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ROOSEVELT CHOSEN
ELECTED BV LARGEST POPULAR
VOTE EVER RECORDED
PARKER COKCRATUIATES THE PRESIDENT
All Doubtful States Went Republican
—Missouri Breaks Away from Solid
South—Both Houses of Congress
Strongly Republican
ELECTORAL VOTE
Roosevelt 343
Parker . 104
Necessary to a Choice 239
New York: The republican national
ticket has been elected by a vote in
the electoral college that will exceed
that of 292 given for McKinley in 1900.
The result of the balloting was as-
tounding even to the most sanguine of
the republican managers. Confident
as they were of success, they were
not prepared for the astonishing fig-
ures which followed the closing of the
polls, bringing into the republican col-
umn not only all of those states they
had claimed as safe for their candi-
dates. but, with the possible exception
of Maryland, every state considered
doubtful.
Democratic successes are confined
to the solid south, in which Kentucky
is Included, and Mr. Parker has not
carried a single state which did not
(rive its vote to Mr. Bryan four years
ago Unofficial returns indicate that
he has lost some of those which the
Nebraska candidate held for his party
As a dramatic climax to the sensa-
tional majorities given him came Pres-
ident Roosevelt's formal announce-
ment that he would not be a candi-
date for re-election, lending the only
exciting aspect to an electloj other-
wise so one-sided that it was impos-
sible for even the victors to attain that
degree of enthusiasm that usually
marks the occasion.
President Roosevelt carried all the
northern states-swept th^m. in fact
.—and now he has 343 electoral votes.
The banner state is Pennsylvania.
Twentv-four hours after the polls
closed the returns of this state indi-
cated that Roosevelt's plurality
would reach 485.000. Next came Illi-
nois. where the president polled ap-
proximately 225.000 more votes than
did Judge Parker. Ohio gave Roose-
velt 200.000. and New York 174.000.
The New York city returns are still
Incomplete, but the amazement over
the result has not subsided. Judge
Parker carried Greater New York by
nearly 41,000 votes.
In general, the situation is confi-
dently Interesting because, not with-
the states were cut, President Roose-
velt ran ahaed of his ticket in many
localities, notably in Massachusetts,
where he secured a plurality of 86,000
votes, while the republican candidate
for governor was defeated by 35,000.
In that state the legislature is repub-
lican and the entire republican ticket
with the exception of governor was
elected.
jn Nebraska the definite announce-
ment is that the legislature Is repub-
lican and disposes of the statement
that Win. J. Bryan has aspiration for
a United States senatorship. In that
state, too, the governorship is in
doubt.
There is a curious situation in Min-
nesota. where Roosevelt secured 125.-
ono plurality, but where a democratic
governor and a republican lieutenant
governor were elected.
Chairman Babcock of the reptibll
con congressional committee has been
returned to congress frona Wlscon
sin. but Chairman Cowherd of the
democratic congressional committee
was defeated In Missouri
New York^-Wlth the election rg;
turns still incomplete the plurality of
President Roosevelt in the nation, ac-
cording to all Indications, will exceed
1.500.000—the greatest plurality ever
given an American candidate. The
nearest approach to this vite was in
1896. when McKinley received a plu-
rality approximating 850,000, and in
1872. when Grant received 762,991 plu*
ralifv.
Interest centers in Missouri and
Maryland. Late returns indicate that
the former state is in the republican
column so far as presidential elect-
ors are concerned, but Joseph W. Folk,
the democratic candidate, has been
elected governor. In Maryland the
presidential vote will probably be cast
for Roosevelt. Late returns indicate
that Thomas A. Smith, democrat, has
been elected to congress in the First
district by 450 plurality. Congress-
man Jackson of this district, however,
puts forward a claim of trick ballots
and fraud, and says he will contest the
election.
In the other states it is simply a
question of pluralities.
The "solid south" was broken by
the defection of Missouri—this section
COLORADO
Denver—The democrats now con-
cede the election of three republican
congressmen in Colorado. Revised
returns give Franklin E. Brooks
(Rep.) a majority of 2,976 over John
F. Shaffroth |Dem.), congressman at
Large, and show 2,785 plurality for
R. W. Bonynge (rep.) In the First dis-
trict and 6,082 plurality for H. M.
Hogg (rep.) in the Second district.
WEST VIRGINIA
Parkersburg—The democrats have
conceded everything to the republi-
cans in West Virginia, including the
five congressmen and the legislature.
The only dispute is on the majority
of Dawson for governor. Republi-
cans claim it will be 10,000, demo-
crats say 5,000.
MARYLAND
Baltimore—That an official count
! of the ballots for the presidential
electors at last Tuesday's election in
Maryland will be required before de-
finite knowledge of the result can be
' assured was demonstrated by the
: semi-official count in Baltimore City
and In twenty of the twenty-three
for the national democratic ticket Is
about 25.000. The plurality in this
city will only be about 14,000, owing
to the independent movement, the
ticket being large and complicated,
and many did not vote the national
ticket at all.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston—Returns not all In, but
safe estimates place the vote at 50,-
000 to 60,000 democratic and from
5,000 to 6,000 republican.
IOWA
Des Moines—Indications in well dis-
tributed returns indicate that Roose-
velt's plurality will be 125,000, and
the entire state ticket will have about
the same number. Republicans elect
ten congressmen, with the chances
that the Second district, which is in
doubt, !l also go republican. Wade,
democrat, however, seems to be hold-
ing his own with the vote of 1902,
when he carried the district by 1,500.
NEBRASKA
Lincoln—Practically complete re-
turns from every county in the state
on presidential electors and .governor
show that Roosevelt's plurality in Ne-
braska will not bo less than 80,000,
and may reach 90,000. Governor
Mickey's plurality is not less than
9.000. In the legislature on Joint
ballot the republicans will have 123
to none for the opposition, with one
senatorial district in doubt. Should
the republican candidate win in this
district, the state senate will be
solidly republican.
KENTUCKY
Louisville—A special to the Couri-
er-Journal from Maysville, Ky., says
that complete returns from the Ninth
district give John M. Bennett, republi-
can. a plurality of 68 over James H.
Kehoe. democratic incumbent In the
race for congress. I r
The republican managers in I^otiis-
vllle are still claiming that Judge W.
H. Jones republican, has defeated
James Richardson for congress in the I
Third district but unofficial returns
indicate thr latter's' election by a
small majority.
PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Elccted by the Largest Plurality Ever Given Any President
af the country usually having thirteen
states In the democratic column. Thf*
figures show but ^relve states, with
133 votes for Judge Parker.
MISSOURI
8t. I*ouls—Complete returns from
all the counties in the state, and most
of them official, give Folk for gov-
ernor 30.566 plurality. The rest of
the republican state ticket Is defeat-
ed. On the national ticket the Roose-
velt electors received a plurality of
28.271. The state legislature is re-
publican and on Joint ballot will *e
cure election of a republican United
States senator.
counties of the state. The returns
received thus far indicate that seven
democratic and one republican elec-
tor were chosen. The congressional
situation remains three democratic
and three republican congressmen
having been elected.
INDIANA
Indianapolis—The official count re-
ported from ninety two county scats
give Roosevelt and Fairbanks a plu-
rality of 92,871.
Kansas City—The Star ?ays
Chairman Evans of the democratic
state committee, concedes the election
of eight republican congressmen in
Missouri. They are Frank D Klep-
per in the Third district; Frank B
Faulkerson In the Fourth district.
Edgar C Ellis in the Fifth John Wei-
born In the Seventh; Richard Bar
tholdt In the Tenth; Marion R
Rhodes In th® Thirteenth; William T
Tvndall in the Fourteenth, and Cas-
slua M. Bbartel in the Fifteenth.
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee— An offirial canvass of
the vote in the Third district gives
Congressman Babcock (rep.) a plu-
rality of 385 over Grotophorst (dem.l
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson—The democrats have a
majority of approximately 50,000.
GEORGIA
Atlanta—Returns from 108 pre
cincts give the demlcratlc electors
a total of 68.680. All eleven demo
cratle congressmen were elected.
LOUISIANA
New Orleans -Louisiana s plurality
ARKANSAS
Little Rock—Additional returns re
duce the plurality for the Parker and
Davis electors in this state to less
t'aan 30,000. In some counties the
Democratic vote shows a decrease of
;0 per cent under that polled at tho
state election in September
ALABAMA
Montgomery—All candidates foi
congress are elected. The plurality
for Parker and Davis will be about
'5,000.
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia—Complete but unoffi-
cial returns received by the Associa-
ted Press from every county in the
state, with thi exception of Allegh-
any. in which Pittsburg is situated,
but from whero a close estimate has
been obtained, shows that President
Roosevelt's plurality In Pennsylvania
has reached 494,952, probably the
largest plurality ever given n presi-
dential candidate by nnv state in po-
litical history of the country.
President Roosevelt's total vot^ ac-
cording to the figures at hand is 8.1^,-
and Judge Parker's 335,660. Mc-
Kinley's total vote In 1900 was 712.-
665 and Bryan's 424.232.
The City of Philadelphia gives
Roosevelt ti total vote of 227.69.1. Re-
turns from 49 of tho 60 counties give
Swallow prohibition. 2.17.861 votes
out of 280.715 cast for all candidates.
NORTH CAROLINA
Raleigh—Both democrats and re-
publicans claim the eighth North
Carolina congressional district. All
other districts are Democratic, and
the democratic majority will bo about
50,000.
MAINE
Portland. Me.—Two hundred clt!e
and town;1 for president out of 519:
Parker, 15,512; Roosevelt, JA.710.'
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