Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 266, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1912 — Page 1

No. 266.

WOODROW WILSON IS ELECTED

Chosen President of Med States. DEMOCRATIC LANDSLIDE Party Sweeps Country In Battle ot the Ballots. SOLID SOUTH IS STILL SOUD Roosevelt Runs Second Country Over, With Taft Third. New York, Nov. 6. —Woodrow Wilson, whose experience in active politics Is only a little more than two yearn old, will be the next president of ths United States. He carried thirty-eight qf the fortyeight states. He will have a vote of 412 out of 531 in the electoral college, 146 more than enough to elect, and a majority of 293 over all his competitors. His popular majority in the states lie carried is indicated to be 2,149,000. His plurality over the pluralities of Taft and Roosevelt is 1,182,000. .Colonel Roo&evelt ran second, and the returns indicate that he, will have 102 electoral votes. The early returns also show that he carried six states —Illinois, Pennsylvania, lowa, Kansas, South Dakota and Washington. * Taft’s indicated electoral vote is seventeen from four states —New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Utah and Vermont. Returns Come Slowly. Returns from any of the western states, from which any accurate notion can be obtained of how the states of the plains and beyond the Rockies have voted for president and vice president are exceptionally slow In arriving. The ballot machines of Minnesota have rebelled against the liberties taken with them by the splitters of tickets and a legal question has arisen as to whether votes put into them after 9 o’clock, the hour for closing the polls, are legal votes. New Mexico, which the Progressives thought as sure for Roosevelt, has apparently been carried by Wilson. California is safely for Roosevelt, but North Dakota, which the Democrats thought was safe for Wilson, seems to be equally divided between Taft and Roosevelt Wilson Has Electoral Majority. But in spite of the slowness of returns from the plains and mountain states of the west, there seems to be no doubt that Woodrow Wilson, with the solid south and the solid east, or almost the solid east, behind him, will not only have a plurality of the popular vote, but will have a majority in the electoral college. Results In the several states ars summarized as follows: New York —Carried by Wilson with between 150,000 and 200,000 plurality. Congressman William Sulzer defeated 6traus and Hedges for governor. Illinois —Roosevelt Is victorious by plurality of 100,000. Edward P. Dunn* (Democrat) is elected governor over Charles S. Deneen, present incumbent. Indiana —Claimed for Wilson a£nd Ralston (for governor.) lowa —Gives electoral vote to Roosevelt and makes Clarke (Republican) governor. Michigan—lncomplete returns Indicate state is solidly for Roosevelt Massachusetts —Gives Wilson 80,000 majority and re-elects Governor Foss by 70,000. Pennsylvania—Conceded to Roosevelt. ' California—Carried by Roosevelt Mississippi—Ten electorial votes for Wilson by large majority. Florida —Wilson gets all six electoral votes of state. North*' Carolina —Democrats elect state ticket and congressional delegation, and give Wilson at least 20,000 majority. South Carolina—For Wilson by about 60,000. ± - Nevada — Wilson carries state, party Ones being ignored In the voting. Georgia—Strong for Wilson. State officers and legislators all Democrats. Arkansas —Wilson carries stater by plurality greater than that of Bryan

The Evening Republican.

