Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1908 — WILL IT SPLIT AGAIN? [ARTICLE]

WILL IT SPLIT AGAIN?

That Seems Probable in the Case of the Electoral Vote of Maryland. , ; Z THEBE 8 A VERY SMALL MARGIN Miieouri Has Gone for Taft—Hadley Elected Governor. X Deneen in Illinois Has His Vote Cut with a Meat Ax Democrats Gain Nine Members in the National House.

Baltimore. Nov. 6. —The latest development of the election situation Is that Bryan wilt get seven of Maryland’s electoral votes and Taft one. This name division between parties occurred in 1904. Chicago, Nov. 6.—The Republican party will, according to present returns from all < •vgrcssion.il districts in the United States, control the next national house of representatives by a majority of 41. The figures so far received show the election of 216 Republicans and 175 Democrats, a gain for the latter party of 9. The majorities is several districts are reported as extremely close, and It Is |>osslble that in a few Instances the official count may change the figures given in the foregoing.

States That are Divided. The states that send divided delegations are as follows: Illinois, Rep., 19; i Dem., 6. Indiana. Rep:, 2: Dem.. 11. lowa, Rep.. 10; Dem.; 1. Kentucky, Rep., 3: Dem.. R. Maryland, Rep.. 3; Dem.. 3. Massachusetts, Rep., 11; Dem.. 3. Minnesota. Rep., 8: Dem.. 1. Missouri, -Rep.. 6: Dem., 10. Nebraska, Rep.. 1; Deni.. 5. New Jersey, Rep.. 7; Dem..- 3. New York. Rep., 26; Dem., 11. North Carollnn. Rep., 3; Dem., 7. Ohio. Rep.. 12; Deni., 9-, Oklahoma. Rep.. 3; Den)., 2. Pennsylvania, Rep.. 27; Dem.. 5. Tennessee. Rep., 2; Dent., 8. Virginia. Hep.. 1; Dem., 9. Wisconsin. Rep., 10; Dem., 1. . In the Two Close States. | Tfil> situation as to the general ticket in Maryland and Missouri is clearing up.- Careful revision of the mioffleal returns from Maryland give Taft 210 plurality, and unless the official re • turns show miscounts the Maryland . vote will grt t<» Taft, there being one | other prolwibility—another divided delegation. The Democrats continue toj claim the state, however, in Missouri ; the latest returns give Taft 4.235 pluI rality, while Hudley,- Rep., for governj or has nearly 17.000 plurality. At tlie ' same time Stone leads Folk in the liemoi-ratic vote for senator by more J than IR.OOO plurality, while McKinley is more than 13,000 votes ahead of | Kerens for the Republican nomination to the same office. As the Democrats ' will probably control tlie legislature by i • small majority. Stone looks like the J next senaipu Ixoiis gave Taft j 13,374 over Rryhn. I

Klectoral Vote Not Certain. I The electoral vote, throwing out j Maryland and Missouri, where the pin ralitfes so far are so small as to possibly change either way by the official count, gives Taft 301. and Bryan 156. if both states finally the vote wilKstaijd: Taft 327; Bryan IM If Bryak gets both: Taft, :»1; Bryan, 182. If Maryland goes to Taft he will have 300; if he loses Maryland and wins Missouri he will have 319. If Maryland goes to Bryan be will have 164, and if he loses Maryland and gets Missouri he bave 184. TAFT CAPTURES MISSOURI - . . • • ■ .? * t* i. ■ l. Complete Returns Give Him * Fluratify of 4,233. St. Ixniia, Nov. 6.—Returns compiled for every county in Missouri give Taft a plurality over Bryan of 4,235. While reports are not in from every county yet the returha are full enough to make a Republican victory in this state mi the national ticket a certain

