pjc Simitjjfirlb fUMd. trice oiri dollar peb tear. "TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD." single copies FITS cents. VOL. 23. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 11 10O4. NO. 30 ROOSEVELT FAIRBANKS Chosen By the People to Conduct Atfairs of State. A REPUBLICAN LANDSLIDE Carried All Doubtful States In the Country. EMPIRE STATE IN THE LEAD New York Gives a Plurality of 185,000 For Roosevelt and Fairbanks?Con necticut, Delaware, New Jersey, Indiana and West Virginia Also En dorse the President's Administration. Parker Ran Eehind Bryan's Vote of Four Years Ago. New York, Nov. 9.?If Maryland has gong Republican, as unofficial returns Indicate, the Republican vote in the electoral college will be the unprece iented 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 PRESIDENT IIOOSEVEt,T. Ifc'nim a lie w pliciuuraph.) tint (riven Mr. Bryan four years arn. !f is practically certain that the Re publican national ti. ket has carried every state In tl > Union outside of the Eo-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 electoral 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: For Roosevelt. Colorado 5|New Jersey.... 12 California 10|New York 39 Connecticut... 7!New Hampshire 4 Delaware 3| North Dakota. 4 Idaho 3] Ohio 23 Illinois 27| Oregon 4 Indiana 15| Pennsylvania . 34 Iowa 13! Rhode Island. 4 Kansas 10) South Dakota.. 4 Maine 6| Utah 3 Maryland 8| Vermont 4 Massachusetts. If",; West Virginia. 7 Michigan 14| Washington ... 5 Minnesota .... llj Wisconsin 13 Montana 3 Wyoming 3 Nevada S| Nebraska 8] Totals 325 For Parker. AlaRtma 11| North Carolina. 12 Arkansas 9) South Carolina. 9 Florida 6| Tennessee 12 Georgia 13 Texas 18 Kentucky .... 18 Virginia 12 ljoulslana 9] , Mississippi ... 10 Totals 151 Missouri 18 Necessary to election, 239. As a dramatic climax to the sensa tional majorities given him. came President Roosevelt's formal an 1 rnly 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-eleoiion, lending the attain that degree of enthusiasm that i 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 a~ a result of the overwhelming Demo cratic defeat' steps would be taken tc form a new party. To this end, accord ing to the announcement given out Mr. Bryan, Mr. Watson and Willian Randolph Hearst would hold a con fercnce in New York in about a week'i time. So convincing was the story of the bulletins that at 7.30 August Belmont at Democratic headquarters oonce'ded Roosevelt's election by an overwhelm ing majority, and half an hour later 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 Lad 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 graphing President Roosevelt his con gratulations. It is not only a yeat 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, Iowa 125,000, and Pennsylvania heads the list as the banner Republi can state, with the magnificent plu rality of 383,195. Even in the south ern states the vote has been light, Georgia's Democratic majority being only between 30,000 and 40,000. Texas 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, also Democratic in 1900, have gone back into the Re publican column. Delaware is esti mated at about 5000 Republican; Mas sachusetts about 90,000, and Connecti cut, in which tlfe more sanguine of the j Democratic leaders claimed to have had hopes, Is about 25,000 for Roose velt Theodore Roosevelt's plurality in this, his native state, is second only i to McKlnley's in 1896. It exceeds Mc ; Kinley's in 1900 by about 41,500. The I 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 expected, even by his own campaign 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 in this they were disappointed by more than 100,000 votes. So overwhelming was I the Republican vote that the result was known positively early in the evening. The earliest 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 having figured that he would go to the Bronx with 100,000 ' *r CnART.ru WARRRN FAIRBANKS. I or more. When the reports came in 1 ) showing that be t culd lead Roosevel by only 40.000 they were receive 1 wit! amazement. The Parker plurality 1: the city wes 35.000 less than wa given Merrick (Pem.) for governor. Ii Brooklyn the Republican manager thought Parker might lead Roose velt, but reports from all but 37 dif triets give Roosevelt 424 plurality. Hi total vote fell 1C.OOO short of Bryan's. There was a great surprise in th proportions of the vote for Higgin (Rep.) for governor, he running fa ahead of the Odell vote in the cour ties and winning by about 85,000. Hi plurality above the Bronx was prot ably 160,000, while Herrick's in Greate New York aggregated about 75,000 Herrick did not carry Albany, hi home county, nor did Parker carr; Ulster, in which he lives. MARYLAND REPUBLICAN Baltimore Sun Concedes the State t