The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-17
GREATEST on RECORD
Latest Returns Indicate Tha. Roose-
vets Plurality viii Exceed f,soe,
900. Far in Excess CT Mckinley. in
1896.

tion returns still incomplete the plural
ity Of President Roosevelt in the ma
tioa. according to all indications. will
exceed 1.500.0 900. the greatest plurality
ever given an American candidate
The nearest approach to this vote
was in 1896. when Mckinley received
a plurality approximately $50. 900.
The interest centers in Missouri and
Maryland Late returns indicate that
the former state is in the Republican
column so far as presidential electors
are concerned. but that Joseph Folk.
the Democratic candidate, has been
elected governor. Maryland's presi-
Dental vote will be cast for President
Roosevelt Late returns tonight indi-
cate that Thomas A. Smith. Demo
crat, has been elected 10 congress In
the first district by $50 plurality. Con-
gresham Jackson, OF this district, to-
night, however puts forward a claim
OF trick ballots and fraud and says
he will contest the election.
In the other states it Is simply a
question OF pluralities.
The solid south was broken by the
p'cbopit uNINCt!tu Vi mISSOuTl-IUIS
section OF the country usually having
13 states in the Democratic column.
The figures tonight show but II states,
with 1873 votes. for Judge Parker
President Roosevelt carried all the
northern states-swept them, in fact
and tonight he had 343 electoral votes
The banner state is Pennsylvania.
Twenty-four hours after the polls
closed the returns from this state in
dicated that Roosevelts plurality
would reach $4,000. Next came Illi-
nois, where the president polled ap-
proximately 225,000 more votes than
Judge Parker. Ohio gave RoOse Welt
200, 900 and New York 174,0O0
The New York city returns are still
incomplete. but the amazement over
the result has not subsided. Judge
Parker carried Greater New York by
only l,000 votes.
In general. the situation is chiefly
interesting because of the fact that
the tickets in the many states were
cnt. President Roosevelt ran ahead
Of his ticket in many localities, not
ably in Massachusetts, where he Sc
cured plurality of $4,000 votes, while
the Republican candidate for governor
was defeated by $4,000. In that state
the legislature is Republican and the
entire Republican ticket, with the ex-
ception Of governor, was elected. In
Missouri, circumstances are similar.
In Nebraska, the definite announce
ment that the legislature is Republi-
can, disposes Of the statement that
William J. Bryan had aspirations for
United States senatorship. In that
state. too the goVernorship Is in doubt
and it will require official returns to
determine who is elected. Both sides
claim q victory
There is curious situation in Min
nesota, where Roosevelt secured 1885,
600 plurality. but where Democratic
governor and a Republican lieutenant
governor were elected. The election
OF Democratic governor is the Sec
ond in the history of the state Chair
man Babcock. of the Republican con-
gressional committee has been return
ed to congress from Wisconsin, but
Chairman Cowherd, of the Democratic
congressional committee, was defeated
in Missouri. The situation in Colorado
presents an interesting phase. Roose-
Welt has carried the state by probably
$4,000, but the governorship is still in
doubt, both sides claiming a victory
CVSH mtSSOuFi SuCCunDS.
st. Louis, Mo-, Special.-Twenty-
four hours after the polls had closed
in Missouri found the results of the
election still undetermined Throughout
the State, although it was practically
conceded that Missouri had succunt-
ed to the Roosevelt landslide, but that
one Democrat remained standing, he
being Joseph w. Folk, for Governor
in, 60 80
ing returns showing Democratic
slump throughout the State, the Dem
Ccrats insisted that the true results
cannot be known until the returns had
been completed, and asserted that
Democracy in Missouri was yet victor.
iOus by a very narrow margin. The
Republicans hoped for a complete vic
tory throughout, and insisted that Cy-
lus P. Walbridge, for Governor, had
not been defeated, but woul,l finally
be found to have won by 4 sligh:
majority. They also claimed to have
elected five Of the 16 congressman,
making gain Of four, and declared
they had majority of two on joint
ballot in the Legislature. which will.
elect a successor to United States
Senator Cockrell.
NOH n CAhOIINA.
Raleigh, N. c., Special-North Caro-
lima gave the entire Democratic ticket
about $4,000 majority. r. B. Glenn
vas elected governor. The congres.
sional delegation will be Democratic
with the possible exception Of the
Eighth district which may have elect
ea E. Spencer Blackburn, Republican.
Constitutional Amendments Seem tc
Have Carried.
Columbia, S. c., Special.-Returns
from the State elections are almost
as megre at midnight as they were
Tuesday night, SO little interest was
taken in the elections, and the three
constitutional amendments are still
in doubt, though they all appear to
have been carried. Biennial sessions
| Of the legislature seem safest of the
three. The exact situation will not
be known here till Tuesday when the
counties will make the official tabu
| lations.
Clean Sweep in Rhode Island. -
Providence 2. l.. Special.-Complete
! returns show that the Tuesdays elec
! ton Roosevelt received the largest
| vote ever cast in Rhode Island. The
vote was: Roosevelt, 40.S9S; Parker
| 24,924; Roosevelt's plurality, 1874.
Lieutenant Governor Geo. H. Utter