The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-09
Stories of the Experimentation
al Landslide.
How the President Received the
Returns.
HIS WORD TO COUNTRY
Substance, Not Form, in Third
Term Custom.
Comments of the Party Leaders
on Both Sides.

Washington, Nov. 9.-Surrounded
by his devoted family and a company
OF intimate personal friends, Presl-
dent Roosevelt received the news of
his overwhelming victory achieved at
the polls of the American people
The first information of a definite
character was received by the presi-
dent while he was at dinner. The re-
turns laid before him were then in
the nature of assurances that he had
carried New York, his home state, by
a plurality so large as to be really
astounding. Bulletins from newspa-
pers of New York city were received
conveying the welcome news While
the president was graufied, it may be
said that the result was not entirely
unexpected, although he himself had
not anticipated so tremendous a We
tory.
These and rapidly succeeding bulle-
tins, each conveying to him more
cheering news, were read and discuss
ed by the president with calmness- He
was in the best of spirits, but at no
time did he manifest the slightest
nervousness or anxiety Assured, he
said, the campaign had been conducted
on a plane of principle and patriot
ism as he himself would have it, and
that everything had been done which
legitimately could be done to insure
been promulgated by the party, he
awaited with perfect confidence the
verdict of the people.
Soon after dinner company of the
intimate friends of the president and
Mrs. Roosevelt assembled in the par
lors of the White House and extended
their felicitation and congratulations
to both of them on the result
Shortly after o'clock President
Roosevelt received a personal tele-
gram from his Democratic opponent
congratulating him on his election.
In addition to the telegram he re-
ceived from Parker the White House
was deluged with congratulatory mes
sa ges from friends from every section
of the land AT 1915 o'clock the presi-
dent left his guests at the White House
and went to his private office in the
executive building. There he greeted
large number of the corps of Wash
1ngton correspondents who had been
awaiting him. He chatted with them
about the result of the election, max
ing no attempt to conceal his great
qualification at the victory which had
been won. After talking informally
with his friends for a. time, the preSi-
dent dictated a formal statement ex-
pressing his views. The scene at the
moment of the making of the state
ment was notable. Ranged in a semi
circle about the big desk in the preSi-
dents office the correspondents faced
Mr.. Roosevelt as he tilted back in an
arm chair and dictated the announce
1nelt SLOWLY 10 secretary 1OeD VINO sat
at the presidents left. So quiet was
everybody in the room that one could
hear the clock tick on the mantle shelf.
The presidents statement in which he
announced that i'll no circumstances
would he accept another nomination
followed.
After receiving the congratulations
of newspaper men he received a COM
mittee representing the Republican po-
1itical organizations of Washington
and the members of the junior league.
To the latter he briefly spoke as fol-
lows:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I wish to thank you with all my heart
and to say thai 1 very deeply appreciate
the confidence the American people have
shown in me and that I shall do all that
in me lies not to forfeit that confidence"
Among the messages received by Pres
1dent Roosevelt was one from his run
ming mate on the Republican ticket, SEN
ator Fairbanks.
The presidents reply was conveyed in a
personal telephone talk with Mr.. Fair
banks. in which he congratulated the lat
ter.
National Chairman G. B. CorteIyou. to
whom the president accords the highest
praise for his conduct of the campaign
telegraphed as follows:
The country has given an overwhelm-
1ngly vote of confidence in you and your
administration My associates of the Re
publican national committee join me in
heartlest concentrations"
The presidents reply was withheld from
mn n frsaTf ion,