Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-28
Practically Complete Figures Upon
Result Of Last National Election
Finally Made.
RoosEvsLr's GREAT VICTORY
Total Vote Nearly Halt q Million Less
Than IN tsse-Demoerats stay
ed at Home.

~. 49,
nounced In Minnesota, North Dakota
and Washington. The Associated
Press is therefore able to give the
FIRST table giving the official vote Of
the 45 states. The total vote Is 49,.
60S.4s6. against 13,s6S.574 in 1900
decrease pr 4sO.o7s.
The bHlots were divided as fol-
Roosevelt Republican. ....... 7y627,6s2
Parker, Democrat $685. 54
Debs. Socialist ............. 391,587
Swallow. Prohibitionist 500. 260,2O3
Watson, Peoples ........... 114,637
Corregan. Socialist Labor. 33,45S
Holcomb, Continental Labor. $50
Roosevelt received over all 1.746,76s
and owe Parker 2.547,57S. In 1900
Mckinley had 4s7,O46 more than all
the other candidates and s5s,9S4 more
than Bryan.
The vote for Roosevelt was 400, 1872
more than for Mckinley, while that
for Parker was 1,277,772 less than for
Bryan. Mckinley polled more votes
than Roosevelt in Alabama, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mary.
land, Mississippi. New Hampshire,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Ten.
nessee, Texas and Virginia. Roose-
welt got more than Mckinley In the
other 81 states.
Parker received more votes than
bryan In Delaware, Georgia, Missis-
sippi. New Jersey, New York, Rhode
Island, South Carolina and West Vir.
ginia, while Bryan got more than
Parker In the remaining 81 states.
The Republicans made gains over
their vote In 1900 In 80 states, and
the official figures show losses In -.
The total gains OF the Republicans
were 732,048 and the total losses 312,-
249; net gain, 419.799.
The Democrats polled more votes
in eight states than in 1900 but less
in 81. The total gains were 30,792,
and the total losses were 1,291,491;
net loss, 1,26O.699.
Watson received his largest vote
In Georgia, the total In that state. 22,-
ga, with 20,508 in Nebraska, being
nearly one-third of his aggregate. 114.-
e37. Barker polled 5O,218 In 1900.
The prohibition vote In 1900 was 20S.-
7s1; in November, 26o,S0S, a gain OF
61,512.
-Four years ago the Socialists hal
an electoral ticket In 80 states and
polled S7,769 votes. This year they
had O. ticket in 45 states and the Debs
vote was 391,587. In 1900 over 5000
votes we're polled in only California,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mass
achusetts, Missouri and New York.
In November Debs got over 5000 In
California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kan
sas, Massachusetts, Michigan. Mime
sofa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,
New Jersey. New York, Ohio, Oregon.
Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington and
Wisconsin, the largest number, So
225, In Illinois.
The vote Of the Socialist-Labor
party in 1900 was 1894. This year
II was 33,463, q loss Of 6,491 In these
states: Colorado 1886. Connecticut
SIS, Illinois 4.69S. Indiana 1888, Ken
lucky 500, Massachusetts, 1853, Michi-
gan 1.Ol2, Minnesota 974. Missouri J..
S75, New Jersey $3.50, New York D.
2a7, Ohio 1883. Pennsylvania 1921,
Rhode Island 28S, Texas AL, Virgin
Ia S.. Washington 1882. Wisconsin
1913.
The Continental Labor party had
adherents only in Illinois. really Chi
cago, where $50 votes were polled.