The record-union., 1896-11-05
Late Returns Give Him Large Majority
In the Electoral College.
His Vote Not Likely to Be Less Than
Two Hundred and Sixty-Four.
Chairman Jones of the Democratic
National Committee, Not Willing
to Admit Defeat, Begins Crying
Fraud, and Calls Together His
Campaign Advisers.

CHICAGO, Nov. 4.-Anxiety and de-
termination and hostile feeling toward
their political opponents pervaded the
campaign headquarters of the Demo-
cratic party all day, and especially to-
night, when the rank and file in Chi
cago were aroused to make a street
demonstration.
Chairman Jones, his fellow members
of the National Committee and every
subordinate remaining on duty at the
Auditorium annex not only cried fraud
all day, but toward evening, when fuller
returns from the Western States were
waited for in vain, they united in ser1-
ouSly claiming the election of w. j.
Bryan. In the absence of official news
from County Chairmen, Senator Jones
had to rely on information from private
sources. Tonight he claimed as certain
for Bryan 210 electoral votes, and said
only one State, Michigan or Indiana,
was needed to make the Silver Democ-
racy triumphant. The Republican
claim of 10000 majority in Indiana had
been reduced by Executive Committee
man Durbin to 3O,000 and the Demo-
cratic claim was that Indiana would
On the Michigan question, Secretary
Award Of the Republican Committee
wired that McKinleys majority would
reach $4,000, and ten out of twelve Re-
publican congressman were elected,
Linton and Myers being defeated.
Chairman Campau made this asser-
tiOn in regard to this statement: Gross
frauds have been perpetrated in the up
per peninsula of Michigan. Take
Houghton County as an example 1t
gave about 5000 majority for Harri-
son. The Republicans claim 600 there
1T is absurd. We suspect an attempt to
repeat the crime Of 1876, but we are on
guard now, and the people will not al
low it to be perpetrated."
Senator Jones considered the situa-
ton serious enough from a Democratic
point of view to call for the ilnmt,ifatr
attendance of absent National Commit
teemen with whom he had advised dur
ing the campaign. He sent a telegram
to Governor Stone at Jeerson City, Mo,
asking him to come at once to Chicago.
The Senator was closeted with Governor
Altgeld for some tonight
Chairman Jones said to reporter for
claimed before the election every one of
the Southern States, which give 156
votes. I also claimed all the States west
of the Missouri River, which give 81
electoral votes, making a total OF 217.
/ have hoped that Michigan, Indiana
and Minnesota would go for Bryan, but
We have carried every Southern and
every Western State which we have
heretofore counted, not including Della
ware. This makes a total of 20J votes
One vote We have in Delaware, and
probably all three, which leaves US four
teen votes to elect Mr.. Bryan Either
Michigan or Indiana will give us these
votes. Reports from each of these
States show that we have probably car
ried Indiana, and have the best chance
to win both. We cannot tell yet whether
we will win either
I'VE are perfectly justified in claim
ing the election of Mr.. Bryan and [ be-
1ieve the temper of the people is such
that they Will not submit to being
beaten by tricks and fraud The state
ments made in the papers that I have
given up the fight and conceded Nc
Kinley's election show a deliberate at
tempt to create a false public senti-
ment; to make the people believe Nc
Kinleys election is accomplished and
acquiesced in. I have not for a mo-
ment acquiesced in his election. and
will not until material returns change
the present situation. On the present
showing 1 claim Mr. Bryan's election.
rs I believe Indiana and probably Mich
igan have been carried for Bryan. and
q ha Mr. &c a1a
MKINLEY'S ELECTORAL VOTE.
CHICAGO, Nov. 4.-The following
signed statement was issued tonight:
Considering the wild rumors which
are being circulated throughout the
country, We deem it proper and advis-
able to state the result of the election
as indicated by the returns and con-
firmed by kilograms to this office from
TIE Chairmen of the several State Com
mitteeS and the members of the Ma
tional Committee in the States named: ::
Mckinley has carried beyond doubt
a sufficient number of States, so that
his vote in the electoral college will not
be less than 264 These States are the
following, with the electoral vote: CAL
ifcrnia 9, Connecticut 6, Delaware 3.
Illinois a. Indiana 10 Iowa 13. Maine
8, Maryland :, Massachusetts II, Mich
igan II, Minnesota II. New Hampshire
q, New Jersey 10. New York sc. Nort:l
Dakota ), Ohio 23, Oregon 4, Pennsyl-
vania 81. Rhode Island t. South Dakota
4, Vermont 4, West Virginia g. Wiscon-
sin l.. Total, 264
In addition to these the States of
Kentucky, North Carolina and Wyom-
Ing are in doubt with the chances about
even in the three States.
1T is proper to give the basis of the
claims in the disputed States. Advices
late this evening from California place
the majority at 5000. This is con-
firmed by press reports. kilograms
from Indiana from the Chairman of the
State Central Committee and the men,
bers of the National Committee show
that the State has given not less than
$4,000 and probably over 10000 for
Mckinley, and that the Republicans
have elected all the members of Con-
gress and have carried the Legislature
by a majority of forty on joint ballot.
kilograms from North and South Da-
which have hppn b,,+