The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-11-18
] ROOSEVELT WINS.
Cnly the solid South Stands by the
Democratic Ticket. 8
PARKER RUNS BEHIND BRYAN.

land Go Republican. Victory
SO Great Republicans
Were Surprised.
The Republican national ticket has
been elected by vote In the Elec-
toral College that will exceed that of
292. given Mr.. Mckinley in 1900.
The result Of Tuesdays bal!oting was
astounding even to the most sanguine
or the Republican managers. Conf
dent as they were Of success, they
were not prepared for the astonishing
figures which followed the closing Of
the polls, bringing into the Republi-
can column not only all OF those
States they had claimed as safe for
their candidates, but with the possi-
BILE exc ption Of Maryland, every State
cl:. sSed as doubtful.
Democratic successes are confined
to the solid South, in which Kentucky
is included. and Mr.. Parker has not
carried a single State which did not
give its vote to Mr.. Bryan four years
ago. Official returns indicate that he
lott some OF those which the Nebraska
candidate held for his party. Ofi5ial
figures ffuu the Northwest cities may
Slightly change the totals, but base
on the re turns availale at late hour
Tuesday night the electoral vote
st nds as follows:
For Roosevelt: California 10, Con-
necticut I, Delaware 3, Illinois 27,
>1n3iana Is, Iowa l3, Kansas 10, Maine
8, Massachusetts 16, Michigan ID:
Minnesota IL, Nebraska 8, New
Ham psii;re 4, New YU7k go. Naw
Jersey IL, North Dakota 4, Ohio %,
Oregon A, Pennsylvania 34, Rhode
Island 4, South Dakota 4, Vermont 4,
Washington 5, Wisconsin l3, Wyom-
ing 3, Total 293.
For Parker: Alabama IL, Arkansas
8, Florida 5, Georgia 13, Kentucky l3,
Louisiana 8, Mississippi 10, Missouri
18. North Carolina IL, South Carolina
., Tennessee ~, Texas 18, Virginia
l2. TOTAL 151.
Doubtful or not heard from: Colo
RADIO 5, Idaho 3, Maryland 8, Montana
8, Nevada 8, Utah 3, West Virginia
u. Total 80.
AS a dramatic climax to the sensa.
tiGnal majorities given him, came
President Roosevelt's formal an
snouncement that he would not. be
candidate for re. election, lending the
only exciting aspect to an election
night otherwise so one sided that 1t
was impossible for even the victors to
attain that degree of enthusiasm that
L.. 49,.
the night catae atae an announcement
from Melvin G. Palliscr, manager OF
the cam paign for Thomas e. Watson,
the candidate Of the Peoples pa ty,
that as result Of the overwhelming
Demo defeat steps would be
taken to form new party. To this
end, according to the announcement
given out. Mr.. Bryan, Mr.. Watson
and VIM. Randolph Hearst would hold
conference in New York In about a
weeks time.
The period OF suspense that follow
ed the closing of the polls WAS not pro-
ionged. In no election in recent years
has the re> ult been definitely known
SO soon. Hardly had the sun gone
down when the results in New York
evident that the great Empire State
had given the Republican candidates
a majority beyond the predictions OF
the party managers. So convincing
was the story OF The bulletins that at
7.30 August Belmont at Democratic
headquarters conceded Roosevelt's
election by an over-W helming maj ri.
uy, an half hour later the Democratic
leaders wLo had managed the cam
paign freely admitted that the Rep ID
litans had carried every doubi full
State. There was no disI o3ition to
hope against hope. AS State after
State s. ut In Its Republican majo''..s
and the wires told the tale Of the sal.
lots, bringing even from the common
wtalths upon which they bad based
their figures OF Democratic success re-
ports, OF unprecedentt republican ma
critics, tLey frankly conceded their de-
feat and offered no explanation. Soon
after Mr. Belmont's admission Judge
Parker acknowlef ged the situation by
teleRraphing President Roosevelt his
COZ gratulations.
The perfect weather conditions
which prevailed over practically the
entire country, brought out vote
which experienced politicians predict
will be record breaker and in this
increase OF ballots the Republicans
gained more than their share.
TIE LATEST FIGURES.
The following table shows the ap-
proximatc piuralities In the various
states.
States Parker. Roosc
welt.
Ald ldDdllld.. iO,uUU ...,........
Arkansas .................. $4,000 .........
California .................. ........ 100, 100
Colorado ........ =. ........ lj,o0o
Connccticut......... ....". $4,000
Delaware. ........ 1000
FLORIDA ................... 10000 .............
georgia .............. O5,OOO .....
Idaho O............. ......... % ,OC0
Illinois. Observation-Disclosures. ......... 225 600
Indiana. ........ 10000
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