Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 268, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1912 — DEMOCRATIC VICTORY COMPLETE IN NATION [ARTICLE]

DEMOCRATIC VICTORY COMPLETE IN NATION

Not a Landslide But Pluralities Caused By Splitting BepubUcan Party In JBalves. Most newspapers speak of the democratic victory as a landslide, which we hold to be incorrect. A landslide indicates a large vote occasioned by the turning of the people suddenly tow ird the candidates or the policies of. a party. There was no national nor state landslide toward Wilson. He got no more votes, probably, than William Jennings Bryan did four ye a's ago, and the combined republican end progressive votes were vastly greater than the democratic candidate received. The effect, however, is the same. Wilson will have the greatest number of electoral votes ever received by a presidential candidate. Fortunately he will have the support in both the house and the senate of democratic majorities and thus will not be hampered in carrying into effect the pledges of himself and his party. The success is so complete that many states that have always been republican gave great majorities for the democratic candidate. An estimate today gives him 14 electoral votes Roosevelt will probably receive 94, Taft only 11, while 12 are doubtful. Wilson secured majorities in 39 states, Roosevelt in 5, Taft in 3 and Minnesota in doubt. The national house of representatives will have 286 democrats, 137 re publicans and 12 progressives. Th( senate will have 49 democrats and 47 republicans.