| Show T A F IS AD missouri gives republican leader plurality of st louis nov 5 0 unofficial unofficial to the post dispatch brorn of tie lie counties ja in missouri 86 of the counties being c complete give dryan Bryan taft tafts plurality for governor hadley fiarley rep cowherd dem harleys Had leys plurality only tile the official count can decide tho the political complexion of the states electoral vote the missing county is morgan the republican state committee claims this for taft by a plurality of votes two less than roosevelt received over parker four years ago on this basis tafts lead in the state Is now but in the absence of complete figures this result la is far from decisive neither party is sure of the legislature which lf Is to elect a a united states benator to succeed senator stone atone latest returns indicate a democratic majority on joint ballot CA four votes the republicans controlling the house and the democrats the senate the figures are as aa follows senate democrats 23 republicans 11 house democrats 69 republicans 73 with the margin of power thus narrow the chances of any one particular candidate for the place cannot be forecasted senator stone has seem bigly defeated governor folk by a safe plurality for the democratic nomination and the chances are that lieutenant governor mckinley has carried the republican primary over its nearest opponent richard C kerens the latter refuses to concede this however and issued a statement at noon declaring that the reports thus far are inaccurate and that the official facial figures will disclose diec losa his hie bomin atlon governor folk claims that complete returns from the country ats districts will wipe out the lead which wealch senator stone gained in st louis and kansas city there are already hints that the bitterness engendered in the parties by tho the preliminary canvass will le ie stilt in a bolt from tho the primary results on the part of several legislators A hard fight tor for the place is certain to ensue when the tha legislature meets meats and party lines lines may bo be broken down vie fate of the republican state ticket outside of tho the governorship Is also open to question in some respects hadley led his running mates by good margins in almost every county but it Is ia believed that his big vote has pulled other nominees into office with him thus far there have hamo been no substantial returns on the vote vole of tho the minor parties me latest from tho the city of st louis show debs chafin watson 64 hisgen none |
