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Pennsylvania.
The complete returns from Pennsyl-
vania up 0 last, (Thursday) evening in-
dicate that ROOSEVELT’S majority ‘will'nos
be less than 450,000 and may possibly
reach the unprecedented figures of 475,000
Of this Philadelphia and Allegheny
counties furnish .over the one-half, a
greater portion of which is boastingly ad-
mitted to be fraudulent.
That the leaders of both parties were
badly at ses, so far as knowing or antici-
pating results, is showed by the great
efforts that were put forth by the Republi-
cans to ‘hold their own,” and the positive
belief of Democrats that they had chances
of making gains throughout the State.
Had Republicans had an idea of the exist-
ing sentiment they would not have spent
over a half million dollars within the State,
and kept their best speakers pleading. for.
votes during the entire campaign through-
out the districts considered doubtful, as
was done ; nor would the Democrats have
closed the work of the campaign firmly be-
lieving that material gain would be made
for them, in judicial, congressional, sena-
torial and representative districts. In
fact the resulis a surprise to every one,
Republican as well as Democrat, and can
be attributed to but two reasons :
First, the seeming contentment of the
people with conditions as they now exist;
and second the enormous corruption fund
furnished the Republican party by the
tariff protected Trusts.
Outside the increased majority polled for
ROOSEVELT the actual and material gains in
the State for the Republicansis but two
congressmen, —one in the 16th and oue in
the 26th district—and six representatives
in the House at Harrisburg. There is no
change in the Senate.
The only gains the Democrats have to
boast of is that of three Judges, one in the
Wyoming-Sallivan, one in the Lawrence,
and one in this, the Centre district.
The following table shows the result in
the different counties of the State:
COUNTIES Rep. Dem. Pro.
Adams...... 3797) 3536 75
Allegheny .| 87428] 20679 ......
Armstrong... 6890 EC
Beaver 2op3| ara td
Bedford 3045; . ......
Berks.. 15088"...
Blair... 5020]...
Bradford 2776 594
Bucks 54550 ......
Butler 3501 463
Cambria 7112 577
Camero! a0
Carbon 3042 138
Centre 4015 267
Chester. 3000 300
Clarion. 2560 240
Clearfiel 4302 645
Clinton J048Ln ns
Columbia 4194 © 361
Crawford 3629 iris
Cumberland 4819 356
Daupbin.......... 16560 5012 816
Delaware......... 14624 3519 iad
1K...... 3820 2854 183
Erie . 12060 6985 125
Fayette, 9876 7264 208 ?
Forest 1327 419; ....
Frankli 000 a0
Fulton....,.coss.s 1100, 1136 40
Greene 2442/"* 3197 205
Huntingdon. 4584 © 1364 315
Indiana... 6350 20000 .: ......
Jefferso! 6025 2760 205
Juniata........... 1983 1201 94
Lackawanna, .. 19021 9965 .....
Lancaster. 26145 7032 534
Lawrence. 7723 1986, 862
Lebanon.. 6938 2346 433
Lehigh... 11703] 10116 180
Luzerne ... 27440) 12672 700
Lycoming 8927 6332 835
cKean 5685 1531 759
Mercer. 7150 3800, 80 ’
Mifflin.. 3345 1378] © 1m
Monroe... 1411 2547 140
Montgome J 188811 10205 485
Montour........... 1517 1351 98
Northampton...| 11050 9850 260
Northumberl’d.| 11187 5902...
Perry 2094 83
Philade 48006 1498
Pike 940% rs
Potter.. 3960, 1072 385
Schuylkill..... .| 16270] 11450 250
Snyder............ 2544 970] LL...
Somerset.. . 6771 1680 448
Sullivan....... . 1429 1085
2560,
’ The Result in Old Centre.
«Aside hom the one purpose, above alk
others, which the Democratic party set
out to achieve in the campaign in Centre
county, there are many other causes for
felicitation over the result of Taesday’s
election.
