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Show :; . pIES K 11 ' !' MAKE M08T STATES elections for Congress and' Local Offices Have Upset Previous Records. NUMEROUSCONTESTS - VQN BY DEMOCRACY lndsfidfi in Slate Elections All Ag.iin-1 Party in Federal Control. fH0GRESSIVES;m27j-AnN prjjjntation of Poiiticnl AspccU of SUlv'i In Our Map Llk-.-ly to Hold Good Anyhow. .-rtrtt 1P1J 'lp rtT Volt IIWRlJ Or. All Ther ar forty-ncbl Slap now in the jjE!An, f against forty-six in 100S The tifllulon of Arizona wflh thr-'- cJrffiri;i r5j. ond Vw Marioo, Willi four, and th iUa"& nllo'mcnt of Representatives In ;vrJ. b'H upon Ibn ronnm of 1911. ;lie cM l3' of 'prty-nir.e lo the jjtoral Col leg' The total of lccforal it to ba cnt fir President and Vjpp , iWent nwt November is 032 Ic 190SJ. Iitf3 . I ; fliers i nothing t promise r.dvnnfnrni ' I try political pnrtT " 'he add'lioiinl t ilto'ted l 'he older ?nl nor in' t political comnlc.Tions of 1: iwwly J3"(,! ones They ore divided nho.iti' renh bflircn tlie two principal pnrtlep.J' (The most noteworlhy feature of tJiJ ' r-4r. political outlook i tha lariro ninn-kr ninn-kr of Stole wbo:o e'ecto'al voIot cnt tot bit placed isvirrdlv Sp either the rp-pblicap rp-pblicap o clemocritip colmnn la JDOS the total of !prtorcl lo'ra nf nwrtftin JJtstcc .n Kmnllfi ib-w llo urftfn vote of Ilhpr piM.-. 'Pais year it b lareer thnn either Careful icvlew of BUM elections in and nir 1PA5 and of Kijr important poUli'-ol hnppnmn? Jalifiwi a prcdiclion ibat ot Ipnst J 53 I'Kteral roLa will b owl for the. ro-pAlifAn ro-pAlifAn I'rccidont Uc!;ct pad 170 for th termlio nominee Tills leave.. 20" in tit I'miblful column. Tbt olld Soutb retain if traditlooi1 i2PcralIc roruplexinu over the same geo-ppbicJ geo-ppbicJ ara or of old II u impossible to predict now -xrhi (iir: mny bo written into lhft poluirij wpef the UnUrd SlaJ.o nrxt Xnvrjupo-ij Xnvrjupo-ij tbe pro;rB.sir idea In pnl'Uos. li hi no concrete existence in 11.) OS I Ti' rcsuItK of elcctioiin for President UIOOS and for State officers in !0 or! JJII, together with other sitrnificanr po-kl po-kl rlafH are yien for each State ini !i Wloirinj; brief reviews;-- I AT.AliAMA. I TVjS'pt vHh Its itviOvo olrtoral vor U ur lo Tf 'n tbe dr niorrnff II pnv Bryp a p'-imPt of r Oi) In lWS, nn) tbe 4lEr-era('r inmine for CJovnrnor in 1P10 Mi hy M; 3 It? L?lil.ttui nnd lJ fcltjjt'oi of rlcvcn in Concrss ar iitdly dmoTatIc. It "if clevn olc-i Jut! Toe In 1ML AKizny.A. Opt sf tlie two iif' Slalps, Arlsnnn r ftnvic upon ls Pr?t Prnlilonilal rm-L'pi, rm-L'pi, tnd ihrefori with no national rapt prlermanrrs i furnih bca for jTflfbtcv Its flrnt Covornnr. I'jI'latur Hi CcnprMjional rtelojjnllon of tlirro or tinwerxllc. bworor and the'pore It H inm'i reasonably aur for tbr 3mocr.tlo - j Meet !b Vovmbr ' i ARKANSAS. i Th ilemocrjU can count upon th nlnrj lltolsrtl volei of this Plate. It ha ncvrj red frorn It" dnroneratlr alleclancn J to 19C5 It rave Bryan a plurality of 30.2F5' UJ la 1S10 elected tbe deinorvatlc candl-1 Ut for Oovernor by 62.07C Tts Lej:ls-I lHur ann roprepnta.tton Id Consrs in (iUdlr democratlo. I CALTJORNTA a ipltt of many faitlona) fleht. In Call-i Iwnli In the Ut ' yar It coma rea-l Mlbly arA to aire Its thirteen vot&x to Mr. Tift this ar 8lnc 1100 It ban In-1 irlibly dented the rcpubllrjin candidate j t Tarr Important ofUcu Mr TaC re- hM a pbtrallly of S6.906 In 1S08 and In f i 111 th republican candidal for Gov-' , trsor 7c-Jve4 5f ptuiollty Its boclfl-! j Ulur-lns ropuhl'can majrlly of eighty "' Wri bMlol. Tn ConsreM lt Senators, r a4 iiji nf Mr cipht ruprepoiitatlvei If 4iwrAt. jt -lootora.' oJj 'r IS"8 j at ' m COI.ORADO. Cfll-Bj)e i, a vry uncortal' Ptaln. To' 'v: &lmttr-jve yare It ha b-en rj reoflv c j roll ttp a .ubjts.ntlal ulural'ty for tbe - j tJDV)ln' p for the democrat The -: titM inltr't Bj- utrong, but In IMS It tv Brj-An a plurality of ?.W and thp j w!r.orrUc oomlnr for Povrrnor In 1310 aV"W.ltt. 1LV Leflalatur ha a demo- rti majority and It ha ono republican hxvsir tnd thre rtcmooratlr Keurobonta- j vlfei Jn Copsre lis His electoral votes J"y to ejiher way It had only flr- 1" J -. CONNECTICUT. IS p1' TstvhlJr ripub)iraTi atrentrbold. o aia rrC4nt polliioal ocUvJi.rr bavn 211 Pl6v"J It Ip the ur.certAln rop.nm -n-ith llJ T vr. !er:ori olca pnV(. Tct t.fn ph. 