Careless Campers ar.d Locomotives
the Principal Reasons.
The South Htlll Solid.
The "»olid South" I* «till solidly
Democratic, Mr. Bryan polling the
uiual large majorities. Maryland,
about which some doubt was ex
pressed before the election, Is prob
ably Democratic. Delaware Is con
ceded to the Republicans. The
New England states hare gone for
Taft and have elected Republican
governors, but the vote In Rhode Is
land, where the Democrats made a
strong fight, is very close. In M assa
chusetts the Independence party can
didate for governor m ade a good
showing, though running far behind
the vote of Thom as L. Hlsgen last
year.
Next L egislature Will He Republican
W hich W ill Choose Successor
to Senator I’latt,
What starts these lorest fires? This
question has been asked over and over
again this summer by readers of the
accounts ol the destructive fires which
have been raging in all parts of the
country.
Campers and locomotives, is the
usual answer. Many of the other
things wnich start blazes in the forest
Seattle, W ash., Nov. 4.— W ash are forgotten. It is true that perhaps
ington joined in the landslide for one-half to three-quarters of the Forest
Taft yesterday. The heavy vote and fires do begin as a result of the care
the slow count m akes it impossible lessness of some camper, or from
to determ ine accurately the extent of
the Republican victory, but this sparks flying from locomotives, but
much is certain: W ashington gives there are a number of things which set
T aft a plurality of at least 45,000, the woods a-fire.
exceeding by 15,000 the prelim inary
estim ates of State Chairm an de A complete report of forest fires on
B ruler; the entire Republican state
ticket is elected by m ajorities th at the private forests of the country and
run well up with the Presidential their causes is not kept by anyone.
ticket; the legislature overw helm Uncle Sam, however, is most careful
ingly Republican, although one Dem to account for the damage done by the
ocrat gets in from Stevens county, blazes on his timberland under forest
possibly a Democratic senator from
Mason, Kitsap and Island and per administration, aggregating about
haps one or two more from coun 168,000,000 acres, and each year the
ties yet to be heard from. There Is
no doubt whatever th at Wesley Jones total area burned over, the timberland
will be elected to the United States burned over, the amount of timber de-
Senate next January to succeed Levi stroyed alld ¡ts vaiUC) the cost Ol fight-
Ankeny.
¡ng fires, and the causes of fires are
Following in the state ticket:
carefully checked up. These reports
Governor— S. G. Cosgrove.
Lieutenant-G overnor— M. E. Pay. are made at the end of the calendar
Secretary State— Sam P. Nichols. year, and the announcement of this
S tate T reasurer— John G. Lewis. year’s losses will therefore not be
State A uditor— C. W. Clausen.
known for more than two months.
A ttorney-G eneral— W. P. Bell.
Commissioner of Public Lands— Last year’s figures, however, give a
E. W. Ross.
good idea of the things which cause
Superintendent of Public Instruc fires in forests. Of the 1,355 fires dis
tion— Henry B. Dewey.
Insurance Commissioner— John H. covered on the National Forests last
year, all of which were cheeked by the
Schlvely.
King county’s plurality for Taft rangers before they had burned over
is estim ated on the basis of the re fourteen hundredths of one per cent
turns now in at 14,00; Spokane (14-100 of 1 per cent) of the Nation
county's at 8000; Pierce county’s at
between 5000 and 6000, and the re al Forest area, campers caused 346,
m ainder of the counties, 37 in all,
railroads followed next with 273;
In proportion. The state ticket falls while
lightning
came next, with 176; don
but little below the Taft vote. Coun
ty tickets generally are Republican. key engines used in lumbering opert-
Here and there a few Democrat offi
cials have got in in some of the tions, fourth with 65; careless brush
E astern W ashington counties, but burning by homesteaders clearing land,
they are exceptions.
34; flies caused by incendiaries and
It is estim ated that at least 185,- those set by herders and hunters, 30.
000 votes were cast in the state. The For more than 400 of the fires the
Democrats made the chief showing
on Bryan. The Socialists cast ap cause is not known. This is not
proxim ately 12,000 votes, as nearly strange when it is remembered that a
as can be determ ined with returns fire roav smoulder for days, if the air is
which show only about 46 per cent
of the vote cast. The Prohibitionists too tfick to permit the smoke to be
made their usual showing and polled seen at a distance before it breaks out
probably about 3500 votes.