In no sense of the word can it be count-
ed as a political victory. In fact, when
we note the unmistakable trend towards
ROOSEVELTISM that swept the entire
country isis a wonder that the entire
Democratic county ticket did nos go down.
On the other band the unprecedented
majority recorded for a Republican can-
didate for President in Centre on Tuesday.
is: by no means au indication that the
county was swung over into the Repub-
liean column.
It has been a notable fact that for the
past twelve years there have been many
men, who are regarded as staunch Demo-_
crats who have either not voted for the,
President at all or voted with the Republi-.
caps. In this conzest no effort, whatever,
was made to secure votes for Mr. PARK-
ER. In fact everywhere it was possible’
his strength was sacrificed to add to that of"
our candidate for Judge. Then many of
the young men of the party admire the
spirit of militarism and sport in thefPresi- |
dent and voted for him because of that ad- |
miratign. These are,
sons that Centre county has given ROOSE-
VELT a majority of 1338 votes.
Under all the conditions we ocongratu-
late those Democrats who did win out and
congratulate the people of the county on
baving selected so many of the best men
who were placed before them, but we aie
profoundly sorry thas the good work did
not extend to the Hon. J. W. KEPLER and
Mr. WETZEL. Their election would have
made the victory complete. And that
they were elected by the will, if nos by
the votes, of the people of Centre county is
proven beyond question by the number of
Democratic votes that were improperly
marked and bad to be thrown out.
There were more than enough of them
$0 have elected both Mr. KEPLER and Mr.
“WET ZBL.
It was unfortunate that these two gentle
men were made the victims of a false pride
that keeps men from trying to learn what
they do not know.
The tabulated returns for the county
will be found on another page of this issue.
The footings on the county ticket arg
official.
——1I¢ is never so bad that it might not
be worse. Even in the late cyclone the
Democrats elected their candidate for Gov-
ernor in Massachusetts and West Virginia.
And here we are under the general wreck-
age so deep that we can’t get out to crow
over these victories.
-—When it was to be so, it is probably
‘better that it was as overwhelming as it
was. We all know that. we are licked
and needn’s fool any time figuring out
where it was done or how it might have
been otherwise.
#
FA
——Well, well, its certainly big enough
and will eventually prove rotten enough
to fall apart of its own weight. And it is
to this time that Demoorats ¢an look for-
ward with hope.
Just a little Rooster to crow over the ‘Judge
and the county, not so much because we want to
crow as because Dr. R.G. H. Hayes floesn] t want
us to.
Governors Elected,
The
Connecticu enry Roberts, Rep.
Delaware ..Preston Lea, Rep.
Florida Napoleon B. Broward, Dem.
Idaho..... . .Frank R. Gooding, Rep.
Illinois. harles 8. Deneen, Rep.
Indiana; J. Frank Hanly, Re Rep.
ANSAas... dward W. Hoc
Massachusetts. we. Wm, L, Douglass,” a.
a Fred 'M. Warner,
Minnesota.....cuuesvesenserencnenens —— Johnson,’ Dem.
Missour}.... ~Joseph W. Folk, Dem.
MONLANS......ovvirmrireirssrmrrsansisss oy Toole, Dem.
Nebraska....... ...John H, Mickey, Rep.
New Hampshire........ ...ccevvrnen John McLane, Rep.
New Jersey... kdward C. Stokes, Reb:
New York.....
Frank W. H igsins, Rep
South Dakota S. H. Elrod, Rep.
Tennessee... ames B. Fraser, Dem.
tah...... ..John C, Cutler, Rep.
Texas............ ...8. W T. Lanahan, Dem.
Washington. .......eseeeeesennnns Albert E, Mead, Rep.
West Yiiginia ..John J. Cornwell, Dem.
Wisconsin. Robert M. La Follete, Rep.
WYOMINE...csseersssivssrsen: sursr Bryant B. Books, Rep.
Electoral Vote Since 1884.
