Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-10
BREAK IN SOLID SOUTH
RETURNS INDICATE REPUBLICAN
VICTORY IN MISSOURI.
FOLK is ELECTED GOVERNOR
Indications Are That a Republican
Will Succeed Francis M. Coekrell
as United States Senator-Galn
Seven congressman.


Seven congressman.
81. Louis. Nov 10.--With incom-
plete returns at hand and the result
VI Ike state and national election
coming in slowly from The outlying
counties, Roosevelt has broken the
solid south by carrying Missouri
for the Republican party Tor the first
time in thirty years.
FIFTY eight widely scattered Coun-
ties, out Of ia, give the national tick.
ell u plurality over Judge Parker Of
1852 Joseph w. Folk (Dem.). for
governor, running IN the neighborhood
OF $4,000 ahead OF the state ticket, Is
given Il plurality OF 3l,O43 in the same
st. Louis.
Carried with the Republican land
Side are the candidates for congress
in eight OF the sixteen districts. Re
publican gain of seven, and the semi.
official returns from The state legisla-
tive districts give a Republican ma
jority OF fourteen on joint ballot in
the next generally assembly
This will mean the defeat of United
States Senator Cockrell for re-elec-
ton. His probable successor will be
either Cyrus X. Walbridge, Republic
an candidate for governor, or Thomas
X. Niedringhaus, chairman Of the Re-
publican state committee.
The returns on other than the heads
of the respective state tickets are
meager and it is impossible to predict
with any degree of certainty the out.
come when the official vote is re-
ce!ved. 1t appears, however, that, ex.
cept the candidate for governor, the
entire Republican state ticket is elect
ed by small majortes and that the
election of Mr. Folk is a great per
sonal record victory, as he went out
OF st. Louis 5000 to 10000 ahead of
his ticket, and with 5000 greater plu-
rality than was given Roosevelt. who
carried the city by 1000 plurality.
Just previous to the closing of the
Democratic state headquarters here,
Chairman Evans of the state central
committee stated: Prom the incom-
plete returns in our possession, we
don't concede, but we do look for
Republican majority in the next state
legislature"
Few additional returns were re-
ceived at either Republican or Demo-
cratic headquarters, although the few
| that did come in strengthened the be-
lief that the legislature would be Re-
publican by. majority of six to
twelve on the joint ballot to elect
| successor to United States Senator
Cockrell.
Mr.. Folk sent replies to the tele-
grams from William ]. Bryan and
| Judge Parker, congratulating him on
| his election as governor. Mr.. Folks
messages were identical, as follows:
Il sincerely thank you for your con-
CALCULATIONS. My plurality will be be-
| tween 10000 and 10000"
| Kansas City, Nov. 10.-The Star
says: Roosevelt has carried Missouri
by from 10000 to $1,000. The only
Democratic state candidate elected is
| Folk for governor, who made a re.
markable race against the Roosevelt
landslide. His plurality will be about
$4,000. The legislature is in doubt,
with chances favoring a Republican
body 10 select Senator Cockrell's sue
cessor. Chairman Evans of the Dem
ocratic state committee comedies the
election of eight Republican congress-
men in Missouri. They are: Frank
ID. Keeper, in the Third district;
Frank b. F'ulkerson, in the Fourth:
Edgar c. Ellis, in the Fifth; John
Welborn, IN the Seventh Richard
Bartholdt. in the Tenth; Marion R.
Rhodes, in the Thirteenth; William
T, Tyndall, in the Fourteenth. and
Cassius NJ. Shartel, in the Fifteenth
Chicago, Nov. 10.-vice Chairman
New, Secretary Dover and National
Committeeman Lowden were conf.
dent at western headquarters that
Missouri had been landed safely in
the Republican column and the Mason
and Dixon line once more broken.