The Geary Booster (Geary, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 9, 1912 Page: 3 of 12
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PEOPLE CALl WILSON
111 HEAD HIE NAEION
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE CHOSEN AS
NEXT PRESIDENT
LaEest ReEurns Indicate ThaE Ehe NaEional
, DemocraEic Candidates Will Receive
LargesE ElecEoral VoEe Ever Given
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THE HOUSE
DemocraEs, 225.
Republicans, 94.
Progressives, 6.
Districts unreported, 80.
Total membership, 435.
The foregoing table showed
the standing at 9 a. m. Wednes-
day of the house of representa-
tives in the sixty-third (new)
congress. The total of 255 gave
democrats 37 more than the
218 necessary for a majority
and was 22 more than the dem-
ocratic membership in the six-
ty-second congress.
New York.—Overturning big repub-
lican majoriEies in sEaEes never before
captured by democrats in a presiden-
tial elecEion, Ehe Wilson-Mar ihall tick-
et was swept into office Wednesday on
the wave of a vicfory Ehat carried wiEh
it sEate offices, congressional seats and
control of a number of legislafures
that will have Ehe chance Eo oust re-
publicans from the United States sen-
ate and add to the democratic strength
in that body.
Second only in interest to the over-
whelming victory of Governor Wil-
son and his running mate, Governor
Marshall of Indiana, was the strength
shown by Colonel Roosevelt in Illinois,
Pennsyvalnia and other states. On re-
turns received up to 8 o'clock Wednes-
day morning from states where the re-
sult was reasonably certain, it ap-
peared that Governor Wilson would
have almost, if not quite, 400 of the
631 votes in the electoral college and
that Colonel Roosevelt would have
nearly 100. President Taft has receiv-
ed eleven votes—those of Idaho, Ver-
mont and Utah, while the four votes
of Iowa, Minnesota, Nfew Hampshire,
South Dakota and Wyoming remained
In the doubtful class.
In the hours between midnight and
morning there were many important
changes in the results as earlier re
ported from closely contested states.
Pennsylvania for Teddy
Based on returns from over half
the state, the thirty-eight votes from
Pennsylvaira were apparently certain
for Roosevelt at 8 o'clock Wednesday.
The race among Taft, Roosevelt and
Wilson was almost an even affaflr un-
til over 185,000 ballots had been count-
TAFT CONGRATULATES.
Cincinnati.—President Taft
Tuesday night sent the follow-
ing telegram to Governor Wil-
son:
"Cincinnati, O., Nov. 5.—
Hon. Mr. Woodrow Wilson,
Princeton, N. J.—I cordially
congratulate you on >our elec-
tion and extend to you my best
wishes for a successful admin-
istration.—Wm. H Taft."
ed. As precincts outside the large cit-
ies began to report, Roosevelt and
Wilson forged ahead and with some-
thing over half the vote counted, Col.
Roosevelt Wednesday had a major-
ity of over 20,000 with many Roose-
velt strongholds yet to deliver their
count.
Minnesota, conceded to Wilson at
midnight, slipped back into the doubt-
ful column in the early morning hours
when accessions to the Roosevelt
strength reduced the democratic lead.
Iowa, given to Roosevelt in the mid-
night returns, showed a strong rever-
sal of form and at 8 o'clock Wednes-
day returns from a portion of the
state gave Wilson a slight lead.
The race in New Hampshire was so
close as to make predictions of the re-
sult impossible. Taft and Wilson ran
neck and neck throughout the night as
the count proceeded. Taft varying
from thirteen to over 100 and with
mayn districts yet to be counted the
electoral vote at the issue between the
j democratic and republican candidates.
New York the Democrats carried the
state ticket and the legislature. In Illi-
nois the Democratic candidate for gov-
ernor had apparently carried the state.
Democratic senators appeared certain
as successors to Republicans from Col-
orado, New Jersey, Delaware, Montana
and several other states.
A general increase in the Socialist
party vote polled by Eugene V. Deb%
the' presidential candidate, was ac-
companied by setbacks to the local
Socialist organizations in two of their
strongholds.
Tne Roosevelt ririory in Illinois
showed signs of being greatly reduced.
Reports from Chicago indicated that
the big lead held by Colonel Roosevelt
late Tuesday night gained chiefly by
his large majority in Chicago and in
Cook eounty, was being steadily re
duced by the vote from democrats
districts in the state at large, partic-
ularly in the southern counties.
