The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-11-16
PLURALITYOF 1000, 900
Roosevelt Carried Every North
ern State and Missouri.

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Z viii Visit the Fair-Heavy Verdict
Against Railroad.
With the election returns still In
complete, the plurality of President
Roosevelt in the nation according to
all indications, will be nearly 100000.
the greatest plurality ever given an
american candidate.
The nearest approach to this vote
was in 1896 when Mckinley received
9 plurality approximating $4,000 and
in 1872 when Grant received 7G2,991
plurality.
In Maryland the presidential vote
will probably be divided on the basis
of seven Democratic and one Repub
lican elector,
The solid south" was broken by
the probable detection of Missouri
this section of the country usually
having 13 states in the Democratic
column. The figures show but 1:
states with 1873 votes for Judge Par.
ker. President Roosevelt carried all
the Northern states-swept them In
fact-and today he has 343 electoral
votes.
James w. Folk, the Democratic can.
didate for governor in Missouri, was
elected.
The banner state is Pennsylvania
Twenty-four hours after the polls
closed the returns from this state in.
dicated that Roosevelt's plurality would
reach 100000. Next came Illinois.
where the president polled 255,000
more votes tnhn did Judge Parker.
Ohio gave Roosevelt 250,000 and New
York 176,627 plurality. Judge Parker
carried Greater New York by only A..
goo votes.
Lieutenant Governor Higgins was
elected governor over Herrick, Dem,
by plurality of s0,490.
In general the situation is chiefly in.
teresting because of the way tickets
in many of the states were cut Roose.
welt ran ahead of his ticket in many
localities, notably in Massachusetts
where he secured a plurality of $4,000
votes while the Republican candidate
for governor was defeated by $4,000.
In that state the legislature is Repub'
lican and the entire Republican ticket
with the exception of governor was
elected In Missouri circumstances
are similar.
In Nebraska the definite announce.
ment that the legislature Is Repub,
|lican disposes of the stories that Will.
lam J, Bryan had aspirations for a
United States senatorship. In this
state. too. be governorship is in doubt
and 1t win require official returns to
determine who is elected Both sides
claim a victory.
There is a curious situation in Min.
nesota, where Roosevelt secured 1885,.
600 plurality, but where a Democratic
governor and Republican lieutenant
governor were elected. The election
of a Democratic governor is the sec.
ond In the history of the state.
Chairman Babcock of the Republi.
can congressional committee has been
returned to congress from Wisconsin,
but Chairman Cowherd of the Demo.
cratic congressional committee was
defeated In Missouri.
The situation in Colorado presented
all interesting phase. Roosevelt has
carried the state by probably $4,000,
but Governor Peabody was defeated
for reelection by Alva Adams by 10,-
900.
Statements were issued by Judge
Parker, w. ]. Bryan and Thomas f.
Watson, all of whom discuss the cleo.
ton Enthusiastically.
Seven Democrats, One Republican.
The election supervisors of Balti.
more and % counties of Maryland have
reported the official count of the bal
lots cast last Tuesday. The result
indicates that seven Democratic and
one Republican elector were elected.
st. Mary's county in the BLACK belt"
of the state is the only missing report.
From the returns at hand from Balti.
more city and the counties of the state
1t is reasonably certain that the final
couri of the votes will show little
change The vote for electors was
close.
Debs Had Increased Vote.
Leaders of the Social Democratic
party make the statement that L. V.
nebs, the party's candidate for presi-