1884—Cleveland, 219 ;
Cleveland's majority, 37.
1888— Harrison, 233; Cleveland, 168.
Harrison’s Rel 8
1892—Cleveland 277 ; Harrison, 145;
Weaver, 22. Cleveland’s plurality, 110.
Blaine, 182.
Changes May Mean Defensive On Kuropatkin’s Part
St. PETERSBURG, ‘Nov. 6.—The army or-
gau today publishes a long list of new com-
manders in the Far East, including the
appointments of Generals Linevitohsand
Kaulbars so the first and third armies re-
spectively.
General Kutnevich and Selivanoff will
command the twenty-second and thirty-
seventh divisions of the First Corps, whose
chief, General Meyendorfl,is resigning on ac-
count of ill health. General Slouchevesky,
commander of the Tenth Corps, has also
resigned, and is is expeoted that be will be
succeeded by Genaral Jzerpitsky.
The sweeping character of these changes
may imply that there is no intention on
General Kuropatkin’s part to assume the
offensive during this year’s campaign un-
less an exceedingly favorable opportunity
offers.
LOOKS LIKE a DEADLOCK;
It begins to look like a deadlock below
Mukden for the winter, unless Port Arthur
‘| falls or the Japanese abandon the idea of
renewing the assault upon the fortress there
and settle down to a regular siege,
either of which would release enough
troops to give Marquis Oyama the prepon-
derance necesssry to force the Russians out
of Mukden.
In fact, the latest dispatches from the
front indicate that such a move by the Jap-
anese commander is in preparation, though
the beat opinion at the War Office holds to
.| the view that there is not likely to be an-
other big battle this year, one of the indi-
cations being the departure of many mili-
tary attaches for the winter. -
ORLOFF RELIEVED OF BLAME.
General Orloff, whom General Kuropat-
kin blamed for the Russian reverse at
Liaoyang, declares in the Novoe Vremya
today that he obeyed General Stakelberg’s
orders in making the much criticised at-
tack, in which his division was decimated
and be himself wounded. General Kuro-
patkin apparently is convinced that Orloff
was not to blame, and the order detaching
him has been revoked, and he has been ap-
--on-General Kuropatkin’s staf. "
General Kuropatkin re the repulse
of a Japanese attack on ‘his ‘right flank on
November 5th.
HEADQUARTERS GREGG Post, 95, G. A.
R.—General Orders. Comrades :—The an-
noal inspection of Gregg Post 95 will ‘be
beld in Post room at the regular mee ing,
Saturday night, Nov. 12th, 1904. The
nomination of officers for 1905 will be part
of the business of this Post meeting, and
especially on this account a full attend-
ance is requested.
‘‘Rally onee again.’’ By order of
; , +. EMANUEL NoLL,
F. PEEBLES GREEN,
primarily, the rea- |
Commander.
Act. Adj’s. :
North Carolin .Robert D. Glenn, Dem,
North Dakota. oli Ya ries, Rep.
Rhode Island... George H. Utter, Rep.
South Carolina. D.C, Heyward, Dem, |
1896 — McKinley, 271; Bryan, 176.
McKinley’s majority, 95 BY
1900 — McKinley, 292 ; Bryan, 155.
McKinley’s majority 137. :
1904—Roosevelt, 343 ; Parker, 133.
Roosevelt’s majority, 210,
New Commanders For Russian Armies
ing Four Years,
publicans.
cratic Governors.
New York, Nov. 9.—If Maryland has
gone Republican, as unofficial returns
indicate, the Republican vote in the
electoral college will be the unprece-
dented one of 325 for Roosevelt and
Fairbanks, to 151 for Parker and Da-
vis. Not only is this far in excess of
Mr. McKinley's votes, 292 in 1900, but |
Judge Parker's vote is four less than
that given Mr. Bryan four years ago.