In the Northwest, San Juan, with when fanned by a wind so as to reveal
her 850 votes, cast two-thirds ol its presence to the watchful forest offi
them for the Republican tlcke;, Is cer.
land county gave the ticket through
just about the same m ajority. W hat While campers caused more fires
com gives the ticket an estim ated than locomotives last year, there are
m ajority of 3000, although in places
on her county ticket, notably sheriff, many seasons when the railroads hold
there has been cutting. Skagit gives undisputed claim to first place. For
more than 1000 m ajority for Taft est fires started by both are mostly un
and the straight Republican ticket. necessary. If campers would exercise
Snohomish Is Republican by from
700 to 1200. Jefferson shows a Re care in starting camp fires and be surt
publican m ajority of 400 at least. that they are extinguished before they
Clallam and Kitsap show a landslide aie left, and if the railroads would use
for the ticket, save for the fact that
the Joint senator was cut heavily in the most modern and efficient spark
Kitsap county.
arresters, it is reasonable to think that
the annual forest fire loss could be re*
Oregon for Tuft by 2.1.000.
duced
more than one half. Lightning
Portland, Or., Nov. 4.— Taft wins j
Oregon's electoral vote by between ranks third among the causes of fires,
24.000 and 25,000, according to in and of course, man has no greater res
complete returns from 33 counties ponsibility in this case than to put the
and complete returns from Hood
River county. He carries every fire out as soon as possible after dis
county by pluralities ranging from covery. Careless brush burning by
100 In Baker county to 8000 in M ult
nomah. The state vote stands near homesteaders and persons clearing
65.000 for Taft and 40,000 for Bry land is said to be the cause of many ol
an. In the Presidential election the fires which have started this year,
four years ago, Oregon gave Roose
velt 42,934 plurality, the vote for particularly those which have sweft
Roosevelt being 60,4 55, and for over the Lake States.
Parker 17,521. Socialists, P rohi The ranger force on many of tie
bitionists and Independents polled National Forests have been kept busy
perhaps 10,000 votes in the state.
The whole vote was close to 115,000, fighting fires which, if left to run un
To cast Oregon's four votes for checked, would have done incalculable
Taft the state has chosen tho R epub-, ,
lican candidates for Presidenti*,' clarrl*81C- By quickening communica
electors— R. R. Butler, of Gilliam tion between important points through
county; J, P, Lee, of M ultnomah; A. the construction of telephone lines,<
C. M arsters, of Douglas,
Frank and building roads and trails, the N**
J. Miller, of Linn.
Outside M ultnomah county, T aft’s tional Forests have been made more
lead is 16,000. his strongest coun accessible during the past two yean
ties being Marion, 1400 plurality;
. 7 « . T ", 7 r
Lane. 1300; W ashington, 1200; a,ld ^re fighting has been greatly“' 111
Umatilla, between 850 and 1000, and tated.
Douxlaa. 1 0 0 0 .
Scenes unending the balloting Thirty-three of Albany’s leading
throughout the city were devoid of business men came to Portland hrt
great Interest. The provisions of the
corrupt practice act were generally Friday to personally invite the bo*
regarded and the usual buttonholing ness men of Portland to participate ■
of electors at the voting places was a celebration at Albany on Tuesday.
not observed anywhere. Voter* very
generally discarded campaign but Nov. 10th, with the Linn County Ap-
New York, Nov. 4.— As th e result
of yesterday’s election New York
state's 39 electoral voles will be casl
for W illiam H. T aft and Jam es S
Sherm an. Both the R epublican Na
tional and state tickets are victori
House R epublican by SB.
ous, C harles E. Hughes being re
President T aft will be supported elected governor.
T aft has won by a trem endous plu
by a Congress that will be Republi
can In both branches, thus Insuring rality and H ughes by a good, salt
the passage of a satisfactory revision m argin. T aft’s plurality may reach
of the tariff under Republican aus 200,000, and he has done the sur
pices and w ithout a possibility of fac prising thing of carrying Greatei
tional opposition by the Democrats. New York by a small figure. Gov
The retu rn s Indicate th at In the ernor H ughes' plurality now is esti
House of R epresentatives there will m ated a t 75,000 to 80,000, but II
be 215 Republicans and 176 Demo may be greater. Shearn, the Hears!
crats. This gives the Republicans candidate for governor, polled be
tween 25,000 and 30,000 in Greatei
a m ajority of 39.
York.