INDIANA IS DEMOCRATIC

Wilson Looms up Strong In Hoosier State Balloting. Running Mate’s Home State Gives New Jersey Candidate Big Lead Over. Opponents. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 6. Woodrow Wilson showed remarkable strength at the polls in this, the home state of his running mate. Governor Marshall. . With returns received from 517 oif the 3,172 precincts in Indiana, Wilson was far in the lead, with Roosevelt following and Taft trailing last. The figures then stood as follows: Wilson, 64,157; Roosevelt, 36,340; Taft, 31,691. The returns are In contrast to the close contest between Taft and Bryan in 1908, when the Republican candidate polled 76,170 and the Democrat, 75,003. The election of S. M. Ralston for governor is also claimed by the Democrats. WILSON LEADS IN WISCONSIN Taft Running Second and Colonel Third—Karel Probably Governor Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 6. mplete returns from fifty-six precincts outside of Milwaukee county give Wilson a small lead over Taft, with Roosevelt third. Desultory returns from scattering precincts, while giving Wilson a substantial lead, do not indicate the strength of the Republican vote. _____ Governor McGovern did not show the expected strength so far, thirtytwo out of 146 precincts in the city giving him third place, with Karel, Democrat, in a two to one lead over Thompson, Socialist. Socialist strength is expected from |he western part of the state, though Karel is. maintaining a lead, which with the normal state vote would seem to assure his election. Milwaukee county is apparently going for Karel. GEORGIA ALL DEMOCRATIC Wilson Carries State—State Officers and Legislature of Same Faith. Augusta, Ga., Nov. 6. —Georgia has returned all of her Democratic congressmen. The state house officials have all been elected and are Democratic. The legislature is strictly Democratic, not a Repcblican or Progressive being returned. « Wilson carries the state by two to one majority. Tenth congresional district went for Wilson by seven jo one orer all other candidates. The Socialist vote throughout the state is practically nothing. Rcosevelt received more popular votes than President Taft, due to the Influence of Tom Watson, who deserted Wilson two weeks ago, charging that Wilson had joined the Knights of Columbus. Watson’s following as tbiown into the Progressive column by this means and caused the Republican vole given Taft four years ago (11. 692) to be cut nearly in half.

MICHIGAN FOR ROOSEVELT

Incomplete Returns Show Colonel Received Heavy Vote. Detroit, Mich., Nov. and incomplete returns from throughout the Btate indicate that Roosevelt is leading by a good plurality. Musselman, Republican, and Ferris, Democrat, candidates for governor, are running very close. Complete returns will be late on account of the complicated ballot. One hundred and ten precincts in Michigan outside of Detroit give Taft 10,622, Wilson 17,343, Roosevelt 20.114. Wilson Gets Nevada. Reno, Nev., Nov. 6 Nevada voted strong. Every indication is that Wilson will carry the state. Party Hues ware ignored. The count will be very slow.

in 1906. Virginia—Wilson carries the state by 40,000. , Delaware —Gives substantial majority for Wilson. Legislature is Democratic. Kentucky—Congressional delegation Is composed of nine Democrats, one Republican and one Progressive. Missouri—Swept by Wilson and Major, Democratic candidate for governor. Congressman Borland safely elected. ' Nebraska Apparently carried bj Wilson. *c?.- ■ - - Wisconsin—Large plurality for Wilson is Indicated, u ' Vermont —Gives its electoral vote to RnossTcit '' Minnesota—Claimed for Wilson* by 39,660.

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1912.

REPUBLICANS GET BIG END IN JASPER

Loyalty of Progressives to the County Ticket Largely Responsible for Partial Success.

