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Tcr,TlE LANDSLIDE
On Every Side the States Roll Up Enormous Ma-
jorities for. the Republican Nominee.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3-Nowhere in mke ny ,UUraeilti. Taft. wM the
New York City wai there a more
cheerful ipot tonight than' the Re
publican national headquarter. I'rom
the tall building' flaahlighti tele
graphed to the aurrounding terri
tory the great new of Taft'i victory.
Enthuiiairr., wa v everywhere mani
fest. Broadway wnt yild, -Jfljndreda
of thousands of people thronged the
"Great White WayMx and bedlam wai
turned loose. It is doubtful if any
victory was ever received with great
er enthusiasm than wes exhibited In
thu. jnctropolii tonight.
NEW YORK,;, Nov.: 4.-Election
returns througfiout the United States
at an early hour this (Wednesday)
morning show that Taft il Ohio, is
elected president by 298 ; votes, 13
doubtful. Practically no change is
indicated in the house of representa
tives. The United States retain the
present f Republican majority.,, In
diana has gone to Taft by 15,000 to
18,000. Bryan has apparently carried
Nebraska although the Republicans
till claim the state, Ohio has gone
to Taft by 50,000 to 75,000. The re
turns are .very slow. Toft has car
ried New York City by about 11,000,
. the first time the city has given its
vote to a Republican candidate since
1896 when McKiiiley had a', small
plurality. Taft received :, a greater
plurality in New York state than did
Roosevelt in 1904. Indications are
202,000 for Taft against 175,000 for
Roosevelt, ; Hifgcn, Independent, re
ceived 28,000 votes 'in Creater New
lork. The indications are that
Democratic governors are elected in
several of the middle western states
hat gave their presidential votes for
"JVft. The Republican plurality', fell
off m the middle west to Such an ex
tent as to surprise the Republican
managers. Cannon is re-elected to
Congress. , Missouri has returned to
the Solid South. Pennsylvania gave
Taft about 250,000. Illinois gave
Taft about 170,000. Indiana looks
like 15,000 for Taft.
NEW, YORK, ; Nov. 3. -State
Chairman Woodruff sent the follow-1
. n. teJegrarj..tfl..TfUu;"yottr plural
ity in New York state is more than
200,000, thus . exceeding . Roosevelt's
majority four years ago, as he so
earnestly., expressed a, desire, that it
should. You carried New York City
he has been iri. the business of man
by 15,000. Hughes' plurality fs at least
50,000. His candidacy aided yours,
and yours did him. t Please accept
the hearty congratulations of the Re
publican organization of the;1; state , of
New York and all connected with
the work of the .campaign,, , which
they have, especially enjoyed with
you the" party standard bearer., in
the nation, and Hughes in the statf."
CINCINNATI,-Novi 3;Up to 10
o'clock no break , in the optimistic
character of the, return; were re
ceived at the residence' .of t (C,-. P.
Taft,-where W. H. Taftthe'Republi
can candidate and Mrs. Taft,'; were
surrounded by a merry. partyof,,rcla'
tiyes andifriends.f , Atlthat'tiiitte Taft
fad no doubt of. his. election. as in
' dicated 1y,. the telegrams"-v of con
gratulation which, he sent, to Hitch
cock. Owing to the meagre, informa
tion from Ohio -.Taft' 'declined to
recipient of many telegrams from
prominent men. M 4,.' i I i i
(urns from ten counties in Oregon
outside of Multnomah give Taft 8243,
Bryan 4655, Chafin ' 149, Debs 458,
Hisgfn 4. . ', .
.SEATTLE, Nov, 3-Rcturns from
18 precincts in King county give
Taft 2745, Bryan 1557, Chafin 3,
Debs 58.
RENO, Nev., Nov. 3.-Bryan will
carry the . state by a substantial
plurality. '
ALBANY, N. Y Nov, 3.-Com-mcnting
on his election as Governor
Hughes said: "I am deeply gratified
at the success of , Taft and by our
victory in this state as Indicated fcy
the returns. To all those who have
labored so earnestly in support of my
candidacy I wish to express my
warmest appreciatioa at this expres
and I shall devote myself, with re
newed zeal to their service."
