Evening star., 1896-11-04

of excitement into which Canton was
plunged last night was taken UP again
early this morning. In fact there was no
i intermission, and last night was Joined
with today by uninterrupted din Of
screechng steam whistles. pulled open to
their full capacity and footing a savage
chorus, bands and drum corps marching
and countermarching. uniformed and un-
uniformed clubs parading, artillery COM
| panies shaking the town with cannon sa-
| lite, and the towns people en- massc Join
| ing in the demonstration of enthusiastic
| rejoicing over the result of the elec ton
Whatever doubt there may be as to the re-
| suit is swept aside. and Canton is con-
viEced that their townsman, William Nc
| kinley, Is President-eIect of the United
| States.
Maj Mckinley was about the house by 8
O'Clock this morning, after three hours of
| maps, broken by the demonstra.i lions all
around him. At o'clock this morning he
had stood on the roof of the porch review
ing the Tippecanoe Club. 1909 strong from
Cleveland. 1t was a stirring scene in the
gray of the morning. Maj. Mckinley took
final survey of the estimates up to 4I5
am. There had been marked fuctllation
after midnight. But in any view of the
was that the contest was now over Mai.
and Mrs. Mckinley and the rest of the
members of the local reception committee
We're early on hand to keep away visiting
delegations until later In the day
A curious crowd filled the sidewalks and
streets about the home but no visitors
We're admitted. Teegrams by the hundred
had accumulated through the early morn
ING, ana were delivered in huge punches
lhey were mainly congratulatory with
some additional advice on the situation.
Word came that Oregon gave a Mckinley
majority OF 1000; Louisville would give a
majority OF. H,Joo, an increase of 800 over
last night, which renewed interest in the
kentucky outcome; Wisconsin's plurality
would reach 100000
Sure of .:sD Electoral N,t.s
In general way the returns led IN tbe
conviction among Major Mckinley's close
associates that 30 electoral votes were as
sured beyond peradventure; 4S more were
regarded as probable for Mckinley and Is
doubtful. Those regarded as certain are
Connecticut, Illinois. Indiana, Iowa, Maine
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Min
nesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, Vermont and Wisconsin,
Those counted as probably for McKin-
ley are North Dakota. South Dakota, Della
ware, Kentucky. Montana. Washing .on,
west Virginia and Wyoming. The doubt
fuls are Kansas and Nebraska
Joseph Z. Smith. political secretary of
Major Mckinley, has made an unofficial
summary of pluralities, giving the states
| in detail and showing total Of 1..37 900
Mckinley plurality in twenty-seven states.
He adds:
The electoral vote Of Mckinley and
Hobart will be somewhere between :S9 and
;5o4, leaving to Bryan and Sewall not more
than " to lbs In my confident judgment,
Mckinley and Hobart will receive nearly, if
not quite. 1,JGo.Uo0 plurality of the popular
vote
Stood the Ordeal Well.
Mrs. Mckinley stood the ordeal of last
night with unexpected endurance. consid-
ering the fact that she rose from u sick
bed yesterday. This morning she showed
no i'll effects of the strain, and expected
to be up and about later In the day.
AT l O'Clock Major Mckinley came from
the breakfast room to the library and
cheerily greeted his friends and a party
OF ladies. He showed no evidence of fa-
tigue, and said that he felt refreshed from
his snatches Of sleep. Congratulations were
extended from all sides, to which the ma
Jor smilingly responded with thanks, but
without comment. His face showed relaXa-
ton from the intense strain of yesterday,
and his whole bearing was that of man
from whom great load had been remov-
ed. Abner Mckinley had his hands full of
kilograms giving the latest reports from
doubtful points, and most of these were
favorable. One from Senator Thurston
conveying congratulations was scanned for
reports on Nebraska, which, however, it
did not contain.
MOrtOn's Concentrations.
At II o'clock Major Mckinley received
the following from New YORK:
AT o'clock. from returns already re-
ceived. 1 feel warranted in extending my
heartiest congratulations Of your trium-
phant election to the presidency of the
United States My state ratifes the YER
dict by giving you plurality of at least
quarter of a million.
LEVI z. NORTON"
AT HOBART"S HOME.
Great Display of Good FeeIinx Dy His