The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-12
NATIONAL ELECTION.
Overwhelming Victory for the Repub-
liean Candidates.

Roosevelt and Fairbanks Garry All the
Northern States and Invade the Solid
South-Unprecedented Majoritfes
of Electoral College and Pop
u1ar ote-Congrese VIII
be Heavily Republican.
The election held in the United States
last Tuesday resulted in the most
sweeping, overwhelming and complete
victory of the Republican party, and
CORES pondingly the most crushing de-
feat of the Democratic party that have
transpired In the experience OF those
organizations. Ali reliable indica-
tions had pointed to Republican sue
cess, and even the leaders and organs
OF Democratic sentiment who were
loudest and most persistent in claim
ing the contrary up to the eve Of the
election, now admit that they were
talking for political effect and did not
really believe their party would win.
1t is safe to say, however, that obody
foresaw the unprecedented character
of the popular endorsement that was
to BIS given the policies and candid ates
of the Republican party, and predic-
tions OF such a landslide would have
been regarded as visionary and ridic-
,,1oyc IN the aYtramo
Briefly summarized according to
latest returns, the results OF the con-
test were as follows: Roosevelt and
Fairbanks will receive the votes of
thirty.three states, aggreg ating 343 in
the electoral college, while Parker and
Davis will get only the 1873 votes of IL
states. The popular majority for the
Republican candidates will approxi-
mate 1900, 900 votes, or considerably
more than double that obtained by
General Grant over Horace Greeley
in 1872, and President MeKinley's
hitherto unequsled majority of $50, ZOO
over VIM. Jennings Bryan in 1896.
Both branches OF congress will remain
Republican, but by increased major
tiles, the Republican preponderance in
the house OF representatives reaching
nearly 100 members.
The only states that gave majorities
to Parker and Davis were Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Ken
lucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas and Virginia-the "Solid
South" minus Missouri, which broke
away from the sectional combination
and contributed its electoral vote to
the victorious Republican ticket for
the first time in thirtytvo years. Folk,
the Democratic candidate for gov
ernor, is probably elected, but the Re-
publicans have landed the remainder
OF the state officers and carried the
legislature, thus insuring the election
OF q Republican to succeed United
States Senator Cockrell, Democrat.
Congressman CoWherd, OF Missouri,
chairman OF the Democratic congress
sional committee, is among the victims
of the Republican landslide, having
been defeated for reelection. The Re-
publican Oh airman, Congressman Bah
cock, OF Wisconsin, was more fortu-
nate, and will continue to occupy his
seat in the national legislative assem-
bly,.
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut,
West Virginia, Maryland, Indiana,
Delaware, Wisconsin and the Rocky
Mountain states, which had been
claimed by the national Democratic
committee as either doubtful or sure
to give their support to Parker and
Davis. were sll carried by Roosevelt
and Fairbanks by maiorities ranging
from 126 in Maryland to 174, 900 in
New York.
Pennsylvania heads the column OF
Republican states with the enormous
majority Of 400, 600. Illinois, which the
Democrats had hopes Of carrying early
il the campaign, gave 225,oOo to the
Republican candidates; Ohio, $40, 900;
New York, 174, 1000; Michigan, 10000;
Iowa, 40, 900; Minnesota, 125, 600; Kan
sas and California 100000 each; Mas
sachusetts, $4,000; Indiana and Ne
brasks, $4,000 each; New Jersey,
10000; Wisconsin, $4,000, and SO on
down the line. Besides carrying all
the states that gave their electoral
votes to Mckinley four years ago,
has added Colorado, Idaho,
Montana and Nevada to the
phalanx. West Virginia,
which was counted upon to 60 Demo-
or attic out of compliment to her vener-
able citizen, Henry Gassaway Davis,
The candidate OF his party for vice
president, gave about 10000 Repub
lican majority.
FROM SOUTH AFRICA.