Show IN ii HOUSEHOLD OF MAN ElECTED Su Surrounded by Party of Friends and Relatives Mr Taft Heard the Returns BROTHER CHARLIE HAD MADE ALL PREPARATIONS CANDIDATE WITHHELD COMMENT COM COMMENT COMMENT MENT UNTIL HOME STATE STATED WAS HEARD FROM r i Nov o 3 Up to 10 to flight there had been no break b ak in the thet 1 t character of or the returns re rt 1 ived V 00 d at it the C P Taft Tatt residence in int I Taft the I t 1 is 15 i city it where William II IL candidate and Mrs TafU I wn I r surrounded ded by y a merry party part of orl I It tires and close friends At t that time Taft had no doubt of his hist t as aJI indicated by br the telegram he sent to Chairman i 1 tOr tors shortly after 9 central ume judge Taft declined to mako make any state saying saving sa he would delay dela it until Ohio was heard hard from preparations had been n ar bv b C P Taft and the best tele graph preparations The The rear veranda of or the 1 he but aristocratic old mansion Fik street had been enclosed and an on Or cu room rp tod telegraph guest room stab I br l Vi 1 trice wre 1 was 31 directly connected with I national n Republican can headquarters In New NewYork NewYork York Fork and three others brought in news n ws as gathered by b the Associated Press and other sources From 6 on bulletins were ere re received in increasing number fend nd the enthusiasm en enthusiasm enI of the party part increased in proportion pro proportion proportion I portion In the big drawing room were gathered gath red Mr Ur and Mrs C P Taft and andI their daughter Miss Louise Mrs Irs W H I Taft TaCt and her three t tree sisters Miss Marie Herron Mrs Professor sor Moore and Mrs Irs William Anderson and Professor ProCessor Moore also allo Miss lUss Delia Della aunt of ot the can candidate candidate candidate I Mrs Nicholas Longworth Mrs Wallingford sister of at Representative Longworth Dr J J Richardson of ot Washington Fred W Carpenter Judge Tafts Tafta secretary A I Vorys Vor s and J T 1 Williams representing Chairman Hitch Hitchcock Hitchcock hitchcock cock and a 1 party part of oC newspaper men m n Gus J Karger read the bulletins and the applause became more hilarious as the roseate hue of or the t e returns deepened I That Smile Meanwhile Judge Taft TaCt circulated out in the operating room and among the guests exhibiting the finest specimen of ot that smile which the campaign has h made mad famous The Tha Th first news Judge Taft re received received was over oer the long Ions distance tele telephone telephone telephone phone from Cram his friend Judge Fisher at Jamestown N Y and was to the effect ef effect teet that Jamestown had hall given gI en Taft 2900 majority x What has pleased ll me more than any anything anythIng anything thing else up to this time remarked the i candidate shortly after atter 7 i is the I undoubted influence of ot Yale in Connecticut cut We Ve get set Connecticut by b and Hartford by b O President Roosevelt carried that city by 1 1500 Chairman Chairman Hitchcock was heard from as early earl as He said Hearty congratulations on magnificent vote here James S Sherman followed Mr Ir Hitch Hitchcock Hitchcock hitchcock cock with this message I My 11 hearty and cordial congratulations Your created confidence your our masterly campaign accelerated it your 11 election clinches it your administration will continue it Governor Hughes wired Judge Taft at Heartiest congratulations on your our splendid victory Ictor Daniel J Keefe sent this message Congratulations on our splendid vic e tory to Labor voters appreciate and rec recognize recognize recognize their real rei friends Taft Judge Taft began at 10 answer anser answerIng answering Ing the telegrams and congratulations He acknowledged receipt of such dill die dispatches patches from Secretary Cortelyou Post Poet Postmaster master malSter General Meyer leer Governor Curtis Guild of ot Massachusetts and others It Is delightful to think ot of such sup support port from Cram tine the old Bay Ba state he sent to Massachusetts To Governor Hushes Hughes Judge Jude Taft said paId saidI hI I think you warmly for your congratulations congratulations congratulations lations and reciprocate by b extending con congratulations congratulations to you on carrying New Net NewYork NewYork York state tate f against tremendous odds ant antby and by b the wonderful campaign which hoU you carried on AVe We e are all Indebted to you rou also for tor your our aid in the national cam campaign campaign campaign To Representative William B McKinley the candidate c ate wired I am urn delighted to know that we tC shan shall have a Republican house for tor that is Isab ab absolutely absolutely necessary for future work To Timothy L Woodruff oo was sent ent an expression of ot gratitude for tor the grea great campaign which was carried on onI He also expressed especial gratification I at the election of Governor Hughes o o |