Roosevelt by 100. Baltimore, Nov. 9.?The Sun, whic! supported the Democratic presidentia 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 o the state three Republicans and tw Democrats have been elected, with th 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. ROOSEVELT'S STATEMENT Will Not Accept Another Nominatior Under Any Circumstances. Washingtoh, Nov. 9. ? Presiden Roosevelt, after the election return: clearly indicated the result, issued the following statement: "I am deenlv sensible of the honoi done me by the American people ii thus expressing their confidence ii what I have done and have tried t( do. I appreciate tb the full the sol emn responsibility this confidence im poses upon me, and I shall do all tha in my power lies not to forfeit it. Oi the 4th of March next I shall havi served three and one-half years, anc this three and one-half years consti tutes my first term. The wise custon which limits the president to two term: regards the substance and not th( form, under no circumstances will ; be a candidate or accept another nomi nation." 383,185 IN PENNSYLVANIA Republicans Also Make Gains In 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 80 of the 32 con gressmen. They have also elected 175 rf the 204 members of the houBe of representatives. This gives them con trol of both branches of the legisla ture by a large majority, insuring the election of Governor Pennypacker's ap pointee, Philander C. Knox, for United 8fates senator, to succeed the late M. S. Quay. Late return# make the result in the 26th congressional district doubtful, with a probability that Schneebel (Rep.) is elected over Broadhead (Dem.). With Schneebel elected, the next Pennsylvania delegation in the national house of representatives will stand: Republicans, 81; 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 Schneebel elected, the congressional delegation _111 V.? 1111? T"?? 1.11 Will LW WMIUIJ rv^puuiictui. John P. Elklns, the Republican, le elected state supreme court Judge by a majority almost as great as that casl 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 Judgee were chosen. The following state senators have been elected, those marked with tht ? having been re-elected: First district, ? George A. Vare, Rep.; 3d, ?William H. Keyser, Rep.; 6th, Charles L. Brown, Rep.; 7th, James P McNlchol, Rep.; 9th, ?William C, Sproul, Rep.; 11th, *Edwln M. Herbst, Dem.; 13th, 'Milton Heldolbaugh Rep.; 17th, D. P. Oerberlch, Rep.; 19th, Oscar E. Thompson, Rep.; 21st, Ster ling R. Catlln, Rep.; 23d, 'Robert S Edmlston. Rep.; 25th, *Myron Matson, Rep.; 27th, Frederick A. Oodcharles, Rep.; 29th, Charles E. Quail, Rep.; 31st, William H. Manbeck, Rep.; 33d, ?Alexander Stewart, Rep.; 34th, Ed ward A. Irvtn, Rep., for the unexpired term of the late A. E. Patton; 35th, ?Jacob C. Stelnman, Rep.; 87th, ?John 8. Fisher, Rep.; 89th, "Cyrus E. Woods Rep.; 4tst, George W. McNees, Rep.; 43d, David A. Wllbert, Rep.; 45th ?John W. Crawford, Rep.; 47th, Elmei I, Phillips, Rep.; 49th, *A. E. Sissorn Rep : congresen s 11 Republicans Retain Control of the 8 National House. ?- . 3 MAJORITY MAY BE DOUBLED e g Dominant Party Will Have Majority r I of at Least Fifty, But Claim More ' When All the Returns of the Elec- , s tlon Are In. r Washington. Nov. 9. ? President '? Roosevelt is assured of the co-opera 3 tion of a Republican congress. The y present Republican majority in that body is 34, and there need be no sur prise if this figure Is almost doubled, and it is reasonably certain to reach a majority of at least 50. In practically [j all districts the Republicans have 1 held their own, while in some signifl - :ant instances the Democrats have - lost. Probably the most marked of these cases -are the fourth and fifth districts of California (San Francisco), lf now represented by Representatives 0 Livernash and Winn. Democrats, e which reports indicate have been gained by the Republicans. In the l'-'th '? Ohio district, Taylar, Rep., Is reported ' to have defeated Badger, the sitting Democratic member, who was a candi date for re-election. The most surpris ing of all the representatives, how ever, comes from the fifth and 15th 1 Missouri districts, with strongly Democratic, and the former represent 1 ed by Mr. Cowherd, chairman of the 3 Democratic congressional campaign ' committee. The Republicans claim to j have carried both districts. In the ' ngnt 01 tncse reports,, a nepumican 1 majority of 50 in the house is consid 1 ; ered a conservative estimate. Returns ' i from th ? southern states show that I " they have returned the usual Demo " c-atic majorities on congressmen as ' o nother candidates. The states of 1 Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, 3 | Mis issippi, .No'rih Carolina, South ' ! Carolina and Texas, all send solid j " ; Democratic delegations, while those ; 1 from Kentucky and Virginia probably"! 