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No. 185. ELEVENTH YEAR.
SKAHWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER I, 1908
PRICE, 10 CENTS
WILLIAM TALLIN A LAMDSLI
Treated Almost as well as
Roosevelt in the Quiet
Little Polling Booths
Hughes is Governor of
New York.
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(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
Cincinnati, Nov. 4 Mr, Taft returned
home at three o'clock a, m. and slept late to
day. When he arose it was to find a flood of
telegrams awaiting him. He officiated in
laying the corner stone of a public school this,
afternoon, He will be given a banquet to
morrow.
Lincoln, Nov. 4? Mr. Bryan, asked for an
expression of opinion as to the result of the
election, said "I can't comprehend this de
feat. It was a terrific slaughter.''
THE VERY LATEST BETURNS
KENTUCKY PROBABLY
LOUISVILLE, Nov 4. ? As the vote
Is being counted it is probable that
Kentucky will go for Taft.
A FEW PLURALITIES
CHICAGO. Nov. I. ? Deneen is
elected governor by 30.O0O: Tnft's
plurality In South Dakota is 20.000:
North Dakota. 20.000: West Virginia.
30.000: Idaho. 20.000.
KERN QUICKLY CONVINCED
INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 4.? Taft will
carry the state by 13,000 Kern wont
to bed at 9 o'clock
LANDSLIDE IN NEW JERSEY
TRENTON, N. J., Nov. 4.?' Tat:
has a landslide in this state.
0RE60N SOLID
PORTLAND. Ore., Nov. 4. ? Tafr
carries Oregon by 32,000.
WASHINGTON REPUBLICAN
SEATTLE, Nov. I. ? The state of
Washington goes 40,000 for Taf!
The entire state republican ticket is
elected.
TAFT CARRIES NEW YORK CITY
NEW YORK. Nov. 4 ? Taft car
ries Greater New York by 15.t?4'>.
Hughes is re-elected by 75.000 plural
ity.
INDIANA 15,000
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Nov. I.
Indiana gives Taft 15,000 plurality.
FORAKER CUTS IN
COLUMBl'S, ". Nov. 1.? Ohio
goes for Taft by 35.000, Roosevelt's
plurality in the state was 255,421.
WISCONSIN 75,000
MADISON, Wis.. Nov. 4. ? Wiscoi:
sin " is for Taft by 75,000.
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MAINE 30,000
PORTI AND. Me., Nov. 1 Tftft
will carry Main*' bj >
PENNSYLVANIA SAME 0L0 WAY
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. I? Penn
sylvania Rives Taft 250,000 plurality.
TAFT IN OHIO WITH HAMLIN
COLUMBUS. () . Nov. 4. -Taft car
ries this state with 50,000. Hut Ham
lin, democratic candidate for gover
nor is elected by an equally large
majority plurality.
MICHIGAN 100,000
DETROIT, Nov. 4 ? Taft's plurality
in Michigan is fi^ur^d at a 100,000.
JOHNSON AND TAFT IN MINNESOTA
ST. PAUL. Nil I "olinson ~ as
been re-elected but Taft's plur^Hl'v
in the state will be 1. ">0,000.
TAFT'S PLURALITIES
NEW YORK, Nov. I. ? Taft's plur
alities are indicated as follows: Penn
sylvania, 250,000: New Hampshire,
15,000; Massachusetts, 50,000; Ver
mont 28,000: Connecticut, 25,000;
New York. 100,000 to 200.000; N< w
Jersey, 60,000; Maryland, ",000; West
Virginia. 10,01)0; Illinois, 100,000; In
diana, 12,000; Wisconsin, (10,000.
BRYAN CARRIES NEBRASKA
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 4.? Bryan
lias carried Nebraska by 10.000. In
;:K>4. Nebraska went i\>r Roosevelt
by $6,0x2.
BRYAN H;S MARYLAND
BALTIMORE, No\ . 4.? Bryan has
carried Maryland by a sai'<- plurality,
contrary to earllci reports. Mary
land went republican in iSoi by
51.
GOMPERS COULDN'T BEST JOE
DANVILLE. Ill . Nov. I ?Joseph
Cannon is r. t. ?! to ci>ugn b;<
lO^Ooo.
WISCONSIN FOR TAFT
MADISON. Wis Nov. 4. ?Taft car
ried this state by 75.00O
GOVERNORSHIP
New York. Nov. -I. ? Republican!
governors were elected in North Da- j
kola and Illinois, while democratic'
governors were elected in Michigan, i
Nebraska and Minnesota. The fiov-j
ernorshlps of lndlann and Missouri
are still in doubt.
