The San Francisco call., 1896-11-06
Remote Precincts Will Make
But Little Change in
the Result.
M'LACHLAN AND BOWERS SAFE.
The Pasaien1n Only Thirty Two
Votes Ahead in the Sixth
District

Struggling returns received from remote
precincts in California yesterday did not
enliyen the spirits OF local free-silver DEM
ocrats Al the last compilation Mckinley
had IA. 952 and Bryan 13S, 756 votes, giving
Mckinley a plurality of 6l96. The 125
missing precincts in 1892 gave HARRISON
1892 Cleveland 209S and Weaver $50.
Their entire vote, If cast solidly Tor Bryan,
cannot overcome Mckinley's plurality,
but returns from tn Sc precincts may re-
duce it to about 5000. The suit in the
sections that have not yet sent in returns
will hardly be learned until the official
canvass is made.
The reason for the tenacity with whic b
the Democratic managers adhered TO their
claims that Bryan had carried California,
despite the Mckinley majority figured
from the count. was explained yesterday.
They had labored under the belief that
in certain counties, notably Los Angeles,
the election clerks neglected to combine the
Democratic and Populist electoral vote, and
that the returns on McKinley's plurality
over the Democratic vote only had been
reported. An investigation discloses that
Bryan was accredited with all the votes
cast for both groups of electors on the
fusion ticket The following dispatch
makes it certain that the Nebraskan was
beaten, despite the triple fusion in this
State, every vote cast for him being
counted for him:
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Nov. 5.-Chairman Al
ford of the Democratic State Committee is re-
ported stating that the votes cast for Popu-
list electors in Los Angeles County were not,
he believed, included in Bryan's total vote.
The blanks upon which returns were made to
the Republican committees and to newspapers
included column for Democratic electors and
column for Populist electors. The Democratic
electors received Il, ,402 votes and the popu-
list electors 3551. The TWO combined gave q
total of 15 ,953 The Republican electors re-
ceived 10, S8S votes. II. z. OSBORNE,
Chairman Republican Campaign Advisory
Committee.
Latest returns indicate that in the
Legislature the Republicans will have a
majority of twenty-eight on joint ballot
over the combined opposition.
In the Sixth and Seventh Congressional
districts the fight has been a merry one.
With only two precincts TO hear from Nc
Lachlan leads Barlow in the Sixth by
thirty-two votes. The total vote, with
out these precincts, is: McLachlan,
%, $50; Barlow, %, ,524 The missing pre-
cincts are Priest Valley, in Monterey
County, which in 1892 gave Harrison u,
Cleveland s, Weaver 8, and Guyana, in
Santa Barbara Comfy. which gave Har-
rison 2, Cleveland 3, Weaver L. If Re-
publican gains have not been made in
these localities since 1892 McLachlan' s
plurality will not exceed 10.
Latest returns indicate Congressman
Bowers reelection by at least 500 votes
over Castle. Only five precincts in Fresno
County and three in San Diego Comfy
are yet to be heard from. The pluralities
given to the candidates were as follows:
For Bowers-Kern 500, Orange $50, River
side 656. San Bernardino 525, San Diego 525.
Total 1856.
For Castle-Fresno 45O, Kings 40, MADEIRA
Jos. Merced 325. San Benito 15S, Stanislaus
1S1. Tulare 724 Total 20S6.
The Democratic vote in the missing pre-
cincts cannot overcome Bowers plurality.
Incomplete returns give the following
total votes in the First Second, Third and
Fifth districts:
First District-363 out OF 44o precincts give
Barham R. II 066, Castle F. Is, 221, Monteith
Ind. 705.
Second Distrlct-437 out of AGA precinct:
give Johnson r. 1879, De Vries F. % 1878.
Third District-25S out OF 267 precincts give
Hilborn r. 19.s3S. English F. IL, ,796.
Fifth District-Full returns give Loud R
19.444, Kelly Ind. 1o.727. Kinne f. 9009