Evening journal., 1904-11-09

Arkansas , South Carolina. 3
Florida .... Tennessee ..". 70
Georgia ...... l3l Texas ......... l8
Kentucky .... 13I Virginia ....... IL
Louisiana ... 81 -
Mississippi &C.. 10I Totals ......l5l
Missouri .. 1Sl
Necessary to election, 239.
As a dramatic climax to the sensa.
tional majorities given him. came
President Roosevelt's formal an
only exciting aspect TO an election
night otherwise so one-sided that It
was impossible for even the victors 10
nouncement that he would not be a
candidate for reelection. lending the
attain that degree of enthusiasm that
usually ma ks the occasion Late in
the night came an announcement from
Melvin @. Pallister. manager of the
campaign for Thomas E. Watson, the
candidate the Peoples Party that
as a result e the overwhelming Demo
cratic defeat steps would be taken to
form a new party. To this end, accord
ing 20 the announcement given out,
Mr. Bryan. Mr. Watson and William
Randolph Hearst would hold a con
ference in New York in about a weeks
time.
So convincing was the story Of the
bulletins that at 73O August Belmont
at Democratic headquarters conceded
Roosevelt's election by an overwhelm-
ing majority. and half an hour later
the Democratic managers who had
managed the campaign freely admitted
that the Republicans had carried
every doubtful state. There was no
disposition to hope against hope. AS
state after state sent in its Republican
majority and the wires told the tale
of the ballots bringing even from
those commonwealth upon which
they had based their figures Of Demo
cratic success. reports OF unprece-
dented Republican majorties. they
frankly conceded their defeat and Of
fored no explanation. Soon after Mr..
Remont's admission Judge Parker
acknowledged the situation by tele-
graphing President Roosevelt his con
gratulations.
votes. but of phenomenal maiorities as
we'll
Beginning with the state OF New
York. which gives a Republican plu
rality of approximately 1s5.000. the
tale runs practically throughout the
country. Kentucky alone showing
Democratic gains. Indiana is credited
) with at least 10000 Republican plu
rality. Iowa 125.O0O and Pennsylvania
heads the list as the banner Republl
can state. with the magnificent plu
rality Of 3SS,195 Even in the south
ern states the vote has been light
Georgia's Democratic majority beini
only between 10000 and 10000. Texa
will probably not exceed 100000. Ne
vada, which was carried by Mr.. Bryal
four years ago, is Republican by 10000
the indications are that Montana
Idaho and Colorado. also Democratic
in 1900, have gone back into the Re
publican column. Delaware is est
mated at about 5000 Republican; Mas
sachusetts about 10000. and Connect
cut. in which the more sanguine of tn
Democratic leaders claimed to hav
had hopes, is about $4,000 for Roos'
velt
Theodore Roosevelt's plurality 1
this. his native state, is second onl
! to McKinley's In 1896. Il exceeds NJ
Kinley's in 1900 by about 4l,500. Th
returns show that there we're cast 70
him in New York state about 1S5,00
votes more than for Parker. Not onl
was his vote heavy in the country di
tricts, where the Republican stronI
holds are. but in Greater New Yorl
traditionally Democratic. he ran muo
closer to Judge Parker than had bee
expected. even by his own campaig
managers. Il had been estimated tn;
he would come down to the Bron
with better than 100000 plurality, bi
the figures showed that this foreca'
would be exceeded by approximate
$4,000 In the city Parker's supporter
had expressed hopes that their cal
didate would have from 100000 TO l5o
600 more than Roosevelt but in tn
they we're disappointed by more tha
100000 votes. So overwhelming wa
the Republican vote that the resu
m was known positively early in II
evening. The earliest counties TO r
port made il clear that the Park'
vote everywhere fell below Bryau's
practically all the upstate district
In Greater New York Par5er's pl
rality was from 10000 to $4,000 large
than Bryan's. but in the state. accor
ing TO the late returns. his total vol
:S:i l6.O0O short of Rrvan's
The small plurality for Parker
New York city caused great astonis
mont lhe lowest preliminary ant
election estimates having figured hi
10 would so 20 the Bronx with 100
~ more. .rusa tne rcpOits came
showing that he would lead Rooseve
by only $4,000 thev we're received VII
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