The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-11
TO ROOSEVELT
His Majority in the Electoral
College Will be 2lO
HIS PLURALITY IS OVER 100000
Carries Every Doubtful State and Captures
Two from Solid South
His Tremendous Vote Establishes New Record
in American History

With the election returns still
incomplete, the plurality of Pres
ident Roosevelt in the nation, ac-
cording to all indications will eX-
/ 800, O,OOO-the greatest plurality
ever given an American candidate.
The nearest approach to this vote
was in 1896, when Mckinley re-
cclved a plurality approximating
$50 900, and in 1872, when Grant
received 762, ,991 plurality.
Yesterday the interest centred
in Missouri and Maryland. Late
returns indicate that the former
state is III the republican column,
SO far as presidential elector are
concerned, but that Joseph "
Folk, the democratic candidate,
has been elected governor.
In Maryland the presidential
vote will probably be cast for
Roosevelt. In other states it is
simply Il question Of plurality.
SOLID SOUTH BROKEN.
The "sOlid south" was broken
by the probable detection of Mis-
souri-this section of the country
usually having thirteen states in
the democratic column. The fig
Iures Thursday showed but twelve
states with 1873 votes for Judge
Parker.
President Roosevelt carried all
the northern states-swept them,
in fact-and tonight he had 348
electoral votes.
The banner state is Pennsylvan-
+. ia. Twenty-four hours after the
polls closed the returns from this
state indicated that Roosevelt s
plurality would reach $4,000,
Next came Illinois, whore the
president polled approximately
! 225. 900 more votes than did Judge
Parker.
Ohio gave Roosevelt 100000 and
! New York ia, 900.
The New York city returns are
still incomplete, but the amaze
ment over the result has not sub
sided. Judge Parker carried Great
er New York by. only Al 900 votes
On the face of the unofficial re.
turns from Maryland Thursday,
Roosevelt has carried that state
by a small plurality.
In Massachusetts, Douglass the
shoeman, democratic candidate
for governor, is elected over Bates,
republican by a plurality of 30, no,
In Colorado it is claimed that
Alvah Adams, democrat, is elect
ed governor by from 10000 to 15,-
! 600.
PARKER SENDS CONGRATULATIONS.
At S:80 Tuesday night Judge
Parker had returns that satisfied
him of his defeat, and at that
hour he sent the following tele-
gram of congratuIation to the
President;
"Rosemount, EsOpus, n. Y Nov. s
/ g 80 D m.-The President, Washing
ton, ID. G The people, by theil
votes, have emphatically approved
your administration, and ] heartily
congratulate you.
"ALTON B. PARKER"
President Roosevelt's reply tC
Judge Parker's telegram was as
follows:
"Alton b. Parker, RosemOunt, n. Y
/ thank you for your congratulations
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
The President has also been con
graduated by Emperor William
of Germany, and the Pope.
Roosevelt VIII Not Run in 1908.
On Tuesday night, after thu
election returns clearly indicated
the result President Roosevelt is
sued the following statement:
II am deeply sensibleof the honoI
done me ty the American people il
thus expressing their confidence il
what I have done aud have tried t
do. / appreciate to the full the re
sponsibility this confidence impose
upon me and / shall do all that il