Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-10
LATE RETURNS INCREASE: f, - -
REPUBLIJHN pLURALITIES
EVEN MISSOURI is CLAIMED FOR
ROOSEVELT, THOUGH FOLK
is ELECTED.
VEST VIRGINIA SAFE

ItiS nSPap'iSdH SotuH11 witt row
Precincts Not Vet Reported-Penn-
lsyIvanIa' Republican Majority.
Chicago, Nov. 9. - Returns re-
ceived by the Associated Press
from congressional districts at
o'clock today show 2se republ-
cans and 141 democrats elected,
with six missing.
st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 9. - Slow pro-
gress has been made toward an ac-
curate count of Missouri's vote but
partial returns up to II O'Clock today
showed remarkable republican gains.
In many counties the usual democratic
plurality is cut in half.
Think Roosevelt Victorious.
The st. Louis Post-Dispatch, dnde-
pendent-democratic) at noon was in
cline1 largely toward the conviction
that Roosevelt has carried Missouri,
and the republican state committee in
sisted that the final figures will show
republican majority of 10000 on the
national ticket.
Folk Runs Well.
That Folk (d) has carried the state
For governor is claim made gener-
,a ally but figures on the result are lack
Ing.
Complete returns show that st.
Louis has gone republican with the
exception of Folk. who has plurality
of over 10000. Roosevelt's plurality
Is 2,086. Indications are that the
legislature will be republican by two
or three votes on joint ballot.
Claims Roosevelt Plurality.
Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 9. The
Star independently claims that the re.
publicans have carried Missouri for
the national ticket but gives no fig
! ures. h The paper also claims the elec.
tion OF Folk (d) for governor.
The legislature will elect a sue.
cessor to Senator Cockrell.
Iowa Plurality 10000.
Des Moines, Nov. 9.-Chairman
Spence, Of the republican state cen
trail committee, estimates Roosevelt's 8
majority in the state at 100000. Daw-
son for second district congressman,
pullSu luiOuSu NY d udIIOW uldl gin
over Judge Wade, democratic. ALI the
elected.
Bryan Denies Report.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 9.-william j.
Bryan today denied that he would
meet William Randolph Hearst and
Thomas E. Watson in New York one
week hence, for the purpose of taking
steps toward the organization of a
ncw party. A statement to such effect
was made by Malvin G. Palliser, man,
ager of Watson's campaign.
Maryland With Procession.
Baltimore. Md, Nov. g. - Complete
returns from twenty-four wards in Bal
timore give Parker 1876 and Roose
velt 47,494, a democratic plurality ot
482. The returns from several coun
ties are still incomplete but there is ne
doubt that the state has gone repub
lican by a small majority.
Maryland Victory Sure.
Returns received from all the coun
ties in Maryland except two show q
plurality for Roosevelt of 1,119. Two
of the missing counties have large ne
CIV pOpuldtlOuS, LuS IeIuiuS llou
which will almost certainly increase
4 the foregoing figures.
Roosevelt and LaFolIette.
Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. 9. - While
the returns are far from being com
plete the estimates give Roosevelt
more than $4,000 plurality and LaFol
lette about 10000. The democratic
candidate for governor, Peck, con
cedes his own defeat. The Legislature
will be largely republican. The ques
tion of primary law carried by
good majority.
Addicks to Senate.
Wilmington. Del, Nov. 9. - Roose
yelt's plurality will be over 1000. H.
leads the republican candidate for gov
ernor by $500.
The republicans elected their con
gressman and will have sixteen ma
jority in the legislature This will
probably mean the election of Gas
Addicks as United States senator
West Virginia for Roosevelt.
Wheeling, w. Va, Nov. 9.-It is ad
mitted at dem ocratic headquarter.
that Roosevelt carried West Virginii
by a majority upwards of 10000, bu
It is claimed that Cornwell democrat,
has defeated Dawson (republican) TO
governor.
The republicans have the Legislature
on a joint ballot by reduced ma
iority, insuring the return of Senate
Scott.
The republicans have elected three
Of the five congressman.
100000 in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 9.--Roose
velts majority in the state will reacl
100000 The republicans probabl.
elected thirtyone of the thirty-twt