But, he told cheering protesters, "We have got to stay out."

"This is one of the greatest moments of my political career," the Premier told cheering supporters.

"I'm here to serve you," Johnson told cheering supporters.

"I'm ready to serve as Houston's next mayor," he told cheering supporters.

"This campaign was a milestone for all of us," Mr. Daley told cheering supporters.

"I believe we're going to win here," Mr. Gephardt, 62, told cheering union supporters during a weekend swing through 10 cities.

"The time has come to put the country back on the right track," Mr. Chretien told cheering supporters early this morning.

Later, he told cheering crowds that the officers would be detained and would face justice.

"America has said yes to a Presidential campaign about the future of America," he told cheering supporters in a ballroom here.

He told cheering supporters that President Barack Obama had run out of ideas, excuses and time.