Evening star., 1896-11-04
Other Doubtful States.

Texas, which at ole time was claimed as
republican by 10000. was finally conceded
to be for Bryan. The Galveston News this
morning comedies the election of Bryan and
Sewall electors; also the election of Cul-
bertson, silver democrat, for governor.
Nebraska, at / am, was claimed by the
republican state committee. Chairman
Post conceded part of the state ticket to
the opposition, but still clai.n that the re-
publicans would elect their presidential
electors, the state legislature and Congress
men from the first, second, fourth and fifth
districts. He said that the figures from 151
precincts out of 1,GU in the state outside
Of Douglas county gave Mckinley 2,615
ma jority.
Populist Chairman Edmiston claimed the
state for Bryan by 25.OO0. and he said the
fusion state and congressional ticket Is
elected throughout.
The Tennessee republican state commit
tee furnished the following statement:
THE VOTE If counted as cast, will give
Tennessee to Mckinley and Hobart, as well
as to Tillman. for governor. by large ma
jority. but information from large counties
In middle and west Tennessee indicates
frauds by democratic elec ton officers on a
large scale
From Michigan the statement came that
the republicans had carried the state by
10000 to 10000 for Mckinley and that Pin
gree, republican was elected governor by
a majority not far short of that given Nc
Kinley.
Chairman Baker of the democratic state
committee declined to make any statement
further than that the few counties from
which he had received returns show aver
age gains for the silver ticket Of 800 over
the democratic majorities Of '92.
Chairman Ferry of the republican state
committee gave out the following:
Returns from twenty-four out of eighty
three counties give 1920 majority for NC
Kinley, indicating republican majority in
Michigan of upward of 10000. These
counties do not include Wayne, Kent or
Saginaw, which will materially increase the
republican majority OF the twelve congress
SIGNAL districts the third and sixth will
be close, the remainder surely republican.
The foliowing messages showed the situa-
ton In California: Impossible to give
figures in this state, both parties claim it.
"(signeO STEPHEN N. WHITE.
Los Angeles, Cal"
The California republican state COM
mittee sent the following: "Forty-one scat
tering precincts out of 2.377, in California.
give Mckinley 1,241; Bryan, 11S0 Same
gave Harrison 1.107; Cleveland, 1O19. Re-
ports show gain for the republican ticket,
and the committee claims the state for Nc
kinley by a decided majority. The vote
from democratic districts in San Francisco
so far as counted shows heavy republican
gains"
Another Statement by MIR. Jones.
At 1:15 am. Chairman Jones gave out
another statement. He said:
This whole affair this evening has been
most extraordinary. 1 have just received
word from Raleigh, N. c., and they stated
that North Carolina is absolutely safe for
Bryan. and by at least 10000 majority. and
yet reports have been giving it to McKin-
ley all evening. This is only specimen
Of the way things are going. The republi-
cans seem to have taken charge of the re-
turns and are sending them out to suit
their own purposes. There is something
wrong about the way things have been GO
ing tonight
Both democratic and populists leaders
II believe that these early reports are
to prepare the country to believe that
Mckinley is elected" said Chairman Geo
T. Washhurn of the populist national COM
mittee. "Our private advices from the