The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-10
BIGGEST EVER.
RoOsevelt's Plurality Will Have
S43 Electoral Votes.
Popular Plurality Likely to
Reach 1 500, 900.
ALL BUT IL STATES
Will GITe Their Electoral Vote
to the Republicans.
Solid South In Broken by the
Detection of Missouri.
ALL BUT IL STATES

New York, Nov. 10.-With the cleo
Gion returns still incomplete the plur-
altty of President Roosevelt in the ma
Gon according to all indications will ex-
coed 1850, OOO-the greatest plurality
ever given an American candidate. The
nearest approach to this vote was in
1885, when Mckinley received a plurali-
~ approximating. $4,000 and in 1872
when Grant received 762, 991 plurality.
Missouri is in the Republican column
go far as presidential electors are con-
cerped, but Joseph w. Folk. the Demo-
crat candidate has been elected gov
ernor In Maryland the presidential
vote will be cast for President Roose-
Welt Thomas A. Smith, Democrat,
has been elected to congress in First
district by $50 plurality. Congressman
jackson of this district, however, puts
forward a claim of trick ballots and
fraud, and says he will contest the
election.
In the other states it is simply
question of pluralities.
The solid south was broken by the
detection of MiSsouri-this section OF
the country usually having ID states in
the Democrat column. The figures show
but IL states with 1873 votes, for Judge
Parker.
President Roosevelt carried all the
northern states-swept them, in fact
The banner state is Pennsylvania
Twenty-four hours after the polls
closed the returns from this state IN
dictated that Roosevelt's plurality would
reach 4s5,0O0. Next came Illinois where
the president polled approximately 225,-
600 more votes than did Judge Parker,
Ohio gave Roosevelt 100000 and New
York 174,0O In New York city the
amazement over the result has not sub
eided. Judge Parker carried Greater
New York by nearly 1900 votes.
In general the situation is chiefly in
teresting because of the fact that the
ticket in many of these states was cut
President Roosevelt ran ahead of the
ticket in many localities. notably in
Massachusetts, where he secured a
plurality of IS, 900 votes. while the Re
publican candidate for governor was
defeated by $4,000. In that state the
legislature is Republican and the en-
tire Republican ticket with exception
of governor was elected. In Missouri
circumstances are similar
In Nebraska the definite announce
nnent that the legislature is Republican
disposes of the statement that w j.
Bryan had aspiration for United
States senatorship. In that state too
the governorship is in doubt
There is a curious situation in Min
nesota where Roosevelt. secured 125.000
plurality. but where a Democrat gov
ernor and Republican lieutenant COVER |
nor were elected. Chairman Babcock |
of the Republican congressional COM |
mittee has been returned to congress |
from Wisconsin but Chairman Cowherd |
of the. Democrat congressional commit |
tee was defeated in Missouri. The sit |
uation in Colorado presents an inter- |
esting phase. Roosevelt carried the 1
tsate by 5000 but the governorship is |
still in doubt both sides claiming vic |
tory.
The following table shows the |
approximate pluralities in the various |
states, and the electoral vote for each /
candidate: