The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-05
THE BIG VICTORY
MCKinley's Electoral
Vote Will Be 287.
souND-MoNEY CONGRESS-.
Enormous Vote 7eryVhere
for National Honor.
new yORHS PLURALITY 27I,662
Close Votes in North Carolina,
Tennessee, and Missouri.
THEY MAY GO FOR MCKINLEY.
Unprecedented PIuraIities in the East
ern and Middle States. .
THEY MAY GO FOR MCKINLEY.
Unprecedented PIuralities in the East
ern and Middle States. .

TIE SuN's returns do not greatly alter its
figures heretofore given. Mckinley 10 elected
by Q large plurality In the electoral college.
There arc several close States. but II they all
were given to Bryan. Mckinley would still have
asafe margin.
The new House of Representatives will stand
Republicans. 232: Democrats. los; Gold Demo-
Gratis. 8: Populists. IT. There will DO q ma
jority OF ten for sound money in the Senate.
New York's plurality for Mckinley is raised
to 271. e62. The Legislature il Overwhelmingly
Republican. there being q majority of 100 on
Joint ballot. The Assembly stands ia Repub-
licans to SO Democrats. r
Tho majority for Mckinley IN Massachusetts,
has increased to 164.00o. In Connecticut to
$4,000. and in Vermont to Al. 900. the largest
by 10000 ever given in q Presidential year.
The majority in New Hampshire may reach
10000, In Rhode Island 90. 00O, and In Maine
about ~, 900.
Corrected returns from New Jersey give that
State to Mckinley and Hobart by o plurality OF
over 81, 900. Even Hudson county. which was
confidently expected to be in the Bryan column.
has swung into line Cor Mckinley and
sound money by 5,400 plurality. and has
elected a solid delegation of eleven Republicans
to tho Assembly. Tho present Congressman.
who are all Republicans, are reelected. Tho
State Assembly will stand So Republicans to 4
Democrats.
The majority for Mckinley in Pennsylvania
IL placed at 277. 900. to which Philadelphia city
contributes lis, 900. The Democrats elect four
Congressmeu, a gain of two.
Delaware has gone for Mckinley by about
. aAn L.. - --u-- ~
tional ticket he may lose one ELECTORAL vote.
The Legislature is said to be Democratic, and
the election of the Democratic candidate for
Congress is reported.
Maryland's majority for Mckinley Is placed
at $4,000. The Republicans carry all of the
six Congress districts.
Virginia gives Bryan only 10. 900 plurality,
Two Republican Congressman. Walker In the
Ninth district and Yost in the Tenth district,
are elected. Bryan seems to have carried North
Carolina by 10000 majority on the electoral
fusion with Populists. The State ticket is doubt
full, with both sides claiming 1t. The Legisla-
ture is probably for fusion by an ar
rangement between the Republicans and
Popuiists. According to an agreement two
years ago this will probably result in the cleo.
ton of q silver Republican United States
Senator. Alabama's plurality for Bryan
10 about 10000. One Popocratic Congressman,
Howard. pulled through by 200 plurality. The
plurality for Bryan in Mississippi is estimated
at 10000. The Watson Populist ticket polled
about 10000 votes In the State. Louisiana
polled only about one-half the votes recently
given at the State election. but Bryan will have
q majority of 1000. All the Popoeratic pomi.
nees for Congress are elected.
Kentucky IL very close. but there IL ample
reason to believe that Mckinley has carried the
State by 1000. The Legislature is Republican
on joint ballot. insuring Il Republican successor
10 Senator Blackburn.
Tennessee Republicans do not give up the
State, although the returns indicate u Popo.
cratic plurality OF $4,000. East Tennessee gave
nearly 3s. 900 Republican plurality. and there
were heavy Republican gains in the western
part of the State. especially In Memphis.
Indiana has gone Republican by at least 90. 900
The Republican gains average nine to the vot
ing precinct. The Republicans lost in tn.
southern part of the State, but gained heavily
in the northern part. Two Popocrats. Zenor In
the Third district and Holman in the Fourth
are probably elected.
McKinley's plurality in Michigan Is now esti
mated at from Sc. 900 to 40, 900. Pingree, Rep.
for Governor. will run ahead of Mckinley
by $4,000 votes. One Congress district II
disputed. Wisconsin holds her own II
her splendid plurality of 100, 900 for Mckinley
solid Republican Congress delegation II
elected. Scoleld. Republican. for Governor
carries the State by 10000.
Illinois has shown her stalwart reputation O.
AltReldism by giving a Mckinley plurality. nov
estimated at 165, 900, a gain of 40, 600 oyel
Tuesday nights figures.
Missouri has probably chosen Bryan electors
but the vote Is very close. and II will take com
plete returns to give the result definitely.
MoKiuley's vote in Montana was less thar
one- fourth of what IL had been estimated