The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-09
MISSOURI.

Mckinley carried st. Louis over
Bryan in 1900 by plurality OF 1878.
St Louis, Nov. Slow progress
has been made toward an accurate
count of Missouri's vote, but partial
returns up to II o'clock today showed
remarkable Republican gains in st
Louis and throughout the state. In
many counties the usual Democratic
plurality was cut in half. The Post
Dispatch, Independent Democrat, at
that hour inclined largely toward the
conviction that Roosevelt had carried
MISSOURI and the Republican state
committee insisted that final returns
would show a Republican majority of
10000 on the national ticket
That Joseph w. Folk, Democrat, has
carried the state TOR governor, was the
claim made generally, but figures on
the ste te result were lacking. The
Democratic state committee asserted
that Folk will show majority of
$4,000.
Complete returns show that St.
Louis has gone Republican with the
exception that she rallied for Folk,
Democrat, with a plurality of over
10000. With all the Democratic mu-
by pluralities ranging from 500 to
5000, Folk carried st. Louis over
Cyrus P. Walbridge by a plurality of
10,0SS. One of the hardest fought po-
liticaI contests in the election was thai
for secretary of state. The city re-
turns show that Samuel r. Cook,
Democrat. and present incumbent in
Office, is defeated by John E. Swanger
by plurality of 10,246.
The national ticket result in st.
Louis vas close, but Roosevelts plu-
rality is 2.GS6. the vote being: Roose-
welt, 55,O56; Parker. $3.50.
1t seems probable that the day will
have drawn to a close before complete
returns from the state are in. How
ever, indications are that the legisla-
ture will be Republican by two or
three on joint ballot The legisla ture
Will elect a successor to United States
Senator Cockrell- The prosecution and
wedding out of boodlers and boodling,
brought to light under Democratic
administration, is believed to have
helped in great part in floating a Re
publican wave over Missouri. This is
practically borne out by the fact that
Folk wins despite the Republican vote
and Folk in the capacity of circuit at
torney zealously prosecuted boodling.
Thomas K. Neidringhaus, the Re
publican state chairman. when seen
was highly elated over the result
My prediction of last night has
proved to be good one" he said
There was Republican landslide
and it could not miss Missouri.
I'VE have carried the state for
Roosevelt by not less than 10000 and
1 believe that Walbridge has come so
close to the election that Mr. Folk s
hair must be standing on end.
I'VE have carried the legislature.
In St Louis the result is startling,
but it is no surprise to me.
Il cannot speak accurately as we
know but little of the figures as YETI
st. Louis. Mo, Nov. 9.-While the
returns from the state are very in
complete, they indicate, according to
the Post-Dispatch Ond. Dem.), that
the Democratic national and state
tickets were elected, with the posi-
BILE exception of Cook and Allen, can
didates, respectively, for secretary of
state and auditor. who ran behind
Folk for governor.
According to the same authority.
Folk carried st. Louis by 10000 ma
5ority. over Walbridge (Rep.) for
governor.
Kansas City. Mo, Nov. 9.-The Times
(Ind) at a. m says:
AT this hour, with increased Demo-
cratic losses in the county, the indica-
tons point more strongly to the proba-
bility that Roosevelt and Fairbanks
have carried Missouri and that the
plurality for Joseph w. Folk Dem)
for governor over Cyrus p. Walbridee
Rep.) will be something like 10000
1T also is becoming more than
possibility that the next legislature
Francis NJ. Cockrell CDem.) will be
Republican.
Returns from the country are COM
ing in slowly and figures will be late.
'William S. Cowherd, chairman of
the Democratic national congressional
committee, is defeated by E. c. Ellis
of Kansas City. from the Fifth Mis-
souri, district, by a plurality of about
1900
St Joseph. Mo-, Nov. s-Returns from
Tuesdays election are not all in from
this county but the Democrats concede
the defeat of their entire ticket with
the exception of criminal judge and as
SCISSOR.
Kansas City, Mo. Nov. 8. - The
Star (IndO claims that the Republic
ans have carried Missouri for the ma
tional ticket, but gives no figures, and
claims the election of Folk (Dem.) for
governor.
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Boston. Nov. s.-The defeat of Gov