The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-10
MARYLAND IS ALSO, LOST
Alabama Next to Texas in
 Loyalty to Democracy.
Pennsylvania Heads the List of Roose- welt states with a Piarality of Approximately 4se,ooo for the
 Republican Electors
 Folk Nlissourrs Governor.

New York, Nov. s.--with the election returns still incomplete, the plurality of President Roosevelt in the nation, according to all indications tonight, will exceed 1,500,oo0. the greatest plu- rality ever given an American candi- date. The nearest approach to this vote was in 1896, when Mckinley re- ceived a plurality approximating S5o.- 900 and in 1872 when Grant received 762,sS1 plurality.
 Tonight the interest centers in Mis- souri and Maryland. Late returns in- dicate that the former State is in the Republican column so far ss Presiden- tial electors are concerned, but that Joseph W. Folk, the Democratic can- didate, has been elected Governor. In Maryland the Presidential vote proba- bly will be cast for President Roosevelt.
 In the other States, 1t Is simply question of pluralities. The solid South was broken by the possible defection of Missouri, this section of the country usually. having thirteen States in the Democratic column. The figures to- night show but twelve States with 133 votes for Judge Parker.
 President Roosevelt carried all the Northern States-swept them in fact and tonight he had 343 electoral votes.
 Pennsylvania Plurality.
 The banner State is Pennsylvania Twenty-four hours after the polls clos ed the returns from this State indi- cated that Roosevelt's plurality would reach 4S5, 900.
 The New York city returns are still incomplete, but amusement over the result has not subsided. Judge Par ker carried Greater New York by near ly 41.000 votes. Roosevelt's plurality in the State as a whole is approxi- mately 174,o0o.
 In general. the situation. Is chiefly interesting tonight because of the fact that the tickets in, many of the States were cut. President Roosevelt ran ahead of his. ticket in many localities. notably in Massachusetts, where he secured a plurality of Se,oe0 votes while the Republican candidate for governor was defeated by s5.o0o In that State the legislature Is Republi- can and the entire Republican ticket with the exception of the governor was elected. In Missouri circumstan- ces are similar. .
 Nebraska Legislature Republican.
 In Nebraska the definite announce ment that the legislature Is Republi- can disposes of the statement that William J.. Bryan had aspirations for 8 United States 5enatorship. In that State too. the governorship Is in doubt.
 There is a curious situation in Minnesota where Roosevelt secured 125.o00 plurality. but where a Demo- cratic governor and Republican lieu- tenant governor were elected. The election of a Democratic governor is the second in the history of the State
 Chairman Babcock of the Republi- can Congressional committee has been returned to Congress from Wisconsin but Chairman Cowherd of the Demo- cratic Congressional committee was defeated in Missouri.
 The situation In Colorado presented an interesting phase tonight Roose- welt has carried the State by proba- bly 15,00o but the governorship is still In doubt in both sides claiming a vic- tory.
 The following table shows the ap- proximate pluralities in the various States: