The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-11-12
LARGELY REPUBLICAN
Have Majority of One Hundred AID
Seventy-Fonr.
OF ELECTORAL VOTE.
All Of the States Supposed to Have
Been Doubtful Were Carried
by Ticket Headed by Pres.
ident Roosevelt.
ROOSEVELT AND FAIRBANKS.

ROOSEVELT AND FAIRBANKS.
| New York. Nov. 9.-The Republican
national ticket has been elected by a
vote in the electoral college that will
exceed that of 292 given for Mckinley
In 1900. The result of Tuesdays bal
loting was astuording even to the most
sanguine of the Republican managers.
Confident as they were OF success, they
were not prepared for the astonishing
| figures which followed the closing of
the poll, bringing into the Republican
coluiln not only all Of those states they
had claimed as safe for their candi-
dates. but, with the possible exception
| of Maryland, every state classed as
doubtful. Democratic successes are
confined to the solid south, in which
Kentucky is included, anG Mr.. Parker
has not carried single state which did
not give its vote to Mr.. Bryan four
years ago. Unofficial retu ms indicate
that he has lost some or those which
the Nebraska candidate held for his
party. Official figures from some of the
northwestern states may slightly
change the totals.
AS dramatic climax to the sensa-
tional majorites given him came Pres
ident Roosevelts formal announcement
that he would not be a car didate for
reelection, lending the only exciting
| aspect to an election night otherwise
SO one sided that it was impossible for
even the victors to attain that degree
of enthusiasm that usually marks the
occasion. Late in the night came an
announcement from Melvin G. Pallis-
ter, manager of the campaign cf
Thomas Il. Watson. the candidate of
tie Peoples party. that as a result of
the overwhelming Democratic defeat
steps would be taken to form a new
party. To this end, according TO the
announcement given out. Mr.. Bryan,
Mr.. Watson end William Randolph
Hearst will hold conference in New
York In about a weeks time
The period OF suspense that followed
the closing Of the polls was not pro-
longed. In no election in recent Years
has the result been definitely known so
soon. Hardly had the sun gone down
when the results in New York began to
appear. Bulletin followed Lulletin, each
showing large Republican gains. and
by o'clock it was evident that the
great Empire state had given the Re-
publican candidates n me jority beyond
the predictions of the party manage. s.
So convincing was the story OF the bull
letins that at 1880 August Belmont, at
Democratic headquarters, conceded
Roosevelt's election by an overwhelm-
ing majority, and half an hour later
Democratic leaders who had managed
the Democratic campaign freely admit
ted 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, even from those common
wealths upon which the Democrats had
based their figures of success. results
OF unprecedented Republican majori-
ties were shown, and the Democrats
frankly conceded their defeat and Offer
ed no explanation. Soon after Mr..
Belmonts decision. Mr.. Parker uc ..
knowleuged the situation by telegraph
ing Mr.. Roosevelt his congratulations.
The Perfect weather conditions which
| prevailed over the entire country
brought out result which the Re-
pupiiCaHs pTeulct VIII be record
breaker, and in the increase OF ballots
the Reput leans gained more than their
share. 1t is not only n year of phe-
| nomenal votes, but OF phenomenal
majorties as WELL
Beginning with the state of New
York, which gives a Republican plu-
rality OF approximately $4,000, the tale
runs Kentucky alone showing a DEM
ocrat'c gain. Indiana is credited with
at least 10000 plurality; Iowa, l25,OO0
and Pennsylvania heads the list as the
banner Republican state with the mag
nihcent plurality of $4,000. Even in
the southern states the vote has been
light, Georgia's Democratic majority
having been between 10000 and 4O,OOO
Texas will probably not exceed 100 900
Nevada, which was carried by Mr.
Bryan four years ago, is Republican,
and the indications are that Montana,
Idaho and Colorado. also Den ocratic In
1900, have gone back into the Republi-
can column. Delaware is estimated 1T
about 5000 Republican, Massachusetts,
about 10000, and Connecticut, in which
the more sanguine of the Democratic
leaders claimed TO have had hopes, is
about $4,000 for Roosevelt, while on the
nationEl ticket the Democrats have
suffered crushing defeat. They have
retrieved themselves on some state
tickets. They have reversed the ma
tonal vote by electing Democratic gov
ernorS In Massachusetts, Minnesota
and possibly Colorado