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r Election Extra Tip Morning Edition ROCK -4 is I x 1:1 1 CM r FIFTY-EIGHTH YEAR. NO. 15. REPUBLICANS MAKE LARGE MAJORITY FOR TAFT INDICATED BY RETURNS Carries Practically. All the States That Had Been Placed in the Doubtful Column by - Most of the Conservative Forecasts HAS WORKING MAJORITY IN CONGRESS Chief Triumph of Democrats Lies in. Reducing Ma jorities and in Landing Several Governors Upon Whom Warm Fight Was Made. Sil.MM.VKY OK LATE HETl HXS. Chicago, Nov. 4. It is probable that Deneen will carry Illinois by 50,000. Taft will carry Indiana by probably 15,000, but the vote on the governor ship, according to tne returns received up to 1:30 a. m., is so clcse that it is not possible to say tonight wheter Mar shall or Watson carried it. Taft will carry Ohio by at least 50, OCO plurality. Reports from all counties in Utah in dicate the republicans carried the state by 15,000. Chairman Stone of the republican state campaign committee claims Cali fornia for Taft by 75,000. Bryan apparently carried Nebraska, although the republicans still claim the state. Taft carried New York City by about 11,000 plurality. Taft received a great er plurality in New Ycrk state than President Roosevelt did four years ago. Chairman Dolley of the. republican state committee at Topeka. Kan.. ..claims if the present ratio of increase ishown in the 65 precincts heard froHi continues, Taft, and Stubbs for governor, will carry Kansas by more than 30,0C0. Scattering precincts from all ever Montana indicate Bryan carries the state. Close for congress and gover nor. Republican State Chairman Humph reys' concedes the state of Nevada to Bryan by 3,000, with 45 precincts miss ing. Out of 1,260 precincts in Chicago Taft gets 193,342, Bryan 136,915. ItKSl I.TS SHOW J MIDXItiHT. New York, Nov. 3. General election returns received up to midnight shows the following results: Taft was elected president with ap proximately 298 votes. Practically no change is indicated in the complexion of the house of rep resentatives. The United States senate will retain its present republican majority. Indiana has gonfor Taft. WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT , , - .jppt ' ' Copyright by J. K, i'linly, iionton. . President Elect of Bryan has apparently carried Ne braska. Ohio returns are slow owing to the immense ballot, but Taft carried it by a large plurality. Taft may have a majority in the city of New York, the first time the big city has given its vote to a repub lican president. Taft will probably receive a greater plurality in New York state than Pres ident Roosevelt did four years ago. STATES PIT l. TAFT COl.lMX. Chicago. Nov. 3. Indications are tin; following votes will be cast in the elec toral college for Taft: California 10. Connecticut 7, Delaware 3. Idaho 3. Illinois 27. Indiana 15. fowa 13. Kan sas lt. Maine (, Massachusetts 10. Michigan 14. Alinncsoia 11. New Hamp shire 4, New Jersey 12, New York 39, North Dakota 4, Ohio 23. Oregon I. Pennsylvania SI. Rhode Island 1. South Dakota-4. Utah 3. Vermont 4, Wash i:ctcn ". ItKVCIIKll CONO.l IOX BARI.V. New York. Nov. 3. The Times. World. Herald r.nd Brooklyn Eagle at S o'clock announced the election of Tart. lii rt ifcot k oi;uati I, TKS. New York, Nov. 3. Chairman Hitch cork of tiie republican national com mittee filed messages of congrat illa tion to Tare and Sherman at 7:oj. IX XElY.lOKIv STATE. New York. Nov. 3. In 2.539 districts in New York state outside or Greater New York Taft received 482,221 and Bryan 32G.244. OX I'KKMIM'XT IX' ILLINOIS. Chicago. Nov. 3. Returns from 1.20 1 precincts out of 2.C11 in Illinois out side of Cook county show 172.G71 for Taft and 114,900 for Bryan. . One thousand one hundred eighty two precincts out of 2,611 in Illinois outside or Cook county give Deneen 173,175. Stevenson 114,575. STKOX; OlTSllE CITY. Chicago. Nov. 3. The City Press association says incomplete returns from 111 election districts in Cook mmm mmm 4 V,;K i T" 'iimibi iriiniiirTniWT'" . . the United States. THE ARGUS. CLEAN SWEEP ; 1 ; J I county outside of Chicago indicate thct Taft'3 total vote there is 26.00 and Bryan's 7,000. Taft's plurality in Cook county outside of Chicago is about 19.000. CLAIMS YVORKIXC; MAJORITY. Chicago, Nov. 3. Congressman Mc Kinley, chairman of the national re publican congressional committee. made a statement this evening in which he declared that the republicans will have a good working majority in the next house of representatives. TAFT I.KAIIS IX CHICAGO. Chicago, Nov. 3. Early returns fur nish a basis for the estimate that Taft has-carried the city of Chicago by a plurality of 50,000. The democrats will have to console themselves with a substantial reduc tion in majorities in the greater num ber t'l states that have been conceded to bo fighting' ground, and with the election of .several governors in states wheie Taft secured tbo electoral vole Among the governors who seem to have landi-d sxfely ure Johnson of Minnesota, Mat-shall of Indiana, Hai- uion of Ohio, Cowherd of Missouri and possibly Stcveuscn in Hlipoi's herd's victoiy over Medley, his repuii- licau opponent, was decisive, and Mis souri swungr back iuto the democratic I r- 1 - t TT . 