'UNITED WE WIN; DIVIDED WE LOSE Democrats Were Successful * Only When Our House Was Divided Against Itself —In Its Union Success Perched Upon Our Banner. It is probate that few countlfes in Indiana emerged from the three-cor-nered campaign in as good shape as old Jasper, where the republicans were successful in electing a large part of the county ticket. Complete returns show that Alson A Fell was re-elected treasurer; George* Scott elected recorder; W. J. Wriglit coroner; D. Si Makeever and Charles A. Welsh elected commissioners for the 2nd and 3rd districts and majorities returned for Charles C. Warner for joint representative and Lawrence D. Carey for joint senator. These latter two gentlemen, however, were defeated by democratic counties in their districts:The success of the republican ticket can be attributed to two or three things combined to its advantage. Primarily the loyalty of the progressives to the republican ticket wherever they did not vote their own ticket achieved the results. The persistent campaign put up by George Scott, who was handicapped at the outset by some convention sore spots, not only helped him along but was material in pulling others on the ticket through with him. Some of the other republican candidates also campaigned with almost equal diligence, while some, notably, Treasurer Fell and Surveyor Osborne, could not spare the time from their official duties to make a campaign. Mr. Fell went through but Mr. Osborne was defeated by a narrow margin. His opponent, Devere Yeoman, made his greatest inroad into the republican ranks with the young voters, with many of whom he had been a schoolmate, club brother and associate. He is a mighty good fellow and. Mr. Osborne’s loss was not directed against him but went to Devere of his goodfellowship among the young voters. The defeat of Alton L. Padgitt is one of the scurfy happenings of the campaign from a republican viewpoint. He worked with a commendable zeal and made the best possible race in the face of impassable obstacles. He realized that he had a hard fight and he worked like a trojan to overcome the odds. His opponent, Will" Hoover, is the present sheriff. He almost broke the solid republican ranks four years ago and came right back two years ago and defeated L. P. Shirer, who had served in the office two years and who is a mighty fine man and mighty popular, too. Bill has been playing politics for all it is worth during the intervening time and his strength has developed in some circles over the county until he was a personal issue with the voters and they were for him with a fervor that no candidate could stay. Although the campaign waged in Jasper county was one of the warmest in recent years, it. was concluded with a good feeling and there is no reason why the republicans and progressives should not get together before another campaign. United we can stand for victory, while divided we are certain to go down in defeat. The fact that the progressives did so loyally stay by the republican county ticket should be cause for us standing gether in this Armageddon business in future campaigns. It is a long time before another election.' The fire of the campaign should be allowed to die /Dut. The fact that Roosevelt has received a larger vote an Taft and that Beveridge ran abeacKpf Durbin in the state is proof tfaat the biggest end of our former party\ favor the progressive candidates and measures* Let us be thoughtful and fair and doctor our with a view to being one big and powerful party for good. .Let the former republicans help cleafi 1 the republican mansion and we believe they will be received with the fullest fellowship once more. We all want the same thing, wholesome and honest prosperity. We are apt to want it badly before we have a chance to recover It. Let .us have no tears for milk already spilt. There is a good day coming for us all. The silver lining is just beyond the clouds that have temporarily obscured our snccess. Mrs. John Gibson Gray, mother of Congressman Finley H. Gray and Geo. L. Gray, judge of the 37th judicial district, is dead at Connersville. She was 75 years old. Her husband and five children survive. A cold was the immediate cause of death.

WOODROW WILSON

Elected President of United States by Great Landslide.

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MELONS TO CUT BY THE DEMOCRATS.

There is a Big Day Coining For the Victorious Democracy—Will You Be In On the Jobfest. To the victors belong the spoils. Not so extensively as they did in the eighties and prior thereto, before civil service reform made a partial success of the merit system, but still there will be a lot of “good things” to give out and there will be* just about a dozen times as many applicants as there are jobs. The melon cutting will begin with the inauguration of President-Elect Wilson and will continue until all removable republicans have been pried loose from their jobs. To begin with, there will be the Rensselaer postoffice. That is a job that pays $2,100 a year, with rent and fuel and lights and clerk hire all thrown in. It is generally conceded that the postoffice is spoken for and that it will go to N. Littlefield, the democratic county chairman, who has served long and faithfully without reward. He is said to have been promised the job by his fellow democrats and John B. Peterson, who is apparently elected congressman to succeed Hon. E. D. Crumpacker, is said to have given him assurances that he be taken care of. He telephoned the Jasper county congressional vote to Mr. Peterson today and was told by Mr. Peterson that he had probably been elected. Hon. E. P. Honan, who has long been a party wheel horse and whose ability has been recognized by democrats prominent in the state and nation, is said to be slated for the best position that was ever awarded to a Jasper county politician. Whether it will be an assistant secretaryship in the new president’s cabinet or a foreigfn consultate no one here seems to know, but it is no secret that Mr. Honan is to be splendidly rewarded for his long service. During the past two weeks he spoke at important appointments In the interest of democratic candidates and doctrines. ~ Then there will be an oil Inspectorship vacancy and it is probable that some Jasper county man will come in for this fat little sinecure by which he can bag about a thousand dollars per annum for testing a bit of the oil and gasoline used in the district. Other melons will be cut and the .tempting fruit will dazzle the eyes and whet the appetites of many democrats, who will be right after whatever is loose. George E. Murray, £be present postmaster, will hold office probably until his term expires, which will be two years from next April.

