Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-07
TEDDY
Receives the News at His Home on Saga
more Hills.
BY Associated Press.

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Roosevelt, surrounded by his family,
tonight read the returns at his home
on Sycamore Hills. The Governor at
no time during the evening seemed an
xious about the result. He did not
make any special arrangements to re j..
ceive the news, and depended on mes
sages to be brought from the telegraph
office nearly three miles away.
The first definite information of the
Republican victory was conveyed to
the Governor about 10 p. m. by news
paper correspondent. After reading
the messageahe said "Ign't that fine
1t shows what the American people
are; it shows they want good times to
continue and are in favor of honest
money and for the flag .
The Governor at once dictated the
following dispatch to Mckinley:
"To President Mckinley, Canton, O.:
l congratulate you, and far more the
nation. You have my heartfelt graft
tude over the result
THEO. ROOSEVELT"
MCKINLEY AT CANTON.
By Associated Prccc
Canton, O., Nov. 6.-Executive Man
sion. President Mckinley received
the election returns tonight at his
home surrounded by large number of
his old friends and neighbors, includ-
ing many ladies, who came as guests
of Mrs. Mckinley. Direct wires con-
nected the house with the Republican
National headquarters at New York
and Chicago, with Senator Hanna at
the Union Club in Cleveland and with
the home of Governor Roosevelt at
Oyster Bay, so that the President is in
constant telegraphic touch with his as
sociates on the ticket, and with the
campaign leaders. The President is in
his usual good humor. 4.
Secretary Cortelyou read most of the
dispatches; some of the more cheering
announcements being heartily ap-
plauded by most of the guests. Early
advices are fragmentary and incon-
elusive. Responsible leaders made no
early claims, however, although their
dispatches told of gains DIT many
points and breathed the spirit Of vict-
ory near at hand
AT MIDNIGHT.
BY Associated Press
New York, Nov. 6.-Midnight.-It
became evident very early in the eve
ming that the election of Mckinley and
Roosevelt was assured. AT 8:30returns
from nearly two-thirds; of the election
districts of greater New York had
been received, and indicated beyond
question that Bryan and Stevenson
could not expect more than $4,000 or
10000 plurality in this Democratic
and unless there wasa land
slide in the outside counties, beyond
all reasonable doubt tht pivotal state of
New York had declared in unmistak-
able terms for the Republican candi-
dates. - S''''
AS the night progressed 1t only
served to confirm this judgment and
the returns from Illinois betrayed a
like condition. The, Republican plur-
ality of 1896 was greatly reduced, but
is still far too large to be overcome.
On the other hand, the, returns from
Indiana, Michigan the two Dakotas,
Utah and Wyoming, as we'll as Ne
braska, seemed to indicate strong Re-
gains over 1896. Delaware,
Maryland and West Virginia have
given decisive Republican pluralities.
The count in several far western states
is so far delayed as to give but little
indication of the outcome there, but
they ceased to have determining eff
feet, and before 10 o'clock the Demo
cratic leaders had given up the con-
lest. 1t was announced that Bryan |
1ad gone to bed and was sound asleep. |
The whole story, easily and briefly
old, is that the Republican ticket will
lave a larger electoral vote than four
'ears ago. o."