1... a i 1 f . . mn.ntit vuiuiuk ujr u Dale luuihttl. , In Tllinnla lhf: rrzi-.'.t 04 sn -1rv;o that the official count may ba reauirei to settle whether Stevenson or Deiieen was successful. Stevenson ran Etrong Jn Cook .county but returns so far re ceived from the country are rapidiy eatins up hia niarsin. Returns are ex ceedingly slow also from Indiana and Ohio, tith the gubernatorial nominees running neck and neck. . Amoug the features of the fight that are of unusual' interest was. the re election of Speaker Cannon in the Dan ville district hi spite of the combined opf.ositlon of' churches and labor or ganisations and his general unpopular ity in the country at large as a result of his high handed rule of the house. The result indicates that "Uncle Jop" is simply Impregnable among his own people, for his majority was as large or larger than at the last election. Another interesting fight was that won by Governor Cummins of Ioa. who appears to hrtvs defeated Con gressman Lacey on an advisory vote lor United States senator by 20,000 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4. 19U8. TAFT HAS WON MIL-PORTE? 2S-Jr it JniL-r-lMLrv- ss w V1 I And There Is Great Joy. HOW ELECTORAL VOTE OF STATES WILL GO STATES D. R. Alabama 11 Arkansas 9 California .: '10 Colorado 5 Connecticut I. .. 7 Delaware '. ". 3 Florida 5 . . Georgia 13 .. Idaho .. 3 Illinois 27 Indiana 15 Iowa , 13 Kansas 10 Kentucky Louisiana . Maine Maryland Massachusetts . Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri i Montana Nebraska Nevada ........ 13 .9 6, 8 ...j .. 16 - 14 .. 11 10 .. 18 .. 3 .. 8 . . 3 .. f .. 12 .. 39 12 .. 4 .. 23 7 .. .. 34 4 . 9 -Y. 4 (0,v.iNew Hampshire. New Jersey. , New York North Carolina.. I North Dakota . Omo .. Oklahoma Oregon ..... Pennsylvania . . . Rhode Island South Carolina. . , South Dakota Tennessee , 12 18 Texas .......... Utah . . . 7 3 Vermont , Virginia ... Washington .... West Virginia.. Wisconsin Wyoming 4 5 7 13 12 - Total ........ Total nurrer electoral votes. Number necessary to, .elect. , .183 295 .....483 .....242 in cnUe of the strenuous efforts 'of "tha Hawkeye standpatters. " - STEYEXSOX AHEAD BV WAHIl. . Chicago, Nov. 3. On governor the Twenty-third ward complete giveg De IN. NATIONAL ELECTION neen :;.I51 and Stevenson 4.472. Th? Twenty-second ward complete gives Denton 3.213 and Stevenson 3.771. The Eighteenth waid complete gives De neen 2,020 and Stevenson 4,723. IIUTH CLAIM iOVKKNOR. St. Paul. Nov. 3. While Taft car ried the state by probably 80.000. the governorship hangs in the balance, thg result being so clo.se that the chair men of both parties claim the state by small majorities. St. Paul. Nov. 3. At midnight the Minneapolis Journal claims a landslide for Taft with chances that Jacobsou was elected governor. MAY HE AEAKER tOO.IMtO. Philadelphia. Nov. 3. At 1 o'clock, with IS counties to hear from, lndica- J tions are that Taft carried Pennsylva nia by nearer 400.000 than 300,000. Ill; Pt.l ltAI.ITV l PEX"Y". . . . Philiulelphia. Nov. 3. Republican loaders claim the state of Pennsvl vania for Taft by more than 300,000 plurality. It i3 asserted that the legis latute will be overwhelmingly repub lican. IX PAST YEARS. New York. Nov. 4. Following is the electoral vote of the last three presi dential elections: In 1S9C Dry. An, 17C; McKinley, 271; total. 447. Iu 1S0C Bryan. 155; McKinley, 292; total. 447. ! In 1904 Parker, 140; Roosevelt, 336; total. 47C. ; i. . I". GAIX IX MARYLAND. ."