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Consolidated An?. 2.1881.
BUMTER. S. C. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 4, 1908
New Seri
TAFT-ROOSEVELT COMBINATION
WINS A GREAT VICTORY.
The Powers That Prey on the People Prove Too Strong for Cham?
pion of Popular Rights?Taft Carries all Doubtf ul States.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES HAVE 278 ELECTORAL VOTES SURE
Summary of Reports From AH the
States Show That Bryan's Defeat
Is Fully as Decisive as That of
Parker Four Years Ago.
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The Democratic party umler the
leadership of Mr. W. J. Bryan haa gone
down In defeat for a thrsd time, and
this defeat It the most complete and
crushing "?f the three that he ha* sus?
tained. The defeat Is. however, no
greater nor more complete than be?
fall the party under the leadership of
Judge Parker, the chosen representa?
tive of II?i so-called conservative wing
of Uv? Democracy.
Mr. Brl*an made a great fight?the
greatest (ampaign. til things consid?
ered, ever made by a leader of a po
the most disastrous and complete de?
feat In |U history.
The returns that are printed here?
with have been culled from hun?
dreds received by Bell Long Distance
Telephone and telegraph, and give as
complete an outline of the available
election reports as we could obtain
Special lines of both telephone and
telegraph were run Into this office and
from 6:30 p. m. until 3:45, both have
been kept busy, and the expert opera?
tor who received the returns put In a
night of hard work. The result is
Wi ft
litte t party. It was Mr. Bryan's cum
naign from first to last. It cannot t>.
charged against him that he spared
any etort to arouse the people to tho
necessity of throwing off the rule ?kf
the trusts and restoring the govern?
ment to the people. He made a mug
nlflcei t fight and lout, riot because his
cause lacked merit, but because the
Corporations arul allied Interests were
too ?trungly lnt*enched?the power
nf money and the Influence of th?
nione) kings, trusts and Itupuhllcau
monopolies were too potent to be over?
come by a lawful appeal t? tie bril-'
lot.
Tho returns from nil the *tnt? *
which have been received t<? 4
a. m. Indicate that Mr. Taft ts re?
ceived quite 300 electoral votes, If
not more. At this hour lit- Is sure of
171 and has probably 213. He |HH
carried all of the regular Republic in
states and all of the doubtful nt.it v
New York and Indiana und probably
Maryland Included. Not *only hus
New York state, as a whole gone
Republican, but even New York city
gives the Republican ticket a plui illty.
Kentucky remains In the Democrat
It column, but Maryland seems to haw
gone by the boar.I
Tb- Ii- public.in n\Mii i?< rs claim
that the House of fegpgl ????titutlve re?
main* It* p bllcan by fully as great a
majority aa for several years past.
The Democratic party ha* sustained
r\i T
presented to the ivadors of this paper
In a npeclal edition which Is Issued
f.?i complimentary distribution.
Proin Washington.
Seattl.-. Wash.. Nov. 4.?The polls
? I -I ?1 <??<?? until 8, Indications are
thai Taft c itri? I the state by about
20.000.
Ihr Maim- Vote.
Part hm Mal Mi Not, 4.? On
turns at H:|| p. in., Taft carries
M*lne by 32.000.
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MytM in ohio.
Cincinnati. Ohio. Nov. 4.?If the
I ? nt ratio Is maintained Taft car
t lai < ddn by 49.000.
r?'uiiH> hiiiihi'?, (irral .Majority.
Ph?ud?-Iphhi. Pa . Nov. 4.? 1 a. in.
With IS aouatlai 10 hear from the
I ltaatk?M are tint Taft has carried
Pt nii.ylvunla by i plurality that will
h aaafat than !?#?###< Th?
?mir.- ticket Is elected by a large plu
i oI i>. iMHldlng Jos. Clllennan, for
sheriff who w;is opposed by 1). ('.
Ollboaay, tin Marintt <?f 11m lud*
peiui. nt pan jr.
