The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-11-14
THE RESULT
As Viewed From Democratic and Republi-
can Standpoints.

New YORK, November 8-The Worlds
Extra says: Chairman Brice, of the dem
ocratic national executive committee, CON
cedes the election of Harrison Capt. Nc
Clellan, chairman of the campaign com
mittee, was the only member of the ma
tional committee at headquarters this
morning. He made an authoritative an
nouncement of Brice's concession of re-
publican victory.
The World puts California and Indiana
in the republican columns and gives Harri-
son 233 votes in the electoral college, In
regard to the congressional situation the
world says:
CONGRESS-, AS WELL AS THE PRESIDENCY, IS
LOST.
AS the returns from congressional dis
tricts come in the complexion of the house
becomes more and more doubtful. This
is the most important and interesting of
the questions Of the campaign yet unde-
cided. There is possibility that the re-
publicans may have the control Of the
51st congress- The democratic majority
Of eighteen has dwindled away. Several
estimates made by the democrats in this
city bring the margin down to two votes.
The republicans are claiming that full
returns will give them the house. This
is an improbable but distinct possibility.
There have been
SOME SURPRISING REPUBLICAN GAINS.
Democratic St. Louis elected three repub-
ican congressman. The republicans
make apparently well-based claims to
three gained in Michigan, but the demo-
Gratis have gained in Virginia. New York's
delegation is unchanged as to parties
The fact of the situation is that there are
enough districts yet uncertain to turn the
house majority either way. The cam
paign is ended in this city and things are
fast settling down to their normal condi-
ton. The various campaign committees
have closed up their headquarters, with
the. exception of the democratic and re-
publican national executive committees,
and they will probably be abandoned to-
day. The national democratic committee
now comedies for the first time the cleo
ton of Harrison.
Under the heading of
TARIFF REFORM DEFERRED,
the Times free trade) says Harrison and
Norton have been elected president and
vice president of the United States. The
majority for the republican candidates
in the electoral college will be one vote
less than that cast in 1884 for Cleveland
and Hendricks. Harrison has carried
New York, Indiana, California, Michigan
Colorado and all the states which have
been regarded as debatable states. The
majority in this state for Harrison will
not be far from 1000.
IN INDIANA IT WILL BE VERY SMALL,
but in Minnesota, Iowa and Michigan,
where the interest manifested IN the
tariff question was relied upon to effect
considerable change in the vote, the re-
publicans developed the full party
strength and obtained plurality for the
national ticket much larger than that cast
for Blaine in 1884. Connecticut gives a
small majority for Cleveland and shows {
marked democratic gains in the manufac-
turing towns, where the question of tariff
taxation was constantly and thoroughly /
discussed during long campaign. New
Jersey, a state greatly interested in man
ufacturing, not only more than doubled
the democratic majority OF 1884 but
chooses a legislature that will return
democratic TT. S. Senator to succeed Nc
Pherson. The congressional elections {
were
HOTLY CONTESTED I
and the outcome Of the ballot in many 7
states is surprising. BY the latest re-
ports it appears that the DIST congress 1
will be controlled by the democrats by
an exceedingly small majority, which may 9
be wiped out altogether by corrected re
turns from Virginia, Arkansas, North
Carolina and Michigan, in all OF which
states there are disputed results