It is practically certain that the Re-
publican national ticket has carried
every state in the Union outside of the
so-called solid south. It may take the
official count to decide Maryland. The
Republican majority in the next
house of representatives will be not
less than 50.
While complete returns are lacking,
it seems probable that the Democrats
also have elected governors of Ne-
braska and possibly in West Vir-
‘ginia. In the latter state the vote is
very close, but the indications are that
Cornwell, the Democratic candidate,
has outrun the national ticket and will
| pull through.
Montana also reverses her Sectoral
vote on state issues, and elects a
Democratic governor.
Democratic’ successes are confined
to the solid south, in which Kentucky
is included, and Mr. Parker has not
carried a single state which did not
give its vote to Mr. Bryan four years.
ago. Unofficial returns indicate that he
has lost some of those which the Ne- |
braska candidate held for his party.
Official figures from some of the north-
western states may slightly change
the totals, but based on the returns
available, the electoral vote stands as
follows:
THE RESULT. i
Electoral
States. Pluarality. Vote.
Rep. Dem. Rep-Dem
Alabama 75000 n
Arkansas,
. est
PeNR®me
California...
Connecticut...
Delaware....
Florida...
Georgia..
Idaho......
Illinois...
Indiana ..
Michigan ......
Minnesota..
Missouri ....
Mississippi.
Montana.
Nebraska...
10
oo
: 6 Ag. 3 :
Pomme Sd mB
§ os SET a
Oregon..........
Pennsylvania.
Rhode Island.
South Dakota.
South Carolina..
Tennessee..
PRO CREE
Pofale ll. Oi 2327607 498000 343 133
As a dramatic climax to the sensa-
tional majorities given him. came
President Roosevelt’s formal an-
only exciting aspect to an election
night otherwise so one-sided that it
was impossible for even the victors to
nouncement that he would not be a
candidate for re-election, lending the
attain that degree of enthusiasm that
usually marks the occasion. Late in
the night came an announcement from
Melvin G. Pallister, manager of the
campaign for Thomas E. Watson, the
candidate of the People’s Party, that
as a result of the overwhelming Demo-
cratic defeat steps would be taken to
form a new party. To this end, accord-
ing to the announcement given out,
Mr. Bryan, Mr. Watson and William
Randolph ‘Hearst would hold a coz-
ference in New ‘York in dbout'a week’a
time,
So convincing was the storg of the
bulletins ‘that at 7.30 August Belmont
at Democratic headquarters conceded
Roosevelt's election by an overwhelm-
ing majority, and half an hour: ier
the Democratic managers who had
managed the campaign freely admitted
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 and the wires told the tale
of the ballots, bringing even from
those commonwealth’s upon which
they had based their figures of Demo-
cratic success, reports of unprece-
dented Republican majorities, they
frankly conceded their defeat and of-
fered no explanation. Soon after Mr.
Belmont’s admission Judge Parker
acknowledged the situation by tele-
gratulations.
‘It is not only a year of phenomenal
votes, but of phenomenal majorities as
| well.
‘Beginning with the state of New
York, which gives a Republican plu-
rality of approximately 185,000, the
tale runs practically throughout the
country, Kentucky alone showing
Democratic gains. Indiana is credited |
with at least 40,000 Republican plu-
rality, Towa 125,000, and Pennsylvania
heads the list as the banner Republi-
ean state, with the magnificent plu-
rality of 383,195. Even in the south-
ern states the vote has been light,
orgia’s Democratic. majority being
| only, between, 30,000 and, 40,000, Texas
graphing President Roosevelt his con- |
THE ELECTION.
ROOSEVELT AND FAIRBANKS SUCCESSFUL.