The result will be th at they are in New
T aft’s great plurality was due a!
a position to organize the House by m ost
wholly to Democratic losses in
the election of a Speaker, will con New York
Brooklyn. The fig
trol all th e com m ittees he may ap ures show and
that T aft’s vote upstate
point, and will be able to dictate leg fell off heavily
that received
islation during the two years begin by Roosevelt in from
1904, but Bryan’i
ning on M arch 4.
vote In New York and other counties
T he Electoral Vote.
m aking up the greater city slumped I
The electoral vote will probably heavily from Parker’s, and even
be as follows:
from his own vote In 1900.
There was a great disappointment
Bryan. Taft.
— in the local candidates of the Social
Alabam a ...............
— ist party. It had been looked on as
A rkansas ............... .......... 9
C alifornia ............ .......... .....
10 an assured thing that Morris Hill-
Colorado ............... .......... _
5 quit would be returned to Congress
Connecticut . . . . ......... —
7 as the Socialist party candidate in
Delaware ............ .......... .....
3 the Ninth District, and that J. G.
Phelps Stokes and Robert Hunter
Florida ..................
— would have more than a fighting
Georgia .................
Idaho ....................
3 chance of election as assemblymen
I llin o is ..................
27 for the Eighth and Sixth districts.
Indiana ................. .......... .....
15 The next legislature will be Re
Iowa ......................
13 publican in both branches, insuring
K ansas ................. ......... .....
10 a Republican successor to Senator
— Thomas C. P latt, who will leave the
K entucky ............
— senate in March.
Louisiana ............
Maine ...................
6
Pleased.
8 *‘I need Hughes
M aryland ............... ......... .....
not
say
th at I am greatly
16
M assachusetts . . .
man Hitchcock:
pleased w ith the result of the elec
14 tion,"
Michigan ...............
"I am delighted to hear the favor
declared Governor Hughes. “ I
Minnesota ............ .......... ....
11 felt certain
th at the people would C ongratulates W inning Candidates, able returns from all parts of the
—
Mississippi ...........
country, especially New York, and I
— Indorse the adm inistration of Presi
Missouri ...............
but
M
akes
No
Comment.
wish to express my gratitude to you
dent
Roosevelt
by
electing
Secretary
—
Montana ............... ___
3
W ashington, Nov. 4.— The Presi for the work which you have done
— T aft, and I consider my own re-elec dent
Nebraska ...............
last night sent th e following and felicitate you on the accuracy
— tion as an approval of the policies
Nevada ..................
with which you foretold the result,
by the state adm inistration dispatch to W. H. T aft:
New Ham pshire . . . . . ---
4 pursued
Indicating a clear grasp and wonder
“
I
need
hardly
say
how
heartily
during
the
past
two
years.’’
New Jersey ..........
12
ful political knowledge of the situa
I
congratulate
you
and
the
country
New York ............ . . . . ---
39
tion.
WILLIAM H. TAFT.”
even
m
ore."
—
North Carolina . .
He also sent the following dis
North Dakota . . . . . . . ---
4
patch to R epresentative Sherm an;
Indiana Goes Republican.
23
Ohio ....................... . . . . ---
—
“ I most heartily congratulate 1 Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 4.— The
Oklahom a ............ ___
7
Own State and City you.”
4 Bryan Carrie*
O re g o n ...................
of the Democrats to place
The President sent the following endeavors
by Decisive Vote.
Pennsylvania . . .
34
Indiana in the ranks of their narty,
to
Governor
Hughes:
Rhode Island . . .
4 Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 4.— Nebraska
the state to be considered
my heartiest congratula causing
— probably has gone Democratic by a tion “ Accept
South Carolina . . .......... 9
doubtful some tim e before the elec
for
you
pnd
for
the
state.'
4 decisive plurality, with not enough
South Dakota . . . .......... .....
have not been successful. The
following was sent to Chair tion.
— returns on governor on which to man The Hitchcock:
Tennessee ............
Hoosler vote has been given to Taft
— m ake an estim ate. Bryan has made 1 "Accept my heartiest congratula and Sherm an by a m ajority of 15,-
Texas ......................
S slight gains In country precincts and tions upon the great result which you | 000, greatly reducing the Republican
Utah ...................... .......... .....
4 In the cities the Democratic gain is
Verm ont ............... .......... .....
of four years ago.
done so much to bring about.” ' m ajority
— heavy. Byan carried Lincoln by 600, have
Virginia ..................
