Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 4, 1908, Page 1

. JOHNSON DEFE "7 W. H. TAFT, Elected President of the United States. Elected Vice-President of the United States. dJ. 5. SHERMAN, HISTORICAL SGCIET. JOHN A. JOHNSON, Re-elected Governor of Minnesota. National Ticket. The will of the people of the United States, as expressed by the great white ballot, yesterday, has elected William H. Taft of Ohio, ex- secretary of the navy, president, by a big majority, the decision being so decisive that there is no doubt of the the commonwealth to continue to support | intention of American the principles of President Theodorei Roosevelt, to which Mr. Taft is! pledged. The campaign which closed yes-‘ terday was one of the most spectac- ular ever conducted in the nation. Both Taft and Bryan made stren- uous tours of every part of the coun- try atlarge and the contest grew so warm that President Roosevelt took a hand and personalities were in- indi- | interest. This was esepcially true of the closing days| in New York state, where both Taft | and Bryan were often dulged in, in 2 manner that cated intense in the same city and literally “touched elbows.” | Great crowds attended the meetings and heard the respective candidates discuss the issues of the campaign., There was every opportunity given | to Taft and Bryan to tell the people of their views, and the result of the election is an emphatic endorsement of Judge Taft and the principles which he stands for. State Ticket. In the state, Governor John A. Johnson has been re-elected to succeed himself, being the demo- cratic candidate for chief executive. | The governor was opposed by Jacob! F. Jacobson, acknowledged to~ be the very strongest candidate that his| party could have presented against Johnson. It is certain that the republican candidate votes during the last two weeks of the campaign, well-informed persons gained hundreds of having conceded Johnson’s election by a very large majority, prior to that time. The last days of the campaign were marked by some very earnest work on the part of Jacobson’s sup- porters which no doubt turned many votes from the governor to the re- publican nominee—votes that were for Taft and the rest of the repub- lican ticket, but who intended to vote for the governor—sometimes called “Johnson republicans.” In view of the stand the governor took as to his third term, prior to his nomination, and the fact that he was opposed by the very strongest vote-getter in the republican party, itis considered that he did remark- ably well to get the vote that was accorded him. The remainder of the ticket is safely republican, by a big majority. Efection in Bemidji. Theelection in the City of Bemidji was productive of several spirited contests and dispite the undercurrent of feeling, which was displayed by the supporters of some of the candi- dates, nothing of a violent nature occured, although there were several “warm” discussions. The hottest fight in the city, and in fact throughout Beltrami county, was for the office of county attorney. In this contest Chester McKusick of this city, republican nominee and also candidate on the Tax League platform, was opposed by P. J. Russell, also of Bemidji, democratic candidate. In this city the contest was an exceedingly close one, Mr. McKusick winning out by the nar- row majority of two votes. Bemidji paid a high compliment to Judge Stanton, candidate for re-election for judge of the Fifteenth Judicial district, Mr. Stanton re- ceiving a majority of 393, distanc- ing his opponent (Mr. Wright) in every ward in the city. In view of the fact that much had been done during the past week by several supporters of the repub- lican ticket, who advocated voting “a straight republican ticket,” and thereby supporting Mr. Wright, republican candidate against Mr. Stanton, who ran on a non-partisan judiciary platform, Judge Stanton certainly made'a splendid rus in i Bemidji; and his carrying the city by 393 votes in the face of -the national and state election, in a normally republican stronghold, indi- cates his standing in this commun- ity. There is something of a contest in the city for the office of congress- {man from the Ninth Congressional district. Sfeenerson, the republican candidate for re-election, was op- posed by Ole Sageng, an indepen- dent candidate. Some active local opposers of Mr. Steenerson “got bu‘sy" and they managed to secure 228 votes for Mr, Sageng, Mr. Steen- erson receiving 443 votes and carry- ing the city by a- majority of 215. TS JA Great Struggle Between Taft and Bryan Results in the Third Defeat of the “Peerless Leader,” By a Majority that + 0 Keeps Growing. C. W. STANTON Whose Election Is Predicted. e B T J. O. Harris, republican nominee for re}zister of deeds, received 302 majority in this city over Fred M. Malzahn, democratic candidate. A. B. Hazen, republican candidate for sheriff, was given a big vote in the city and easily distanced his competitor, Thomas Tedford, ocratic nominee. , Dem- Although Taft Carries Minnesota by 100,000 Majority, Gov- ernor Johnson’s Estimated Lead Over Mr. Jacobson Is from 10,000 to 20,000 Votes. Congressman Steenerson Has Fight of Life in Race Against Sageng.