The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-11-11
Forty Majority.

CHICAGO, Nov. 5.-Vice Chairman
Payne of the Republican national
committee was content to day to rest
upon the total of 264 electoral votes
for William Mckinley. He said he
could have one more as sure for the
President elect. that of one elector
from Wyoming who is said to have
slipped in winner because the mid
die of-the-road Populist eIector had
refused to withdraw and drew vital
strength from the fusion ticket
Mr.. Payne said his advices from
Chairman Roberts of the Kentucky
committee, assured him that States
vote would be for Mckinley, but it
will require the official count to de-
termine what the majority was At
present Chairman Roberts claimed it
by 1900. This State would give
Mckinley $50 votes
The following telegram was re-
ceived from United States Senator
Warren, who is chairman of the
Wyoming Republican committee:
Republicans carry eight counties
for the national and State tickets.
One county surely Republican not
heard from. Have certainly one
Presidential elector and supreme
judge. State is very close, but re-
turns received indicate the election
of the remaining two electors and
congressman
Chairman Gowdy telegraphed from
Indianapolis to Executive Commit
teeman Durbin sticking to his figures
of last night as to the Republican
majority in 1ndiana-20,000, and
adding that congressman Leighty,
Hardy, Sulzer and Tracewell were
probably defeated. making the dele
cation nine Republicans to four Dem.
ocrats. and both branches of the Leg.
islature sure.
Mr. Payne did some figuring on
the senate. saying:
"We will have a majority for
sound money in the senate. There
will be 46 senator's for gold, 40 for
free silver and 2 doubtful, the doubt
resting on the Legislatures which
have just been elected On the
question of passing q tariff bill inde-
pendent of q free silver rider there
| will be Al for, 40 against and 3
doubtful. We count on such sena-
tors ss Kyle and Cannon voting with
the administration
LOST AND WON
A matrimonial romance in the
midst of the monotonous whirl of
politics leaked out at Republican
headquarters to day. G. E. McLenz,
who has been secretary of the Ger
man bureau, and Miss Ella G. Phil
lips, of Memphis, who was a steno-
grapher in that department, eloped to
Milwaukee yesterday, and were mar
ried in the First German Methodist
church last night. The humor of
the episode lies in the fact that the
marriage was contingent on the cleo.
tion of Mckinley The couple re-
turned to Chicago to day and re-
ceived present and congratulations
from the national committee and as
sociates." F"
HANNA "sETs 'EM UP"
Representatives of the Chicago
newspapers and press associations
who have been engaged in gathering
the news from the national headquar-
ters since the opening of the cam
paign will leave tomorrow morning
over the Pennsylvania railroad for
New York as the guests of Chairman
Hanna, who desires to show his ap-
probation of their good faith and
courtesy by giving dinner in New
York, at which the newspaper men
who worked at the New York head
quarters will be present. Col. Perry
S Heath of the printing and publica-
tion department will be in charge of
the party, and Assistant General Pas
senger Agent Boyd of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad will accompany the
party east.