'I' ft ln 1:ii' bl,t ,n 10,n BfUJwlr" dome-A dome-A aIIi?1 f6r 0ov,5rnr, n eleotod by 3.71 Jtf Jl'tts'atUro Iim a pfn republican ma j k ""tr In ConprtS" It ba? republican en-j Jj '"fJ, four republ!ca.p arO on democratic! 1 HtJ1Ttdatlvi - I DELAWARE 'A Ur Taft ti'ould cat lh thrf loctora) ' ,'" ot DMaware thin yrar In 1?K it Jjk , . "'fn 2. Plurality, and in :0W be ',,ablllnrt candidate for Ste Tr-a."iire- lM taw. b' I,? LesrlHlefjn' hn a r'- M pilcir, majority. In Conjrrc-n-- Its Pena- JH "A. "a no HcrrnsontaUve aro repUb- m i . FLORIDA 'm) Hr Pl-'-bin pnvo Jlryan M.'r rln-al- J, cnd ,n f ibe dntnoDAilc candidal v bPrm Court Jumlce pot 25.ci"v J'. i'W tj!8,ttUro and CeiiRreBslonal repre-cnta- lB e Wildly democratic It" olecloral AU "te li t'.x. out rxoin than In 1M3 , li GEORGIA fel fc2n'1"r of the "soild South" ftat-.. S -!!1' 6iV6 Bryan a. pluraKty of S0.721 Table of the Popular Vote of All the States. Since 1892 1 Is a Factor in Figuring Who Will Be the Winner This Year. I ,t SI AILS. . 1S02 . , 1SWJ r" rT5oTr . 1904 , , 100s t t ., , Cleveland. riarrison Weaver. McKluler. Bryan. McKinlcj. Brynn. ItooaeTelt. Parker. Debs. Tafr, Brvan DbT t I 'nri 3,133 0,107 -n.ISi &I.73J 181,22(1 55.512 97,131 22,357 70,857 $53 20,283 71374 1JM 4 Arki.nsnj, .3-334 4fl 074 JiVS.l 37512 101103 g 81iH2 46.6C0 64,434 . i.sifi rJ,760 87!oi5 52! t Cn Ifoinln 11S.203 US.U0 25..W2 14fi.08S 144.706 164.755 124.065 205.226 S0.294 20,533 214.308 12L492 28.Gfie t t '-oorarlo as020 Z2;)&i 202n 161.209 93.072 122.733 134,087 100,105 4.304 123,700 126.044 7 074 'f '"huectlcut 82.395 77.032 S09 , 1J0.285 50.740 102.572 74.014 1U,0S9 72,009 443 112,815 08,255 rV113 ! 1 !.,. V1'4 1S"S1 1S.077 20,452 10,015 22.529 1S.S58 23,712 10,347 140 25,007 22,072 23 I I l,.lorJn 30.143 4.843 11.207 31.953 7,409 25,007 8,314 27,046 - 2.337 10.654 31.104 B 747 t I .eofhi 120.CS0 . 4S.305 42,039 00,091 94,072 35,035 81.700 24,003 83,472 197 41,692 72,413 5S4 ! t I'?110, S.oOO 10.520 0.314 23,192 27.103 29.414 47,783 18,480 4,954 52,021 36,162 Q 400 I I '"no' 420.281 39D.2SS 22.207 G07.130 44.523 597,985 603,081 632,645 327,006 09,225 620.932 450.S10 , 84 711 t Indiana .4 202.740 233.015 22.203 323.754 805.573 336,063 309,584 368,289 274,345 12,013 348.093 333,262 13470 I 'T?n'n 10G.M7 219,705 20,505 289.293 233.7-11 307,808 209,285 307,907 149,141 " 14,847 275.210 200,771 8287 ,nncas 157.241 163.111 150,541 171,310 183,955 -102,001 210,893 84,800 15.494 197.216 161,209 I2V0 I t ,nlucky 175.401 13,5.441 23.500 218.171 217.890 226,801 234,809 205,277 217,170 3.602 235.71J 244,092 4 1ST, I t Tioiilsnina S7.C22 13.331 13,332 22,037 77,175 14,234 53.071 5,205 47,708 995 8.95S 47,717 2'53S f I Mnlno 48,049 02.S70 2.390 80.461 34.5S7 65,412 36.822 64,438 27,641 2.106 06.987 35.403 1 75S t f Maryland 113.SC6 92.730 790 130.978 104.746 136,212 122.271 109,407 109,446 2.247 118,513 115,908 2.323 t .Mnsb.irhrjsutt8 176.S13 202,914 3,210 278.97G 105,711 233,866 156,997 257.822 165,746 13.004 285.966 155,543. 10 781 I -MIi-uteaM 202,200 222.703 19,931 203,582 237,208 316,209 2U.0S5 301,800 134,151 8,941 33313 174,619 ll'.527 1 I Minnesota 100,920 122.S23 29.313 193,503 130,735 190,401 112.001 216,051 55,187 11,602 195.843 109,401 14 527 t 1 Mississippi 40.237 1,400 10,250 5,123 63,703 5,753 51.706 3.137 53,376 893 4.383 60.287 978 1 4 MWsonrl 20S.40O 227,040 41,204 SOI.JHO 303.052 814.092 351,922 821,440 296,312 13,009 347.203 8f574 15 4B1 I J Montnna 17.534 lsS,S33 7.250 10 4SH 42,537 25.373 37.146 34,032 21,773 5.076 32.333 29,320 s'sJVi t Xcbruska 24,934 S7.227 83.134 103.004 115,909 12133ft 113,513 138,558 51,876 7,412 120,997 131,099 8 524 f f iN'ovntln 714 2,811 7,204 1,938 8,377 3,849 6.347 6,807 3,982 925 10,775 11,212 2103 I I Xen' Hainihlrc.... 