in Cuba as Provisional governor. --Candidate for the Hopublicun presidential nomination. Klected president of tho United Htates. 4. .j. .j .f. j i- j ! ! ! ! S ! ! ! I -l "l 4 4 4 class . 4- ! 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Citi- proportions as to leave no room for doubt. He found much micoitrnL'ement in the early returns In New York, as he rolled on (Irenter New York to ohsot tno heavy Taft vote up-state. Hi-mi iu that disaniiolatment, ho soon realized the state was hopelessly gone nnd with it tho prospect 01 iieing elected. Accniillni. to tho managers' predic tions, he was led to bollove ho would he elected without New orK, anil turned his iiifiiiiius toward Ohio and lidiiina. Tin. lienvv Doinoc.ratlc. uain in the I'l.iiiiientli Ohio district was a source of satisfaction, nnd then indicated Ouio would go Democratic. He derived much ooinrort irom mi tirrriliiK 111 Indlaiia statlnir then tho In dications wuro tho statu would go Democratic, and from reports that he would carry hi own state. After three hours in the nnrary n went tii.stnlrs and talked to tho news paper men and others. He renit inruier reiun.B, n.uii tho same story, and announced ho would not issue 11 statement tonight. Too nbM'iieo of juy word up to n late hour from Mack wnn a subject of comment. At II o'clock Ilryaa sent down stairs a statement saying tho vote In his home pruolnct was very gratifying. TAFT DETS INDIANA. flandldnt'B Plurality Will Probnbly Roach 10,000. KANSAS CIIOBE REPUBLICANS. KANSAS, Nov. 3. Anthony In tho First, nnd Mndlnon In tho Seventh dis tricts, both Republlwms, arf cloctell. rMitf'Artn 'iiv. Tuft will currv Indiana by probably I. '5,000, but the .-.I,, mi iriivermir. Ill'l'OllllllL' to ril- nriiu ri,i.i,lvnl ill. In li.'IO II. III. is SO close it is not possible to say tonight . . .. . .. in .... whether .Mamiiaii or vtaiisoii mu en- ry it. Taft carries Ohio by 150,000 plural . 1 11 .... Hy, from reports 01 an coiniue. INIHANOPUS-lOUn p'rueinots out of li.'JI." in the state, Taft li:t,7157, Hrynn 107,00m. COUNTY CANDIDATES SWEEP OLD YAVAPAI I T Contests Along Ticket Are Sharp And Usually Decided By A Few Votes Though Ralph Cameron Runs x Ahead Of Ticket j. j j i j j j j j j j THE WINNERS Delegate Cameron (it.) Councilman In doubt, llpjiresontatives Hray (II) Morris (D.) Two doubtful. Slioriir-Sinith (It.) Treasurer Koully (It.) District Attorney In doubt. Ilecnrder Hradbury ( If.) Probate Juilgo-Hicks (D.) School Sept. Jolly (D.) .Supervisors Smith (II.) One lu doubt. Surveyor -Uatiiner (D) J. J J J J l J J -I tfc t 4 4 4-4- 4 4 TAFT TAKES CONNECTICUT. RopubllcaiiH Mako Clean Sweep In Nutmeg Stato. NKW DAVItN, Nov. :t. -Tnfl's plu nility In t oiincotlcut will exceed li.'i, 000." l.llloy, lte.ubllran candidate for governor, will have over 15,000 plural ity. Itepubllcaim will carry tlie com plete stato ticket, and probably the le gislature. All five Itepublifim con gressmen are reelected. NEW YORK TIDAL WAVE. N'lJW YOHK, Nov. II, -Statu Chair man Woodruir sent a telegram to Taft tonight saying the plurality in tho stnte wns mora than 200,000. Ho said he hnd carried New York City by 15,000, nnd King county by 15,000. Hughes' plurality will bo at least 150,000. Not within 11 score of years havu the Uepublicnns scored such a sweep ing victory 11s Hint of yesterday. They captured every Important ofllce in the county and will control the board of supervisors. Harney Smith is elected and it looks as tiiough Stewart of the Democratic ticket will defeat Haskell unless tho latter runs up very strong iu the Verde precincts, from which re- ESTIMATED ELECTORATE. Taft Hy'n Dlit'l Alabama 11 Arkansas 0 California 10 .. Colorado ' Connecticut 7 .. .. Delaware ft Florida .. H .. (leorgin 1 If Idaho ft " lllluoi .27 .. Indiana , 15 .. Iowa HI Kansas .... 10 .. Kentucky 1 If Louisiana ,. 0 .-. Mniuo .. Maryland 8 Massachusetts 10 .Michigan H . Minnesota , ... II MlsslMiippt 10 Missouri IS Montana t.. . . :j Nijbrnnlui . . . 3 Nevada ... Now llnnipiihlro , ! Now Joreny . '2 Now York HI Not th Carolina . . 0 North Dakota ! Onlo tt Oklahoma " Oregon l Pennsylvania HI Ithodn Island 1 South ,C'nro!lnn , , 0 , South Dakota I T01111088G0 'I" Texas . IS IJtal il . . Verminit Virginia . 1- .. Washington 5 , . West Virginia Wisconsin ............. HI .. Wyoming . ') 'J0R 115S . . . . . . . turns are not in. I ores t and Hons af having a eue race for district nttor ney with the cliincei .in tlio.formor's favor. Of courAe',- (Jhnrlcy llTcks, ns was .expected, is elected and as Jolly had no opposition from the Hopubll caiiH he Is 11 winner. No polH worn held nt Huron and there are now 'Si precincts to Jienr from. The totals on the important ofllcos are as follows: ; Delegate Cameron 133.1 Smith 1110 Councilman Young Ilea Hums 1130 Representatives. I.alr.1 1078 McKlnlev 1000 gl I ray 1100 Hall I01U Moore 1031 Morris II! 115 Sherlir Smith 1228 Neagln . .' 1150 Treasurer. Weilly 11R5 Herudoii 1100 District Attorney Forest 1228 Uoss i 1150 Recorder. Hmdbury 1283 While 1121 Supervisor Smith 1211 Haskell 1122 Stephens 110 Stewart 1100 J. M. W. Moore and Charles H. Mr.. I.iiiih, were elected justice of tho ponco for Prescotl precinct. Mchane ro eel veil 113 votes nnd Moore 370. P. .1. Keohano wns defeatiMl by 0 votes, receiving only 301. Tho voto for coustnble wns so scattering that it will miike the olllcial count of tho board of supervisors to determine, tho result. ILLINOIS DOES NOHLY. Roth Stato nnd National Tickets aro Elected. ' MIICA(IO, Nov. 3,-Tho Iloinibllmin iwtlonul nnd ntute tickoti gaiuod n complete victory lu Hllnnli. Tuft carried tho tttlo liy 170,000. Doiiuou I eliH'ti'il governor hy 100, 000. Taft ruriied Cook enmity by 50,000, two-lift lis of JIooho volt's nihjorlty. Stevenson, Domnernt, mrrlod Ulilii go by .8,000, nnd Cook futility ly 000, but lost hiHivily outlde of Cook coun ty. Tne Socialist vote of tho state full olf from iibniit 70,01X1 to 10.000. ROOHKVELT CONOR ATULATEH. WASIIINOTON, Nov. 3. -Tho pn Idcnt sent 11 dUpatrh to Taft tonight with congratulations to him. tin also telegraphed to Khermau I1I1 congratu latloni. He wired also Ilugtici, Hitcu. cock and l.oudenlger.