Imperialism and Trust Extortions to be the Rule for the Com-
The Senate, Congress and all Depart-
~ ments of the General Government in the Hands of the Re-
Five Republican States—Massachusetts,
Virginia, Colorado, Montana and Minnesota—Choose Demo-
West
will probably not exceed 100,000. Ne-
vada, which was carried by Mr. Bryan
four years ago, is Republican by 40,000,
the indications are that Montana,
Idaho and Colorado, alse Democratic
in 1900, have gone back into the Re-
publican column. Delaware
mated at about ‘5000 Republican; Mas-
cut, in which the more sanguine of the
Democratic leaders claimed to have
had hopes, is about 25,000 for Roose-
velt.
Theodore Rooseveit's plurality in
this, his native state, is second only
to McKinley's in 1896. < It exceeds Mc-
Kinley’s in 1900 by about 41,500. The
‘returns show that there were cast for
him in New York state about 185,000
votes more than for Parker. Not only
'was his vote heavy in the country dis-
tricts, where the Republican strong-
holds are, but in- Greater New York,
traditionally Democratic, he ran much
closer to Judge Parker than had been
managers, It had been estimated that
he would come down to the Bronx
with better than 140,000 plurality, but
the figures showed that this forecast
would be exceeded by approximately
85,000. In the city Parker’s supporters
‘had expressed hopes that their can-
didate would have from 140,000 to 150,-
000, more ‘than Roosevelt, but inthis
they were. disappointed by: more than
100,000: votes. So overwhelming was
‘the Republican vote that the result
evening. The ‘edrliést counties to re-
port made it clear that the Parker
vote everywhere fell below Bryan's in
practically all the up-state districts.
In Greater New York Parker's plu-
rality was from 12,000 to 14,000 larger
than Bryan’s, but in the state, accord-
ing to the late returns,’ his total vote
fell 16,000 short of Bryan's.
The small plurality for Parker in
New York city caused great astonish-
ment, the lowest preliminary ante-
election estimates haying figured that
he would go to the Bronx with 100,000
showing that he would lead Roosevelt
the city was 85,000 less than was
| given Herrick (Dem.) for governor. In
1 Brooklyn the Republican managers
thought Parker might lead Roose- |
velt,- but reports from all but 37 dis-
There was a great surprise in the
proportions of the vote for Higgins
(Rep.) for governor, he running far
ahead of the Odell vote in the coun-
ties and winning by about 85,000, His
plurality above the Bronx was prob-
ably 160,000, . while Herrick’s in.Greater
New York aggregated about 75,000.
Herrick did not ‘carry ' Albany, his
home county, nor did Parker carry
Ulster, in which he lives.
§
MARYLAND REPUBLICAN
Baltimore Sun Concedes the State to
Roosevelt by 100. ;
Baltimore, Nov. 9.—The Sun, which
supported the Democratic presidential
nominees, concedes that Roosevelt car-
ried the state by about 1000. In Balti-
more city, with one precinct missing,
Parker has 474 plurality.
In the six congressional districts of
the state three Republicans and two
Democrats have been elected, with the
remaining district in doubt. This dis-
trict is now represented by W. H.
Jackson, a Republican, and the proba-
bilities point to his re-election.
383,195 IN PENNSYLVANIA
Republicans Also Make Gains
Congressmen.
Philadelphia, Nov. 9.—The Republi-
cans have made an almost complete
sweep in Pennsylvania, carrying the
state for Roosevelt and Fairbanks by
383,195, a gain of 94,762 over McKin-
ley’s plurality, and electing 25 out of 26
state senators and 30 of the 32 con-
| gressmen. They have also elected 175
of the 204 members of the house of
. representatives. This gives them con-
trol of both branches of the legisla-
| ture by a large majority, insuring the
election of Governor Pennypagker’s ap-
| pointee, Philander C. Knox, fOr United
S. Quay.
Late returns ‘make the result in the
26th congressional district doubtful,
(Rep.) is elected over Broadhead
(Dem.). With Schneebel elected, the
| next Pennsylvania delegation in the
national house of representatives will
stand: Republicans, 31; Democrat, 1.
Returns from Berks county also
“cast doubt upon the result in the 13th
| congressional district, although it is
| believed that Congressman Kline
(Dem.) is re-elected, though by a
greatly reduced plurality. Should
| Kline be defeated and Schnegebel
elected, the congressional delegation
. will be solidly Republican.
John P. Elkins, the Republican, is
elected state supreme court judge by
a majority almost as great as that cast
| for the Republican national ticket.
The Republicans have also carried
| nearly all the judicial districts in which
elections were held for common pleas
| judges, and the five counties in which
associate judges were chosen.
The following state senators have
‘Dem.;
is esti-
sachusetts about 90,000, and Connecti-’
expected, even by his own campaign’
‘Ty C. Allen.
‘shall Van Winkle.
was known positively early in the
- seven * Democrats.’ The
or more. When the reports came in
by.only 40,000 they were received with
amazement. The Parker plurality in
...| tricts give Roosevelt 424 plurality. His’
+ total vote fell 16,000 short of Bryan's.
States senator, to-succeed -the-late M:
with a probability that Schneebel
been elected, those marked with the
* having been re-elected:
First district, *George A. Vare, Rep.;
3d, *William H. Keyser, Rep.; 5th,
Charles L. Brown, Rep.; 7th, James P.
McNichol, ‘Rep.; 9th, *William C.
Sproul, Rep.; 11th, *Edwin M. Herbst,
13th, *Milton Heidelbaugh,
Rep.; 17th, D. P. Gerberich, Rep.; 19th,
Oscar E. Thompson, Rep.; 21st, Ster-
ling R. Catlin, Rep.; 28d, *Robert S.
Edmiston, Rep.; 25th, *Myron Matson,
Rep.; 27th, Frederick A. Godcharles,
Rep.; 29th, Charles E. Quail, Rep.;
31st, William H. Manbeck, Rep.; 33d,
*Alexander Stewart, Rep.; 34th, Ed-
ward A. Irvin, Rep., for the unexpired
term of the late A. E. Patton; 35th,
*Jacob C. Steinman, Rep.; 37th, *John
S. Fisher, Rep.; 39th, *Cyrus E. Woods,
Rep.; 41st, George. W. McNees, Rep.;
43d, David A. Wilbert, Rep.; 46th,
*John W. Crawford, Rep.; 47th, Elmer
I. Phillips, Rep.; 49th, *A. E. Sissom,
Rep.
NEW JERSEY FOR ROOSEVELT
Republican National and State Tickets
Elected By Big Pluralities.
Trenton, N. J., Nov. 9.—The result
in New Jersey has been a veritable
landslide and President Roosevelt's
plurality. will reach 60,000, compared
with the plurality obtained by Me-
, Kinley four years ago, when the state
was carried by the Republicans by 56,-
889. Edward S. Stokes, the Republi-
can candidate for governor, against
whom a vigorous campaign was made
by Charles C. Black, the ‘Democratic |
‘ candidate,’ on ‘an’ équal taxation’ plat-
form, runs behind Roosevelt, but will
| have a plurality of 40,000, The Repub-
licans have succeeded in defeating Wil- |
liam Hughes, the. Democratic congress-
man from the: Sixth district, and also
claim to have defeated Congressman
Allen Denny, who ‘was a candidate for
re-election in ‘the Ninth district. Mr.
Hughes’ successful opponent was Hen-
The Republican candi-
date in the Ninth district was Mar-
of Hughes and Denny .the Democrats
will have but one. congressman from
New. Jersey; Allan McDermott, of the
Tenth district. © 1
The state’ legislature will show in-
creased Republican membership, and
will be overwhelmingly Republican on
joint ballot. This assures the re-elec-
tion of John Kean to the United States |
senate. Of the seven candidates for
state senate, the Democrats elected one
in Hudson county, and the senate will
stand as last year, 14-Republicans and
Republicans
have gained assemblymen in Salem,
Somerset and Union counties, and pos-
sibly in Monmouth county. ‘With the
Republicans elected from Monmouth
county the assembly will stand 47 -Re-
, publicans to 15 Democrats. Last year
there were 37 Republicans and 25 Dem-
ocrats.
