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The Cairo Bulletin
Cairo, Alexander County County, Illinois
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In the 1908 U.S. presidential election, William H. Taft secures victory with approximately 298 electoral votes. Republicans retain majorities in Senate and House. Taft wins plurality in New York City for first time; Governor Hughes re-elected in NY.
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IS THE LATEST ESTIMATE—COMPLEXION OF HOUSE PRACTICALLY UNCHANGED.
CANNON IS RE-ELECTED
For First Time in History Greater New York Has Given Republican Presidential Candidate a Plurality.
New York, Nov. 3.—The general election returns up to midnight show the following result:
William H. Taft elected president with approximately 298 electoral votes.
Practically no change is indicated in the complexion of the house. The senate will retain the present Republican majority.
Governor Hughes was re-elected in New York by about 54,000 plurality.
Indiana has gone for Taft, Bryan apparently carrying Nebraska.
The Ohio returns are very slow but Taft has carried it by a large plurality.
Taft may have a majority in the city of New York, the first time the big city has given its vote to a Republican presidential candidate.
Taft probably will receive a greater plurality in New York state than President Roosevelt did four years ago. He has exceeded Roosevelt's plurality in New Jersey and had a surprisingly big vote in Massachusetts. The Republican plurality fell off heavily in the middle west in a manner thoroughly surprising to the Republican managers.
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New York
Event Date
Nov. 3
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taft elected president with 298 electoral votes; no change in house composition; senate retains republican majority; hughes re-elected governor of new york by 54,000 plurality; taft carries indiana, ohio, new york state, new jersey, massachusetts; bryan carries nebraska; first republican plurality in new york city.
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General election returns indicate William H. Taft's election as president. Republicans maintain congressional control. Taft achieves historic plurality in Greater New York and exceeds prior results in several states, though plurality drops in Midwest.