3 each will send only one Republican \ 3 representative, making no change from ' the present complexion. Tennessee will " continue to send two Republican con gressmen. There are several solid Re- ! publican delegations already reported from northern states, including Iowa 1 (with one possible exception), Kan- ? sas, Minnesota, New Hampshire and | the two Dakotas. To these must be 1 added the delegations from Maine, 1 Oregon and Vermont, in which states elections were held prior to today. Other states, such as Michigan, Illi ; nois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and even Indiana and New Jersey, from which 1 the Democrats hoped for much in the way of gains, again send to congress delegations which are preponderat ingly Republican. In New York the i Republicans will suffer no loss and will gain several congressmen, and I they will make a gain of at least two in New Jersey, and other gains are re ported from Maryland and West Vir ginia. Among the early dispatches was one Indicating the certain return of Speaker Cannon. The latest returns show congressmen i have been elected in the different states as follows: Alabama, Dem., 9; Arkansas. Dem., > 7; California, Rep., 1; Connecticut, i Rep., 5; Florida. Dem., 3; Georgia, i Dem., 11; Illinois, Rep., 20, Dem., 3; > Indiana, Rep., 9, Dem., 2; Iowa Rep., . 11; Kansas, Rep., 8; Kentucky, Rep., 1, i Dem., 9; Louisiana, Dem.. 7; Maine, 1 i Rep., 4; Maryland, Rep., 3, Dem., 2; i Massachusetts. Rep., 11, Dem., 3; Mich igan, Rep.,11; Minnesota, Rep., 8; Mls i slsslppl] .Dem., 8; Missouri, Rep., 1, ' slssippi, Dem., 8; Missouri, Rep., 1, Dem., 7; Nebraska, Rep., 4; New Hamp shire, Rep., 2; New Jersey, Rep., 9, I Dem., 1; New York, Rep., 25, Dem., i 11; North Carolina, I>em., 10; North i Dakota, Rep., 2, Dem., 2; Ohio, Rep, i 16, Dem., 4; Oregon, Rep., 2; Pennsyl vania, Rep, 30, Dem, 2; South Caro 1 Una, Dem, 7; South Dakota, Rep, 2; ' Tennessee, Rep, 2, Dem, 8; Texas, Dem, 16; eVrmont, Rep, 2; Virginia, Rep, 1, Dem, 9; West Virginia, Dem, ? 1; Wisconsin, Rep, 8, Dem, 1; Wyom ? lng, Rep, 1. Totals, Rep, 208; Dem., ? 135. Missouri In Doubt. St. Louis, Nov. 9.?This morning the , results of the election In Missouri and In St. Louis were In doubt. Both sides claimed victory. The Democratic state , committee claimed that the state had , been carried by a majority of 35,000 and St. Louis by 5000, and that the , legislature will be Democratic by a majority of 40, assuring the re-election I of United States Senator Cockrell. On , the other hand. State Republican i Chairman Nledrlnghaus was equally , assertive that St. Louie has gone Re publican by 20,000, and the state ma , Jorlty would reach 5000. He felt con ? fldent that final returns would show at least five Republican congressmen elected. MINNESOTA r EPUELICAN Gives Roosevelt 70,COO Plurality. But Elects Democratic Governor. St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 9.?President I Roosevelt received a record-breaking i plurality in Minnesota of 73,000. Par ; r r's oto was much smeller than that i i ived by Rryan four years ago. and | Roosevelt was especially strong in ' counties which of ohi were Populist | strongholds. Despite the tremendous plurality for Roosevelt, the Democrats apparently 'have elected their candidate for gov ernor, John A. Johnson. At Demo cratic headquarters Johnson's election was claimed by a plurality of from 20,000 to 22,000. Chairman J\nes A. Martin, of the executive committee of the Republican state central>ommlt tee, claimed the election of Robert C. Dunn, the Republacn candidate, but admitted that the result would be close. The Republicans elected the bal ance of their state ticket. The Repub ' Means will have a majority on joint ballot in the legislature, ensuring the election of a Republican successor to United States Senator Moses E. 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, 'hey lost the governorship for the first time since 1S92, 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 fig were not available. The Democrats lost the Third dis trict, and the delegation to the next congress will stand 11 Republicans to three Democrats. The Republicans made slight gains In both brandies of the legislature, which will select two United States senators. Governor Dates lost heavily through out the state, and especially in the manufacturing communities and this city. RESULT IN DELAWARE Republicans Win 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 mar 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 oounty promises to be at least $1500. 