The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-10
ROOSEVELT'S PLURALITY GREATEST
A CANDIDATE WAS EVER GIVEN
His Plurality Is Over 100000 Which Estab-
fishes New Record for the American
Presidency
Republican Candidate Will Have 343 Electoral Votes TO 133
for Parker

New York, Nov. s.-With the election
returns stin incomplete, the plurality
of President Roosevelt in the nation,
according to all indications tonight,
will exceed 1900 OOO-the greatest plu-
rality ever given an American can
didate. The nearest approach to this
vote was in 1896, when Mckinley re-
ceived a plurality approximating $780,
900, and in 1872, when Grant received
762,991 plurality.
Tonight the interest centers in Mis-
souri, and Maryland. Late returns in
dicate that the former state is in the
Republican column, so far as presiden-
tial electors are concerned, but that
Joseph w. Folk, the Democratic can
didate, has been elected Governor.
In Maryland the presidential vote
will probably be cast for Roosevelt.
l4dlG IGlQIllS bO-llA6AAN AlAOAScNC Nh1I
Thomas A. Smith, Democrat, has been
elected to Congress in the First dis
trict by 45O plurality. Congressman
jackson OF this district tonight, how
ever, puts forward claim of trick bal
lots and fraud, and says he will contest
the election.
In other states it is simply a ques-
ton of plurality.
solid south Broken.
The solid South was broken by
the probable detection of Missouri-this
section of the country usually having
thirteen states in the Democratic col
umn. The figures tonight show but
twelve sattes, with 1873 votes for Judge
Parker.
President Roosevelt carried all the
Northern states-swept them, in fact
and tonight he had 343 electoral votes.
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 4S5.OOO. Next came Illi-
nois, where the President polled ap-
proximately 225,OOO more votes than
did Judge Parker
Ohio gave Roosevelt 100000 and New
York 174.OOO
incomplete, but the amazement over
the result has not subsided. Judge
Parker carried Greater New York by
only 41.OOo votes.
In general, the situation is chiefly in
teresting tonight because of the fact
that the tickets in many states were
cut. Roosevelt ran ahead of his ticket
in many localities, notably in Massa-
chusetts, where he secured a plurality
Of $4,000 votes, while the Republican
candidate for Governor was defeated
by $4,000. In that state the Legisla-
ture is Republican and the entire Re-
publican ticket, with the exception OF
Governor, was elected.
In Missouri circumstances are SINH
lar.
No SenntOrship for Bryan.
In Nebraska the definite announce
ment that the Legislature is Republi-
can. disposes Of the statement that w.
j. Bryan had aspirations for a United
States senatorship. In that state, too,
the governorship is in doubt, and ii
will require official returns to deter
mine who is elected. Both sides claim
a victory.
There is curious situation in Min
nesota, where Roosevelt secured 125.0O0
plurality, but where a Democratic gov
ernor and Republican lieutenant gov
ernor we're elected. The election of a
Democratic Governor is the second In
the history Of the state.
Chairman Babcock of the Republican
Congressional Campaign Committee
has been returned to Congress from
Wisconsin. but Chairman Cowherd OF
the Democratic Congressional Commit
tee was defeated in Missouri.
The situation in Colorado presented
an interesting phase tonight. Roose-
welt has carried the state by probably
$1,000. but the governorship is still in
doubt, both sides claiming a victory.