42.0S1 45.053 '2 57,444 21.650 54,790 35,489 54,177 33,992 1.090 53,149 33.035 190 i Xcic Jersey 171.042 150.00S 909 221.307 133,075 221.707 '164.808 245,164 164.606 9.587 265,298 182,522 10.249 t I New York 0.14, 80S 609,350 16.429 819.838 551.809 821,092 67S.S86 859,533 683,981 30.883 870,070 667,468 3S.451 ! I North Cnrollna 132,951 100,340 44.732 155,222 174.488 133,081 157,752 81,372 124,121 324 114,887 136.928 345 North Dakotu 17.159 17.700 26.383 20.6S0 35,893 20,531 52,595 14,273 2.017 57,080 32,885 2,42t J Ohio 404,115 403.009 14.S30 523,991' 477,497 543,018 474,882 000,095 344,674 30.260 572,312 502.72-1 33.795 I Oklnboma . 110,558 122.406 21.779 f Oregon 12,242 35.002 26.905 43.779 46,602 46.520 33,385 60,432 17,444 7.051 02,530 38,049 7,330 t 4 Pennsylvania 452,264 510,011 S.714 72S.300 433.230 712,065 424,232 840,949 335,430 21,863 745.779 448,785 B3.913 t I llhorto Island 24,336 20.075 22S 87,437 14,459 34,784 19,812 41,605 24,830 936 43.942 24.706 L305 ! 4 South Carolina 51.09S 13,384 2.410 9,313 38,801 8,579 47,236 2,534 52,635 22 3,965 02,290 100 ! f Sonlu Dakota 9.0S1 34.SSS .20.544 41.012 41.225 54,530 39,544 72,083 21,969 3.188 67,536 40,200 " 2,840 I Tennessee 136.504 99,851 23.780 148.778 106.208 123,008 145,230 105,309 131.858 1.854 118,324 135.60S 1.870 Texas 239.11S 81,444 09.0S3 107,520 370,434 130,641 207,432 51,242 167,200 2.791 05,60 217,302 7.870 t 4 Utah 13,491 64.007 47.139 45,006 02,446 33,413 5.767 61,165 42,601 4,800 t Vermont 10.325 37.992 44 50.991 10,007 42,568 12.849 40,459 9,777 844 39.552 11,490 t Virginia 163.977 113,202 12.275 135.388 154,965 115.805 146,080 48,450 80,638 50 52,573 S2.940 255 I Washington 29.802 30.100 10,165 30,153 51,646 57,436 44,833 101,340 28,098 10.023 100.062 58,691 14.177 I f "West Virginia 84.407 80,21)3 4,100 104,414 92.027 119;820 98,807 132,020 100,835 4.5T2 J 137,809 111,418 3,079 I t Wisconsin 177,323 171.101 10,019 20S.135 165,528 265,700 159.163 279.870 124,036 28.220 247,747 1G0.662 28,147 1 I Wyoming S.154 7.722 10,072 10,072 14,482 10,164 20,467 8,904 1.077 20,840 14,918 1,715 I I 'mr.ls 5.052,351 5,170,336 1.011,4417 7.111.007 6509,052 7,220.077 6,630,016 7.620,337 5,079,041 401,159 7,677.788 6,407,082 420,390 l I Plualltlos . 3S0.SG1 602,355 860,061 2,541,290 1,269,806 I . In 1S06 Palmer, sold democrat, poi'fd 134.015 rotes. j In 'CW and HoVe mltn TS i for Cnvernor In 1510 r.eRitdtitiru and ConKrrps3lonl dclci'lnns am unanlmounl" demucrntlc.j ft has foiirtecn elcctortil voton, on mor than in IMS in a no. j Th- four electoral votos ef rdaho are (unce.-:.i!n It guvn Tail 1S,W plutiillty lu jlOOi ThP protorle.1 tnlereite ai o 5troijj j here, but In IBIO It elected k dumorratic Governor by K9!i pluralltv. The Lep'sla- ture 1:'i. a repubUe.nn majority on lotnt ballot. Its SoDAtois -and one Represent.!-j jtlvp in Conjres ar lepubllcans. In 1&S It bad thic e'ectcpl voto. ILLINOIS. In j;plt nf its B'.rnnc ttilrd term rntl-i I'Ticn" Tl'tnols. U- ncme of cne republ'ean j jrartv, wttb Its tu'cntj-nlne electoral .'olea, ex. bo safnly count rl for Taft. It Kave turn a plurality of IT9.122 in :5CS ond elected' .. rrpubPoun Si.ite Treasurer uy 58,1S in! S-in. Its Le3lsJatiro has n. ropubltcan hjj.-! !-,',iv Tt Sena-to and fcurleeu at lla I tntyllv- UiiireanatJvoH In Conprc.i 'ttp .ppublicuna. It gained two elccloial ,votTa under tbe 18U ojnaue apportionment. I INDIANA. I Krom orn; llmo rnpubMcan stKnnay Indlnn. haa bc-cone one ot the moat un-ecrt.-ln of the entlro forty-elsht fltalea j 'iTnlll 1SJC It could o'vay bp cotinled upon to roll up a blj; rpuad.-Jin majority In I'hat J ear U elected the democratic nom-ijiep nom-ijiep for vSorrctary of Slato by 12,357, al-tbouKb al-tbouKb It bad Klven Taft 10 731 In lCK Hi I.e(rlf1a.ture ba.-s a subataTilIal democratic niajorily. In Consre.Ma !t Is represented by tu-o democratic Sonatora. one republican repub-lican and twelve dmocrallc Representatives. Representa-tives. Ita eJeetoraJ voto Is fifteen. IOWA. I The- thirteen electoral voto ot Iowa, 'should ko to Taft lb spltP of thH atront;, ' pro?re.ii" Cummuii foUoTvjnc Slncel llDOO t Iiaj conslatnnUy glvesi larpe nn-. Jorltlcs tn ropnbllcan Candida?. Id iSfS Jit rave Taft 7,4S) plurality, and locidl a ropublican Oovernor bi 13lf by JS,Sa. IUi lUoRlnloture Is ranubllrAn It 1M tw re-j re-j publican Sruatorr. ten TipubllaD Keju-u- scnlaltvcF a.nd nn dcmocj-Ue Jltormtnta-I Jltormtnta-I lit bn Oncreji. KANKA 8. Tho poworful proLrcsiUu JeJMol nd J . the fuellnc that Kanaaj wllj do rj 1 , liken' p'ac lCanaxa In tbs uncartaiji -! ume Oils aa.r Tbe feeltiis of unccrtaJiv: pran' atro'npar a shorr tlm f, tK. for th flrat time n lt history, th U"?i, dls'rict In Lhe State alectod a rimocrjU l to Cougress. Ml Taft received t phi-, rallty ol 3S.C07 thre ln JSOP. and a repub-, llcan Governor was olecte-d In 11 br 10.167 The lgilaturp haa a rpuhlJrD , roajorlty on Joint ballot. In Odptm there- are two republican Senators. Kvtn 1 republican Ropresontaflvea. and orw inmc- cratlc nprttrntatlvo. Tbe lofltorJ rtvt j h ten. KENTUCKY. I Tbl Stat may be safely plaood Id tb , denvocraUn column. In 1B0J It saxi Ur.n a plurality of S,3J and ln 19H Oovej-nor McCreary InoreaoJ the plu rallti to 31.3.13. lt only brab from h demooratlc ranbr ,In recon-t yearr wt. in J607. when It eJeotd "Pilll.ion. rtpubllcn.n. Governor. Tbe Lclalature IP damocratlc It la ropreaenled in Coti-pres Coti-pres by one republican and on dnmo- cratlc Senator and two republican and nin democratic ItcurMonUtlVo It J ha tblrtron electoral votea. LOUISIANA. I3Ullana Is a solidly democratic 3tatej with M Lffialaturo composed altogether of repieaentnUves of that party, o 1p Ibi delegation Id Congresa, two Sonators and. anven nrtproBentatlvea. It save Bryan n yluralltv of .'.-l C1C In 190$ and elected democratic Representatives 'in 1510 by e.vpras.' plura.lltie.1 of ten thousand Ita, eloetoraJ vote is ten. n ea-ln of one over ir.'OS. I MAINE. J i For tb first lime In lt history Maine. f L old republican bulwark. If cl.-uss-d as luncprtaln on tbo eve of a Presidential ; oloetlon In 110 H awun? about and elertr Plalslod. a democrat Governor by. 3 75S plurality, a.- ?aln.t a plurality of V ."vSl f"or Ta.fJ in lw It bar a democratic t ss;o'lt) on je nl ballot iD'thr Lru'slntuie It iendf to Consres? one democratic and en republican Hanator and two republican pjo two democratic Kepr.sertatlvs -fta lectora.J vote la x. MARYLAND. ! Tbo d'jj'OHlUnn nf Maryland elht electoral elec-toral voica Is u-tcertaln. In the last tweiv years eleof'ine htve awune from one pirty to tbe other r,nd back affaJn Tati received a majority of 003 ln 1505 acd the re publican , ,Td"datf. for Gove-nor in 1J11 wa elected lb a plurality of 2.997 The legislature I? , ijf-mocratic. with a plurality or. Joint ballot lot thirty-three, and the democrat control I both branches eoporatcly Its Congres-I Congres-I clonal delegation conflict of two demo-cr.UlO demo-cr.UlO StMioJord. flvt democratic Itepre-H?elit:itl Itepre-H?elit:itl ri and one ropnbllcan In 1M8 Mar.v Unci divided tti doctoral otc, slvlnc Brjan tix and Taft fwo MASSACHUSETTS. 'Hie Old Bey tjiatp tbl year Is classed foi no fliat time in Its history na uncor-ftn uncor-ftn m u national election Whereas Taft hi 190S reorhed plu.jllty of 110.423, Fous, denioi:ri.t. n.s elected Governor In 1011 by J.I02. Tlio last previous domocrutlo victory waj) in 1001 ivhou l"uuclc3, demoorat. was Iretod Gorno. Ther.