The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-10
Is the Most Complete Victory Ever Given 9 Candidate
 in America
MISSOURI AND MARYLAND
 ARE BOTH REPUBLICAN
Minnesota and Massachusetts Elect Democratic Governors by Large lAajorities-"SoIid South"
 Even is Broken.

New York. November 9.-With the elec- tion returns still incomplete the plurality of President Roosevelt In the nation, ac- cordng to all calculations tonight, will exceed 1,500,00O the greatest plurality ever given an American candidate. The nearest approach to the vote was in 1896 when Mckinley received a plurality ap- proximating s5O,O0O and in 1872 when Grant received 762, 991 plurality. Tonight the in- terest centers in Missouri and Maryland. Late returns indicate that the former state is in the republican column so far as presidential electors are concerned, but that Joseph w. Folk, the democratic candidate, has been elected governor. In Maryland the presidential vote probably will be cast for President Roosevelt.
 In the other states It is simply ques- tion of pluralities
 "The solid south" was broken by the probable defection of Missouri, this sec- tion of the country usually having thir- teen states in the democratic column. | he figures tonight show but twelve states with 133 votes for Judge Parker.
 Carried All Northern States.
 President Roosevelt carried all the northern states, several of them doubtful iil fact, and tonight Le had 343 electoral votes.
 The banner state is Pennsylvania. Twenty-four hours after the polls closed the returns from this state indicated that Roosevelts plurality would reach 4S5,000.
 The New York city returns are still incomplete but the amazement over the result has not subsided. Judge Parker carried Greater New York by nearly H. 900 votes. Roosevelt's plurality in the state as a whole Is approximately l7h- 900.
 In general, the situation is chiefly in- teresting tonight because of the fact that the tickets in many of the states were cut. President roosevelt ran ahead of his ticket in many localities, notably in Massachusetts, where he secured a plurality of S6,OO0 votes, while the re- publican candidate for governor was de- feated by 35, GOO. In that state the legis- lature is republican and the entire repub- lican ticket with the exception of govern- or was elected In Missouri circumstances are similar.
 Bryan Is Out of It.
 In Nebraska the definite announcement that the legislature is republican, dis poses of the statement that William J.. Bryan had aspirations for United States senatorship. In that state too, the gov ernorship is in doubt.
 There is a curious situation in Minne- sota where Roosevelt secured 125,O0O plu. rality but where a democratic governor and republican lieutenant governor were elected. The election of a democratic governor is the second in the history of the state.
 Chairman Babcock of the republican congressional committee has been return ed to congress from Wisconsin, but chair man Cowherd of the democratic congress eioaa1 cor,aT11ittaa was dpfeated in Mis- souri,
 The situation in Colorado presented an interesting phase tonight. Roosevelt has carried the state by probably 150OO, but the governorship is still in doubt, both sides claiming a victory.
 The Approximate Pluraities.
 The following table shows the approx innate pluraIities in the various states: