The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-11-18
ROOSEVELT WINS.
enly the solid South Stands by the
Democratic Ticket. d
PARKER T uNs BEHIND BRYAN.
New York. West Virginia aud Mary
land Go Republican. victory
SO Great Republicans
Were Surprised.
Were Surprised.

So Great Republicans
Were Surprised.
The Republican national ticket has
been elected by vote in the Elec-
toral College that will exceed that OF
292, given Mr.. Mckinley In 1900.
The result OF Tuesdays bal!oting was
astounding even to the most sanguine
OF the Republican managers. Cont
dent as they we're Of success, they
were not prepared for the astonishing
figures which followed the closing of
tie polls, bringing into the Republi-
can column not only all of those
States they had claimed as safe for
their candidates, but with the possi-
/. bls exc .ption of Maryland, every State
classed as doubtful.
Democratic successes are confined
to the solid South, In which Kentucky
is included, and Mr.. Parker has not
carried q single State which did not
give its vote to Mr.. Bryan four years
ago. Official returns indicate that he
lott some or those which the Nebraska
candidate held for his party. Official
figures from the Northwest cities may
slightly change the totals, but base
on the returns availale at late hour
Tuesday night the electoral vote
st nds as follows:
For Roosevelt: California 10, Con-
necticut 7, Delaware 3, Illinois 81,
In1iana Is, Iowa 13, Kansas 10, Maine
6, Massachusetts, 16, Michigan ID,
Minnesota IL, Nebraska 8, New
Hampshire 4, New York 80, New
Jersey IL. North Dakota 4. Ohio 23.
Oregon 4, Pennsylvania 34, Rhode
Island A, South Dakota 4, Vermont 4,
Washington 5, Wisconsin 13, Wyom-
ing 8, Total 293.
For Parker: Alabama IL, Arkansas
8, Florida 5, Georgia l3, Kentucky 13,
IS. North Carolina l2, South Carolina
8, Tennessee IL, Texas l8, Virginia
IL. Total 151. :
Doubtful or not heard from: Colo
.radO 5, Idaho 8, Maryland 8, Montana
;a6, Nevada 8, Utah 8, West Virginia
u. Total 80.
AS a dramatic climax to the sensa-
titnal majorities given him, came
I President Roosevelt's formal an
nouncement that he would not. be a
candidate for re. election, lending the
only exciting aspect to an cit ction
night otherwise SC one sided chat 1t
!; was impossible for even the vlctors to
{ attain that degree of enthusiasm that
5Srsir i's:st-a u hss fn,c occasion AZ Late IN
the night carne an announcement
from Melvin G. Palliscr. manager OF
the campaign for Thomas e. Watson,
the candidate of the Peoples pa ty,
that as a result Of the overwhelming
Democratic defeat steps would be
taken to form new party. To this
; end, according to the announcement
given out. Mr.. Bryan, Mr.. Watson
and VIM. Randolph Hearst would hold
a conference In New York in about a
weeks time.
The period OF suspense that follow
longed. In no election in recent years
has the re. ult been definitely known
so soon. Hardly had the sun gone
down when the results in New York
began to appear. BY I o'clock it was
evident that the great Empire State
had given the Republican candidates
a majority beyond the predictions OF
the party managers. So convincing
was the story OF the bulletins that al
7.30 August Belmont at Democratic
headquarters conceded Rooscvelt's
election by an over-U helming maj ri.
ty, an half hour later the Democratic
leaders wlo had managed the CO m-
pagn freely admitted that the Rep 10.
litans had carried every dUubi full
State. There was no disI osition to
hope against hope. AS State after
State s. ut In Its Republican majority
and the wires told the tale Of the bal
lots, bringing even from the common
wealths upon which they bad based
their figures OF Democratic success re.
ports, OF unprecedentG republican ma
critics, tLey frankly conceded their de-
feat and offered no explanation. Soon
after Mr.. Belmont's admission Judge
Parker acknowleC ged the situation by
telegraphing President Roosevelt his
cor gratulatiOnS.
The perfect weather conditions
which prevailed over practically the
entire country, brought out a vote
which experienced politicians predict
will be record breaker and in this
increase OF ballots the Republicans
gained more than their share.
THE LATEST FIGURES.
The following table shows the ap-
proximate plurallties In the various
states.
States Parker. R0osc-
welt.
Alabama. ...... $4,000 .............
Arkansas ............... 10000 ...:......
California ............. ........ 100, 100
Colorado ........... =. ........ $1,000
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