- Ji ntiTnjr sentiment senti-ment foi the recl(roetrj 1ca In Ihut btate, end tt Irf usually a part of the democr.Ulc propjganda there The l.e;l3)Jtuiv of Mn.a,!-ii.huaotth 1h re-piibllnnii re-piibllnnii by ilit-two on Joint ballot, sud h. Congrow boib Spntors aro republicans. wlJJi v.i icp.ibll. his and four democratai In tbo Iloiiso. It luui added two to Its lx-t.'cn lx-t.'cn o'.ectorwl olcs of '00 MICHIGAN. Michleari nbould slvp Its flfteen electoral elec-toral votes to Tuft neit November. It has bt.iMi coustjiently republican for many vears althouxli Tuft'M plurality of 158.691 In 10OT was cut down to 43.033 for Oiborn, republican indbUtc for Governor in 1910 The Legislature hni n repuullcrin majority of on hundred. The State endn two republican re-publican Senalora and leu republican R,.p-reeenmtlrea R,.p-reeenmtlrea to Concrcs w'tb two demc-crati demc-crati In tho IIoue It h.io Rained ono electoral elec-toral voto alnce IMS MLNNESOTA. Tbe twclw electoral rotes nf Minnesota are roahonably certain to be enjt for tnej republican candidate tbi year In apltu ofi t.he fact that Jae democratic candlduto for Governor hhb olucted by about SO.CW nt I the aan:e ttme v. hen Taft, in I50H. received a plurality of 8,C2. JItato elections In that State, however, are usually decided upon clearly defined local Isisuort The republican republi-can are in tho majority In both hcuse-s of tho Legislature, with a majority of sixty-three on Joint ballot In Congress the Minnesota delegation connlstB of republican re-publican Senators, eUht republican and one democratic Represontathcs. It had eleven electoral votes In 190S. MISSISSIPPI. Solidly and alwaye democratic Is Mississippi, Mis-sissippi, with ever Increasing pluralities. In 190S It gave Bryan 55.5W plurality and tfho demociatlc candidate for Governor In 1910 n plurality of 3S.C00, the socialist candidate candi-date receiving about J.000 with no republican repub-lican candidate In the field lu Legislature Legis-lature and Congressional delegation ur.i solidly democratic Its electoral rote La ten. MISSOURI. Though often classed as uncertain tn Presidential electlciiH Missouri 1 considered consid-ered safoly dejnooratlc tble year. It gave Taft a plurality of S2U In 1 90S and the republican re-publican candidate for Sup-emo Court Judgo in 1910 was eleoted by a plurality of 3.10B. but the stronghold of the third term and progressive elements is counted eonddently to away tho rote this year nw.iy from the Taft ticket The leglti Uture has a democratic majority In both Iiou-xm, anad Its representation In Con-;rcis Con-;rcis ccmulsta of dt.mocra.tiu Sonatora thirtin democratic Represmtativei und three republicans In the- House. The electoral elec-toral vote la eighteen MONTANA. The toor electornl votes of Montana, one more than prior to the 1911 census may ewtng either way. although In 190S the Rtato gave Taft a plurality of 3,007 and in 1910 the republican cand dato for clrrk of the Supreme Court was elected by 8 T0 Tho Legislature bos a domocralic majority on Joint ballot ot six. The democrats dem-ocrats aie ln contiol of the lower hou.e und the republicans of the Senate. in Congrcac one republican and one democrat demo-crat .re ln the Senate and the alngle Ke-P-icaenlatlv la a republican. NEBRASKA. Tbouyn tho home State of William 3. Bryan. Nebraska is of deoldedly uncertain political proclivities on national lssuee Up to 1P0S It was consistently republican, but ln that year It gave Its dlstinculrfbod citizen citi-zen 1,102 plurality and elected another democrat to tho Governorship. In 1910 it swung back into the ropubllcan column on Ita vote for Governor with a plurality of 1S.S10. It haa a democratic majority ln each house of the Legislature, and its Congressional Con-gressional delegation consists of one republican re-publican and ono democratic Senator and three republican and three democratic representatives rep-resentatives Its electoral vote Is eight NEVADA. It Is impossible to predict with assurane wbloh way Kovada will go next November, Novem-ber, it gave Bryan 457 plurality in 190S, and Oddlo. republican, for Governor In 1010 & plurality of 1,037. The Loglslaturp !e a tlo on Joint ballot, with tbe desvo-cra-ca tn power In the Stato Senate and tba republicans In the House In Congress It has one domocratlc and one republican 'Senator and one republican Reprant-tive. Reprant-tive. Ita electoral voto La three. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Taft phould recelT the four electoral votee of New Hampshire next November It hiw been always a strong republican State It gare Taft plurntlty of 19,P4 In 190S, and tbe republican candidate for Governor Gov-ernor in 1010 was elected by 7.17L Tho re-publloans re-publloans havo an overwhelming majority major-ity In both houses of the Legislatures, and Ita fienators and two ftrvproMntarlvea In Congress are republican NEW JERSEY. Now Jersey, once surely republican, Ifl uncertain cblo year, duo both to the fact that in 1910 Woodrow Wtbwn. democrat, was elected Governor by a plurality of 9.05. and tho strong sentiment thom for tho third term candidate for tho Preei-dmcy. Preei-dmcy. Taft rcceled n. plurality of 2,-776 2,-776 In 1908. and the present Legislature has a republican majority In both house In Congress there are one republican and one democratic Senator from New Jersey And threo republican and seven democratic Representatives. The electoral voto la fourteen, two more than prior to the lat census apportionment tn 1911. NEW MEXICO. Unlike Arizona, its nelghor and longtime long-time rival for Statehood, New MoJtlpAj eleotoral voto of four cannot be aafely counted upon by either party In tbe Presidential Pres-idential deetlon this yar It elected a democratic Governor In 1SU with a. plurality plu-rality of 2.SS2, but ohose a Legltdaturo which in republican In both branebca Its delegation to Congress consists of two re- ' publicans In the Senate and one republican republi-can and ono democrat In the House Its vote this year will bo ita first participation participa-tion ln a national eleotion. NEW YORK. The groat plvoUl State of New York will caat forty-five electoral votes next November, bIx more than ln 10. They may win tho battle for either candidate, and the State Is claimed by the leaders of both parties, Since 100 It has gone republican re-publican in every Presidential yoar by aiout 200,000 plurality. It gave Taft 102,-WJ 102,-WJ plurality In 190J, but ln 1910. Dlx, democrat, was elected Governor by 67,101 Tbo republican control the Areembly and th democrats the State Senate, and on Jlnt Vallot the republicans have a majority of it. In Congress the State baa oiif republican and one democratic Bunator and foorteen republican And twenty-three domocratio Representatives. NORTH CAROLINA, One of tb1 certain democratic States. North Carolina has twelve electoral votes, 'and Us delegation in Congress. Including jtcn Representatives. Is solidly domocratlc. In 1508 It gave Bryan a plurality of 42,-641, 42,-641, and In 1910 elected its democratic State Mcket by a margin of U.6H The Legislature is overwhelmingly democratic NORTH DAKOTA. This on tlm strong republican State Is now cotwtdM-ed uncertain. Id 1M It gave Taft 24.7M plu-ality, but In 1910 tbe derao- i erotic candidate wai elected Governor by 1 7,45a The Legislature Is strongly repub- illccn In both bouses, and ln Concresa Its Senators and two Representatives are republicans Its eleotora) vote la five, one raor than ln ISO. OHIO. Nex'. t New York, Ohio la the largest Sta:-olaspot aj" uncertain. It Km twenty-four twenty-four