Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-11-04
LOOKS LIKE A LANDSLIDE
Douglas County Rolls Up a Mckinley Ma
iority,
REJECTS THE FREE SILVER DOCTRINE
Indications thnt the Republicans Have
Elected Mercer ana Every Mnu
ON the city aud County
Tickets.

with the closing Of the polls last night
the hottest political campaign in the history
OF the city was brought TO an end yet the
climax was not reached. All last night the
principal streets of the city contained
bowling mass Of people who cheered and
footed thousands Of tin horns as news Of
the result Of the count progressed and was
announced.
The Bee as usual had erected large can
vas upon which were thrown the bulletins
as they came in over the telegraph wires.
A powerful lime light was brought into play
and as news of republican majorties were
received the thousands of people who had
gathered about The Bee building cheered un-
til they were hoarse. When the picture OF
Major Mckinley was displayed the enthusi-
asm knew no bounds and the din that arose
might have been heard for miles around
The World-IIcrad displayed returns by
the aid Of a storeopticon. but the result was
not satisfactory, owing to the fact that the
operator was unable to get a focus that
would bring out the figures with any degree
Of distnctncss.
Down at the office of the Postal Telegraph
company a stcrCOpticon was in use and an
other large crowd gathered around the
corner
The telephone company grouped its telc.
phones and supplied its patrons with the
election results while they sat in their
homes.
Early yesterday morning the Brvanltcs
marshaled their forces for the fight. going
upon the theory that victory was to perch
upOn their banner in this city. At noon
they felt sure that their candidate would
win out by good plurality. but early
in the afternoon they gave up the fight
ana IN many OF the wards pulled off their
hustlers and sent them home. Soon after
this the carriages that had been hired to
haul voters to tho polls were driven to IT,
stables and the held was abandoned COM
pletely, being left in charge OF the McKin-
ley forces and The sound money democrats.
Men who had bet their money on Bryan
made a desperate attempt to get in out of
the wet by hedging that their favorite would
carry Alabama or some southern state that
the republicans never claimed.
BRYANITES LEAVE THE FIELD.
When the polls closed at o'clock there
was scarcely a polling place in the city
where Bryan man could be found. yet
everywhere the republicans were in high
spirits. They felt that they had scored
victory, and that while they had rolled up
a grand vote for the Nominees on the ma
tional ticket. they had done the same for
the state ticket and had elected nearly. II
not quite. every man on the legislative
county and state ticket.
So far as the result is concerned IT now
locks as though the completed count would
give the entire republican ticket in this
county a plurality Of 1000.
Tie indications are that Mo>ler has car
rie dthe county by 1000 over Dufie. with
chance that another 500 may be added
to his plurality.
The official returns, so far as received
show the following:
One precinct in the Second ward gives
Mckinley. III; Bryan, 1856. The same pre-
cinct in 1894 gave Majors, rep, 1916; Hol-
comb. fusion, 157.
Ir the Third ward one district gives Me
Kinley, 1926; Bryan, Il. The same precinct
in 1894 gave Majors rep, e.; Holcomb. flu
sion. IL
In the Fourth ward six precincts give
Mckinley. 921; Bryan, 456. The same pre-
cincts in 1894 gave Majors, rep 779; Hol-
comb, fusion, SO
In the Sixth ward, five precincts give
Mckinley, sol Bryan. $50. The same pre-
cincts in 1894 gave Majors, $50, and Hol- |
comb 40l.
In the Seventh ward two precincts give |
Mckinley, 400; Bryan. 1879. The same pre-
cncts in 1894 gave Majors, 1854; Holcomb |
1877.
GAINS ALL ALON GTHE LINE.
In the Eighth ward two precincts give Nc
Kinley, 305 Bryan, 2l3. The same pre-
cincts in 1894 gave Majors 2SO; Holcomb |
221.
In the Ninth ward three precincts give
Mckinley 1872 Bryan. 300 The same pre-
cincts in 1894 gave Majors AS; Holcomb, |