HOW PARKER TOOK. IT
Congratulated Roosevelt and Took His
Defeat Philosophically.
Esopus; N. Y., Nov.-9.—Judge Par:
ker conceded the ‘election of President
Roosevelt at 8.30 last evening, when
he received a bulletin that the Demo-
cratic national headquarters had al-
ready admitted that every doubtful
state had been carried by the Republi-|
can national ticket. He appeared to be
not at all cast down by the result, al-
though it is known'that he greatly de:
plored his overwhelming defeat in his
own state. He received the discour-
aging news in his study, where he had
been smoking with two of his neigh-
bors. The bulletin from Democratic
headquarters concerning Judge Par-
ker’s defeat was given to the judge
by the Associated Press .representa-
tive. When asked if he had any state.
ment to make, he pulled a telegraph
blank toward him and wrote “hastily
for a moment. Then he ‘said:
“I am going to send this telegram to
President Roosevelt. of The message
was dispatched at once. It was as fol-
lows:
“The President, ‘Washington, D. One
The people by their votes have em-
phatically approved your administra-
tion, and I congratulate’ you.”
The demeanor of Judge Parker as
he hcard the bulletins read was of
cheerful resignation. He wore the air
of one who could say if he would: “I
will die game,” and die game he did.
He discussed the : returns with his
friends and compared the figures with
former years. It might have been some
other man’s defeat for all the concern
he seemed to feel. ;
At 10 o'clock Judge Parker received
a telegram from President Roosevelt, |
“I thank you for your con- |
| at least $1500,
as follows:
gratulations.”
‘Judge Parker retired at 11.40 o relock
last night,
statement beyond. that indicated by
his telegram to President Roosevelt.
ROOSEVELT’S STATEM ENT
will Not’ Accept Another Nomination
"Under Any Circumstances.
Washington, Nov. 9. — President
Roosevelt, after the election returns
clearly indicated the result, issued the
following statement:
“I ‘am’ deeply sensible of the honor
done me by the American people in
thus expressing their confidence in
what I have done and have tried to
do. 1 appreciate to the full the sol-
emn responsibility this confidence im-.
poses upon me, and I shall do all that
in my power lies not to forfeit it. On
the 4th of March next I shall have
served three and one-half years, and’
this three and one-half years consti-
tutés my first term. The wise custom
which limits the president to two terms
regards the substance and not the
form, under no circumstances will I
be a candidate or accept another nomi-
nation.”
fia
* Gomnebliout F Republican.
New Haven, Conn. Nov. 9.—Presi-
county.
With the defeat’
declining to make any |
dent Roosevelt and the entire Repub-
lican ticket carried the state by an
overwhelming plurality, which was
even larger than the most sanguine of
the party predicted. President Roose-
velt’s plurality is 33,000, which is sev-
eral thousand ahead of McKinley's fig-
ures in 1900.
The state ticket was not far behind,
and from Henry Roberts, the candidate
for governor, down, there was a clean
sweep. Congressmen in each of the
four districts and the congressman-at-
large were all re-elected, and the leg-
islature will remain Republican by a
ratio estimated at about 214 to 1, which
is a slight gain over the ratio of two
years ago.
Roesevelt Sweeps Hiinois.
Chicago, Nov. 9.—According to the
returns Illinois will give to President
' Roosevelt the “largest plurality ever
given to any presidential candidate.
He has by the unofficial returns carried
Chicago by 97,000, and the county of
Cook outside of the city will give him
about 9000 additional, making his plu-
rality in the state 200,000.
The Republican state ticket has
been overwhelmingly elected, Deneen
for governor running about 15,000 be-
hind’ the national ticket in Cook
Virginia For Parken :
Richmond, Va.," Nov. 9.—The elec-
tion in Virginia was absolutely with-
out disturbance so far as has heen
‘heard. The Democratic majority on
the presidential ticket will be about
25,000. ‘Nine Democratic congréssmen
out of a’ ‘total of 10 have been chosen.