electoral votes, one more than under the Apportionment prior to 1811 It was I accounted palely republican on all national coniej.ta befor lfOa. but Ir. that ynr olecid n democrotK Governor. Since then lit has ablfttd repeatedly. In 14 Taft'n plurality ws ,691, but In 1910 Harmon, democrat, was elected Governor by 100,n77. The democrats have a substantial ovaJo'-lty ovaJo'-lty in each House of the lgislorure. unA lo Congress the State has ono denioc-ailc. and one republican Senator, sixteen demo, cratio and five republican Representative. OKLAHOMA. Tn Ita second participation ln a national election Oklahoma Is counted safe for the democratic candidate. It has ten electoral votes, three more than In IMS, when it gave Bryan a plurality of 12,84s. Tho democratic dem-ocratic candidate was elected Governor ln 1910 by' 20,619. Tbo democrats control both bouses of the Legislature, and ln Congress tta two Senators are democrats, while Ita Representatives are three democrats and two republicans. OREGON. The uncertain column, ln which Oregon j classed this year, has been its usual place on the eve of Presidential elections. In 190S It cast its four electoral rotes for TafL w-ho carried the Rtato by 24.755 plurality plu-rality No one can safely predict bow It dll cast Its present apportionment of five vetas In the electoral collogo. ln swinging swing-ing to the democratic column in 1910 It cav WtiaL democrat, for Governor (3.102 plurality but the remainder of the Stato ticket elected was republican. Tho roub-Ucjins roub-Ucjins control both housoe of the Legislature, Legis-lature, ano In Congress one of the Senators Is republican, one a democrat, and tb two Rrepresantatlvcs are republican. PENNSYLVANIA. The Keytone State must bo counted as safely republican ln spite of the auocps of the third term candidate tn the republican repub-lican Presidential primaries. It ba thlrty-erfght thlrty-erfght electoral votes now, and cost its thirty-four In ISO for TafL who iMcelvod a plurality of 296.991. Tener, republican, for Governdr ln 1910. waji elected by 2S3.2G3. The republicans control the lflgtslature, and In Congress both Senators and twenty-four twenty-four of the thirty-two RprJutotJv are republican'. RHODE ISLAND. little Rhody ts eternally loyal to the republican party and there Is npt tbo slightest indication of any change. Ita flvo electoral vote;, one more than it had la 1WS, will awuredly be found in the Taft column VMs year The republicans control both branches of the Legislature of 1913 and the entire repobllcan ticket won tn the State election In 1910 Taft's plurality In ISO was 19,23fi. Pothlors waa 7.391 for Governor In 1910 In Congress tho two Senators are republican, as Is one of tbe two Repreaentatirea SOUTH CAROLINA. , This stronghold of the democracy has nine elector! votes which will certainly appear in the drmoontUo cohinw ntxt I S NoT-mber It gave Bryan 5U3B plurality I ' ? J"nd ,,cl6d democratic Owaraor I M in 1910 by jam iu Lesisutu-fe.eiurly 1 9 democratic, aa ts Ita repreaeotatlaa ta Ce- 1 M SOUTH DAKOTA. 1 Thore is nothing in the recent political hlarory of South Dakota to Indicate a 1 m 1kii m lta un,form 'oyIty to tha ' I publican party. It aro Taft Zl.TK plu- I rallty In wx 0cclsd a fepabtlcan I 2tTr..,n-1910 by ''' lta titiira 1 1 la controlled ty tho republicans and tn I I v-ongrcaa 11 two Senators and two Rep- I & rweotatlvnB are member, of that party. I t l V oIector, V0. one more than '3 Iti iVja. H r TENNESSEE. - I ' Though on local isues Tenneaaee ta th 1 Pt has elected republicans to State 1 ." omen, u has always ben found In the I ' democratic rankn In national electlona It i '" Is counted safely democratic next Novern- - 1 i ,. ?'an Cttrr1ed the State by 17.214 t 1 in IMS. but th republican candidate for ' Ml Qovemor In 1010 won by 12,836. Tha reit ' ' I of the democratic