---S_tanton’s Electien Predicted.---Contest for County Attorney Was Battle Royal, of schools, W. .B. Stewart, the present superintendent, and republi can candidate for re-election, was | opposed by Miss Vera Cameron of this city. Miss Cameron made a sur- i prisingly good run in the city, - she receiving 340 votes to Mr. Stewart's 504, Mr. Stewart’s majority being’ 164. The other candidates, who had-no opposition, were given splendid votes. There was a total of some- 790 | votes cast for the regular candidates on the tickets, in the city; with about 54 additional votes registered by women. This indicated that nearly the full vote of the city was cast yesterday. Splendid Local Returns. The service on election returns which was rendered by the Western Union Telegraph company in con- junction - with the Daily Pioneer, which engaged the report from' the telegraph company, was the: most elaborate ever given by any city in the north half of the state. The full news-gathering corps of the. great Associated Press of the United In the contest for superintendent ! States, as well as indvidual states, GOVERNOR cities, villages and towns, gave full returns to the Western Union Telegraph company for the Daily admirably handled under the super- vision of Mrs. Wagner, local man- ager of the Western Union. The Northwestern Telephone Ex-| change company, unier the manage- ment of Mr. A. E. Harris, who has charge of the local exchange, gave very full and complete re- ports from the national, state and county results, and the service was very complete in every detail. All of these those from local country towns and the wards of this city were tabu- lated and bulletined in the spacious lobby of the Markham hotel. There was a large crowd of spec- tators and several bets of good size were recorded on respective candi- dates on the national, state and county ticket during the night. When the returns first started to arrive from the east, the vote for Hughes, republican candidate for governor of New York, and Chanler, the democratic candidate, was about an even break, the same being true of the New York returns on Bryan and Taft. As the evening wore on, however, big majorities began to be recorded for Taft and Hughes, as well as Taft gains elsewhere throughout the nation, indicating-that it was only a question as to the size of Taft’s and Hughes’ majority. The early returns from St. Paul reports, including | | house of congress is not materially 'uver attempted in this ecity or this part of the state, outside of |Duluth. You can bank on these Pioneer, and the reports were very| messages for correct returns of yesterday’s results.) Early-Morning Resume. St. Paul, Nov. 4—9 a. m.—(Spec- ial to Pioneer.)—William H. Taft | bas been elected president of the United States by 312 electra! votes, 1 to 172 for William J. Bryan. Republicans carry all northern states, with the exception of Mon- {tana, Nebraska and Nevada. The complexion of the lower changed, but indications point to a slight increase in republican major- ity. Governor Hughes of New York is re-elected by 68,000 plurality. Taft Carried the City of New Yotk by 6,000. Speaker Cannon is re-elected by a plurality of 10,500, Deneen, republican, is elected gov- ernor of Illinois. In Minnesota, Governor Johnson appears to be re-elected by a com- paratively small plurality, but Taft carried the state by 100,000. McCleary, republican, for con- gress in the Second district, is de- feated. Towa elected the entire republican state ticket, and Governor Cum- mings defeated Lacey for United . States Senator. Taft carried North Dakota by 30,000, but Governor Burke (demo- on the governorship were favorable | cratic) appears to have carried a to Jacobson, the republican nominee, but after midnight, the reports were all favorable to Governor Johnson. When it was announced that the governor had carried Hennipin and Ramsey counties by big majorities, and smaller cities added t5 his vote, ! the re-election of Johnson was con- ceded. (The Daily Pioneer is giving to its readers the very latest As- sociated press reports of the election—reports that are accu- rate and ean be relied upon. Thisis the first time this was re-election. The republicans made a clean sweep in South Dakota on national, state and congressional tickets. Taft carried Wisconsin, by 75,000, The republican state ticket won by about the same plurality. The southern states give the usual plurality for democratic tickets. Late Bulletins St, Paul, Nov. 4.—11:30 a. m.— (Special to Pioneer.)—Governor Johnson’s plurality ‘over Jacobson (Continued on last page.)