Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-05
Mckinley Elected.
BRYAN and Free Silver Defeated
on Tuesday.
West Virginia Goes Republican.

William Mckinley, of Ohio, was
elected President of the United States
on Tuesday, defeating William Jen-
nings Bryan, of Nebraska. He re-
ceived 264 electoral votes, his oppo
nent ITO, with KeDtucky's Is doubt
full. Mckinley carried the Eastern
States, as had been predicted, but the
silvep men failed to develop the
strength they had promised in the mid
die Western States, and Bryan, not re-
ceiving an electoral vote in Ohio, Hi
nois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Wis
consin or Minnesota, sustained defeat
by majority of about ninety.
The returns this morning indicate
that West Virginia has gone Repubh-
can by about 5000 majority. The en-
tire State ticket is elected, and it is
believed that the Republicans will have
majority in the next Legislature Of
the State. Dovener defeats Ar
nett for Congress in the first district,
and Dayton has safe majority over
Brown in the second. The third and
and fourth districts are in doubt.
Maryland went Republican by about
10000, and elected the six Republican
candidates for Congress by safe ma
lorities. Pennsylvania gave a Repub-
lican majority of about 100000, and
New York nearly 100000. All Of
the New England States went for Nc
Kinley by unusually large majoritles,
and New Jersey and Delaware also
went Republican. The Republicans
also carried North and South Dakota,
Oregon and California.
Virginia gives Democratic majority
of 10000; Nebraska 5000; North
Carolina 10000; Colorado 100000;
Kansas $4,000 Utah $1,000; Tennes-
see 5000. All of the Southern States
have given big Democratic majortleS
except Kentucky, which is in doubt.
The Republicans carried Washing
ton county, Nd, by about 1000 ma
jority.
We have not been able so far to Sc
cure the full official returns for Jeffer-
son county. At the two Shepherds
town precincts the total vote was 532,
against 563 in 1894, a decrease Of 81
votes. This year the total Democratic
vote was $50, against 373 two years
ago the Republican vote in 1896 was
2O2, against 100 in 1894. At the
lower precinct in Shepherdstown Mar
ket-House) Bryan got 2l5, Mckinley
l12, lowering 4 and Palmer 6; Brown
2l8, Dayton 10; Watts 224, Atkinson
l12; Shafer 2l5, Getzendanner III;
the rest of the ticket was in about the
same proportion. At the upper pre-
cinct (Hout's) Bryan got us votes,
Mckinley 80, lowering 3 and Palmer
l; Brown III, Dayton 90; Watts lis,
Atkinson 90; Shafer 1l3, Getzendan-
ner 90; Mcdonald ll6, Hunter 9li
Evans lis, Henshaw 90; Hurst ll6
Yantis 81. There was a large majority
for nine months school.
The complete returns for Jefferson
county have not yet been received
but the Democratic majority is in the
neighborhood of 1000. A bulletin
this morning says that Bryan's vote
was 2456, McKinley's 1888 Bryan's
majority ll73. Watts received 249l
and Atkinson 1889; majority fol
Watts, 1902.
Berkeley county gives Mckinley a
majority Of 4l2, Republican gain
Dayton has 500 majority over Brown
gain of 1870 over 1894. The Re
publcans elect their entire ticket by
maiorities running from l64 to 5S8.
1t is probable that John Henshav
and Romanus Hunter, who were Ell
dorsed by the Republicans, are elected
to the House Of Delegates from thu
district over A. w. Mcdonald and j
W. B. Evans, Democrats, by small ma
iorities. D. W. Shatfer, Democrat, i
probably elected to the State Senat'
over H. C. Getzendanner, Republican
by a small majority.
The Republicans will have a SAT
working majority in the next House o
Representatives.
The following table shows the cleo
toral vote of the States.
MchIn- Bryan
ley.
Alabama ...... $3.50. II
Arkansas. .........,..........
California ................... ."...
Colorado northumberland.
Connecticut ..............
Delaware. ................. ."...
Florida NORTHUMBERLAND. =