The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-04
NEBRASKA.

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boring states, Nebraska has seemingly
remained true to her favored son. Mr..
Bryan has, on the face OF scattering
returns, carried the state by from 5000
to 1900. Chairman Post of the Re
publican committee declines to con-
cede defeat, but the figures disprove
his claims. Unless surprising Repub-
lican gains are made in back counties,
the fusion electoral as well as the state
ticket have gained the day.
LINCOLN, Nov. 3.-Chairman Dahl
man of the Democratic state central
committee has sent message to Mr.
Bryan saying that he has carried Ne
braska by $4,000 and that the indica-
tons point to the election of the entire
state ticket.
LINCOLN, Nov. 3.-Lincoln City with
one precinct missing gives Mckinley a
plurality of $40, a small Democratic
gain.
OMAHA. Nov. 3.-Three hundred and
twenty-si& precincts outside Douglas
and Lancaster counties: Mckinley, &c.
GIG; Bryan, 1885.
LINCOLN, Nov. 3.-Chairman Dahl
man of the Democratic committee,
claims the state by $4,000 Chairman
Post of the Republicans, will not con-
cede defeat, but the figures point that
way.
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 3.-Returns at
midnight show Bryan's majority in this
state about 1000, with the election of
Holcomb as governor.
OMAHA, Nov. S.-399 precincts out
side of Omaha and Lincoln: Bryan A.
632; Mckinley, 43,459; 113 precincts in
the country give Holcomb II. 439: Mac
coll 9,2SS. douglas county, which was
expected to give Mckinley 1900 ma
jority, is about even up now, with a
few precincts to hear from.
LINCOLN, Nov. 3.-Sixty-two Ne
braska precincts outside Lincoln and
Omaha show a net gain for Bryan of
IL.
OMAHA, Nov. s.-one hundred and
eighty-seven outside of Omaha and
%, 3S1.
Fifty-four precincts in Douglas
county give Mckinley 500 plurality
OMAHA, Nov. 3.-Two hundred and
thirty-six precincts outside Douglas
and Lancaster counties: Bryan, a.
$50; Mckinley, 24,601.
OMAHA, Nov 3-Three hundred and
twenty-five precincts. including so in
Douglas county give Bryan 41,60S; Nc
Kinley, 4O,5S2. At this rate of in
crease Bryan will have probably 10000
majority in the state.
LINCOLN, Nov. 3-Seven hundred
and thirty-eight precincts outside Of
Lincoln and Omaha, show net gain
for Bryan of LOGS.
OMAHA, Nov. 3.-Three hundred and
twenty-one precincts, outside of Doug
las and Lancaster counties: Bryan, 35,-
7S9; Mckinley, 54,475.
OMAHA, Nov. 3-Later returns show
heavy Silver Democratic gains in state
which indicate the state as safe for
Bryan. One hundred and seventy-four
precincts out of 1858 give Mckinley
21,5O3; Bryan, 20,475.
OMAHA, Nov. 3.-Seventy-three pre-
cincts outside Douglas and Lancaster
counties give Bryan 1902; Mckinley.
10,00S. Eight precincts in Douglas
Omaha: Bryan, 937; Mckinley, 953.
OMAHA, Nov. 3.@Twenty-six pre-
cincts outside Lancaster and Douglas
counties give Bryan 1850; Mckinley,
2.525. If this percentage holds good
throughout the state, the electoral
vote Will go to Bryan by about 5000 or
1900.
OMAHA. Nov. S.-Forty-five pre-
cincts outside Lancaster and Douglas
counties: Bryan, 5,377; Mckinley. s.,
$50. HOlcomb for governor on fusion
ticket leads in ten precincts by IS
votes.
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 3.-Returns up
to y. m show that Bryan is making
sifgh1 gains over 1894 when fusion
conditions were the same. The vote Of
the city of Beatrice gives him a net
gain of 49, If this is maintained else
where he has carried the state.
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 3.-Twenty-
eight precincts in Douglas county: Nc
Kinley, 1851; Bryan, 1921. This is a
large gain over two years ago when
the fusion ticket was the same.
LINCOLN, Nov. 3-Bryan's home
precinct gives Mckinley 1877. Bryan
102. scattering IT. Count of ward is in
complete, but at about the same ratio.
Careful estimates of city of Lincoln
indicates plurality for Mckinley of l.
700.
OMAHA, Nov. 3.-121 precincts out
side Douglas and Lancaster counties
give Bryan 14,503; Mckinley, 1884. On
state ticket Hoicomb is in lead with IA
precincts in.
LINCOLN, Nov S-Mr Bryan re-
ceived the returns at his residence this
evening. He had slept most of the
afternoon, and felt much refreshed
when the news began coming in. Two
postal telegraph wires had been run
into the Bryan residence, one connect
ing with national headquarters in Chi
cage, and the other for regular bulle-
tins. Both instruments, with an oper-
ator at each, were placed in the IL ]
brdry. while in the adjoining room a
Western Union operator received the
bulletins furnished by that company.
1t had been understood among the /
friends of the Democratic candidate I
that he was to be left alone on cleo /
ton night, and as a consequence none /
of the local supporters or neighbors of /
Mr.. Bryan gathered at the Little street (
residence. After supper, Mr.. Bryan ;
put on a velvet house Jacket and went /
upstairs to the private office ne has I
established since his nomination. Mrs. .
Bryan remained with him there during
the evening, husband and wife receiv-
ing the bulletins fresh from the wire
and reading and comparing them to-
gether. Mr.. Schwind, the candidates
secretary and a dozen newspaper men,
occupied the library. The wire connect
ing with Democratic headquarters was
IDLE nearly all the time. few dis
patches for Mr.. Bryan came from
Chairman Jones early in the evening. +
Their purport was not made known by
Mr.. Bryan, but he said that if any
thing important was received from the
Arkansas senator he would give it to
the press.
LINCOLN, Nov. 3.-Eighteen out Of
the % precincts in the city of Lincoln /
give Mckinley 1872; Bryan 1882, a /
gain for Bryan.
OMAHA, Nov 3.-154 precincts out
side Douglas county: Mckinley, 1875; i
Bryan, 1879. Fifty-four precincts out
side Douglas county give Mckinley g.
75e: Bryan 6,25e.
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