Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1908 — GREAT CITY FOR TAFT [ARTICLE]

GREAT CITY FOR TAFT

Greater New York Goos Republican, First Time It Happened For Years. TAFT SWEEPS ALL THE EAST Ssw Jersey Does Bettor For Him Than* For Roosevelt All New England Lines Up For The Ohio Man, and Electa the Republican State Tickets.

New York, Nov. 4.—As the result of yesterday's election New York state's thirty-nine electoral votes will ba cast for William. H. Taft and James St, Sherman. Both the Republican national and state tickets are victorious, Charles E. Hughes being re-elected governor. Greater New York for Taft. 'TQ Governor Hughes won by over 50,000 plurality the bkennial buttle of High Bridge which wits waged again as II • regiments of ballots were nwastudied. Hughes came down to the city from up-stnte wtti. an indicated plurality of about 121,000. CbanleFs plurality south of High Bridge was approximately 68,000. The vote of two years ago was tocreased by about 150,000. Chanler surprised the Democratic leaders by an unexpectedly large vote in the rural districts, but lost tremendously in the city of Greater New Yolk, where Lis followers h.id expected nt least 100,000 plurality, and which gave Taft 11,000 plurality. ThD Is the first time that this has happened since 1806. Reports from all parts of the state indicate that the vote was heavy, the efforts of both gubernatorial candidates to bring out the ballots being rewarded with success. Both the old parties polled full votes, their strength not being seriously affected by the Independence, Socialist and other minor parties. Shearn, Independence party candidate for governor, ran ahead of Wanhope, the Socialist nomtoeo. Next Legislature Republican. The state's congressional representation will be divided, as at present, among the two parties, with one change, Hillquit, Socialist, being elected in the Ninth district in place of Riordan. Democrat. The next legislature will be . Republican In both branches, insuring a Republican successor for Senator Thomas C. Platt, who will leave the senate In March. New York and Buffalo are the only two large cities of the state that have gone Democratic. “I need not say that I am greatly pleased with the result of the eleetian,” declared Governor Hughes. "I felt certain that the people would indorse the administration of President Roosevelt l>y electing Secretary Taft, and I vpnsider my own re-election as an approval of the policies pursued by the state ad min Istra tian during the past two years.”

IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER New England Adds Her Votes to This Total for Taft. Boston. Nov. 4.—This city, together ■with the rest of Massachusetts, has gone Republican, giving Mr. Taft sixteen electoral votes, plurality of the Republican candidate is 70,000 over Mr. Bryan, but the votes of the two minor candidates, added to those of the Prohibition aud Socialist Labor nominees, were large enough to deprive the Republican party of a majority of tiie votes in this state. The gubernatorial vote is as follows: Draper (Rep.), 187.275; Vahey (Dem.), 141,275: Osgood (Independent), 50,000; Carey (Socialist), 10.000. In 1904 Parker, Democrat, received 165,746 votes tn Roosevelt 257.822. Hlsgen ran behind his vote for governor last year by 35,489 votes.

HOW IT WENT IN JERSEY Taft Gets the Electoral Vote by More Than Roosevelt. Trenton. N. J., Nov. 4.—William H. Taft has had a ground swell in this state, being made the choice for the presidency of more of the voters than approved of Mr. Bryan’s candidacy. Taft’s plurality will reach, it is figured, 84.110. which Is greater than Roosevelt's. There was no election for governor, but a new legislature, ten congressmen, and sheriffs were chosen. There is a Republican lorfs and a Democratic gain of one in the state delegation tn the tower house, Townsend, Democrat, defeating I’ai-ker. Republican, vtiid rtin for re-election in the Seventh district

Made Threats Against Cox. Cincinnati; No. 4«—Herman Newman,' formerly manager of the salvage corps of this city but of recent years a resident of Indianapolis, was arrested here as a. result of several threats alleged to have been made against George B. Cox, Republican leader. When searched nt the police station a revolver was found. At police headquarters Newman said Cox .had ruined him in buehiess by using his “Influefice” against him.

Negro Bound and Shot to Death. Union, MIMk, Nov. 4.—-Bound band and foot to a tree. William Hodges, a negro, twenty years old. was shot t» death by a mob of fifty men neat herd. Hodges attacked the ten-yeas-old daughter As Edward Butts, a plaster.