EARLIER RETURNS
COLUMBUS. ??.. Nov. 3.? Demo
crats concede that Taft will carry tin
state by 50,000 majority, but Hamlin,
the democratic nominee for governor,
will be elected by a plurality equally
as large.
(By United Press.)
BOSTON, Nov. 3. ? Returns from
100 of the 205 voting precincts of
Boston, give Bryan, 10,653: Taft. 15,
071.
NEW YORK, Nov. I. ? Mississippi
is for Bryan by (>.">,000, Kansas for
Taft 30.000, California, Washington,
Oregon, slight reduction for Taft un
der Roosevelt vote. Nebraska is for
Bryan by s.OOO to 11,000. Hisgen and
De bs are polling a slight, vote in the
gaining in Montana.
RENO. Nov., Nov. 3.? Bryan is
leading two to one. The election of
Senator Newlands is assured.
OKLAHOMA. Nov. 3.? Returns in
dicate 15,000 plurality for Bryan.
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 3. ? Returns
indicate 100,000 for Taft.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3. ? Rockefeller
voted in a dingy tailor shop.
INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 3.? Taft car
ries the state from 5,000 lo 10,000.
Marshall (democrat), will have a ma
jority of 20,000 to 30,000.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark., Nov. 3.? Ar
kansas indicates 10.000 plurality for
Bryan.
DENVER, Nov. 3. ? Less than one
third votes of Colorado was counted
at midnight, l'ho state is claimed
by both sides.
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(By United Press.)
W shiugton, Nov. 4? The iron
8', ??ami r Washingto ramine'1 a ferry
boat on tho Potomac <-urly this morn
tog in a fog, tl e boat was crowded with
in -n g dog to vote. One pe son was
drowned.
GOOD NIGHT AND PLEASANT DREAMS
(By United Press.)
New York, Nov. 3? At midnight the
following wire was sent by the man
n^er of the state campilgn to Mr. Taft
at Cincinnati- "You carry the state
by two hundred thousand, the city by
ten thousand and King's county by
five. Good night."
PROHIBITION CANDIDATE
MAKES PREDICTION
(By United Press.)
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 3? Chafin,
the prohibition candidate for the
presidency in winding up a very ac
tive and effective campaign here last
night, declared that the old lino party
that in this campaign would go down
to defeat would never place a ticket
in tho field again; that political par
ties were about to be reorganized on
new lines and that in the next cam
paign it would be the prohibition
party against a new party, and that
temperance would be the straight is
sue four year3 from now.
THE VOTING OF THE GREAT
OYSTER BAY, Nov. C.? Mr. Roose
velt voted early tills morning in the
voting place over a barber shop. He
then returned to Washington at once
to be present in the Whltehouse when
the returns came in. He was there
to entertain a private party. The re
turns were 'received over a special
wire of the United Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 4. ? John D.
Rockefeller voted In a dingy tailor
shop ? voted, he said, for Taft. Gov
ernor Hughes voted in the same
booth ? presumably for Hughes and
Taft.
THE RETURNS
IN SKAGWAY
The election returns were receiv
ed promptly last evening In the form
of a complete bulletin service which
was served to a number of resorts
and hotels. The Alaskan turned over
Its reports to the W. C. T. U. which
held forth at Elks' hall and where
they wore read by Judge Le Fevro
and Jack Keller. The whole town
was thus kept apprised of the story
as rapidly as secured. Tne service
was excellent and complete. The
program provided by the \V. C. T.
U. was carried out to the letter and
was a great success and served a
most excellent purpose. The hall was
crowded during the entire evening.
The annual election of the White
Pass Hospital association was held
last evening and the following were
elected officers of the same for
the ensuing year: D. M. Westcott,
re-elected chairman; E. L. Miller,
re-elected secretary; Charles Martin,
re-elected trustee for three years, and
E. J. Doherty, Lee Gault and George
Howard, elected to constitute the au
diting committee. No other business
was transacted.
(By United Press.)
Seattle, Nov. 4? Delegates to the
grand c.mp of the Arctic Brotherhood
which is to convene at Victoria today,
left, here at ?n early hour this mornlnjr,
having remained here until the last
mliute in order to get, the election
returns.
The P. C. SS Humboldt will arrive
tonight.
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