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LA GIUL NDE, UNION COCNTT, OREGON. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER , tWt.
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DOUBTFUL STATE TODAY.
By Carvng Nebraska by Ten Thou
iwv-1 "'. n lias Satisfaction of Car
.ylng One. Doubtful State and May
Yet -Win In Colorado, Which Is In
Tliat Column Missouri Victory for
Bryan Very Small Ohio State Tick-
.ct a Puzzle.' . ' ' -t '
Omaha, Neb., Nov. 4. Early re
turns from farming districts showed
Nebraska was still doubtful, but Bryan
gained neavily In the cities and main
tained the strong lead.
. Carries State by 10,000. '
y Lincoln, Neb., Nov, 4. Figures at
1 o'clock this afternoon indicate Bryan
; hns carried Nebraska by a plutaUiy
of 10,000.
Colorado Still Doubtrul.
Denver, Nov. 4. At 8 this morning
less than a third of the total ballots In
Colorado were counted. Those of the
important precincts, chairmen of both
state committees are claiming the state
-by from 8000 to 12,000.
.In the state 472 precincts out of
1123 give Taft 29,191, and Bryan 28,
308: scattered ballots, 65,707. Returns
from 14 Denver preelricti Indicate a
democratic victory m the city. , e
publlcan congressmen, except one
democrat, will probably be elected.
The democratic legislature will elect
a successor to Senator Teller.
Ohio State Ticket Doubtful.
Columbus, O., Nov. 4. Democratic
leaden today concede Taft carried the
state by 50,000. V
. Harmon, the - democratic nominee
lor governor, was elected by an equally
large plurality. '
Returns from the farming sections
are slow in coming in Harris, repub
lican nominee for governor, was
slaughtered in the cities by the liberal
element. Republicans believe the re
turns from the rural districts will off
set th's, but the result is still doubt
ful. MIshouH Margin Low.
St Louis. Mo., Nov. 4. Today's re
turns Indicate a reversal of the result
announced last night. Hadley, repub
lican, for governor, is making big
nrlrw'lnnllv in St. LOUlS. He
will probably carry the city by 15,000
Bryan's plurality, which was 40.000
nihi. will nrobably fall below
Cowherd, democrat,: tb. ftjjrnojn'
conceded the election of Hadley, tt
publican, his opponent for goyernor
of Missouri. ' :
Killed Her.Daualitcr Then Suicides;
Chicago, Nov. , 4. Mrs. Catherine
Lynn, aged 31. while temporarily In
sane today, cut the throat of her
daughter, aged S, then attempted to
kill a neighbor's small son. She then
cut her own throat... v .
UNOFFICIAL VOTE OF UIUOIL COMITY BY PRECIUCTS
CANDIDATES.
Not Alone-Elected by Startling Ma
jority, But Sew a New Mark In New
York Greater Than Plurality Given
Rpo-iovcU in Landslide ct 1901
Careful Returns Vrom All SccUonti
of Nation Show Dig Pluralities for
New Executive.
; Taft Han 308. "
New Tork, Nov. 4. The latest
table compiled leaves only Colo-
rado doubtful. It gives Taft 308
votes In the electoral college, and
pryan 172.'. Colorado has five
votes, and It ' requires , 242 to
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New Vork'H Big LamWide.
., New York. Nov. 4. Taft's.was the
largest plurality, ever given a presiden
tial candidate In New York, where It
was announced, late this afternoon
that It exceeds 213,398. exceeding the
landslide plurality given; Roosevelt
four years ago. It Is a big surprise.
- , The Next Houxe. ;
Chicago, Nov. 4. According to fig
ures given out at headquarters of the
republican congressional committee,
the next house will be made up of 218
republicans and 17$ democrats. .
Put Kern In Senate.
Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 4. John S
Kern, the defeated candidate for the
ini'.nwMiiiv ' on ihn domnersMo
ticket. wiU probably go to the United
States senate, succeeding Hemenway,
according to the returns today.
Though Taft will carried the state
by from 6000 to 10,000, Incomplete re
turns indicate that Marshal, democrat,
has a majority of 20,000 to 80,000 for
governor. , x . N
Movement for the election of Kern
to the senate has already been started.
Representative Overstreet of the
Seventh district, who Is chairman of
the house committee on mails, wiil
probably be defeated.,, though the re
turns are incomplete, the state repub
lican ticket, excepting governor, will
be solidly elected. ;
Washington for Taft by 45,000.
Seattle.. Wash., Nov. 4. The latent
returns indicate Tart wins in Wash
ington by 45,000, sweeping the -state
! from east to west, electing the entire
state republican ticket. The legislature
is overwhelmingly republican.
Olynipla Return.
Olympla, Nov. 4. Complete returns
In 21 out of 26 precincts In ThurKton
county, gtve Taft 1451; Bryan 715.
For governor: Cosgrove 1490; Paul
son 743. b .
Landslide In Wisconsin.
Milwaukee, Wis.. Nov. 4. Practical
ly complete returns from all over thej
state give Taft a plurality or H7,6z.
The entire republican state ticket was
elected by 80,000.
