Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-11-16
GREATEST ON RECORD
Latest Returns indicate That Roesss
velt's Plurality viii Exceed 1900,
ooo, Far in Excess Of MckinIey's in


ooo, Far in Excess Of MckinIey's /,
1895,
New York, special.-With the elec
ton returns still incomplete, the plural
ity of President Roosevelt in the ma
ton, according to all indications, vii
exceed 100000, the greatest plurality
ever given an American candidate
The nearest approach to this yots
was in 1896. when Mckinley received
a plurality approximately $4,000.
The interest centers in Missouri and
Maryland. Late returns indicate that
the former state Is in the Republican
column so fat 6s presidential electors
ore concerned but that Joseph Folk
the Democratic candidate, has been
elected governor. Maryland's presi-
Dental vote will he cast for President
Roosevelt. Late rctufns tonight indi.
cate that Thomas A. Smith, Demo-
crat, has been elected to congress in
the first district by 450 plurality. Con-
gresham Jackson, of this district, TO-
might, however puts forward claim
Of trick hallots and ffaGd and says
he will contest the election.
In the other states it is simply q
question of plufalitles:
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 tonight show but IL states,
with 13a votes, for Judge Parker.
President Roosevelt carried all the
northern states-swept them, In fact
and tonight he had 3f3 electoral votes.
The bahiler state is Pennsylvania.
7'wenty-four hours after the polls
closed the returns from this state in
dicated that Roosevelt's plurality
would reach 4S5,OO0. Next came Illi-
nois, where the president polled ap
proximately 225,OOO more votes than
900 aiil New York 174,000.
The New York city returns are still
incomplete. but the amazement over
the result has not subsided. Judge
Parker carried Greater New York by
only 4l,OO9 votes.
In general, the situation is chiefly
lnteresting because Of the fact that
the tickets in the many states were
cut. President Roosevelt ran ahead
Of his ticket In many localities, not
ably In Massachusetts. where he Sc
cured plurality of $4,000 votes, while
the Republican candidate for governor
was defeated by $4,000. In that state
the legislature Is Republican and the
entire Republican ticket, with The ex-
ception CT governor. was elected. In
Missouri, circumstances are similar. =
In Nebraska, the definite announce
ment that the legislature Is Republi-
can, dispcses OF the statement that
William ]. Bryan had aspirations for
United States senatorship. In that
state. too, the governorship is in doubt
and it will require official returns to
determine who is elected. Both: sides
claim a victory. ..5. l.lz
nes65taa, 5tae Wfdfe rRsss6 Rosos6vst Secured s5
900 plurality. but where Democratic
governor and a Republican lieutenant
governor. were elected. The election
of Democratic governor is the Sec
ond in the history of the state. Chair
man Babcock, OF the Republican con-
gressional committee has been return
ed to congress from Wisconsin, but
Chairman Cowherd, of the Democratic
congressional committee, was defeated
in Missouri The situation in Colorado
presents an interesting phase. Roose-
yelt has carried the state by probably
$4,000, but the governorship is still in
doubt, both sides claiming victory.
Even Missouri Succumbs.
St. Louis, Mo-, Special.-Twenty-
four hours after the polls had closed
in Missouri found the results of the
election still undetermined Throughout
the State, although it was practically
conceded that Missouri had succumt.
ed to the Roosevelt landslide, but that
one Democrat remained standing, he
being Joseph w Folk. for Governor.
However, even in the face Of inpour,
ing returns showing Democratic
slump throughout the State, The Dem.
ccrats insisted that the true results
cannot be known until the returns had
been completed, and asserted That
Democracy in Missouri was yet victor
ious by very narrow margin The
Republicans hoped for complete vic.
tory throughout, and insisted that Cy'
lus F. Walbridge, for Governor. had
not been defeated, but woull finally
be found to have won by slight
majority. They also claimed to have
elected five OF the 16 Congressman
making a gain of four. and declared
they had majority of two on joiEl
ballot in the Legislature, which will
elect q successor 10 United Statea
Senator Cockrell.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Raleigh, N. c., Special.-North Caro-
lima gave the entire Democratic ticket
about $4,000 majority. R. r. Glenn
vas elected governor. The congress
sional delegation will be Democratic
with the possible exception of tho
Eighth district which may have elect
eG E. Spencer Blackburn, Republican
Constitutional Amendments Seem Il
Have Carried.
Columbia. S. c., Special.-Returns
from the State elections are almos
as megre at midnight as they were
Tuesday night, so little interest was
taken in the elections, and the three
constitutional amendments are still
i'll doubt, though they all appear II
have been carried. Biennial session!
Of the legislature seem safest Of tht
three. The exact situation will no
be known here till Tuesday when tht
counties will make the official tabu
lations.
Clean Sweep in Rhode Island.
Providence, r. T., Special.-Complet'
returns show that the Tuesdays cleo
tion Roosevelt received the larges
vote ever cast in Rhode Island. TIL
vote was: Roosevelt. 40.S9S: Parke
24.924; Roosevelt's plurality. 1874.
Lieutenant Governor Geo. H. Utter