The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-08

Louisville, Ky, Nov. 7.-To-nirht
brings no material change in the polit
zeal situation in Kentucky The Demo.
cratic headquarters give out no detailed
hgures TO substantiate their claims of
carryin" the State for Bryan, while the
kepubl can managers bolster their asser-
lions of success with tables emhodyinp
the majority of each candidate in ali of
the several counties and districts.
y call at Democratic Headquarters to-
night found sign reading: These
headquarters closed.' None of the com
mittecmen could be found for a state
mcnt. The following is from Republican,
Chnirmnn Roberts:
Kentucky has gone Republican for
the irst time in its history in a presi
dentai year. Complete Official returns
from II counties and reliable unofficial
returns from the other eight give Mo
kinley 1876 plurality Four Years AGO
the State gave Cleveland ID, coo plurality
overilarrison and gave Weaver. the popu
list candidate, $500 votes The fusion
oil Democrats and Popuiists this wear WINS
complete ana the victory for Mckinley
means, therefore, reversal of Ga 600
votes, based on the figures of 1892.
Our silver friends made big ado
over 1000 Republican gain in the Elev-
enth district, but see nothing remarka-
Die III a gain of 1000 Democratic plu
| rallty IN II single county in the First dis
trict They also affect surprise that the
republican State committee has been
sticking to its claim of 400 to GOO plural
ity for Mckinley in spite of the discov
| cry Oh great errors against Bryan in Hair
am, fayette and Galloway counties, and
| say whenever Bryan made gain in this
way sent cipher dispatch to the Elev-
| enth district for IL corresponding increase
in tie Mckinley plurality These en-
rors which the newspapers make a great
auo ABOUT In each succeeding issue were
their own and not ours, and explain how
some OF the newspapers gave Mckinley
anywhere from 1000 to 5000 plurality,
when the committees figures, open TO
the world, stood between 400 and Geo fo,
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 who could be reached to rush
complete unofficial returns and to closely
watch the official count. On the strength
of the answers To these messages | is
sued bulletin "Wednesday evening, Which
was published in all the louisville pa
! ners, saying among other things:
Ihe Democrats will get the Eleventh
! district with Is, 900 in their favor. Re-
/
the Eleventh district already assure con
Siderably over ll,000 Republican plu.
rality'
This bulletin was based upon actual
unofficial figures from every county but
five, and has stood the test from last
Wednesday until to day in spite of the
rrors oi newspaper spondents and
the surprising claims of free silver lead
ers evidently based upon before thc.elec-
ton estimates, rather than after-the.eec
! ton returns. This committee has hod
nothing to do with the conflicting reports
I of newspapers, and the big gains and
losses they have been finding in unoili-
cia returns for several days have not
changed our tables ut any time
The official count has resulted in oc.
casional changes from our unofficial
figures, but they have about balanced
each Other, and my figures of We Ines
day are practically confirmed by the oili-
! cial count
AT this writing our almost complete
returns show that the Democrats 20 to
the Eleventh district with IL. S22 plural
ity in their favor, and are met there with
l4,2's Republican plurality, giving Il net
plurality OF 1916 for Mckinley
SAM. J. RBERTS, Chairman. =