Popular Vote Unknown
No efforts were made during the
night to compute the popular vote for
the presidential candidates.
In the majority of states, however
the vote was larger than at any pre
vious presidential election, and the
final returns on the actual number ol
ballots cast for the three candidates
is expected to exceed all records.
The defeat of President Taft, the
division of the Republican vote be
tween Taft and Roosevelt and the con
sequent division of Republican organ
izations resulted in complete Demo
<;ratic victories in many states. In
father Mixed.
"What Is your walk in life?"
"I'm an aviator."
Occasionally a couple marries in
haste and live happily ever after—
they secure a divorce.
To prevent Malaria is far better than
I to cure it. In malarial countries take a
< dose of OXIDINE regularly one each week
J and save yourself from Chills and Fever
and other malarial troubles. Adv.
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Wilson's First Expression
Princeton. N. J.~Responding to a
telegram from the democratic nation-
al chairman asserting that Governor
Wilson unquestionably was elected,
the democratic candidate sent a dis-
patch to Mr. McCombs as follows:
"I deeply appreciate your tele-
gram and wish to extend to you and
the committee my warm congratula-
tions on the part you have played in
the organization and conduct of a
i campaign fought out upon essential
issues.
"A great cause has triumphed. Ev-
ery democrat, every true progres-
sive, of whatever alliance, must now
lend his full force and enthusiasm to
the fulfillment of the people's ripht*,
so that justice and progress may go
hand in hand."
This was Gov. Wilson's first ut-
terance of a public character after
his acceptance of the reports that he
had been elected.
No Scabs.
( Blushing Bride—What was that our
\ friends stuck all over our suit cases,
dearest?
The Groom—Honey, love, that wa«
a union label.
The Best She Could Do.
"Why don't you want to let me hold
your hand?"
"What good would it do you to hold
my hand?"
"It would make me glad and give
me courage, perhaps, to—to say some-
thing that I—that I—er—"
"There, please hold both of my
hands."
Ancients Knew of Elevators.
That the ancient Romans knew
how to work lifts is the latest discov-
ery reported from Rome in connection
with the Palatine excavations. Pre-
Romulan remains have been found, in-
cluding 12 ancient lifts. One of. the
latter, which descends into the earliest
known city, is now being cleaned and
put into working order for the Arch-
aeological Congress.
One Woman's Faith.
The Interviewers—And you believe
your husband innocent?
The Wife of the Accused Official—
Absolutely! I know he is incapable
of duplicity.
Then she put on her hat and hurried
downtown and drew from the bank
the $17,000 her honest husband had
saved during the past six months out
of a salary of $150 a month.
"PROUD AND GLAD"
Because Mother Looked So
/ After Quitting Coffee.
Well
Ohio woman was almost dis-
tracted with coffee dyspvJa and
heart trouble.
'Like thousands of others, the drug
—caffeine—in coffoe was slowly but
steadily undermining her nervous
system and interfering with natural
digestion of food. (Tea is just as in-
jurious as coffee because it contains
caffeine, the poisonous drug found in
coffee.)
"For 30 years," she writes, "I have
used coffee. Have always been sick-
ly—had heart trouble and dyspepsia
with ulcers in stomach and mouth so
bad, sometimes, I was almost dis-
tracted and fcould hardly eat a thing
for a week.
"I could not sleep for nervousness,
and when I would lie down at night
I'd belch up coffee and my heart
would trouble me. It was like poison
to me. I wps thin—only weighed 125
lbs., when I quit coffee and began to
use Postum.
"From the first day that belching
and burning in my stomach stopped.
I could sleep as scundly as anyone
and, after the first month, whenever
I met any friends they would ask me
what was making me so fleshy and
looking so well.
"Sometimes, before I could answer
quick enough, one of the children or
my husband would say, 'Why, that is
what Postum is doing for her'—they
were all so proud and glad.
"When I recommend it to anyone
I always tell them to follow direc-
tions in making Postum, as it is not
good to taste if weak, but fine when
It has the flavor and rich brown
color." Name given by Postum Co„
Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a rear
son."
Ever read the above letterf A new
one appear* from time to time. They
nre genuine, true, and full of knmam
Interest. Adv.
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