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 joint ballot Indiana'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 oongrcesmen 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 eloct two United States senators, one to succeed Vice Presldent-Klect Charles W. Fairbanks. Senator Beveridge will be elected. The Republicans have almost If not quite doubled the MoKinley plurality la the state of 26,467 four years ago. West Virginia Reports Meagre. Wheeling. W. Va., Nov. 9.?Returns from West Virginia are unusually meagre, and it is impossible to ac curately outline the result except in the most general terms. The belief is that Roosevelt and Fairbanks have carried the state by a majority ex ceeding 10,000 and probably mora. Meagre reports from a number of counties show that nearly everywhere the Republicans have sustained only slight losses as compared with their previous majorities. Democratic Gains In Kentucky. Louisville, Ky.. Nov. 9.?With one third of Kentucky's 1896 precincts re ported, the vote indicates a majority in the state for Parker of from 12,000 to 14,000. The figures of the Demo cratic and Republican managers show but little variance from this result. Kentucky In 1900 gave Bryan 8090 plu rr. ity. The returns from 683 precincts show a plurality of 16,026 for Parker. Republican Landslide In Michigan. Detroit, Nov. 9.?Michigan was the scene of a veritable Republican land slide. Roosevelt and Fairbanks have l ??? carried the slate by a plurality of 142,000. Fred M. Warner and the Republican state ticket are elected: at least 11 of the 12 congre: men from Michigan are Republican, and the leg islature is overwhelmingly Republican, insuring the re-election of United 8tates Senator J. C. Burrows. The Vote In Mississippi. Jackson, Miss., Nov. 9. Returns coming in show that between 60,000 and 75,000 votes were cast, and the oo position to the Democratic party will poll between 10,000 and 11000. The Democratic majority for Parker and Davis will be In the neighborhood of 50.000. Mississippi returns eight Dem ocratic congressmen, the Republicans making no opposition. NEW JERSEY FOR ROOSEVELT Republican National and State Tickets Elected By Big Pluralities. Trenton. N. J., Nov. 9.?The result in New Jersey ha-- been a veritable landslide and President Roosevelt's plurality will reach 60,000, compared with the plurality obtained by Mc 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 equal taxation plat form, runs behind Roosevelt, bnt 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 ry (J. Allen. 1 he Republican canal date in the Ninth district was Mar shall Van Winkle. With the defeat of Hughes and Denny the Democrats will have but one congressman from New Jersey, Allan McDermott, of the Tenth disiflct. 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 seven Democrats. The Republicans have gained assemblymen in Salem, Somerset and Union countlesi and pos sibly in Monmouth county. With the Republicans elected from Monmouth county the assemb'y will stand 47 Re publicans to 15 Democrats. Last year there were 37 Republicans and 25 Dem ocrats. In Ocean county, where there was a bitter Republican factional fight. Senator Shlnn was re-elected by 50 plurality. In Camden Charles H. Ell is. Repub lican, defeated Joseph E. No^Bfc, Dem ocrat, the present incumbeulWor may or by about 1000 plurality. New Jersey State Senators. The senators elected were: Atlantic county ? Edward S. Lee, Rep., re-elected. Bergen?Edmund W. Wakelee, Rep., re-elected. Cumberland?Bloomfleld H. Minch, Rep., re-elected. Hudson?James W. Minturn, Dem. Mercer?Barton B. Hutchinson, Rep. Morris?Thomas J. Hillery, Rep. Ocean?George L. Shlnn, Rep., re elected. New Jersey Assembly. Atlantic county?T. L. Elvins, Rep. Bergen?John Heck, Clarence Ma bie, Reps. Burlington?B. D. Shedaker, S. K. Robbins. Reps. Camden?H. S. Scovel, T. Gibbs, S. P. Jones, Reps. Cape May?J. M_ E. Hildreth, Rep. Cumberland?L. H. Miller, B. F. Bnck. Reps. Essex?E. Colby, F. L. Lehlbach, Win. Pennington, H. D. Birkholz, A. Kaiser. E. D. DufSeld. S. F. Wilson, 7. J. Oallapher, H. W. Taylor, Fred Man ners, all Reps. Gloucester?John Royrl Avis, Rep. Hudson?J. A. Ham mill, Archibald Alexander, J. C. Dull, M. C. Ernst, EL A. Murphy, H. Longs, B. H. Lovertdge, ,1. H. Riordan, J. Callery, D. K. Whit aker, O. B. Mattheus, Win. J. Boucher, all Demi. ? Hunterdon?J. H. Wlllowor, Dem. Mercer?R. Hulse, T. B. Do Cou. A. N. Barber, Reps. Middlesex?J. H. T. Martin, A. For dyce, P. C. Henry, Reps. Monmouth?Geo. C. Henry, Rep.; I. Vondever, Dem.; F. C. Henry, Rep. Morris?C. A. Baker, J. M. Mills, Reps. Ocean?C. G. Pearce, Rep.; J. Mil liard, Dem. Passaic?T. E. Layden, Ernst Show, G. H. Dalrymple, G. F. Wright, Henry Marelll, all Reps. Salem?T. EL Hunt, Rep. Somerset?Irving Hoagland, Rep. Sussex?J. R. Decker, Dem. Union?EL 8. Coyne, Goo. H. Em bree, Peter Tillman, Reps. Warren?J. A. Wlldrlck, Dem. I

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