This city disappointed the hopes
The
following
was
sent
to
Repre-
'
5 overturning a normal Republican sentative Loudenslager:
W ashington . . . .
of John W. Kern, Democratic candi
7 plurality of 1600.
W est Virginia . .
for the Vice-Presidency, who re
"Accept my hearty congratula date
13
W isconsin .............
sides here. Mr. K ern would not dis
tions.”
Omaha,
Nov.
4.—
Omaha
complete
S
W y o m in g ...............
the result of the election, saying
No statem ent was made by the cus
gives Bryan 10,732; T aft, 10,609
that he would issue a formal state
President
on
the
result
of
the
elec
311 Shellenberger, Democrat, for Gov tion.
172
ment later.
ernor, 10,913; Sheldon, Republican,
9875.
Cincinnati Crowd Cheers Taft.
NEW ENGLAND REPUBLICAN
ROOSEVELT WORK APPROVED.
Cincinnati, Nov. 4.— Mr. Taft re
Falrvlew, Lincoln, Nov. 4.-— Bryan
the returns at the home of his
Taft Successful In M assachusetts and carried his precinct, 106 to 52 tor T.*.ft's Reply to President’s Message i ceived
brother, Charles P. Taft. When his
O ther Eastern. States.
Taft.
of C ongratulai ion.
success at the polls was announced
the house was surrounded by a cheer
Cincinnati.
Nov.
4.
—
President
B ry an H ears Itc liim s .
Boston, Nov. 4.— This city, togeth
Roosevelt’s telegram elicited the fol ing crowd calling for a speech from
Falrvlew, Lincoln, Nob., Nov. 4.— lowing reply:
er with the rest <xf M assachusetts,
’’the next President." Mr. T aft an
hss gone Republican, giving Mr. Taft W illiam J. Bryan received the earli "Thank you for your telegram . nounced that he would make a for
16 electoral votes. The plurality of est election bulletins In his private W ithout any expression from you I mal statem ent in the near future.
Republican candidate will exceed office at Falrvlew , In company with would know how deeply interested
Mrs. Bryan and Private Secretary you have been In my success and
1 0 0 . 0 0 0 .
Stubbs Victorious in Kansas.
D raper for G overnor, Republican, Rose. His two daughters, Mrs. Ruth how much you rejoice In it. It Is Topeka. Kan.. Nov. 4.— Returns
Leavitt
and
Miss
Grace
Bryan,
and
has a plurality of 60,000.
adm inistration that this victory from Kansas indicate a complete Re
his son. W illiam Jr., were on the your
affirms.
victory for W. R. Stubbs,
j front porch, where a battery of tele-
"W ILLIAM H. TA_FT.” publican
Rhode Island.
Republican, for governor, running
i graph instrum ents and operators
Providence. R. I„ Now. 4.— Rhode ] took care of the returns. Governor
slightly behind Taft. Chairman
O'Dooley claims the state will go
Island'* four electoral votes will be W. S. Jennings, of Florida, a cousin
cast for W illiam H. Tuft, whose pop of Mr. Bryan, was a member of the
over 25,000 m ajority.
ular m ajority In the M ate Is approx 1 group. A small group of friends and
im ately 3000, The Increased vote newspaper men were present.
Carries Idaho by 20,000.
T sft Carries Ohio, but Republican
for Mr. Bryan In thla city and other
Mr. Bryan Joined the porch party
Boise. Idaho, Nov. 4.— Meager re
Defeated for G overnor.
m anufacturing center* accounts for after
a tim e and heard the figures
ports showing only the trend of the
the decrease In the R epublican ma read as they were taken from the
voting Indicate T aft has carried the
Cincinnati, O., Nov. 4.— It seems state
jority In 1904 of 4^40. Aram J. Po- wires. He scanned the New York
by 20,000 and the election of
thler, Republican, of W oonsocket, returns closely, and the failure of that Taft will have slightly m o re1 the entire
Republican state ticket.
than
a
norm
al
plurality
of
close
to
has been elected governor.
the greater city to give him a larger
50,000,
while
Harris,
Republican,
for
m ajority was plainly disappointing
Utah for Taft by 20,000.
governor, is defeated. The indica
to the candidate.