ticket wao elected The I Leglnln-ture in lemocratlc in both branches I and In Congress both tnators und eight I ef tho ten Representatlvoh are demo- I craU. ltu electoral voto la twelve. , TEXAS. I , Tho twenty ctoctoral volra ef Texas i 1 fwo more than ln I9(, are assured to the .' , domocratlc candidnte for l'realdent. It , 1 j hns alwaya been In tlvat column and gave ' 1 J BryRti in 190S and Colault for Governor In f 1 1110 each about 150.000 -plurality. It iioa I 1 only ono republican in each brunch of ita f 1 Legislature and in "onBres'i its entire I j delegation, which Includes sixteen Repre- III ; acntatlvee tn the present House, is derau- f- I crntic. ' f I a UTAH". I M Tho home of Mormonlsm Is doubt- I "8 ful. While the Taft people claim the , I 'f i state, It Is asserted by knowing ones 1 J tlial Sat for Theodore Roosevelt, i n J Reed Smoot would have been kicked 1 out of the United States senate, and J that the Mormon people feel grate- 3 J ' fui. The people of Utah always did j 1 j llko Teddy. Tho fact that Senator I j Smoot is lined up with Taft will havo I J , no effect, as it Is understood that- I Smoot offered his support to Roose- ' 1 velt in Octobor, 1911, when the ex- . 1 ft President positively refused to enter 1 1 the race and the senator tied up with ' 1 Taft. I : ViRGLNIA. l '. This la another safely domocratio State. 1 j Hgav Bryan lti IW3 and the domocratio 1 j candldato for Governor in 1309 almost j Idontlcal pluralities of about 30,000. It I j legislature in 1012 is strongly deraocratto -; In both brunches. In Congress It has only ; one republican of Its ten Representatives. The Sonatora are democratic. Tbi oUc- 1 1 toral voto 1b twelve. M "ii WASHINGTON. . I The seven oloctoral votes of WasbtogtoB seem assured to President Taft. who r- I ceJved the flvo. "Washington's allotment In J 1WVS, by a plurality of 47.171. Judge of tha I Supreme Court headed the State ticket ;B In 1910, and republican candidates were eleoted with pluralltleo of about 60,000 acb. The Lealolaturo lb strongly republican. Tbe Senators and its tbree Representatives I In Conree- aro all republicans. i WEST VIRGINIA. 1 - Taft carrlc'd West Virclnbi. by 28.451 In I 13fJt. but ln 1910 four democrat- waro eleoted 1 to Congress nnd only one republican. B This Stato Is in tbe doubtful column on 1 J tho Presidential election this year, thrmffb I m It hoo always Rone republican in lreri- Jav-";J dnntial and Gubernatorial elections elnce U 1000. In Ita Stati Senate republk-ojio and B J democrat.- are tied, but the dema?atlo N 3 majority ts forty on joint baMoL It cite- I toral vote Is eight, one moro chaa in 139S. I $ WISCONSIN. J Although Wiooonsln has heretofore en g m counted a strongly republloon 6tate It I n must bo classed aa doubtful thlj year be- I j causo of its very strong sentiment for jBI Senator La Kolletto and the ideas he cnam- pHI plons. It gavo Taft 31.056 plurality tn 1&&, ijM but the republican candidate for Oovernor, j S elected In 1910 by 81.177. Is F. F. McGovero. 9 S whose alliance -with the third term candl- i 9 date if very Ftronff. The Leglrt-ture Is j W, republican In both branches and It Is rep" I ! 3i resontcd at Washington by a delegation of V ton republicans, Including. Senators Jj- I j Follctte and Stephenson, two democratic i I and one socialist Representative. Ita alec- I m toral vote la thirteen ' I S WYOMING. ! I In splto of Its selection of a democratic Governor In 1910 Wyoming Is considered M safely icpubllcan this year. Its Legists- . ' B turo lo republican by a aafo majority Taft I received a pluralltj of 5.92J in 1908, and, though Carey, democrat, was elected by FJ -- 5.S31 ln 1910 tho republicans elected the re- M ? rnalnder of their State ticket. In Congress . u the Senators and one Representative are , republicans. Its electoral vote is three. , j - i j |