..'Baltimore. Nov. i. Early returns from various parts of the state indicate a . falling off in the democratic vote and lead to the conclusion that Taft has carried the state by 5,000. The republicans hare .Y probably elected three of the six congressmen to be chosen. ... ' . OWEUOX CLAIMED FOB TAFT. . Portland. Ore.. Nov. 3. The- Oregon ian claims Oregon for Taft by 25,000 majority; . , ' IXIHAXA IT.OSE OX PRESIDENT. Indianapolis. Nov. 3. Returns from 1,033 precincts out of 3,245 in the state give' Taft 113.767, Bryan 107.908. TIUL.MPH FOR Cl.AIMIXS. ? Des Moines, Nov. 3. The Dally News cjatms Taff plurality in Iowa is 50.000, and that Governor Cummins has defeated John P. Lacey on the ad- (Continued on Page Four.) REYNOLDS AND A NECK AW) NECK RACE Former Carries Rock Island, But by Pluralities Probably Too Small to Overcome Latter's Lead in City of Moline MUCH SCRATCHING Result is Great Delay in the Count in City and Country Precincts Weight of National Ticket Costs Many Votes Locally Ret urns in Kock I -land were units, i ually slow coming in because of the Jact that the threat majority of the ballots in the city were scratched. I:i tact the early returns, which covered only the straight tickets, accounted or ;,0M vol; o, hardly half of the tola! In the countiy pi.incts vote polled. the count was slow, and it w:i im- ;o.'js:ble to securt any information of a complete character whatever during the night. In some of the urociiict? t'f the city- it was Ions afier midnii'it before the count was in any way com plete. The scratched ballot was. of cour.se. responsible for t!iis dvlay. In one precinct in the ity there were. .'12 bcratched ballots. Itrnflln AlnU-M ircnl U:ii-,-. R. R. Rev holds, candidate for state s attorney, made the great rate on the democratic ticket in K;ck Island. . 11. Whveian as had at all times in the campaign been expected, had no difii- ctuiy- in cauyiikj the county for the place as minority representative. His only possible opponent was llanv M. AlcCaskrin. o:i the prohibition ticket. and while Mc-Caskriu polled a irood vote in some precincts, he did not en danger Wheehin at any point. While Mr. Reynolds carried Rock Island easily, he lost bv hravv mar- yip iu Moline, r.nd his vote here it is feared is not suflicient to overcome the lead, of Ma.ill in Moline. with an even break i:i the count rv iirerincts. Ii may be said that '.he defeat of Reynolds was due to the weight of the republican national ticket. Ma- gill and his friends at all times fought for a straight party vote and even went so far as to misrepresent the law in order to induce voters to cast a straight ballot. In sjiito of this ef fort, however. the tickets wore scratched liberally, and Reynolds car ried the majority of the scratched tickets. O'llrrn Mnalr ;mmI hin&. Dr. M. .1. O Horn. the democratic candidate for the office of eoroti?r. though defeated fiosn the indications of the returns obtainable, made a fine HENRY L. Democratic Representative r : -r, r - - -, f . ; - - " - ' ' . ' : ' : ' . YlY I ' 1 f . ' . ' - ; ;--- . - - - ' - t-y J : ' WvY,Y'. i u g - .- . I PRICE TWO CENTS. MAGILL IN OF BALLOTS DONE showing, and that he. too. suffered from the "strcight wartv vole" teach ings is evident. Dr. O Heru was pre vent, d. Ly professional duties, from making an extensive a campaign as he desired. YY hot ever he spoke, how ever, his arguments bore fruit, and scratched ballots in his favor were the result. The fi tt seems to have been, iiowcver. that th average voter over looked the importance of this office in the oon.sidpraiion of the candidates for the national and state places. Dt-titilN of KfluruN. The table, which appears in this is-s-.ip, shows the incomplete returns, re porud up to 4 o'clock this morning. As indicated by the table, several of the city precincts were not yet finish ed, and the count in the majority of the count: y precincts could not be ob tnhiid. many of them not being com pleted until late in the night. C ounCry Itrltirnit Slow. In :he country precincts, as in the c ity, ihc eoaai was .even, slower than had boon expected uud in many canes the judges at:i! clerks were at work past midnight. By the time they had finisht d. in such instances, the tele phone exchanges had been closed for the '.light sr.d the result was that the let'.iMis were sealed till morning. Ariong the incomplete lcports receiv ed while the count was in progress ar.? the following: Carbon Ciiff Bryan 32. Taft Uo. Drury (straight ballots only) Bryan 71, Ti'ft ir.2. Buffalo Prr.ii ;e Bryan lur, Taft.Jtl. Black H.iwk Bryan 75. Taft 113. At kin roii. Henry county Bryan CI, Taft !m;. - S'.u ffio'd. Biiioau county Bryan 120. Taft 12. Sitronsoii 137. Deneen 1"2. I'roiionicion 1 nrriiaio. The returns on the three proposivion-; are incomplete, and the indications are that the vote on the proposition cf a special tax levy of r.u cents on each fl'tii valuation for county purposes will be very close. However, the figures are still too incomplete for any definite (C'ontinu'-d on VttK-' Four. 1 WHEELAN - elect from the :iUd district. V II J j i '1- i 4 ..-' ; i ' : y l. i r