The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-08
EENTUChr is REPUBLfCIN.
Mckinley Has Certainly secured Twelve
ofthe Thirteen Notes-A statement

LOUISVILLE. KY, Nov. Z. Mo Alnley
has certainly got twelve Of Kentucky
thirteen electoral votes.
.rhe official count by the County Cah-
yassing Boards was completed this AFTER
nam hut the returns are SLOW In coming
in. end at this hour @ p. M 1t Is I'M
possible to get the total vote with any
degree CT accuracy.
The totals of the official count IN thi'
GoYcrsou) county have not been an
no,ncod. but Mckinley gained about lo'
votes on his plurality of l2'jh'
The last edition OF the Evening llneS
estimates McKnlcy's plurality IN the
state at 6sg. The Posts estimate Is over
loo more. The official count IN most
every county heard from shows that
Kast. the first Republican, and Smith'
the first Democratic elector, lead thelr
tickets by from % 10 100 votes, ana 'nlS
insures Bryan one elector.
I-p to 9 o'clock 10 was Impossible 10
secure a statement from Domocrduc
hoadouarters. The rooms were dark
and tho motel clerk at the Willard said
National Committeeman Noodson had
gone home. Secretary Richardson oi
the State Committee. could not bee iouhd.
At 8 o'clock the following bulletin was
issued from Republican headquarters.
Kentucky has gone Republican, for the
first time in it's history Ia the presiden-
tial wear. Official returns from III coun-
ties. and reliable unofficial returns from
the other eight counties. give Mckinley
ass plurality. -Four years ago the state
gave Cleveland 10000 plurality over liar-
rison. and gave Weaver. the Populist
candidate. 1850 votes. The fusion OF
the Democrats and Popuists THIS year
was complete. aud the victory for Nc
Kinley means. therefore. reversal OF
6iOl0 votes. based on the figures Of 1892.
"Our silver friends make great ado
over . 200 Republican gain in the Eleventh
district. but see nothing remarkable m "a
gain u 300 Democratic plurality in "a
single county I'm the First district IhcF
also affect surprise that the Republican
State Committee has been sticking TO its
claim OF 400 10 900 plurality for Mckinley
i'm spite Of discovery OF great errors
against Bryan in Hardin Fayette, Gallo
way and other counties and say that
whenever Mr. Bryan made a gain in this
way ] sent cipher dispatch 10 tho
Eleventh list for corresponding addition
10 the Mckinley plurality.
"Thosc errors which the newspapers
made great ado over I'm each succeed
ing issue were their own and not ours and
explain how some OF the newspapers
gave Mckmiry anywhere from 1900 10
5000 plurality. when the committees fig
ureg. omen 10 the world, staid between
400 70 500 for three days.
AT o'clock on the morning after the
election we realized that the result would
be very close and wired every county
chairman VINO could be reached 10 rush
complete unofficial returns and TO closely
watch the Official count. ON the strength
OF the answers to the messages. ] issued
a bulletin Wednesday evening. which was
published in an the Louisville papers,
saving among other things. The Demo-
Gratis will 90 10 The Eleventh district with
1860 I'm their favor
Returns from one-halt Of the counties
of'the Eleventh district already in. as
sure considerably over 1900 Republican
plurality.
This bulletin was based upon actual
unofficial figures from every county but
five. and has stood the test from last
Wednesday until to-day. i'm spite OF errors
OF newspaper correspondents. and the
surprising claims Of free silver leaders
evidently based upon before the election
estimates rather than election returns.
This committee had nothing to DO with
the conflicting reports Of newspapers. and
the big gains and losses they have been
finding I'm unofficial returns -cr several
days have not changed our tables at
any time
The official count has resulted IN oc-
caslonal changes from our unofficial fig
ures. but they have about balanced each
other and my figures on Wednesday are
practically confirmed by the official count
AT this writing our almost complete
returns show that the Democrats go 70
the Eleventh district with 13s22 I'm their
favor. and are left there with 1880 Re-
publican plurality. giving a net plurality
Of 4JG for McK'lley.
(Signed) IS. J. ROBERTS.
Chairman"