Slemp, the Republican incumbént in
the Ninth, district, ‘apparently is re-
elected by = :najority of about 1200.
MINN ESOTA REPUBLICAN
Gives Roesevelt 73,000 Plurality, But
" Elects’ Democratic Governor.
St. Paul, Minn, Nov. 9.—President
Roosevelt received a record-breaking
plurality in Minnesota of 73,000. Par-
| ker’s vote was much smaller than that
received by Bryan ‘four years ago, and
Roosevelt was especially strong in
counties: which. of old were Populist
strongholds: ‘
Despite the tremendous plurality for
Roosevelt, the Democrats apparently
have elected their candidate for gov-
ernor, John A. Johnson. At Demo-
¢ratic headquarters Johnson’s election
was claimed -by ‘a plurality of from
20,000 to 22,000." Chairman James A.
Martin, of the executive committee of
the Republican state central ‘commit-
| tee, claimed the election of Robert. C.
Dunn, the Republacn candidate, but
admitted that the result would ' be
close. , The Republicans: elected thé bal-
ance of their state ticket. The Repub-
licans will have a majority on joint
ballot in ‘the legislature, ensuring the .
election of a Republican successor to
| United States Senator Moses BE. Clapp.
RESULT IN MASSACHUSETTS
Gives ' Roosevelt 82,000 Plurality and
Elects Democratic Governor.
Boston, Mass. Nov. 9.—Although the
‘Republicans’ carried “Massachusetts for
President Roosevelt by 82,000 plurality,
they lost the governorship for the first
time since 1892, William L. Douglass,
of rockton,: defeating Governor John
L. Bates, of this city, by about 25,000 :
plurality.
The balance of the Republican state
ticket is claimed by the Republican
state committee, though ‘the figures
weré not available.
The Democrats lost the Third dis-
trict, and the delegation to the mext
congress will stand 11 Republicans to
three. Democrats.
The Republicans made slight gains
in both branches of the legislature,
which will select two. United States
senators.
Governor Bates lost heavily, through-
out the state, and especially in the
manufacturing communities and this
city. y
RESULT IN D DELAWARE
Republicans’ Win n On National and
State Tickets.
Wilmington, Del.,, Nov. 9.—Returns
at hand indicate that Roosevelt has
carried Delaware by about 2500 ma-
jority, and that the Republicans have
elected their entire state ticket by ma-
jodities but little smaller.
Two-thirds of the districts in New
Castle county, where the largest Dem-
ocratic. gains were expected, show a
Republican - majority of 500. Kent
county’s Republican majority will be
about 500, while the Republican ma-
jority in Sussex county promises to be
In New Castle county the Demo-
crats probably elected seven assem-
blymen and the Republicans seven,
with one district in’ doubt. Including
the hold-over senators, five out of
seven are Republicans. This insures a
Republican legislature on. ont ballot.
Indiand’s Big Plurality.
Indianapolis, Nov. 9.—Indiana has
been carried by the Republicans by
from 45,000 to 55,000. The legislature
will be Republican by about 50. All
the nine Republican congressmen are
re-elected by increased majorities,
and the Republicans claim also the
second and 12th districts, now repre-
sented by ‘Representatives Miers and
Robinson, both Democrats. ‘They are
in doubt. The legislature, which will
meet in January, will elect two United
States senators, one to succeed Vice
President‘Elect Charles W. Fairbanks.
Senator = Beveridge will be elected.
The Republicans have almost if not
quite doubled the McKinley, plurality
in the state of 26,467 four. years ago,
£ ALS r— i
‘West’ Virginia Reports’ Meagre: we
‘ Wheeling, Ww. Va, Nov. 9.Returis
from West Virginia are udusually’
meagre, and it is Youre: to ac: