The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-11-14
FOR BRYAN


Kentucky, with its 10 votes, is very
close, and is claimed by both sides.
Returns from North Carolina. Wash
ington and Wyoming are meager, and
these states are also claimed by both
sides.
The returns from Kansas are so linz
tied that neither party can with any
Justice make any lain.
The returns show some interesting
features and in some respects have been
a surprise to the leaders of both polit-
ical parties.
The New England states have. as pre-
dicted. given heavy pluralities for Nc
Kinley without exception. The repub-
lican ticket was successful in Massa-
chusetts beyond what was claimed for
1t by the most enthusiastic prophet.
New York and Pennsylvania vie with
each other for the largest plurality
and the figures at hand do no indicate
which one of them has surpassed the
other. each state has given the repub-
lican candidate a plurality of between
275, 900 and 100000. To these states Ili-
nois is a good third in its plurality for
tho winning candidate. If the per-
centage of gain over the presidential
election of 1892, that has so far been
shown, continues to the end 1t will give
a plurality OF not far from lie, 600.
In the gubernatorial race Altgeld has
been badly defeated. but is not buried
SO deeply and is probably about 10000
ahead of the democratic national tick
ct. There has been evidently q large
vote cast throughout the state for Nc
Kinley n Altgeld.
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Indiana, If any of the rules for esti-
mating the state which previous to the
present election held good. are still to
be relied upon, there is no justification
for the democratic claims of having car
ried the state. If the ratio of republican
gains continues to the end of the count,
Mckinley will have approximately TO-
900 plurality in the state.
In Iowa, as far us can be seen from
the returns at present, the republican
plurality has been very large-not far
either way from $1,000 majority.
Ohio, which has all along been claimed
by Chairman Jones as a state in which
Bryan would push Mckinley very close,
has given the republican candidate an
overwhelming plurality.
In Michigan the election has result
ed in a very heavily reduced vote for
the republican ticket. The free silver
paper of Detroit comedies the state to
Mckinley by $4,000. The last previous
vote in the state was in 1895, when
Moore, the republican candidate for
Justice Of the supreme court, had a plu-
rality Of T1,4S7 over McGrath, his demo-
cratic rival.
West Virginia is confidently claimed
by the republicans, n the chairman
Of the democratic state central commit
tee last evening conceded the state to
Mckinley.
Tennessee presents some of the inter-
esting features of the campaign. Pat
terson, the gold democratic candidate
for congress in the city OF Memphis. is
running neck and neck with his oppo-
nent, and the official count will be nee
essary to decide between them. The
state at large is claimed by both parties,
and because of the length of the ticket
the returns are coming in so slowly that
neither side seems entirely justified in
| claiming the electoral vote with any
confidence.
North Carolina is claimed by both
parties. but as in Tennessee the returns
are very slow, and no definite conclusion
| is possible at present.
South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi,
Alabama and Louisiana are all for
Bryan by about the normal democratic
majorities.
The Virginia electors will without
question be for Bryan. Int they have
been elected by q heavily reduced DEM
ocratic vote.
The republicans have abandoned all
hope OF Texas. and the state is conceded
to Bryan.
The fusion between the populIsts and
republicans in this state did not prove
Q success.
Nebraska has gone for Bryan. not
withstanding the republican claims. but
Kansas has as yet said practically