Presidential Election.

Manawatu Herald, 12 November 1904, Page 2

Presidential Election.

f 'r. ■'■ L? • ’ ‘ V-'» •tl’nWjiii NEW YORK, US* 9. President Roosevelt’s plurality in New York State, Higgiitf SMdiflilte for the (SdverhbreMp l of the State) amounts to-1-06,000. The DemOCratiobeadquartera concedetWtPresidferit Rddscvelt carried evsry doubtful sjbate that he W elected \by an overwhelming majoridy. Several leading Democratic papers concur. Progress election returns show that President Roosevelt’s victory must be of a sweeping character. It is believed that thirteen out of siifehndnilliob Votesfponedi will go to him*; > jw. Justice Parker telegraphed to President people mK^gtr ministration. I congralifto you.” President Rpqseyelt replfe d thanking Justice Parker; A Republic ordered to quit an. eleptipq booiq, shot dead two Democratic election judges at Colorado. : i President Roosevelt secured votes in the eleefop.collega Parker’s totalling 150. Election riots resulted in three persona being k>Ued» itt i Kentucky and others in various States. a decisive”VlCTOßY, ■■» • flTr;’-* i-r*r jr THANKS EXPRESSED. AN , THRKAISB^^i^ V - 'Vi- .-^ven^er^O. Mr -BOpsevelt has,. tbs American people for sionof confidence. Hes£a£ea f that be appreciates his splemq epaponsibility, but declares unfigr no circumstances will be agaiifc A be a candidate or accept another nomination. ■ It is estimated that the campaign cost twenty-two and a half; million dollars (£4,500,000). At the,, College Mr Roosevelt received 843 votes and Judge Parker 183.. r, , | The Republioqua radp, Xdsh<?.. and ,Nevada,jvhich in . 1900. The Democrats captured no Republican States. Mr Cortelyon expected Mr Roodev«U t» tmin fill votes;

The Kaiser cabled Mr Roosevelt his sinceresb congratulations. His Majesty Said:—“May Heaven give I yon prosperity,” adding in Latin : “ May everything good, happy, and fortunate befall the Americana.” The victory was largely owing to the President’s personal popularity, ‘ and also to public indignation at the ' charges made by Judge Parker that the President and Mr G. P. Cortelyon (chairman of the National Republican Convention) had blackmailed the trusts for contributions to the campaign, fund. Pennsylvania gave the President a majority of 400,000, New York 175.000, Illinois 225,000, lowa 140.000. Ohio 54,000. It is the most sweeping victory at a Presidential election for thirty years. The Republican majority for the sent three years in the Senate is 20, and in the House of Representatives 98. 'JAAI' r? ».■ !i ■