The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-11-07
Democratic Managers Claim That
the Official Count Will Elect
Their Candidate.
Republican Leaders Assert That
There Is No Foundation for Be-
lief OF Their Opponents
Vice Chairman Payne Declares That
the Republican Candidate Has
264 Votes Sure.

Chicago. Nov. 5.-Chairman Jones, his
fellow members OF the national commit
tee and every subordinate remaining on
duty at the Auditorium Annex towards
evening. when fuller returns from the
western states were waited for In vain,
| united In seriously claiming the election OF
William J. Bryan. In the absence of ofr-
cial news from southern chairmcn. Senator
Jones had to rely on information from
private sources.
He claimed as certain for Bryan 210 elect
oral votes, and said only one state-Mich-
igan or lndiana-was needed to make the
silver democracy triumphant The repub-
lican claim of 40, 900 ma jority in Indiana had
been reduced by Executive Committeeman
Durbin to 10000 and the democratic claim
was that Indiana would show majority OF
5000 for Bryan On the Michigan question
Secretary Award, of the republican state
committee. wired that McKinlcy's MAORI
ty would reach $1,000. and ten out of twelve
republican congressman were elected, Lin
ton and Mines being defeated. Against
this claim Chairman Campau. Of the demo-
cratic national committee, mado this as
eertion: Gross frauds have been perpe-
trated in the upper peninsula Of Michigan
Take Houghton county as an example. 1t
gave lis majority for Harrison. The re-
publicans claim a majority there Of 400.
II is absurd. With a fair count we will
shoW -hiSAhboh naS eohe ioi ~ SaH ~ a
small ma jorty. The returns are being held
back Tor some reason, ana, IL seems TO me.
for purposes of manipulation"
MI Campau continued: we suspect an
attempt to repeat the crime Of 1876 but we
arc on guard now ana the people VIII not
allow II TO be perpctrated."
| Senator Jones considered the situation
| serious enough from democratic point Of
| view 10 can LOT the immeuiate attendance
| OF apseHt national committeeman Win
| Whom ne mas ADVISED curing the campaign.
| lie sent Telegram 10 gov stone AT JeHer-
| con Slty, MO-, ASKING MN 10 come at once
| 10 chicago Inc senator was cioseteo with
GOV. Altgeld ior some time. Inc governor
| 500 ~ o. W., n,trnse "a snia =, 49,, -, g.
n,s's, a no'., chai. , =. smou'H oe
'.sWa 80 nnrSac,,, S,,s,'Sad a., - sn.u
tho eiection nr Mr. Hryan and heiisva thee
| ,n,onor 90 tho n.onIa 20 s,,ch that 49,, LII
not s,,hm,, 70 he,pD heaten hw tr,nts wa
| fraud Tho st.tements made IN tha M 90.
| ,bat have yiyan I'm ,ha ooh, "a -,
| cedod McKinIev's eIection show a do,ihnr
ate attemnt TO create a false nubiic senti-
| mont. 70 make The neonIe helio,,a N,eI,.
| iev's o,octinn i. accomniisbed a ~ $500
esced In have not for nnnnon, %
ouiesced in his election and will NOT unit,
material returns change the present Sit
uation. on the present showing. claim
Mr. Bryans election as believe Indiana
ara proDhply Micnigan nave been carried
ior MI. Bryah. ana II either mas, Mr.. Bryan
LIB elected.
Should Watch the Count.
| Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 5.-Mr. BRYAN has rc-
ce.ved a number of kilograms ASKING for
| definite Information in regard 70 the e,cc
| ton and has given out the following gen.
! erai answer. ."rbe democratic nat,onaI
| committee claims enough states IN give a
| maiority in tho eIectornI COLLEGE hut H.
vote is very close in several NJ the stat.s
and the result cannot be known nos,tive,v
| until the entire vote 10 counted IN oil c,oss
| contests n is wise for both sides - a,atoS
| the returns 10 guard oyains, tha noss;hiIi.,
Of a mistake, intentionai or ,,nintentjnnai :.
u.nn. p.a,,..s nj E..,.
""n" Neuuces MS Es.'mate'
noon Mark rama mace a statement In
WnIcn ne says me country returns from
tennessee, Kentucky and North Carolina
make tnose states doubtful. am still sure
returns VIII put Texas In the Mckinley
coiumh' Inc maj count VIII give Mckin-
icy no less than ~ electoral votes The
bryah vote mas peen steadily growing
since claimed 81 electors last night
washington Is probably democratic. Ore
gon is republican ana California doubtful
MI llama claims Indiana by 10000.
| Says Mckinley Has 264 Votes.
| Chicago Nov TIL. ,o,,.,
.iCned .,atemen, Lohowlng
| hoe Ar,tt a~ta
nesdav ni,h,. .consiaas,.' WSu,
| rumors which 90 hei.e tne who
thronrboui Tho conntrv NE r. eeulateo
and advisahie ~ .,o,n W. eem !. proper
aion,inn 90 ,naioa,aa '.e 'eH.i. oi w,
| Confirmed by teiearar ~ VIZ Ic.aIns ana
| tha chair,,on - H. $500, ,,.s oiee nom
tees and the members -, ,ha sat- cohmt mn :
miitcaa In ,ho sa,ar.T ~, ~ ''o'al roir-
has ~. ia ha s.a,.s Mchlnley
har oS .,o,ee .o tbat h,s su',,cieht
.,on,ora, roiia,a uiIi 80 no 80 ~ ~ . vi,
These at, Zoe era ~ So,,on,nm ,,I,h ~, .pi
eisc,orai vo1.s -, each s,o,s WI" 'he
..Car,sarnIa q. Connao,,o,,, e.
o. TIi,noi. o.. InSIona *. 49,. "a, awarc'
e. MarnIond O. Mass.chnsa,t "ane'
,aon "a. M,nnosota A. Nov =, 30, m,en-
a. New Jersey 10. New YORK. sc. Nnr,h
Dakota. 2: Ohio. "a. Oregon 4. penmsvi
vania. 30; Rhode Island, 4: South Dakota.
4; Vermont, 1; West Virginia, 6; Wiscon.
I'm ADDITION Mn1s to these the states Of Ken
in doubt. with the chances about even in