The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-06
CLOSE OF THE BIG CONTEST.
CHAIRMAN PAYNE STILL COUNTS
ON KENTUCKY,

He Also Figures That the Next
United states Senate win Have 40
Senator's For Gold, ~ For Free sill
yer and Two Are StIn Doubtful.
Chairman Hanna to Give Chicago
and New York Newspapers Men a
Banquet.
Chicago. ILL.,, Nov. 5.-Vice Chairman
Payne of the republican national commit
tee was content to-day to rest upon the
total Of 264 electoral votes for William Nc
kinley. He said he could have added one
more as sure for the President-elect, that
of one elector from Wyoming who is said
to have slipped in a winner because the
mlddle-of-the-road populist elector had re-
fused to withdraw and drew vital strength
from the fusion ticket. Mr.. Payne said
his advices from Chairman Roberts of the
Kentucky committee assured him that
states vote would be for Mckinley, but it
would require the official count to deter
mine what the majority would be- At
present Chairman Roberts claimed it by
1900. This state would give Mckinley go
votes
The following telegram was received
from United States Senator Warren, who
is chairman of the Wyoming republican
committee: THE republicans carry eight
counties for the national and state
tickets. One county, surely republican,
has not been heard from. We have GER
tainly one presidential elector and the su-
preme court judge. The state is very
close, but the returns received indicate the
election of the remaining two electors
and congressman"
Chairman Gowdy telegraphed from In
dianapolis to Executive Committeeman
Durbin, sticking to his figures of last
night as to the republican majority in
Indiana-20,O O0O-and adding that Congress-
men Leighton, Hardy, sulzer and Trace
well were probably defeated, making the
delegation nine republicans to four demo-
Gratis, and both branches of the legisla-
ture sure.
Mr.. Payne did some figuring on
the next United States Senate,
saying: I'VE will have ma
jority for sound money in the Senate
There VIII be 46 senators for gold, ~ for
free silver and two doubtful, the doubt
resting on the legislatures which have
just been elected. On the question OF
passing a tariff bill Independent Of a free
silver rider, there will be A for 40 against
and three doubtful. We count on such
silver senators as Kyle and Cannon voting
with the administration"
A matrimonial romance in the midst of
the monotonous whirl of politics leaked
out at republican headquarters to-day c.
E. Mielanz, who has been secretary Of the
German bureau and Miss Ella C. Phillips,
Of Memphis, who was a stenographer in
that department, eloped to Milwaukee yes
terday and were married at the First Ger
man Methodist church last night. The hu-
NOR of the episode lies in the fact that
the marriage was contingent on the cleo
tion of Mckinley. The couple returned TO
Chicago to-day and received a present and
congratulations from the national commit
tee and their associates.
Representatives Of the Chicago news
paper and press associations who have
been engaged in gathering the news from
the republican national headquarters since
the opening of the campaign will leave to-
morrow morning over the Pennsylvania
railroad for New York as the guests of
Chairman Hanna, who desires to show his
appreciation OF their good faith and cour-
tesy by giving a dinner in New York at
which the newspaper men who worked at
the New York headquarters will be pres
ent. Col Perry S. Heath of the printing
and publication department will be in
charge of the party and Assistant Cen
eral Passenger Agent Boyd of the Penn
sylvania railroad will accompany the par
ty east