Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1912 — WILSON HAS 442 ELECTORAL VOTES [ARTICLE]

WILSON HAS 442 ELECTORAL VOTES

Governor Gains Illinois But Loses Minnesota. WYOMING IS ALSO SURE Democrats Will Control Senate Even If All Four Disputed States Go For Republicans. New York. Nov. 8-—The accession of Illinois and the loss of Minnesota gave President-elect Wilson a gain of 14 votes in the electoral college, making his total, on the basis of the present returns, 442 to 77 for Roosevelt and 12 for Taft. In California returns from 4,328 precincts out of a total of 4.372. give Wilson a plurality of 99 votes. Illinois for Wilson. Illinois, where Roosevelt’s plurality dwindled through the day, finally Went to Wilson by an estimated plurality of 15,042. The few missing precincts are in counties either normally Democratic or which gave Wilson large gains in this election. Edward F. Dunne. Democratic nominee for goAernor, was given the tremendous plurality of 110,654. Wyoming, which had been uncertain, landed safely in the Wilson column. '■ . -' * Late returns in Michigan failed to sh.O.W any marked change tn the plurality of Roosevelt or Governor-elect Ferris, but Taft and Wilson still are in the midst of a spirited race for second presidential honors, with the New- Jersey governor maintaining a slight lead. Practically complete returns from all but five of the ninety-nine counties of the state of lowa increase the plurality of Woodrow Wilson. The fig ures are: 169,162: Roosevelt, 149.540; Taft, 111.084. Wilson’s plurality, 19,622. Wilson Vote 6.476.601. Revision of the popular vote in dispatches from various states shows the following as the latest and closest estimate that can now be made: Wilson, 6.476.601; Roosevelt. 4,289.077; Taft, 3,519,108. Bryan's total popular vote in 190 S was. in the final official count 6.412805. :Democrats Will Control Senate. Control of the senate in the Sixtythird congress is now assured to the Democrats. Conceding to the Republicans all the four state legislatures which are close or in doubt, the Democrats will still have 48 votes, or onehalf of the entire membership, with a Democratic vice-president to cast the deciding vote in case of a tie A senator from any one of the four states yet to be heard from will give the Democrats a clear majority. Indications are that they will win in a number of these, thus increasing; their strength to a real working ma , jority. I

An interesting feature of the Sena- ‘ torial fight in the states is the certain election of Judge George W. Mor ris, Republican, by a Democratic leg-1 islature in Nebraska. Ninety-five per j cent, of the legislators signed an ’ agreement to support the majority nominee In the primaries under the Oregon plan, and will carry out their agreement now that they are elected, though it will cost the state a Democratic senator. Oregon for Women. Among the interesting results re corded are these: Oregon declared positively for woman’s suffrage, being the third Pacific Coast state to give women the ballot. Women now vote in every Pacific state. West Virginia voted for Prohibition but the law will not go into effect till July 1, 1914. In Madison county. Indiana. Eugene V. Debs, who is a resident, beat Taft bv morAithan 200 votes in the presidential race.