The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-06
LATEST FROM KENTUCKY.

State In iDispute and The Margin is Mar
Louisville, November 5-Secretary
Richardson of the silver Democratic
committee declines to give out the infor-
nation in possession of his committee
except to assert that Bryan has carried
the state. Chairman Roberts of the Re-
publican committee, said tonight: mo
Kinley has carried Kentucky by at:east
900. They cannot count US out. We
depend on the 11th district to overcome
the plurality of Bryan in eight distl lots.
We expect at least 900 plurality in the
eleventh. This will give us 400 plurality
In the state and expect il to go GOO.
The Democratic pluIalities from Western
Kentucky are almost exactly the same
as Chairman Sommers estimates. This
looks as If his managers there gave Just
what he asked for. -
In q telegram to Canton, Roberts said !:
democrats are bowling that we are
counting them out in the mountains.
This Is to hide the absurdly large Bryan
mejorites in Owen, Graves. Union and
dozen other coun ties''
Louisville, November 6, q a. IN. y
Courier-Jo Journal reports show that Nc
Kinley's plurality is 46O.
ss--as ksNo CHANGES TO MAKE,
Mckinley Will Have 277 Electoral Votes
and Bryan l7O.
New York, Novem ber 5. 5.-Returns re-
ceived today do not alter the figures in
the electoral table sent out last nightsby
the United Associated Presses, which
gave Mckinley 277 votes and Bryan 10
Un fon na1
the former being credited to Mckinley,
and the latter to Bryan are close. The
latest returns from Kentucky place it
confidently in the Republican column.
Kentucky Republican by Small Margin.
Louisville. KY. November 5.-Evan
Settles majority over Col. Breckinridge
for Congress in the 7th district ia about
1400. Republican Secretary Lieberth
claims Kentucky for Mckinley by $500,
Democratic chairman johnson claims it
for Bryan by 1000. The Courier Journals s
returns with 30 precincts missing give
Mckinley plurality Of 1894.
The Tennessee Situation.
Nashville, Tenn, Novemb ber 5.-Re-
liable returns lofficiaD and reports re-
ceived by the Nashville Sun from SO of
the 96 counties in Tennessee with con-
servative estimates on the remaining
counties, give Taylor, Democrat, for gov
eInor 1870 majority over Tillman, Re-
bulioan. The Bryan ticket will lead the
state Democratic ticket BY from 5000 to
10, 900.
Memphis, Tenn, November 5.-One-
third of the counties are still out.
At g. 80 tonight the returns give the
Republicans lead OF about 5000. The
Deyr onrahiO nj anaUarG OlaiYr, tho fatt =,
about 10, 900.
Settles California.
San Francisco, November 5.-With
225, 775 votes counted, Mckinley and
Hobart have about 1900 majority In Cali
fornia. While the precincts tn be heard
from may reduce these figures slightly,
the Republican majority will not BE less
than 5000, giving the Bryan ticket the
benefit of the doubt wherever 1t seems
reasonable.
San Francisco, November 5.-The Dem
| ocrats are hopeful of reducing MoKin-
| ley's majority to $500. The Indications
are that it will exoeed 5000.
Wyoming Republican After All.
Cheyenne. Wyo,. November Sat II
tonight returns from all but s:xty-six
precincts in the state give plurality of
BOO for one of the Mckinley electors,
and 1872 for each of the other two. The
Republicans will control both branches
of the legislature.
Delaware by Over Two Thousand.
Wilmington, Del, November 5.-Mo-
Kinley's plurality in Kent county Is 40 !;
in Sussex, 1923. The count now in pro-
gress in Newcastle county will give Nc
Kinley between 20O0Eand 5000 plurality.
North Dakota Apparently Safe.
Bismarck, N. d., November 6.-Mo-
Kinley and the epublican ticket will
carry the state by 5000 majority; $50 of
the 1918 precincts received, give MoKin-
| ley $500 majority.
In Oregon.
Portland, Ore, November 5.-With
Lake, Grant and Hanrey oouIfties to hear
from the returns give MoKinley's plu
rality 1898.
Slump in South Dakota.
Pierre, 8. d., Novemb ber 5.-The reJuns
| are not in from Is counties. Mckinley
| has lead of $50 SO far. Populist Chair
man Bowler claims the state for Bryan
by 500. The slump in the Republican
estimates came from the fact that the
railroads and mining vote went solidly
for Bryan.