The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-11-11
VOL. XVII.
CRUSHED BY DEFEAT,
Landslide for Republicans
Carried all Doubtful States.
Only Solid South for Parker
343 Electors for Roosevelt
1873 for Parker.

The Republican national ticket has
been elected by vote in the Elector-
al College that will exceed that OF
2o2 given for Mckinley in 1920. The
result OF Tuesdays balloting vas as
founding, even To the most sanguine
OF the Republican managers. Conf
dent as they were of success. they
were not prepared for the astonish-
Ing figures which followed the closing
OF the polls, bringing into the Ne
publican column not only all OF those
States they had claimed as safe for
their candidates, but with the posi-
Bile exception OF Maryland, every
State clsssed as doubtful.
Democratic successes are couhn ned
to the solid South. in which Ken
lucky Is included, and Mr.. Parker
has not carried single State which
did not give It's vote to Mr.. Bryan
four years ago. Unofficial returns
indicate that he has lost some OF
those which the N,braska candidate
held for his party. Official figures
from some OF tie Northwestern
States may slightly change the to-
tails, but based on the returns availa-
BILE the electoral vote stands as shown
In the accompanying table, 3lS for
Roosevelt 1873 for Parker.
AS a dramatic climax 10 the sensa-
tional maj critics given him, came
President Roosevrlt's formal an
nouncement that he would not be a
sscandidate for re election. lending the
only exciting aspect to an election
night otherwise so one sided that 1t
was impossible for even the vctors
to attain that degree of enthusiasm
that usually marks the occa sion.
Late Tuesday night came an an
nouucement from melvin G.. Palliser,
manager of the campaign for Thomas
T.. Watson, the candidate of the Peo-
pies party that as a result OF the
overwhelming Democratic defeat,
steps would be taken to form a new
party. To this end, according to the
announcement given out. Mr.. Bryan,
Mr.. Watson and William Randolph
Hearst would hold a conference in
s New York In about weeks time.
The period OF suspense that follow
ed the closing of the polls was not
prolonged. In no election In recent
years has the result been definitely
known SO coon. Hardly had the sun
gone down when the results In New
York began to appear.
Bulletin followed bulletin, each
showing large Republican gains, and
by ? o'clocx 1t was evident that the
great Empire State had given the
Republican candidates a maj GRITTY
beyond the predictions OF the patty
managers.
So convincing was the story of the
bulletins that at 1880 o'clock August
Belmont, at Democratic headquarters
conceded Roosevelt's election by an
overwhelming majority. and halt an
hour later the Democratic leaders who
had managed the campaign freely ad-
mitted that the Republicans had car
rled every doubtful State.
There was 20 disposition to hope
against hope. AZ State after State
sent In Its Republican majority and
the wires told the tale of the ballots,
Infringing even from those Common
Y wealths upon which they had based
their figures of Democratic success
reports of unprecedented Republican
rnajorities, they frankly conceded
their defeat and offered no explana-
tion.
Soon after Mr.. Belmont's admis-
sion Judge Parker acknowledged the
situation by telegraphing President
Roosevelt his congratulations.
The perfect weather conditions
which prevailed over practically the
entire country Brought out vote
which experienced politicians predict
will be record-breaker of ballots the
Republicans gained more than their
share II Is not only a wear of nhe.