Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31
THE NATIONAL ELECTION.

The event of the year of greatest i'm
| portance to the United States has been the
presidential election, which resulted in a
republican victory so sweeping to sur
prise even Mr.. Roosevelt's most enthusiastic
supporters. The interest in the campaign
centered naturally in the twelve doubtful
states, but on November all of these
went republican, raising the electoral vote
for Theodore Roosevelt and Charles w.
Fairbanks to 1886. Roosevelt electors re-
ceived 2,547, 59S more votes than Parker.
The fight made in behalf of Judge Alton
B. Parker, who headed the democratic
ticket. was the more interesting in that
leaders of such different sorts William
J. Bryan and Grover Cleveland, David 3.
Hill and former Attorney General Olney
were active in his support In the weeks
Immediately preceding the convention at
st. Louis, which nominated Judge Parker
w. r. Hearst of New York city made
spectacular attempt to secure the nominal
ton. As a whole the campaign was one of
apathy for nearly four months, developing
into whirlwind finish. Parker's electoral
vote was 40.
In addition to the two main parties presi-
Dental tickets were placed in the field by
the populists It. E. Watson and I. H.
Tibbles), the prohibtionists g. c. Swallow
and G. w. CarrolD, the socialists &c. V.
Debs and Benjamin Hanford) and the So
cialistic-labor party &C. H. Corrigan and w.
w. CoX).
State Elections.
At the time of Mr.. Roosevelt's election
% states chose governors, IS of them sup
porting republican executives and 10 dem
ocratic OF these last the victory in Mas
sachusetts of William L. Douglas, in face
of his states majority of $4,000 for Roose-
welt, was the surprise of the day, though
| near it must be placed the elections of La
Toilette Tep) in Wisconsin and Alva
Adams (dem.) in Colorado, the latter de-
feating Governor Peabody rep) on issues
raised by the summer mining strike. The
other governors elected We're:
Republican-Connectc Henry Roberts;
Delaware, Preston Lea; Idaho, F. r. Good
ing; Illinois, c. S. Deneen; Indiana, ]. F.
Hanley; Kansas, S. K. Hoch: Michigan, F.
Nj. Warner; Nebraska, ]. H. Mickey New
C. Stokes; New York, f. w. Higgins;
North Dakota, E. Y. Sayles; Rhode Island,
E. II. Utter; Utah, ]. C. Cutter; Wask-3-
ton, A. E. Mead; West Virginia, w. o.
Democratic-Florida, N. B. Broward;
Minnesota, ]. A. Johnson Missouri, J. w.
Folk Montana, j. X. Toole; North Caro-
lima, r. b. Glenn; South Carolina, d. C.
Hayward: Tennessee, J. B. Frazier and
Texas, S. w. 7. Lanhan.
In addition to these, state elections had
been held in September in Vermont and
Maine, resulting n two republican vic
tories: c. j; Bell becoming governor of
Vermont and W. T. Cobb of Maine. In
Porto Rico Beekman Winthrop succeeded
William H. Hunt last April.
Cabinet Changes.
During the year there have been five
changes in the cabinet. On the list of Feb
ruary Secretary of War Root retired. w.
II. Taft returning from the Philippines to
take his portfolio. In July owing to the
retirement of Attorney General Knox to
take the Senate seat left vacant by the
death of Quay of Pennsylvania, w. H.
Moody was moved from the Navy Depart
ment to the Department of Justice. Paul
Morton OF Illinois becoming Secretary of
the Navy. AT the same time Victor H.
MetcaIf of California was appointed Secre-
tafy OF Commerce and Labor, that ninth
seat at the Presidents table having been
leIl vacant when George b. Cortelyou as
sumed the craftsmanship of the renubIican
national committee. On the death of Post
master General Henry c. Payne in October
X. j. Nynne succeeded to the place