The record-union., 1896-11-04
Voters Speak in No Uncertain
Tones With the Ballot.
Mckinley and Hobart Chosen Prei-
dent and Vice President
Their Electoral Vote Will Probably be COnsid-
erabIy Over Three Hundred.
The Advocates Of the Free Coinage Of Silver Literally
Showed Under.

NEW YORK, Nov. 4-From returns
received by the United Associated
Presses I'D to / a. m. the indications are
that Mckinley will have 31S electoral
votes as follows: New England 80,
New York SO, New Jersey 10, Pennsyl-
vania 81, Ohio %, Wisconsin u, Iowa
-, South Dakota 4, Maryland s, Illinois
"a, Kentucky 13, West Virginia 16, Ten
nessee 10, Virginia y, Nebraska 8,
North Carolina II, Indiana 15, Michigan
IA, Minnesota 8, Missouri II. Total
31s.
The total electoral vote for Bryan is
93. as follows: South Carolina 9,
Georgia IS, Alabama II, Florida 4, Mis-
sissippi g. Louisiana s, Arkansas s,
Montana 8, Idaho 3, Colorado 4, Utah
=, Nevada 3, Texas Is. Total 93.
The returns from the others are
very meager, and they are classed as
doubtful.
CHICAGO. Nov. 3-The election for
President to-day came like a landslide
=
oeeding even the most sanguine ex-
pectations of the Republicans. AS it
now looks the electoral vote is likely to
exceed 300.
Committeeman Payne claims for the
Republican ticket all the New England
States, Maryland, Delaware, West Vir-
ginia, Ohio, Tennessee, North Carolina,
Virginia, Indiana, Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin. North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa,
Nebraska, Kansas, Wyoming, Oregon
and California. Mr.. Payne sent the
following message late last evening:
"Garret A Hobart, Paterson, n. J.:
East in showing its detestation of the
doctrines enunc!ated at Chicago. All
good citizens here are rejoicing at the
overwhelming defeat of Organism and
Tillmanism- May we hear no more
their voices over the land, seeking to
ircite discomfort. Our people have
shown themselves capable of self-gov-
ernment and have rebuked the dema-
gogues in no uncertain terms. We have
won this great victory by the efforts
cf good citizens, regardless of previous
PARTY affiliations. Much will be ex-
Tected and much will be realized from
this great victory"
Republican national headquarters
was a scene of animation from early
in the evening till late at night. In
addition TO the bulletins numerous
messages were received by members of
the National Committee in the Chair
mans room. of which Committeeman
Payne was in charge, and among his
guests were Committeeman Dawes of
Illinois, SubTreasurer Brown Of Illi-
nois, Assistant Secretary Dick Of Ohio
and Corporal Tanner.
Donald Mckay, Chairman of the City
and County Central Committee, tele-
,raphed from Portland, Or: This city
ard county viii give a Republican ma
1ority of over 5000 and thereby insure
this state for Mckinley and Hobart -
Chairman Hopkins OF Kentucky made
an early prediction that his State would
go Republican from 10000 to $4,000.
Chairman George A. Zeller wired from
Peoria. ILL.,: Democrats have practically
surrendered more than twothirds of the
vote in overwhelming majority for Nc
Klnley.
Iessrs. Grant and Green gave the
following estimate Of the vote in Texas:
Republfcans 30, 900, Bryan and Sewall
$4,000. Bryan and Watson 10000
Palmer and Buckner 10000, Prohibition
5000 Kerby Pop) will be elected
Governor. Probably three and possibly
FIVE Republican congressman VIII be
elected. This estimate is indorsed by
ex-Unlted States Treasurer John Hcus-
ION, who adds: With a fair count the
electoral vote is over.
d. NJ. Ferry telegraphed from Detroit
that the gains indicated majority oi
30 900 for Mckinley.
A Democratic headquarters the bull
letns werie eagerly watched. In Sen
ator Jones rooms were gathered Com
mitteemen Campau of Washington anc
Johnson Of -~ansas, Secretary Walsh
Seniors Teller and Tillman, Congress
nan Hartman of Montana and others
The erly bulletins were unfavorable
from a Democratic point of view. but
Chairman Jones declared that this was
expected, and therefore not at all dis
couraging.