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given the Republican candidate an
overwhelming plurality.

given the RepuDllcan candidate an
overwhelming plurality
In Michigan the election has resulted
in very heavy reduced vote for the
Republican ticket. The free silver
papers of Detroit concede the state to
Mckinley by 25,000 The latest pre-
vious vote in the state was in 1895
when Moore, the Republican candi-
date for justice of the supreme court
had plurality of II ,4S7 over McGrath,
his Democratic rival.
West Virginia is confidently claim
ed by the Republicans and the chair
man Of the Democratic state central
committe this evening conceded tbs
state to Mckinley.
Tennessee presents some Of the in
teresting features of the campaign
Patterson, the gold Democratic candi-
date for congress in the city Of Mem
rhis is running neck and neck with his
opponent and the official count will be
necessary to decide between them. The
state at large is claimed by both par
ties and because of the length of the.
ticket the returns are coming in Sc
slowly that neither side seems entirely
justified in claiming the electoral vote
with any confidence.
North Carolina is claimed by botll
parties but as in Tennessee, the re-
turns are very slow and no definite
conclusion is possible at present.
South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi
Alabama and Louisiana are all for Bry-
an by about the normal Democratic
majorities. The Virginia, electors will
without question be Bryan, but they
have been elected by a heavily reduced
have abandoned all hope of Texas, and
the state Is conceded to Bryan. The fu-
sion between the Populists and the Re-
pubhcans in the state did not prove a
success.
Nebraska has gone for Bryan, not
withstanding the Republican claims,
but Kansas has as yet said practically
nothing. The returns show Demo-
cratic gains in some districts, and these
are offset by Republican gains in other
parts of the state. Both parties claim
the state, but the few scattering re-
turns that are in SO far are Of so in
definite nature as to make any claims
no matter by whom made, of a very un-
certain character. Minnesota, which
was regarded as doubtful by both par
ties. has surprised everybody by the
size of it's Republican plurality. and
Mckinley will have approximately 80
600 to 10000 more votes in the state
than Bryan. Gov. Clough, whose cleo
tion was considered doubtful is GER
tainly elected. The latest information
from the two Dakotas shows that North
Dakota is very sure for Mckinley, and
the probability is that South Dakota
Will be found in the same column. al
though the result is close. The Repub-
Icans claim Wyoming and Washing
ton, but the probabilities seem against
them in both states
oregon has gone for Mckinley, and
Colorado, as was expected, has given
Bryan heavy plurality, and Adams
has, without doubt, been elected gov
ernor. The interest In the election in
this state centered in the state tickets.
OF which there We're several, represent
ing a great variety of interests Idaho,
Montana, Utah and Nevada have ali
gone for Bryan by heavy majorities.
California has, on the strength of
the returns at hand undoubtedly gone
for Mckinley, the city of San Fran
cisco showing a gain on 1892 Of 6947
One-half Of the outside precincts show
Democratic gain Of Al votes, showing
that the Democratic reliance upon the
heaVy support of the rural districts
was not entirely warranted
Delaware, where the Republican par
ty has been rent in twain because Of
the Addicks- Higgins fight, has kept in
the Republican column. The vote for
the Republican electors in this state
has been unusually large, showing that
the factional dispute did not extend
IN any great measure to the national
ticket.
The vote Of Maryland has shown an
interesting reversal from that of the
last presidential election. Cleveland
carried the state by a plurality of 21.>
130 and this year Mckinley has
plurality of slightly over 21 900 in the
city of Baltimore alone, and Of about
$4,000 in the state at large.