Maine.
tions
are
for
the
election
of
Harm
on,
Salt
Lake City. Nov. 4.— Forty-
"
I
do
not
desire
to
discuss
the
Portland. Me., Nov. 4.— M aine has result of the election at the present Democrat, by over 15,000.
five election districts In Salt Lake
returned Its usual large m ajority for | tim
e," said Mr. Bryan after the re
City and county and In Ogden give
the R epublican candidate, although turns
Taft 12.224: Bryan. 8720. Taft has
were received here. “ At a
M innesota T aft’s by MO.non
Mr. T aft'a votn did not reach the later date
shall probably have
probably carried the state by 20,000
St.
Paul.
Nov.
4.—
The
indications
36,791 m ajority polled by Mr Rooee- som ething to I say.
velt In 1904. No state election was beg to be excused." but now I must are that Johnson carries Ramsey plurality.
county (St. Paul) by 6500 and the
held, as Maine chose a Republican
state ticket by at least 25,000. The
governor and R epublican congress
Where the Tips Go.
Democrats Carry Montana.
returns indicate that Taft will carry
men In Septem ber.
Helena. Mont., Nov. 4.—-Returns Minnesota by 80,000 and I he final "But I can tell you something • «.’t
la M ontana outside Silver Bow, figures may show that he has 100- don’t glow about the tipping sys.em
New Ham pshire.
In the cloakrooms of some of the large
w
m achines are used, are com 000.
and other outw ard evidences of j p]e Show and the openjng of * fiae
Concord, N H., Nov. 4.— New ing here
cafes." remarked a midnight diner to tons
In
slowly
but
Indications
point
to
their party choice before going to
.
, ,
«. eri-
The
vote
is
so
close
that
In
all
H am pshire gave Mr. T aft alm oat as a com plete victory for the Democrat probability the governorship will not bis wife.
! new dePot « th ' f« tur« ’ A’ * , ,
large a vote ae It did Mr. Roosevelt ic stat* ticket and election of Demo be determ ined until the returns are ‘Why, don’t the small boys Just | the booths ------------------
dence of enterprise of this Albany
four years ago Henry 1». Qulnby, cratic Presidential electors In Mis all In. But using such re ’urns as pocket all they get?” inquired she.
California
Republican.
egation each and every one of
Republican, ha* been elected govern soula three precinct*, which four were definite It was estim ated that "Pocket! Their uniforms are made
without
a
sign
of
a
pocket
so
that
none
San
Francisco.
Nov.
4.—
There
was
bought
his own round trip ticket
or.
years ago were heavily Republican, Jacobson had nearly, if not quite,
gave Bryan a plurality of 25 per overcome the 73,000 Johnson plu of the tips cau find a lodging there no state election In California to 11<;{t A)bany „ four o’clock in tb*
Those boys get nothing but a salary, complicate issues, and the Republl- I
. • pjrtl*gl
Verm ont.
rant.
rality o ’ *w-- years ago.
which Is {»aid by a man who has pur can National ticket carried the state mornlni* starting to work
M ontpelier. V t„ Nov. 4.— V erm ont
chased the cheek room privilege for as by about 75.000 majority. In 1904 at 7:15. They were guests at * y
D elaw are G oes R ep u b lican .
has gone Republican by a m ajority
high as five thousand a year. The tips l Roosevelt carried the state by 115,- j cj4| luncheon at the Portland ComaT
nearly as large as la 1904. There
W ilmington. Del. Nov. 4.— Dela ilIT t M tH k s k l l \ I O ltt >14.IIT are
all turned into him. You can 822 over Parker The solid Repub- ¡
was no stat* aleatloa.
ware. considered doubtful before the T sfi Mends C o n g ratu lato ry M essage imagine
what the privilege la worth lican delegation has been re-elected Cla* Ctob- Portlan
the
election,
has
gone
Republican,
•ej 5^0 -----
. ,
when
he
can pay down that sum for without change, and a Republican go bv special train and the P“ 1'
to
N
ational
C
h
airm
an
.
—Dyson fir Steams are now doing giving three electoral rotes to Taft.
the right.’’—New York Tress.
state legislature Insures the election be one 0f the largest that has
Cincinnati.
Nov.
4.—Judge
Taftl
Simeon
8.
Pennewill,
RepubPeaa.
business at • the old stand near Hin- will be the new governor.
of a Republican to succeed Senator ). from .. the city this £_
ii
sent tJis. fcHowIng telegram to Chair-
laii-
man't hardware. Pacific Are. 16-tf
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NEBRASKA FOR BRYAN
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HOME STATE FOR TAFT
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