Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-04
LOOKS LIKE A LANDSLIDE
Douglas County Rolls Up 4 Mckinley Ma
jOTity,
REJECTS The FREE SILVER DOCTRINE
Indications that the Republicans Have
Elected Mercer and Every Man
on the City and County
Tickets.

With the closing OF the polls last nighi
the hottest political campaign in the history
Of the city was brought 20 al end yet the
climax was not reached. AL last alght the
principal streets Of the city contained a
bowling mass Of people who eheered and
footed thousands Of tin horns as news o.
the result OF the count progressed and vas
announced.
The Bee, as usual, had erected large can
vas upon which we're thrown the bulletins
as they came in over the telegraph wires
A powerful lime light vas brought into play
and as news Of republican maJoTJ!es Sas
received the thousands Of people who had
gathered about The Bee building cheered IN
II they we're hoarse. When the picture Of
Major Mckinley was displayed the enthusi-
asn knew no bounds and the din thar arose
might have been heard for miles around.
The WorId-HeraId displayed returns by
the aid OF a stc;eopt.con. but the result was
not satisfactory. owing 10 the fact that the
operator vas unable 20 get a focus that
would bring out the figures with any degree
Of distinctusss.
Down al the ofzce Of The Postal Telegraph
company a stereOpt!coG was in use and an
other large crowd gathered around the
corner.
The telephone company grouped It's ,sle-
phones and supplied its patrons with the
election results while they sat in their
homes
Early yesterday morning The Bryanites
nagShaled their forces FOR the hsht going
lU0u the theory that victory Vas 70 perch
upon their banner 10 this city. AZ noon
they felt sure that their candidate would
win out by gooi-sized plurality, but early
N he afternoon they gave up the Gght.
a.-
hustlers and sent them home. soon after
this the carriages that had been hired 70
haul voters 70 the polls We're driven 70 he
stables and the held was abandoned COM
pletely. being ef; In charge OF the McKlu-
ley forces and the sound money democra a.
Men Who had BET their money on Bryan
made desperate attempt TO get in out o.
the vet by hedging that their fay1rite would
carry Alabama or some southern state shat
the republicans never claimed
BRYANITEs LEAVE THE FIELD.
When the polls closed AZ O'Clock there
was scarcely a polling place in ,he city
where a Bryan man could be found yet
everywhere the republicans were 10 high
spirits They felt that they had scored
victory. and that while they had rolled up
a grand vote for the nominees on the ma
rional ticket. they had done tn same for
the state ticket and had elected nearly. II
not quite. every man on the legislative
county and state ticket
So far as the resul; Is concerned It log
looks as though tbs completed cunt would
give the entire republican ticket in this
county plurality o. 500 70 co.
TIE indications are that Mercer has car
r!ed the county b. 1000 over Duf.e. S.th
a chance that another so may be added
20 his plurality.
The Official returns 20 Ear as received,
show the following:
One precinct in the second ward gives
Mckinley IT Bryan. l55. The same pre-
cinct in 1894 gave Majors. rep, l05; Hol-
comb fusion, l57.
L. the Third ward one district gives Nc
Kinley 1Z5. Bryan. ~. The same precinct
Ia 1894 gave Majors, rep, 81 Holcomb. 10.
slOu- n.
In the Fourth ward six precincts give
Mckinley s2l Bryan, $50. The same pre-
Continued On second Paksl