The plurality of Herbert S. Hadley,’ Republican, for governor, has reached 16,993. Whether he has carried with him the rest of the Republican state ticket has not yet been determined. He has run far ahead of his associates, however, in most of the 114 counties of the state, but the, Republican state committee insists that.the minor state candidates will receive pluralities no less than that given to Taft. The Democrats seem to be assured of control of the general assembly by 6 votes on joint ballot. In the bouse -the Republicans have 73 members and the Democrats 69. The senate, however. is Democratic by the ratio of 22 12. >’<»r United States senator Stone has n lead over folk of 18,829 for tlie Democratic nomination, and Kerens is behind McKinley about 15,000 for the Republican nomination. MARYLAND MAY BE SPLIT 4 State Continues To Be Clairfied by ■ Y' Both the Parties. Baltimore, Nov. 6.—-When the official counters of the vote in this state concluded their first day’s labor the electoral vote of the state remained in dispute. According to tby best information obtainable the propprtionate number of Republican and Democratic electors will be determined by a division of Maryland’s eight votes. It Is generally conceded, except by the rival leaders, that Maryland’s vote In the electoral college will be spilt. Neither of k the chairman of the two great parties will concede anything to the opposite side, however. Tfio official canvass of the vote xvas began and <-.,mpleteil in 19 out of 23 counties outside of Baltimore city. In , Baltimore it was but half finished when the board of canvassers suspended its labors at night. Until this count' is completed the result will remain in doubt. In some counties there was a ( wide diffetrnee in tbe- vote on presi- 1 dentist electors on liott tickets, which jnade the situation more complicated. 1 The canvassed portion of the Baltimore city vote showed a gain of 167 for Taft. This added to the unoffiicial! plurality gave him a lead of 1,967 in ! this city. DENE UN’S VOTE IN ILLINOIS It Is More Than 130,000 Behind Thai ot Judge Taft. Chicago. Nov. 6.—Owing to a strong fight made in the Republican party j Against Clmries S. Deneen for governor, tliy figbi being partly factional and partly because of alleged scandals lu the charitable institutions, Deneen’s vote is behind Taft’s more than 150,000. The «hole state Republican ticket is elected by larger majorities than Dencen’s. and his plurality over Stevenson is expected to lie Utile over, if not under. 20.(100. Tbe latest actual figures on rhe total vote of tbe state are as follows: Taft. 005.504: Bryan. 443,551; Deneen. 535.569: Stevenson. 511,638. (look county gave Stevenson a plurality of 15,397. The legislature xvill stand as follows: Senate?—Republican, 38;-Demo-crats, 13. House Republicans,. 89: Democrats. (Ki; Prolilbitionist. 1. Re publican majority’ on joint ballot. 50. There were two other questions before Illinois at the ek-ction —a proposal to issue $20,009,000 in bonds to aid the deep waterway project, and an amendment to the constitution relative to the banking laws. There is apprehension that the deep waterway project hns failed, 'if defeated it will be tin* down st ato vote that did It, as the Chicago and Cook county vote stood: Chicago. 253.306 for the issue, with 43,699 against; Cook county. 278.500 for and 40 t soo agnlnst. WHAT IT COST ' . .. Vice-Fresidcnt - Elect Sends In His .Campaign Expense Bill. UtiCH. N. Y„ Nov. A—Vi(id c Prefili dent-elect Sherman has forwarded to Albany for tiling with the secretary of state a statement of his expenses iu the campaign just closed. In fats cocnmunlcatlou Sherman expresses tbe opinion that he is not, as a matter of fact, obliged to make a statement. He files one, however, in order that there may be no question about it. The

statement shows: Contribution to Oneida county Republican committee. 3750;-contribution to Republican state committee, 3500; contribution to Republican national committee SSO; to H. E. Devendorf, private secretary, from time to time, for postage, telegrams, printing, stationary. . pictures, frames, traveling expenses,expressage and other incidentals. $600; traveling expenses, including railroad fare, Pullman accommoations. porters’ fees, carriage hire, hotel bills, etc., $900; total, $2,800. SITUATION IN INDIANA Republicans Claim the State Ticket Except as to the Governor. Indianapolis. Nov. 6. —Fred Sims, acting Republican chairman of the state committee, claims the elsction of the Republican state ticket with tt>e exception of governor and attorney general, by small pluralities. His estimate Is Imsed on 90 of tbe 92 counties,- both official and unofficial returns.. The Democratic committee still’ claims thet its entire state ticket is elected The official vote will l>e probably required to determine the succusfnl candidates. The secretary of state is compiling the official figures, but has only completed one-fifth of the Counties 'l'h-.vt Taft has carried the state on the national ticket, and Thomas R. Marshall. Democratic candidate for governor, has been elected is conceded by both sides. The legislature also, is conceded to be Democratic on joint Ini Hot WAHNER’S ELECTION CONCEDED Only Two Democratic Solons—Republican Mayor for Detroit Detroit. Nov. 6.—Governor Fred M. Warner’s plurality for his re-election stands between 7.533 and 11.136, with the count in Wayne tsmnty praeticglJy complete and fnitiy.complete returns from the counties out in the state The Pree Press klves Warner’s plurality In Wayne county as 4,889. and Lis upstate plurality 3.164. making a total of 7,553. The Detroit News gives Warner*s at 1J.186, with four precincts missing in Detroit. Philip Rreitmeyer. Republican, was elected mayor in Detroit by a plurality •f 2,428. over Mayor Wiillsm R, Thompson. Democrat Apparently only two Deinocratshave been elected to the state legislature—Keppler for representative for the second Houghton district, and Edwin Farmer, for representative from Livingston countv.