The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-11
HOW NEWS OF VICTORY WAS
RECEIVED BY ROOSEVELT.
BRYAN DECLINES TO TALK
Republicans Claim 343 Electoral Votes
and Large Majority in Next
House of Congress.

Washington, Nov. 9.-SurroundeG
by his devoted family and a company
of intimate personal friends, Presi
dent Roosevelt last night received tbs
news of his overwhelming victory
achieved at the pools Of the American
people. The first information of a
definite character was received by the
president while he was at dinner. The
returns laid before ham were then in
the nature of assurances that he had
carried New York, his home state, by
a plurality so large as to be really
astounding.
Bulletins from the newspapers OF
New York city were received convey
ing the welcome news. While the
president was gratified, it may be
said that the result was not entirely
unexpected, although he himself had
not anticipated SO tremendous a vic
tory.
Soon after dinner a company of init
mate friends of President and Mrs.
Roosevelt assembled in the parlors OF
the White house and extended their
fluctuations and congratulations to
both of them on the result.
Shortly after 9 o'clock President
Roosevelt received a personal tele-
gram from his democratic opponent
congratulating him Upon his election.
The telegram follows:
"Rosemount, Esopus, N. Y, Nov. s.
$50 p. m.-The President, Wash
ington: The people by their votes
have emphatically approved your adj
mi%nistration, and I congratulate you.
"ALTON B. PARKER"
President Roosevelt's reply to Judge
Parker's telegram was as follows:
"Alton B. Parker, Rosemount, N. Y:
/ thank you for your congratulations.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
In addition to the telegram received
from Judge Parker, the White house
telegraph force were deluged with
congratulatory messages from the
friends of the president in every sec
ton of the land.
Sees Newspaper Men.
At 1915 the president left his
guests at the White house and went
to his private office in the executive
building. There he greeted a large
number of the corps of Washington
correspondents, who had been wait
ing for him. He chatted freely with
them about the result of the election,
making no effort to conceal his great
qualification at the victory which had
been won.
After talking informally with his
friends for a time, the president die
tated a formal statement expressing
his views. The at the momont
of the making of the statement was
notable. Ranged in a semi-circle
about his desk in the presidents Of
fee the correspondents faced MI.
as he tilted back in an arm
chair. He dictated the announcement
slowly to Secretary Loeb, who sat at
the presidents left. So quiet was
in the room that one could
hear the clock tick on the mantle
shelf.
The presidents statement, in which
he announced that under no circum-
stances would he accept another nom
ination, follows:
II am deeply sensible of the honor
done me by the American people in
thus expressing their confidence in
what / have done and have tried to
do. I appreciate to the full the SOL
emn responsibility this confidence i'm
poses upon me and l shall do all that
in my power lies not to forfeit it.
On the 4th of March next I shall have
served three and a half years, and
this three and one-half years consti-
tutes my first term. 1t is a wise Gus
tom which limits the president to two
terms. Under no circumstances will
/ be a candidate for or accept another
Everybody Happy.
After receiving the congratulations
of the newspaper men the presiden!
received a committee representing the
political organizations OF
Washington and the members of the
Junior Republican league.
Among the messages received by
Roosevelt was one from Ma
fi0nal Chairman COrtelyOu. to whom