Pali -t Prom \t \\ York.
New York. N. Y.. Nov. 4.? 1.C00
altetlOl ?atrltll out of 1.613 In Orent
??? KaH York Rives Taft. 2MVJ80;
i ? ? 111- n> !i. 'j r.s::u.
TAFT THANKS ROOSEVELT, i
Our Next President Pays the Homage
of Thanks to the Man Who Made
I f i in President.
Cincinnati, O., Nov. 4.?President
Roosevelt's telegram of congratulation
to Judge Taft dieted the following re?
ply:
"Thank you for your telegram.
Without any expression from you I
would know how deeply interested
you have been in my success and how
much you rejoice In it. It is your ad?
ministration that this victory affirms."
James s. Sherman*
Tuft wins Delaware.
Wilmington Dal., Nov. 4.?Taft's in?
dicated plurality In Delaware is 3,000.
Republican state ticket headed by Si?
mons Spennewell for governor and
Wm. Held, for congress, is elected by
about the same plurality, with the
meatton that Davis. Republican attor?
ney general Is probably defeated by
Andrew C. Gray, Democrat.
I Cincinnati, O., Nov. 4.?Taft carried
! Laicus county Ohio by only 4,000; '
I Roosevelt plurality In l$0i was 14,
I 665. I
Bryan's Manager Claim Nebraska.
Omaha, Neb., Nov. 4.?Bryan ap
patently has carried Nebraska, ai-1
thOUffb the Republicans stilll claim
the state. j
Taft carried New York city by
about 1 1,000 plurality, this being the
first time the city has Riven its vote
to a Republican presidential candi?
date since 181)6 when Mr. McKinley
bad a small plurality.
Mr. Taft received a greater plurality
in New York state than President
I
Roosevelt did four years ago.
Congressional Elections.
Chicago, Nov. 4.~ Returm received
by the Associated Pre!! up to 12:30
a. m? showed the election <>f 16t Re?
publican! to congress and 138 Demo-|
crate,
Canton, s. d. Nov.4.?The Repub?
lican state committee claims that
South Dakota will five Taft a plurali?
ty of about 23,000.
Rai.1Kb. N, C, N<>\. 4.--Indications
point to at leust forty thousand Demo?
cratlc majority for the state ticket In
North Carolina,
Georgia 1?. Democratic,
Atlanta, (la., Nov. \. Lite t< 'li^in
Clark How.11. Notional Democtatlo
commltteeman from Georgia, con ad?
ed the election of Mr. Taft, Mr. ;r?w
?II g:i\?- the following statement:
"It is ? landslide for Tan. Mr.
Bryan hai made wonderful campaign,
but h<' could no! overcome the pro?
railing Idei that business condition!
would be adversely affected by Re?
publican defeat, As to Georgia, it is
safely for Rryan by about 20,000
majority.
Democratic Party as Now Consti?
tuted Seems Unable to Win the
Presidency and Roosevelt's Heir
Is Accepted by the People.
Eleventh Hour Claim.
Portland, Oregon, Nov. 4.?The Re?
publican managers claim the state for
Taft by a plurality of 20,000.
?1.000 In Washington.
Seattle, Wash., Nov. 4.?The latest
returns from every* part of Washing?
ton Indicate a plurality of fit least 4,
000 for Taft.
Pittsburgh Vote Ltfirgc.
Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 4.?The plu?
rality for Taft in the city of Pittsburg
and Allegheny county is 40,000.
Kansas in Doubt.
Kansas City, Mb., Nov. 4.?The in?
dications at midnight are that the
vote in Kansas is very close on presi?
dent and governor. The state is pos?
sibly Republican by 8,000 or 10,000.
Not enough returns received at this
hour to forecast legislature.
Leading in Montana.
Helena, Mont.. Nov. 3.?Forty-nine
precincts in Montana give Taft, 4,453;
Pryan. 4,504; Donland for governor,
Republican, 3,761; Norris, Democrat,
5,452.
