The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-10
MISSOURI.

St. Louis Nov. s.-Twenty-four hours after the polls had closed ir Missouri found the results of the cleo tion still undetermined throughout the State. although 1t was practically con ceded that old Democratic Missouri had succumbed to the Roosevelt land- slide that swept the country, but that one Democrat remained standing. he | being Joseph W. Folk for governor However. even in the face of inpouring | returns showing a Democratic slump throughout the State. the Democrats insisted that the true results cannot be known until the returns have been completed and assert that Democracy in Missouri was yet victorious by a narrow margin r The Republicans yearned for a com plete victory throughout and insisted that Cyrus P. walbridge for governor had not been defeated but would fin ally be found to have won by a slight majority. They also claim to have elected five of the sixteen Congress men. making a gain of four and de. clared a majority of two on joint bal lot in the legislature which has before 1t the election of senator to succeed United States Senator Cockreil.
 Tn the city of St. Louis, Roosevelt's plurality was 2.0s6. complete returns showing the vote for Roosevelt 6s,056, and Parker 52,e70.
 John E.. swanger. Republican for Secretary of State polied plurality of 10.246 over Samuel B. Cook the present incumbent. Arthur N. Sager Republican, who will succeed Joseph W. Folk as circuit attorney, gained q plurality over Carl otto. Democrat, oi 2.54s The combined Third party vote was 1000.
 The election in St. Louis and in tho State passed of quietly. It was fig. ured out in the Republican headquar. ters that returns from eighty-foul precincts in the State outside of St. Louis and Kansas City compared with the returns from the same precincts four yeaSs ago showed a. Democratic loss of "a per cent.
 If the loss holds out approximately it is asserted. throughout the State Walbridge was not defeated. At Democratic State headquarters it was claimed that Folk had carried the State by from 50,000 to 70.000; that the rest of the State ticket was safe and that Parker had carried the State by small plurality. At nightfal these claims were still made.
 Among the numerous messages of congratulation received by Joseph W, Folk at Democratic State headquarters was the following: T congratulate you. (Signed) William J. Bryan" Just previous to the closing of the Democratic state headuuarters here tonight. Chairman Evans of the State Central Committee said:
 From the incomplete returns in our possession we do not eoncede but we look for a Republican majority in the state legislature"
 During the late afternoon and even ing few additional returns were re- ceived at either the Republican or Democratic headquarters although the few that did come In strengthened the behalf that the legislature would be Republican by majority of 6 tc 12 on the joint ballot to elect a successor to United States Senator CockreiL
 |; MT. Folk tonight sent replies to teleErams from William J. Bryan and Judge Parker conRratulating him on his election as governor. Mir Folks messages were indentical, as follows:
 l sincerely thank you for your con- gratulattons. My plurality will be be- tween 30.000 and 40,on0."
 Kansas City. Mo. Nov. 9.-(11:so D. m. 1.-The Star says:
 Chairman Evans of the Democratic State Committee comedies the election ot eight Republican congressman in Missouri. They are:
 Frank n. Klcpper, Srd district; Frank B. Fulkerson. 4th: Edgar c. Ellis. 5th John Wellborn. 7th; Richard Bartholdt. 10th. Marion R. Rhodes. 18th. William T. Tyndall. 14th and Cassfus M. Spar- tel in the 18th