Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-05
JONES DOES NOT GIVE UP HOPE.

JONES DOES NOT GIVE UP HOPE
Have Been Chusen.
An enthusiastic mob of Bryan ad-
mirers surrounded the Auditorium
Annex last evening. The rumor was
rife that Chairman Jones. of the Dem
ocratic headquarters. had announced
that California, Kentucky and Indiana
were no longer in doubt and that Bry-
ans election was assured. That started
the crowd
A reporter for the Associated Press
asked senator Jones for m authoritative
statement of his view Of the result and
the senator dictated the following and
signed it:
4 have counted from the beginning
as the states UPON which we relied
for Mr.. BEyan's election. the southern
states with 156 votes and the states
yest II the Missouri with 81 votes.
making a total of 2l7. have hoped
that we would carry Indiana. Michigan
ond Minnesota. I believe that we have
carried every southern state except
Maryland. and that we have carried
all of the western states heretofore
counted on. which leaves us-not count
ing Delaware which l think we have
carried. and which I have not hereto
fore calculated on-2o9 votes. One
vote we certainly have i'm Delaware
and probably three. But counting only
one vote which we have beyond doubt
1t leaves necessary to a majority IL
votes.
Either Michigan or Indiana would
give us those IA votes. The reports
are encouraging and lead us to be-
lieve that while both states are close
we have the better chance to win each
and that we may probably carry both.
There can he scarcely "A doubt of
our getting Indiana. Under these cir
cumstances IL seems To me that we are
entirely justified In claiming the cleo
ton of Mr.. Bryan. which I do. And
! believe that the temper Of the peo-
pie Is that they will not allow their
choice to be defeated Ivy tricks and
fraud.
AS I believe. Indiana and probably
Michigan have voted for MIR. Bryan.
and IL either has he is elected
Senator, will you permit this to be
sent out over your signature. as a
| signed statement by you Of your opin-
| Ion OF the existing conditions
Certainly" he replied, you may
sign my name TO it
A dispatch from Lincoln. Neb.. says:
Bryan last night gave out the follow
| ing in reply to Numerous kilograms
from all parts Of the county: THE
| Democratic national COMMITTEES claims
| enough states to give a majority In
the electoral college. but the vote Is
very close i'm several. states and the
result cannot he known positively un-
| til the entire vote is counted. In all
| close contests Il Is wise for both sides
| to watch the returns to guard against
the possibility of mistake. intentional
| or unintentional." Bryan dictated this
| statement to a typewriter. but when
| pressed for something more for the
press declined to yield. saying that he
| could give no utterance tn his opinion
| as to the result or outline his intentions
| until the outcome should he definitely
known.
\ dispatch from Washington says
that Chairman Butler. of the Populist
national committee. is not ready Ia
concede the election of Mckinley, but
saws: Every report from the back dis
| tricts Is in our favor. This especially
is true in South Dakota. which we have
| carried. and Kentucky. which looks
more favorable by later returns. Our
best districts are in the country. and
we cannot tell how large our vote will
be until Il Is all in"