The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-10
Missouri Increases
His Electoral
Vote to 343.
In Pennsylvania Alone He
Has Nearly a Half
Million Margin.

NEW YORK, Nov. with the
plurality for President Roosevelt in
the nation, according to all indications
tonight will exceed 1,5OO.0O0-the
greatest ever given an American can
didate. The nearest approach to this
vote was in 1895, when Mckinley re-
ceived a plurality approximating $780,,
900, and in 1872, when Grant received
762.991.
Tonight the interest centers in
Missouri and Maryland. Late re-
turns indicate that the former State
is in the Republican column. so far as
Presidential electors are concerned,
but that Joseph w. Folk, the Demo-
cratic candidate, has been elected
Governor.
In Maryland the Presidential vote
probably will be cast for Roosevelt.
Late returns tonight indicate that
Thomas A. Smith has been elected to
Congress by the Democrats in the
First District. Congressman Jackson
of this district tonight, however, put
forward the claim that trick ballots
were used and says he will contest the
election.
In the other States it is simply
question of pluralities.
"SOLID SOUTH" NO LONGER.
The solid South" was broken by the
detection of Missouri The figures to-
night show but twelve States, with 1873
votes, for Judge Parker. President
Roosevelt carried all the Northern
States-swept them in fact-and to-
night he has 343 electoral votes. The
banner State is Pennsylvania. Twenty
four hours after the polls closed the
returns from this State indicated that
Roosevelt's plurality would reach 1885,
O00
Next came Illinois, where the Presi-
dent polled approximately 225,OO0 more
votes than did Parker.
Ohio gave Roosevelt ZOO 600 and New
York 174,000. The New York CITY re-
turns are still incomplete, but the
amazement over the result has not
subsidized. Judge Parker carried Great
err New York by less than Al, 900 votes.
In general, the situation Is chiefly in
teresting tonight because of the fact
that the tickets in many of the States
were cut. President Roosevelt ran
ahead of his ticket in many localities
In Massachusetts he had a plurality OF
Sc. 900, while the Republican candidate
for Governor was defeated by $4,000.
In that State the Legislature is Re-
publican, and the entire Republican
was elected. In Missouri the circum-
stances are similar.
NO TOGA FOR BRYAN.
In Nebraska the definite announce
rnent that the Legislature is Republi-
can disposes of the statement that Will
liam J. Bryan had aspirations for the
United States Senatorship. In that
State, too, the Governorship is in doubt
There is curious situation in Min
nesota, where Roosevelt has 125.000
plurality but where Democratic Gov
ernor and a Republican Lieutenant
Governor were elected
Chairman Babcock of the Republican
Congressional Campaign Committee
has been returned to Congress. but
Chairman Cowherd of the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee
was defeated in Missouri
The situation in Colorado presented
an interesting phase tonight. Roose-
welt has carried the State by probably
Is 900, but the Governorship is still in
doubt, both sides claiming victory
Clean Sweep I'm Idaho.
BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 9.-Returns
from the State come in slowly, one