Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-09
SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS
Tuesdays Election Thought to Indicate a
Republican Landslide in 1895.
M'KlNLEY IN LINE FOR LEADERSHIP
Hundreds of Congratu,atory kilograms
showercd on the Champion of Pro-
teotion-washIn gton's Forecast
OF the Presidential Contest.
WASHINGTON BUREAU OF THR BEE !
513 FOURTEENTH STREET, \

NdohlhRbou nlolndytu It's usual luJChSt
interest in the elections of yesterday. The
bulletin boards were surrounded by immense
throngs until a late hour last night, and,
although it poured ram during nil of today,
the crowds filled the streets in front of the
bulletins and cheered mckinley, Protection
and Victory"
The greatest interest conferred upon Ohio
as it was generally conceded that il Governor
Mckinley scored the anticipated victory,
which he did, he would he the presidential
nominee in 1895. Hundreds of congratula-
tory kilograms were sent him this after
noon by public men in Washington and nearly
all of them mentioned the contest of three
years hence. The eastern newspapers and
nearly all of the prominent men in both
parties prophecy McI<inley's promotion in
1896. They advise him to now decline an
other nomination for the governorship on
the grounds that three terms are enough for
any man and because Office in 1896 would
hamper his chances.
While the great victory In Ohio Is re-
garded as a direct triumph for the conditions
under the last republican administration and
a vindication of the republican tariff, the
immense republican victory in Massachu-
sctts is recorded as also significant in a ma
tional way. There the men and issues re-
sembled those in Ohio, the only difference
being that the tariff was more of a practical
factor than in Ohio.
Democrats Disappointed.
Democrats in congress do not attempt to
conceal their surprise or disappointment.
| Mir. Tarsney of Kansas City, a democratic
membe of the house committee on ways and
means. says the result of the elections will
rattle" the democrats in congress and
| likely gain a revision of the figures already
placed in the tariff bill. Others express the
same opinion.
Representative Bryan of Nebraska thinks
the republican victories due to the
unpopular financial policy OF President
Cleveland. He believes that 1.-THE demo-
cratic effort to steal republican thunder by
repeating the silver law was simply re-
buked by the people at the polls. He says:
Il think it safe to assume that the repub-
licans can beat us at their own game. Last
fall we fought the republicans on the tariff
and whipped them. This time we joined
with them on finance and were badly routed.
1t is n little ung grateful in the eastern de-
mocracy to go back on the party after it
has run it its own way, even to the ex-
tent Of alternating many stauncn democrats
in tho south and west"
Must Reform the Tariff.
MIR. Bryan then declares the result of the
elections must not be permitted to change
the prospective tariff bill and adds: 1--WE
were elected to reform the tariff and we
will do it. There may be some hesitancy on
the part of members from the manufactur-
ing districts, but l am not willing yet to
believe that we will be compelled to con-
ciliate Mckinley on protection Just because
our effort to harmonic with Mr.. Sherman
on finance proved disastrous"
The view of Bryan that it was finance and
not the tariff that caused democratic defeat
is laughed at by other men in congress. The
fact that in the industrial states of Massa.
chusetts, New York, New Jersey and Ohio,
where the repeal of the silver law was de.
manded the republicans made the greatest
gains and in the northwest where silver is
strongest the republicans gained least, is
pointed out as conCradicting the Bryan
theory.
Death of an Iowa Pioneer.
Mr.. Hawkins Taylor, who died at his resi-
dence, So B street northwest, yesterday, and
who will be buried tomorrow, was n pioneer
citizen of Iowa and prominently identified
with its early history. In 1886 ne pre-
empted Land where tho city of Dubuque
now stands, but was driven away by the In,
dians. He then p~re-empted land at West
Point, but settled at KeokUk soon after
ward, where he resided for many years
As a member of the first territorial legis
lature of Iowa he took a leading part in The
proceedings of that body. He was elected
mayor of Keokuk in 1857, and also served
a term as sheriff Of Lee county. Ii
this position he was sent to Nauvoc
during the disturbances with The Mormon.
and arrested Hiram, the brother of tn,
famous Mormon prophet, Joseph Smith. HI
was a delegate to the convention which
nominated Llncolp. He was appointed post
office inspector Tor Kansas Dy President Lin
coin in 1868 and hcld the position until 1865
During his residence in Washington Mr.
Taylor has been engaged chiefly in attending
to the business of lis western friends before
the departments and in newspaper CORE
spondence.
Miscellaneous.
Mr.. Patrick Egan Of Lincoln is in the cit,
on a short visit, but the precise nature of hi
business here just at this time has not beef
divulged. He is stopping at the Normandie
PERRY S. HEATH.