Republican Landslide Sweeps the Country in 1900 Election
Contemporary reports hail a nationwide Republican victory led by Theodore Roosevelt with large majorities in Indiana and Illinois. The Hoosier state shows Roosevelt ahead by about 60,000 votes while Illinois reportedly grants the party its largest statewide margin to date. Local figures indicate Cooke trails McCaskrin in Rock Island County with uncertain final tallies statewide.
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McKinley National Ticket Ed in Electoral College Surpasses 1900
An Associated Press bulletin reports the Republican national ticket has been elected by an electoral vote exceeding 292, matching McKinley’s 1900 tally. Balloting surprise hits Republicans as results show California, Indiana, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Washington.
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La Follette Wins Wisconsin Governor Race
La Follette defeats Peck to win the Wisconsin governorship. A hawk eyed late bulletin claims Dawson will beat Wade in Iowa by 1,700 votes. Republicans sweep northern and western states, Missouri excepted, with both parties claiming successes in state tickets. Continued on page four.
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Roosevelt Carried States List With Tallies
Voters carried by President Roosevelt are listed with state tallies. California Connecticut Delaware Illinois Indiana Iowa Ohio Kansas Maine Nebraska Pennsylvania Rhode Island North Dakota Vermont Utah Washington West Virginia Idaho Wisconsin Wyoming Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota New Hampshire.
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Results unfold in Moline legislative race amid socialists gains
In Moline voters tracked the McCaskrin Cooke contest with McCaskrin drawing strongest support from Rock Island and Moline as incomplete reports show. Socialists gain in Moline Rock Island and beyond with Chicago listing over 40 000 socialist votes while Parker and Bryan figures appear low locally. Nationwide returns reveal a socialist wave amid Democratic drift.
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County totals by state reach into thousands
In the county Parker lists several states with large figures: Florida Georgia Kentucky 12,000 Tennessee Mississippi 60,000 Louisiana 35,000 South Carolina Texas 200,000 Virginia 82,000 Alabama 60,000. The rest of the text appears garbled and unreadable.
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Incomplete Returns Show Madden and Lorimer Triumphs
Early returns indicate Madden a Republican won in the First Congressional district by about 4000 votes while Lorimer, also a Republican, appears elected by a large plurality.
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Special bulletin reports higher pluralities for national ticket
A special bulletin at 11 10 remarks that pluralities for the Republic's national ticket will be greater. The report notes New York and other references though the text is fragmented.
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