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Vol. III.
THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1908.
No. 99.
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W. E TAFT EL
PRESIDENT BY LANDSLIDE
REPUBLICAN VICTORY IRE
SWEEPING TH IK 1904
BRYAN AND DEMOCRACY GO DOWN TO ONE OF THE
GREATEST DEFEATS THAT PARTY HAS KNOWIHN RE
CENT YEARS NEW YORK GIVES TAFT 202,000
PLURALITY.
GREATER NEW YORK FOR TAFT
OHIO GIVES TAFT ABOUT 50,000, ILLINOIS 170,000, IN
DIANA 18,000 AND NEBRASKA MAY GO AGAINST ITS
HOME CANDIDATE CANNON REELECTED.
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HOW THE STATES
VOTED YESTERDAY
Alabama .
Arkansas .
California .
Connecticut
Delaware .
Florida . .
Georgia . .
Illinois . ..
Indiana . .
Electoral
Vote.
Taft Bryan
11
9
10
7
3
5
13
27
15
13
3
10
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 4. Election returns from
throughout the United States at early hours this morning
show William Howard Taft of Ohio, elected president
by 298 electoral votes and 13 doubtful.
There is practically no change indicated in the House
of Representatives. The United States senate retain its
present Republican majority.
Indiana has gone to Taft by' from 15,000 to -18,000.
Bryan apparently carried Nebraska although the
Republicans still clahn the state.
Ohio has gone to Taft by 50,000 to 70,000, although
the returns are very slow.
T.ft carried New York City by about 11,000, the
first time that' city has given its vote to a Republican
candidate since 1896, when McKinley had a small plu
rality. Taft received a greater plurality in New York state
than did Roosevelt four years ago, the indications being
202,000 for Taft against 175,000 for Roosevelt.
Hisgen, the Independence candidate, received about
28,000 votes in Greater New York.
The indications are Democratic governors election
in several middle western states that gave their presi
dential vote to Taft. The Republican plurality fell off
in the middle west to the surprise of Republican man-
Iowa
Idaho
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana .
Maine
Massachusetts .
Michigan
Minnesota
Maryland
Montana 3
Mississippi
Missouri
New Hampshire ...... 4
New Jersey 12
13
9
C
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14
11
By Associated Tress.
OYSTER BAY, Nov. 4. On
what In all probabilities Is his
last trip to his home town while
he holds the office of Presideit
of the United States, Theodore
agers.
Speaker Cannon was re-elected to congress.
Missouri returned to the solid south'.
Pennsylvania gave Taft about 250,000.
Illinois gave Taft about 170,000.
Indiana looks like 15,000 for Taft.
HITCHCOCK CONGRATULATES.
Republican Clmirmaii Wires
Taft nnd Sherman.
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Nov. 4. Chair
man Hitchcock has wired con-
gratulatory messages to Taft
and Sherman. He says Taft's
majority will bo greater than
Roosevelt's four year ago.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 4. Complete
returns from 2539 districts In New
York state outside of Greater New
York give:
Taft 482,224
Bryan . . . . 320,233
HERALD'S ESTIMATE.
New Yoili Paper Says Taft Has 300
Electoral Votes.
(Br Associated Pross.i
NEW YORK, Nov. 4. The Herald
says that Taft has 30G electoral votes
and his plurality in "New York state
will bo more than 200,000.
"LITTLE RHODY" FOR TAFT.
Carries State Uy Probable Plurality
of 20,000.
(By Associated Press.)
PROVIDENCE, Nov. 4. Lateit
returns Indicate that Taft's plurality
In Rhode Island will be about 20,-
000.
A TAFT LANDSLIDE.
Minneapolis Paper Says Taft's Major
ity Greater Than Itooseielt's.
(By Associated Press.)
ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 4." The
Minneapolis Journal claims it is a
landslide for Taft and that his ma
jority will be greater than Roosevelt's.
NORTH DAKOTA, TOO.
Brjan Gets a Frost In the Northern
Pnihlo State.
(By Associated Tresa. )
FARGO NORTH DAKOTA, Nov. 4.
The returns received-by tho Re
publican state committee show that
(Continued on Page 4.)
New York . . . .
North Dakota .
Nevada
North Carolina
Nebraska . . .
Ohio
Oregon
Oklahoma . . .
Pennsylvania .
Rhode Island .
South Dakota .
South Carolina ,
Tennessee . . . .
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington . .
West Virginia .
Wisconsin .
Wyoming
39
4
8
23
4-
4
34
v
4
4
10
18
3
12
13
3
&
12
18
12
Total ,
In doubt.
Colorado . . . .
302 175
ROOSEVELT AND SON
VOTE EARLY YESTERDAY
. Roosevelt returned
to
this
little village to cast his vote for
W. H. Taft as his final act to
support his warm personal
friend. Mrs. Roosevelt and tho
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., aocom-
panicd him. Theodore, Jr., cast
his first ballot. A large crowd
was at the station to welcome
the party. In their usual cus-
torn they formed In lino and
passed beforo tho president, and
shook his hands, many present-
lng bouquets of flowers. Later
In the morning, President Roos-
evelt cast ballot No. 141 and his
sqn No. 142. Tho President
patted his son on tho shoulder
after he voted. President and
Mrs. Roosevelt started on a spo-
clal train for Washington soon
afterwards.
ALL VOTE FOR
TAFT IN TWO PLACES
(By Associated Press.)
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4.
The first precinct In Los An-
geles county to report Is located
at Santa Monica and has but
one vote registered. It was cast O
for Taft.
Complete returns from Corn-
noda, a North Island precinct,
noar San Diego give Taft 2.
Tho same precinct In 1904 gave
Roosevelt 2.
A LANDSLIDE FOR TAFT,
A TIDAL WAVE FOR BRYAM
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NEW YORK CERTAIN. MASSACHUSETTS BY 100,000. ."
I
Woodruff Wires Taft His Plurality
AVill He 200,000.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 4. State Chair
man Woodruff has wired Taft as fol
lows: "Your plurality In New York state
will be more than 200,000. Congratulations."
'PENNSYLVANIA LANDSLIDE.
Latest Returns Indicate Rig Major
ity For Taft.
(By Associated Press.)
BOSTON, Nov. 4. Latest returns
indicate that Taft will have r. ma
jority of more than 100,000 In Mas-
schusetts.
Draper the rlopubllnn candidate
for goveinor Is l by about
75,000.
Indications That Tnft Carries State
Uy ilOO.OOO.
(By Associated Pr6ss.)
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 4. Re
turns received at Republican head
quarters hero Indicate that Taft will"
carry the state by moro than 300,-000.
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