Tacoma Radically Republican,
Tacoma, Nov. 4. Forty-one pre-c-InCi
thKs far repcrtsi tlve the ca-:
tlonal, state and county republican
tickets a plurality of 4000. This lead
will probably be Increased to 60000
when returns are complete.
Lat Rpporta at Spokane.
Spokane. Nov. 4. Returns today In-
Rentoto Counties Sending. In . Incom
plot Returns, All Showing a Com
forcible .. Margin for Taft Total
Vote Cast Shows About One Hun
dred and Mvo Tliousand The Judge
" to et About 60,000 of Tluit Figure.
Portland. Ore., Nov. 4. Taft wins
Oregon's electoral vote by between
24.000 and 25,000. Incomplete returnn
from 33 counties and complete returns
from Hood River county, the state Is
n,.f fiK.OOO for Taft and 40,000 for
Bryan. .,. . ; ; . , '
Multnomah county la for Taft by
18,021; for Bryan, 10,031. according
to complete returns. Hlsgen received
59, and Debs 1399; prohibitionists r
680. Only three precincts In the
county gave Bryan a majority. , The
total vote cast In the-county was $,
190, exceeding the vote cast for United
Marlon Staunch Republfcaii.
States senator. .. '
, Salem, Ore., Nov. 4. Thirty-three
precincts, incomplete, in Marlon coun
ty, give Taft 6429, and Bryan 1693.
The. estimated plurality for Taft In
Marlon county, is from 1800 to 2000.
Thirty-five precincts, incomplete, In
Marlon county, give Taft 3379; Bryan
1691. - Six precincts yet to come. Es
timated plurality for Ta.ft Is 1800.
Tillamook Strong for Taft.
Tillamook. Ore;, Nov. 4.
precincts, incomplete, give Taft 615;
Bryan 253, In Tillamook county..
From Klamath County.
Klamath Falls, Nov. 4. Five pre
cincts, Incomplete, In Klamath county
give Taft 615; Bryan 338.
Ray City Returns.
Bay , City, Ore.. Nov. 4. Complete
returns give Taft a majority of 240. ,
Prlnevllle Republican.
Prlneville, Ore., Nov. 4. With 12
precincts to hear from Taft leads by
213, and will carry the county by 850.
Other Oregon County Result.
Taft will carry Crook county by 350.
Five precincts In Douglas, complete,
give Bryan 264; Taft 330.
Coos county stands as follows: Tart
307: Bryan 106 Deb 61.
Complete returns from Wasco coun
ty give Taft 1334; Bryan 776.
Three Ashland and Barron precincts
In Jackson county give Taft 585; Bry
an 296.
Two city precincts In Curry county
give Taft 46 and' Bryan 18.
Wolf Creek precinct, complete. In
Josephine county, gives Taft 21; Bryan
22.
Dallas. Nov. 4.--Flftn out of 16
precincts, complete, give Taft a plu
rality of $4.
This la one of the.llghtest votes ever
cast In Union countyw It was a beau
tiful day. The weather was perfect.
The returns show that the apathy was
not confined to, one party, but to all.
Right here in La Grande there were
several hundred who did not take t)te
trouble of casting their Votes. In all,
about 3000 votes were cast, while the
egistration showed 3815, and besides
this, there were many throughout the
county who "swore their, votes In"
Tuesday. : ' '.f '
The tabulated statement above Is
complete, though unofficial, except
for Camp Carsen. The registration In
that precinct is but 18 votes, and can
have no effect whatever on the gen
oral results, though Taffs lead In
tnloti county wilt doubtlessly bo. In
creased by 10 or 12.' "Telephone com
munications with Camp Careon is not
posslblu. As soon as the table can be
made official, Observef readers Will
"get It straight.",' The table tells Its
own story rend'.lt for Union ' county
election reauljs. ; - ' ?
UALTAFT BIG VOTE
HUGHES. 50.000
FIVE BIG PREttN'CTS
GIVE PLURALITY OF 27C
Wallowa Couuty Stands Firm fi
the Republican Leader Many .Small
PiiX'iiwta Unheard of But Figure
Will Cliatifje But Little With Ropub
Uian Pluralities to Be Slightly In-
MANY DEMOCRATS WILL OCCUPY
, GUBERNATORIAL CHAIRS "
New York, Nov. 4. Many contests,
still remaining In doubt, mark the re
suits of the gubernatorial races over
the country, and some cf them may
not be settled for several days. The
Eighteen I victory of Hughes over Chanter. In
New YorK, oy ou.uuu, is one ui uis n
Enterprise, Nov. 4. (Special.)
Election Is over, and though return
from many outlying precincts are not
reported, Taft has a' pretty plurality
in this county. Already he has 27
votes in the, lead and the other pre
clnctsHl figure but little, each die
trtct adding approximately 20 or 30 at
the most, to the vote. Leaders of both
parties concede the final plurality will
be greater than the figure It now
stands at.
. nb was aivea a good .complement ;
of votes In "a county where the popu-?
latlon is principally of the farming ele
ment. Hlsgen has the distinction of
not polling a single vctte as far as re
ported. . ' . ,! .
The following table, from five .of.
the largest precincts In the county, l
complete: 1
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Lostlne ... 64
Joseph .... 118
Wallowa ..176
Imnaha ... 28
Enterprise , 206
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