Taft Carries Louisville.
Louisville, Ky.i Nov. 4.? This city
complete, vote, Taft, 26,938; Bryan,
26,325.
In the state of Kentucky 231 pre?
cincts give Taft. 20.4S6; Bryan. 27,
5S9, outside of Louisville.
Sure Of 278 Votes.
New York, Nov. 4.- -Only consider?
ing tile states from which definite re?
ports havt been received Mr. Taft has
l'Tn VOtOI or 26 more than required.
This (Joes not include Indiana. The
latest returns indicate a plurality Of
at least 10,000 for him In that state.
Tin other doubtful state;; were not in?
cluded, it is stated thai Democratic
state Chairman Connors of New fork
concedes the election of both Tafl and
Gov. Hughes of New York,
Utah Ml Itcpubllt an.
Denver. Col., Nov. t. Renator Sul?
livan of Utah tonight made tu.-? fol?
lowing statement* Taft has carried
the state by 10,000 and the entire Re?
publican state ticket Is (dieted. The
legislature will be Republican on
joint ballot by large majorltly The
? ntlre Republican county ticket >s
elected in s?it Lake city by from itv
to seven thousand majority.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 4.?The Re?
publican chairman clalmi Wyoming
for Taft by 7.000.
Minnesota Governorship Close*.
St. Paul, Mtn., Nov. 4.?While Taft
arried the stale by probably 80.000
the governorship in Minnesota i>angs
in the balance the result being so
eh se that both sidis claim the state
by small majority.
Cheyenne. Wyoming, Nov. 4. ? 21
out of 4.V2 give Taft, 1,296; Bryan,
773.
Cincinnati.?3os precincts out of
4.430 in the State of Ohio give Taft
2<>.i6i; Bryan, 23.T7.S. same precincts
in 1904, gave RoooseVSlt, 31.970;
Parker. 18.96S.
sst. Louis, Mo., Nov. 4.?-Returns
are coming in exceeedlngly slow, the
large number <>f scratched ballots and
tlie condition Of the senatorial pH*
mary which was held with the genet 'l
.!? ction.
Louisville, Kw, Nov. (.-?Polling the
largest Vote in history of the st ile, at
1:80 a. m. almost complete retumi
from sixty of the 119 counties in the
state gave Bryan a plurality ??:' 7.?),.,t
and a gain over Parker's \ote in the
sasee sou n ties of 758. The ra
gains has been consistent throughout
tiie state and Mr. Bryan has probabl)
added another thousand to Parker's
plurality of l !*01 in the fifth dtstlct.
in the 5th district of Louisville, Ky
Taft was victorious by a plurality 0
478, with one precinct missing.
Late Returns.
SOUTJIISOV, Kstabllsliol June, ?
ks?Vol. XXVIII. \,>
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THE EAR]Y. KETVRNs lNDKAt
ED IIIS ELECTION.
The First Scattering Hull tins Showed
That liryj n Had Little Chance Of
WinBBng nid I^atcr Returns Con?
firmed the Worst Expectations.
The first election bulletins began to
come in by telegraph and over the
Bell Long Distance telephone Hoes?
about 6:30 o'clock and the hrst halt
dozen bulletins, showed that the drift
of sentiment was toward Talt.
' The following bulletins selected^
from the mi ny received give an id<
j of the sort of news that the anxious
Democrats were fed on during the
early hours 3f the night.
New York, Nov. 3.?Schcncctady
complete gr es Taft, 7,790; Bryan,
7,571; same vote in 1904 for Roose?
velt and Paiker.
Rime, N. Y., Nov. 3.?Complete,
gives Taft, 2.22S; Bryan, 1,966. Same?
in 1904, Roosevelt 2,151; Parker 1,912,,
Rorr.e complete gives Hughes 2,200.
Mew York, Nov. 3.?Twenty towns-,
in Massachu setts gives Taft 5,631;
Bryan 2,14 5s MOM in 1904 gave Roose?
velt 5,667; Parker 2,417.
Seventy-thiee election districts out
of 3.036 in N'ew York State givee
Hughes 20 872; Chanler, 4,433%
Shearn 227. Same in 1906 gave Hughes
10,277; Hearst, 12,030.
(By Long D stance Bell Telephone.)
New York Nov. 3.?New York city,
30 election districts in Brooklyn out
of 5S7 gives Hughes 3,005; Chanler,
4,099; Shearn, 427.
Forty elect on districts in Manhat?
tan out of 731 gives Taft, 4,786; Bry?
an, 7.116; Hbgen, 4,564.
Eighty election districts in Brook?
lyn out of 1.87, gives Taft, 11,943;
Bryan, 10,85' ; Hisgen, 1,150.
Twenty election district in Queen
County out of 113, gives Taft, 2,560;
Bryan. 3,273; Hisgen. 36S.
f:33 p. m. Fifty election districts
in Manhattan out 734 gives Taft, 5,
819; Bryan, 3,967; Hisgen, 574.
7:26 p. m. Twenty election districts
out of 5S7 in Brooklyn gives Chanler
a plurality of 1,004. At the same rate
his plurality in Brooklyn would be
19,000.
7:28 p. m. State chairman of Il?
linois wires Hitchcock that Taft car?
ries Illinois.
7:12 ] . in. The indications are thai
Taft carries sTaasachueette by 65.ooo
The World Gives Up,
New York, Nov. 3. 7:13 p. m.?Tlu
New York World concedes Taft's elec?
tion.
Schenectady, N. Y.. Nov. 3.?This
city complete gives Taft, 7,795; Bryan,
5,801; Hughe;, 7,904; Chanler, 6,563.
In 1904, Roosevelt, 7,4 52; Parker, 4,
946; Hughes, 6.328; Hearst, 5,193.
7:24 p. m. Hearst bulletin say*.
All returns in licate that Taft is elect?
ed on a lar? ? plurality.
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(Ry Weste n Union Telegraph./
New York. Nov. 3, 7:20 p. m.?The
Tribune says the indications arc that
New Jersey las gone for Taft bs
thirty thousand.
Pittsbure;: When the polls closed;
in this city at 7 o'clock a very heu\y
\-ote had been cast. The Republican
leaders Claim l plurality Of four thou?
sand for Tait in AJIegnany county.
New York, Nov. 3. 7:25 p. m.? ill
the 211? ele< t on districts Rives Taft.
47.411; Bryan, 11,11(1; Hisgen. 4,719.
Chicago, n( v. 3. 7 .10.? Four hun?
dred and ten 3ut of 1,260 precincts DBl
Chicago give Taft. 56,977; Bryan, 4K -
932.
Brief Rollet hi v.
San Franehco, Nov. 3.?Twenty -
ii\<- precincts la California out of 181
(4 outside of San Francisco) give Tail
MtS; Bryan, t.803; Hi-gen, 35; Chat
in, 200; Debt, 494.
New Jersey-?377 precincte in New
Jersey, outside of Newark give Taft
I6,4IS; Bryan, 33.251.
The Sew Jersey Vote.
Trenton, n. F., Nov. 4.? Retttraa njp
to midnight ft* m all the counties ?ut
eide Of E.-scx and Hudson shew th<
I vote tii it did not vary greatly from
the plurality |iven Mr. Roosevelt i**
1004 when he tar Heel tlSC state by tt
000.
(Py Long Distance Bell Telephone.>
TCW CBOCC Safe.
Chattanooga, Tonn., Nov. 4.?BfeT"
nil's majority \\\ Tennesscee is 20 K?
Patterson, Dem ?erat for governor. H
000.
Indianapolis. Tnd.. Nov. I.?
out of ".245 d stricte in Indiana, i*>
dicate only 10.^00 plurality for Taf?
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