SEATTLE, Nov. 3. Taft carries
the state by thirty to forty thousand
and it looks as if Grosvenor is elect
ed by a good majohity.
PORTLAND, Nov. 3 Taft carnc?
Oregon by 25,000. . '
BOISE, Idaho, . Nov. . 3. Taft is
safe in Idaho. The Governorship is
safe for Brady, Republican.
ST. PAUL, Nov. 3-Jfohnson Is re
elected governor by probably 25,000
SALT LAKE, Nov. ,3.-Utah gave
the Republicans a heavy majority
for Taft, running well in the lead.
Returns are coming very slowly.
Spry, Republican, is elected gover
nor.
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Ohio and Indiana Cinched the Dismal Conclusion
and He Retires Once Here to Fairviev;.
; - FAIRVIEW, Neb., Nov. 3-Bryan
velt' telegram to Taft elicited the tonihl recejved at hi- t-o,-- in Fair-
PORTLAND, Nov. 3.rPartial re- sion of the confidence of the people' CINCINNATI Nov. 3HRoose- , , (Continued on page 8)
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your telegram, .Without any expres-' . - . , ..: . .
iui me imru u.iie 11c was again de
feated in the greatest ambition in his
life. Confident of victory to the last
J.he is reported to have; believed his
cause was not lost, until the plurali
ties of his Republican opponent piled
up in such proportions as to leave no
room for doubt.' He clelied greatly on
Greater New York to offset "the
heavy Taft 'vote above the' Harlem
River, but even in that he was bit
terly disappointed and soon realized
the state was hopelessly gone, and
with it his prospects of election. Ac
cording W the prediction of his man
agers he was led to belieev he could'
be elected without the aid of the
Empire " State. " He then turned to
Ohio and Indiana, but In these
states received ' no encouragement,
and knew the long fight had been
won by Taft' ' ' ' ,..',,'. ",.
; , NEBRASKA IS HIS. -LINCOLN
Neb., , Nov. ,3.-Ne- ,
braska has probably gone Democra? ,
tic by a decisive plurality, although
the early returns seemed . to favor
Taft. Bryan has carried Lincoln by
600, overturning the normal Repub
Iican plurality of 1600. ; f
SAN FRANCISCO,, Nov. 3 -In
dication fs that California has gone
Republican by 60,000."
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PORTLAND, Or., Nov.' 3.-Seven
precincts in Umatilla county . give
Taft 1158, Bryan 314, Chafin 3, Debs
25- .;
Returns from Multnomah countv'
indicate that Taft received from six
to 8000."... "";; ; : .' t '
; Incomplete returns from 21 pre
cincts in Multnomah give Taft 2800,
Bryan 1436. . ,
The Oregbnian states' that Mult
nomah' county gave Taft 8000' plural
ity and that the state gives him 25,-
000. : . ' r
Returns' from 306 preincts in Ore-,
gori outside of( Multnomah', county
give Taft 29,106, Bryan 4502, Chafin
85,' Debs '284 Hisgen Z . . ,. .
In 81 precincts ' in Multnomah
county give Taft 13,077, Bryan 3724.
OHIO' i!
CINCINNATI, Nov. '3.-Taft' sent
the following telegram to Chairman
Hitchcock:
"I am delighted to hear, favorable
returns from all parts, of the coun
try! especially from' New York and I
wish ta express . my gratitude to you
for; the work 'which you have done
and felicitate you on the accuracy
with'whicfi you 'foretold the result, '
indicating' a! clear grasp and wonder
ful political knowledge of the situa
tioil.WlLXlAM' H.,TAFT."
The First comment for publication
as result;' of the election was given
the ''Associated Press, by Taft, who
remarked' wjth a broad smile, 'Just
say that everything looks favorable."
; forei6n! r,r;"'"-
TOKIO, Japan, Wednesday, Nov.
4, H;3CTiA. M. The announcement:
of the Selection of Taft was 'received
m iTokio -with much interest. 'The 1
locals papers ' issued extra 1 editions'
conveying'thfc ihformatton communis'
cated thr"ough' the . 'Associated " Press. '