Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-16

dore Roosevelt received on Novem-
ber Sth will exceed two million, the
greatest ever given a candidate for
the presidency.
Roosevelt's vote in the electoral
college will be 1876, the greatest elec-
toral majority ever given a presiden
tial candidate except when Greeley
received but SO votes in his race
against Grant in 1872.
The only states which went DEM
ocratic were Alabama, Arkansas, Flor
ida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina. South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Vir-
ginia-the solid south aud the border
state of Kentucky.
Maryland is still in doubt, and the
vote is so close that 1t now appears
that the state will be divided, Civ
ing one electoral vote to Roosevelt
and seven to Parker.
The new congress will have men,
bership of 24S Republicans and 1873
Democrats, majority of ITO for
Roosevelt and for Cannon as speak
er.
The next senate will have 58 Repub-
licans and 32 Democrats, Republi.
can majority of 26.
Will Not Run In 1908.
Washington, Nov. s.-President
Roosevelt tonight. as the election re-
turns clearly indicate the result, is
sued the following statement:
II am deeply sensible of The hon
or done me by the American people
in thus expressing their confidence
in what have done and tried to do.
| appreciate to the fullest the solemn
responsibility this confidence impOs-
es upon me, and I shall do all that
in my power lies not to forfeit it. On
the 4th of March next, / shall have
served three and oneilaIf years and
this constitutes my first term. The
wise custom which limits the presi-
uCht " t"o tCt iN6diuo eihV ctS
stance and not the form, and under
no circumstances will | be a candi-
date for or accept another nomina-
tiOn.'
Boise, Ida. Nov. 10.-There have
been no material changes in the cleo
tiOn figures. Roosevelt's plurality
promises to reach close TO 2S,000,
while that for Gooding, for governor,
will be about $4,000. French. for con-
gress, has about 5000 more than
Gooding, and the other candidates Oil
tire state ticket range between $4,000
and $1,000. The Democrats have
elected only four members of the
legislature. a state senator In Custer,
a senator in ElmOre. representative
in Elmore and another in Temp.
Missouri.
st. Louis, Nov. 10-With complete
returns from 96 counties, out OF ia
at hand, the entire Republican ticket,
with the exception of governor, has
been elected by pluralities of $50 to
$1,000. With all but few scattered
precincts accounted for, the Sixteenth
congressional district has gone RE
publican by plurality of 102. This
result will in all probability be only
slightly changed either one or the 9th
er by the returns from the addition
al precincts. The plurality of Roose-
welt Is variously estimated al from
10000 TO $4,000.
The only question remaining to be
definitely settled in connection with
the election of the governor is the
extent of the plurality for Folk
(Dem.), whose plurality in 90 counties
is 37,S65.
New York.
New York. Nov. 10.-Returns from
the whole state show that Roosevelt
has 174,0O0 plurality, and that Hig-
gins for governor has $4,000. The
legislature will have 1902 Republicans
out of $50, and 35 Republican senators
out of so. Parker carried Greater
New York, with one election district
missing by 35,9S9; Brooklyn was car
ried by Roosevelt by 1880. Herrick
carried Greater New York with one
election district missing by S0,625 and
brooklyn by 5.404-
Wisconsin.
Milwaukee, Nov. 10.-The result OF
the election in Wisconsin shows that
Roosevelt ran ahead OF every candi.
date and carried the state by plur.
ality estimated at between $4,000 and
$4,000, that Governor LaFollette has
been reelected by plurality OF about
$4,000 and that the congressional
complexion remains unchanged from
two years ago. The Legislature,
which is to elect United States
senator to succeed ]. V. Quarles. is
largely Republican and the question
of whether Wisconsin shall have a
primary election law has carried by
a safe majority.
Massachusetts,.
Boston, Nov. 10.-The defeat OF
Governor Bates for third term, by
Douglas. the Democrauc candidate.
and the tremendous vote cast through
out the state were the noteworthy
features Of the presidential election
in Massachusetts. Douglas will be
the first Democratic governor elected
since 1892. With one ward and one
small town missing the vote for pres
ident was: Roosevelt, 257 1853; Park
er. lGs,417. Roosevelts plurality was
S9.50l.
The vote for governor with the
same places missing was as follows:
Douglas, 203 ,407; Bates. 19s,I9S.
Douglas plurality was 36,659.
Notwithstanding the defeat OF the
narty candidate for governor the Re
publicans gained one congressman.
two senators and several members Oh