Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-08
AFTERMATH OF
TUESDAYS ELECTION
Continued from page 1.
OHIO.

Mchlnley ana secretary COrtelyOu and
then glanced over the morning papers
and listened to the dispatches. They
came from all quarters, many being
cnblegrams from Ambassadors and
Ministers abroad. Secretary Hay,
Secretary Root and in fact all the mem
from.
Following are the messages ex-
changed by the President and Vice
President elect Roosevelt:
oyster Bay, New York. Nov. 6.
President Mckinley, Canton. Ohio:
1 congratulate you and I congratu-
late far more the nation. l feel the
most heartfelt gratitude over the re-
(signed) THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Canton, Ohio, Nov. 6.
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Oyster Bay,
N. y;
heartily appreciate your kind ex-
presSions and congratulate you upon
concluding in health one of the most
memorable campaigns in our political
history.
(signed> WILLIAM MKINLEY."
Hundreds of friends called to con-
graduate the President, for which
they received his thanks. He looked
extremely happy, but his replies avoid
ed any reference to the personal tri-
umph involved.
RETURNED TO WASHINGTON.
President Mckinley started back to
Washington amid the booming of can
non and the cheers of his townSmen.
He drove with Mrs. Mckinley to the
depot, where Judge Day and many
other friends were assembled. In de-
ference to Mrs. McKinley's wishes
there was an avoidance of any noisy
demonstration. but on Dueber Heights,
n mile away, twenty-one guns, n Presi-
In c-alt G,.n1 nd tn fl,{c
was added chorus of the city's bells
and steam whistles. The Presidential
car was literally empowered in flowers.
Without organization and without
formality the people ilocked to the sta
ton. and as the train pulled out sent
up tremendous round of cheers. AS
the train left the station it passed be-
tween columns of working men from
the shops and factories along the
tracks in an almost continuous line for
more than mile.
The President stood on the rear plat
hat in acknowledg, tent of the greet
ings until the shops and their en-
ployees were out OF sight
THE VOTE.
Cleveland. o.. Nov. 7.-Complctc re-
turns from this Cuyahoga county. give
Mckinley, d5,1i6; Bryan, 42.227. Mckin-
leys plurality, 1913.
Cincinnati. O., Nov. 7.-Complete re-
turns from Hamilton county. including
Cincinnati, give Mckinley, 55.42S; Bry-
an. 4O, 223. McKinleys plurality, 15,205.
In sc his plurality was 1910
Columbus, O., Nov. 7.-Complete un-
official returns give Lentz CDem) IL
over Tompkins C2ep) in the Twelfth
Congressional district. Owing to the
close vote the official count will be
made tomorrow.
MARKS BLESSING.
Canton. Ohio, Nov. 7.-Among the
messages of congratulation received by
the President was the following:
Cleveland, o., Nov. THE continued
confidence of the American people, as
expressed at the. polls yesterday is
tribute to your personality and match
less administration. God bless and
keep you for the patriotic purpose to
which you have dedicated your life's
work.
(Signed) NJ. A. HANNA.
CHAIRMAN DICKS FIGURES.
Columbus. Ohio Nov. 7.-Democratic
State Chairman Long had no state
ment to give out tonight. Republic
can State Chairman Dick said:
Unofficial returns received from 81
of the IS counties warrant the claim of
10000 for Mckinley, and we elect II of
the 81 members of Congress. gain of
two"
The estimates on the four missing
counties makes the plurality about
$4,000, or n net Republican gain of
about %, 600 over the vote of 1896. The
Republicans gained in n counties, and
the Democrats in eleven, most OF the
Democratic gains being in Cleveland,
Cincinnati and Toledo.
The total vote In Ohio yesterday was
about 100000. the largest ever cast
In, ,n m "a Il
all of the close or doubtful Congress
sional districts, elccting Jacob a. Beid-
Ter. in the twentieth by less than 500;
Robert NJ. Nevin, in the third. by 12l,
and Emmett Tomplkins, in the Twelfth,
by plurality OF &c.