Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-09
Republican Results in Yesterdays
Election.
DEMOCRATIC DEFEAT THE GREATEST KNOWN IN
PRESIDENTIAL CONTESTS SINCE THAT
OF HORACE GREELEY.

however. asserts that its figures indicate
| the election of Walbridge by more than
| 1000 and claims the state for Roosevelt by
10000. General belief at Wheeling is that
| Roosevelt carried West Virginia by more
than 10000, but the returns are extremely
meager. Those so far received show only
slight republican losses. 1t is thought prob
able that the legislature Will be republican
in both branches. This body will elect a
successor to Senator Scott
Returns from Minnesota indicate the elec-
ton of the democratic candidate for gov
ernor, Johnson, who ran especially well IN
the Scandinavian counties. His success,
however, had no effect on the national
ticket which went to Roosevelt by at least
100000. Some of the republican newspapers
still claim that the state was not lost to
their candidate, Dunn.
In Wisconsin, while the republican ma
tional ticket went through by heavy ma
jority, 1t Is thought that the legislature
will be so divided between the republican
factions that deadlock may occur over the
choice of a successor to Senator Quarles.
Complete figures are lacking from Iowa,
but those at hand indicate the success of
the entire republican state ticket: While
Colorado probably, gave Roosevelt 1.oOt loGoo
is in doubt. Scratched ballots were cast TO
the number of at least 10000 and the count
ing was very slow.
The Pacific Coast.
On the Pacific coast republican success
was general. In California, where Roose-
velt's majority will be at least 10000, the
next legislature will be republican by
large majority. 1t will select successor to
Senator Bard.
Reports from Nebraska are incomplete as
to the state ticket and the election OF Berg
is claimed by the democratic state commlt-
tee =.
A feature of the returns from Missouri Is
the probable defeat of Representative cow
herd, chairman of the democratic congress
sional committee.
Indications are that the next House or
Representatives will be heavily republican, an,
Dispatches so far received show that ZoI
representatives have been elected by the
republicans against 1873 by the democrats.
OF the forty-five remaining districts thirty
two are now represented by republicans and
thirteen by democrats.
with some districts missing, indicate piur-
alities of 1853 791 for Roosevelt and about
"A 600 for Higgins. Roosevelt has approx
mately 100000 outside of Greater New
York, while ParkerS pluraNty In the City
is less than $4,000.
Not only are the majorities given the re-
publican national ticket in yesterdays pal
loting confirmed by the more complete
creased over earlier figures, but the claim
is made that the solid south has been brok-
en- and Missouri has gone republican, with
every former doubtful state, admittedly IN
some states in excess of those given Mr.
Mckinley four years ago and in some In
stances even greater than those of 1876
capped by the possibility that the hitherto
invircble and historically democratic south
has been invaded, last nights surprise has
been turned to amaze even in the most en-
thusiastic republican quarters.
When at a late hour last night 1t was re-
ported that Missouri was in doubt and some
of the republican managers were admitting
that they had hopes of success, 1T was
hardly credited by the majority of the re-
publicans, and was laughed at by demo-
Gratis. But late returns seem to indicate
that these claims may be well grounded,
and in the absence of full and complete fig
| ures of the vote the assertion that the mud
dy water state has forsaken its democratic
| allegiance on legal issues. Is coming to be
accepted a probability. Should the Off
cial count bear out the republican claim of
: today, Mr.. Roosevelts vote in the electoral
college will be 343, plurality of 21O.
Maryland, which was conceded to the
democrats by conservative republicans, has
gone republican by small majority, but
enough to safely place it in the victorious
column.
| Colorado is still claimed by both parties.
Beginning with the tremendous majority
| of 100000 in Pennsylvania, the republican
| puralitieS are decisive in nearly every state
| carried for their-ticket, and it seems prob
able that Roosevelt has received the great
est popular vote ever given a presidential
] candidate. Returns thus far received indi-
| cate that he will receive a popular plurality
| of slightly over 100000. against $40, 100 for
! Mckinley over Bryan.
The sentiment which swept the republican
! candidates into office will be reflected in the
| next House of Representatives. From fig
| ures obtained by the Associated Press the
republicans have elected 233 representatives
/ and the democrats 141, the twelve remain
| ing districts yet to be heard from being now
| equally divided between the two parties.
| The republican majority in the next House
| will therefore be at least ninety-two.