Roosevelt Indorsed by Oyster Bay.

Oyster Bay, N. Y., Nov. 6.—Colonel Roosevelt carried Oyster Bay, his home town, by a plurality of 292 over Wilson, the vote standing: . Roosevelt 510; Wilson. 218; Taft, 87. ——**- —> ■ Delaware Goes for Wilson. . Philadelphia, Nov. 6. —Wilson carries Delaware by a substantial majority, with Brockson, Democrat, for congressman. Democrats will control the legislature.

lOWA FOR ROOSEVELT

Vote Is Heavy and Coloners Lead Is Strong. From Returns at Present Available Wilson Loses State to the Progressive Candidate. Des Moines, la.f Nov. 6.—Estimates on the returns from twenty-six counties out of ninety-nine in the state indicated that Roosevelt will have an estimated majority of 4,150 over Wilton. Returns from eighty-nine precincts outsjde Polk county give Taft 4,645, Wilson 5,865, Roosevelt ?,733. Same precincts in 1908: Taft 12,232, Bryan, 7,072. Complete returns from fifty-six lowa precincts gave Taft 3,167. Wilson 3,628, Roosevelt 4;752. Vote In 1908, same precincts, gave Taft 7,900, Bryan 4,836. One hundred and five precincts In lowa, outside Polk county (Des Moines), gave Taft 3,568; Wilson 7,150, Roosfevelt 9,367. The same precincts in 1908 gave Taft 15,255, Bryan 8,729. The vote in these precincts was more than 1,800 heavier than in the last presidential election. Estimated pluralities from seventeen counties give Clarke, Republican, for governor, 3,760 majority over Dunn, Democrat SMALL VOTE IN MAINE Wilson Gets 10,000 Majority in Pine Tree State. t Portland, Maine, Nov. 6. —The vote In 100 cities and towns in Maine indicate that Wilson will have a plurality of 10,000 if the same average is maintained in the state. The total vote as Indicated by the cities would be Wilson 50,000; Roosevelt 40,000 and Taft 27,000. Portland, the largest city in the state, gave Wilson a plurality of 936 over Roosevelt. There is a falling off in the total vote of the state but returns show Democratic gains. MASSACHUSETTS FOR WILSON Governor Foss Is Re-Elected by Large Majority. Boston, Mass., fJov. 6. Wilson swept Massachusetts by a vote exceeding that of Taft and Roosevelt combined, carrying with him a large portion of the state* ticket. Governor Foss, Democrat, is re-elected by. a large plurality. Indications are the legislature will be Democratic. Chairman Riley of the Democratic state committee says: “Wilson will have 86,000 majority in Massachusetts, while Governor Foss will be reelected by 70,000. CASTS 816 WILSON VOTE Ohio Republican Chairman Expreaees an Opinion. Columbus, 0., Nov. 6. —This state cast a tremendous vote for Governor Wilson. Chairman H. M. Daugherty of the Republican state committee said: “If the Democrats have not elected their president this year when the Republican party has been ripped wide open all over the land, some member of that party ought to apply for the appointment of a receiver for the party and wind up Its affairs.” WILSON GETS 25,000 AT HOME New Jersey Also Choses Ten er Twelve Democratic Congressmen. / 'S* J Newark, N. J., Nov. 6.—Wilson has carried' the state. Ten or twelve Democratic congressmen have been elected. The claim is also made that there will be a Democratic majority oa joint ballot in the legislature, thus making certain that a Democratic United States senator will be chosen. * Wilson’s plurality is 25,000. ALABAMA FOR WILSON State Democratic Ticket Elected and Congressmen Re-Chosen. Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 6. —Alabama gives Wilson about 80,000; Roosevelt about 20,000 and Taft about 15,000. An Democratic candidates for congress re-elected, with little doubt of seventeenth district, where John L. Burnett was rushed by Sumter Cogswell, Progressive. Entire state Demo* era tic ticket elected. - t Representative McKinley Wins " Champaign, IIL, Nov. 6.—Meager returns from the Nineteenth congressional district indicate the re-election of Congressman William B. McKinley by a greatly reduced plurality. Incomplete returns from Champaign county indicate a plurality of 800 for McKinley.

WILSON CARRIES NEW YORK STATE

Plurality la Somewhere Over \ 150,000 FAVORED BY COUNTRY AHO GUY Democratic Nominees Come Down to Harlem River with Large Majority for First Time in Many Years. New York, Nov. 6. —Wilson and Marshall have carried New York state by a plurality of anywhere from 150,000 to 200,000. It is Impossible to give close figures to Indicate the Democratic presidential sweep of the state. For the first time in years, .a Democratic presidential candidate has come down to the Harlem river with a plurality to sdd to his own plurality in the greater city of New York. Wilson and Marshall seem to have Outrun both Roosevelt and Taft In the Republican beyond the northern barriers-of the Democratic city of New York. Bulzer Wins Governorship. But the Democrats this year have seemed to stop at nothing. Congressman William Sulzer has knocked the spots out of both Oscar SOtraus, his Progressive opponent, and Job Hedges, the Republican Standard bearer. Mr. Sulzer has a plurality of something like 140,000. Wilson has probably carried the. greater city By not far from 125,000. New York, in addition to choosing Democratic candidates in the state and nation, has put the Democrats in power, apparently, In both branches of the state legislature. It looks as if the New York state senate would stand thirty-three Demogressives and Socialists, if the Progressives and Socialists, if the Progressives ?nd Socialists have elected any members of the state senate. The lower branch of thfe ‘state legislature will be almost two to one Democratic. Indications are 4hat the lower branch of the legislature would stand 100 Democrats to fifty Republicans, and any other parties that may have elected assemblymen. COLONEL HAS PENNSYLVANIA i 1 State Is Believed to Have Qivsn Roosevelt Majority of 40,000. Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 6. —Roosevelt is believed to have won In' this state by a majority of 40,000. ' The vote In this city is very close, but the returns from Pittsburg and other of the larger cities are giving the colonel enough votes, it is thought, to offset the vote here. Senator Penrose said that, irrespective of the Keystone state vote, he did not believe Roosevelt could win in the final counL Democrats Claim Minnesota. New York, Nov. 6.—Chairman McCombs of the Democratic national committee received a telegram from Fred P. Lynch, Democratic national committeemen from Minnesota, in which the latter claims Minnesota tor Wilson by 39,000. Wilson Bweeps Missouri. Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 6. —Indications are that Wilson and Major (for governor) have swept the state. In Vannaa city and Jackson county Roosevelt seems to have run second. Borland (Democrat) for congress Is apparently elected by a safe plurality. Bouth Carolina Btrong for Wilson. Columbia, 8. C., Nov. 6. —South QarnHn* vent Democratic by about 60,000 for Wilson.

Keystone Republican Congressman

Philadelphia,- Pa., Nor. i—Pennsylvania congressmen elected: Vara, Republican, first; Graham, Republl can, second; Moore, Republican, third; Edmonds, Republican, fourth; driest. Republican, ninth; Farr, Republican, tenth; Hart&an, Republic an, nineteenth; Patton, Republican, twenty-first; Laugbam, Republican, twenty-sere nth; Porter, Republican, twenty-ninth; Kelley, Republican, thirtieth; Burke, Republican, thirtyfirst; Barch field, Republican, thirtysecond; at large. Morin. Lewis Waiters, Ripley, Republicans. Wilson Gets Florida Electors. Tallahassee, Flo, Nor. t. —This state gives her six electoral rotes ta Wilson by a big majority. ——————— Mr. Householder: Better look after your electric wiring before winter sets iij, to prevent fire. Our work and prices are right v r JIM RHOADES * (XX ■ Something fancy in fish and oysters Friday at Hsus’ restaurant

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