The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-11

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divided between the republican faction
that II deadlock may occurc over the
choice of successor To Senator
Charles
Figures are lacking from Iowa but
those at hand indicate the success of
the republican ticket entirely, while
the state gave Roosevelt 100000 plural
ity, The result as to the state ticket
Is still in doubt. Scratched ballos
were cast to the number of 10000 and
the counting Is very slow.
New York, Nov 9--The Republican
national ticket has been elected by a
vote in tho electoral college that will
exceed that OF 292, given for McKiu.
ley In 1900. The result OF the ballot,
Ing was astounding even to the most
sanguine OF the Republican managers.
Confident as they were Of success,
they were not prepared for the aston
fishing figures which followed tho
closing of the polls, bringing into the
Republican column not only all OF
those states they had claimed as safe
for their candidates, but, with the pos
aible exception OF Maryland, every
state classcd as doubtful.
Democratic successes are confined
TO the solid south, in which Ken
tucky is included and MIR. Parker has
not carried single state which did
NJ ni.F 80. -, -
years ago. Unofficial returns indicate
that he has lost some of those which
the Nebraska candidate held for his
party.
As a dramatic climax to the sensa-
tional majorities given him came
President Roosevelts formal an
nouncement that he would not be a
candidate for reelection, lending the
only exciting aspect to an election
otherwise so one sided that 1t was
impossible for the voters to attain
that decree of enthusiasm which
usually marks tho occasion. This
morning came an announcement from
Melvin G. Palliser, manager OF the
campaign for Thomas E. Watson, the
candidate OF the Peoples party, that
rs result OF the overwhelming Dem
ocratic defeat steps would be taken
to form new party. TO this end,
according to the announcement given
out, Mr.. Bryan, Mr.. Watson and Will
lam Randolph Hearst would hold a
conference in New York in about q
weeks time.
Judge Parker acknowledged the
situation by telegraphing President
Roosevelt his congratulation.
The perfect weather conditions
which prevailed over practically the
entire country brought out a vote
which experienced politicians predict
will be record-breaker, and the bal
lots of the Republicans gained more
than their share. 1t is not only a
nomenal Republican majorities as
well.
Pennsylvania heads the list as tho
banner Republican state, with the
magnificent plurality of 325,000; New
York comes next with $4,000 Ne.
four years ago, is Republican and the
indications are that Montana, Idaho
and Colorado, also Democratic in 1900,
have gone back to the Republican col
umu, Delaware is estimated at about
5000 Republican; Massachusetts
about 10000, and Connecticut, in
which the more sanguine OF the Dem
ocraGc leaders claimed to have had
hopes, is about $4,000 for Roosevelt
While on the national ticket the
Democrats have suffered a crushing
defeat they have retrieved them
selves on some state tickets They
have reversed the national votes by
eiecting governors in Massachusetts,
Minnesota, Montana and probably
Nebraska, Colorado, West Virginia
Roosevolt's plurality in this, his
native state, is second only to Nc.
Kinleys 26S,OOO in 1896 1t exceeds
McKnleys in 1900 by about 41,5OO.
The late returns show that there
were cast for him in New York state
about $4,000 votes more than for
Parker. Not only was his vote heavy
in the country districts, where the
Republican strongholds are, but in the
greater New York, traditionally Dem
oCratic, he ran much closer to Par
ker than had been expected. II had
been estimated that he would come
down to the Bronx with better than
| 100000 plurality, but the figures
showed that this forecast would be
exceeded by approximately $4,000, In
the Ci,y Psrkers supporters had ex-
| pressed hopes that their candidate
would have from 10000 to 10000
more than Roosevelt, but in this they
were disappointed by more than 1OO,-
| 00O votes. So overwhelming was the
/ Republican vote that the result was
| known positively early in the evening
/ The earliest couuties to report
made il clear that the Parker vote
everywhere fell below Bryan's in
practically all upstate districts. The
greater New York Parker plurality
was from 10000 TO $4,000 larger than
| BryanS but in the state according