Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-11-05
THURSDAYS PRESS REPORT.

the entire country, although incomplete
in some states, are of nature to insure
the election of Mckinley. A sufficient
number of states have declared for the
Republican party to make certain 263
votes in the electoral college for it's
leader. The states whose votes are sure
for him are as follows: California, 8;
Connecticut, 6; Delaware, 3; Illinois, "a;
Indiana, Is; Iowa, 10; Maine, 6; Mary
land, B; Massachusetts,, IS; Michigan,
ID; Minnesota, 8; New Hampshire, 4;
New Jersey, 10; New York, SO; North
Dakota, 8; Ohio, %; Oregon, 8; Pcnnsyl-
vania, SO; Rhode Island, 4; South Da-
kota, 4 Vermont, A; West Virginia, 6;
Wisconsin, ~. Total, 1858.
The returns show some interesting
features, and in some respects have been
q surprise to the leaders of both political
parties. The New England states have,
as was expected, given heavy pluralities
for Mckinley without exception. The
Republican ticket was successful in
Massachusetts, beyond what was claimed
for it by the most enthusiastic prophet
of Republican success New York and
Pennsylvania We'd with each other for
the largest plurality and the figures at
hand do not indicate which of them has
surpassed the other. Each state has
given the Republican candidate a plu-
rality Of between 275, 900 and csc, 900.
Altgeld Ahead of Bryan.
To these states Illinois is a good third
in its plurality for the winning candi-
date. If the percentage of gain over
the presidential election of 1892, that
has SO far been reported continues to the
end, it will give plurality of not far
from 1000.
In the gubernatorial race Altgeld has
been badly defeated, but is not buried
so deep, and is probably about co.
900 ahead of the Democratic national
ticket. There has been evidently
a large vote cast throughout the state
for Mckinley and Altgeld. In Indiana,
If any of the rules for estimating the
vote of a state which previous to the
present election held good, are still to
be relied upon, there is no justification
for the Democratic claims of having car
ried the state. If the ratio of Repub-
ican gain continues to the end of the
count, Mckinley will have approx
mately 10000 plurality i'll the state. In
Iowa, as far as can be seen from the re-
turns at present, the Republican plural
ity has been very large-not far either
way from $4,000. Ohio, which has all
along been claimed by Chairman Jones
as state in which Bryan would push
Mckinley very close, has given the Re.
publican candidate an overwhelming
plurality.
In Michigan the election has resulted
in very heavily reduced vote for the
Republican ticket. The free silver papers
Of Detroit cOncede the state to Mckinley
by $4,000. The last previous vote i'll the
state was in 1895, when Moore, the Re,
publican candidate for justice of the
supreme court, had plurality of II ,4S7
over McGrath, his Democratic rival.
West Virginia is confidently claimed by
the Republicans and the chairman Of
the Democratic state central committee
last evening conceded the state to Nc,
Kinley.
Official Count Necessary.
Tennessee presents some of the inter
esting features of the campaign. Pat
terson, the Democratic candidate fol
congress in the city of Memphis, is run
ming neck and neck with his opponent
and the official count will be necessary
to decide between them. The state a
large is claimed by both parties and, be
cause of the length of the ticket, the re
turns are coming in SO slow that neithe
side seems entirely justified in claiming
the electoral vote with any confidence.
North Carolina is claimed by boil
parties, but, as in Tennessee, the return
are very slow, and no definite conclusion
is possible at present.
South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi
Alabama, and Louisiana are all TO
Bryan by about the normal Democrat
majorities. The Virginia electors will
without question, be for Bryan, but the
have been elected by heavily reduce
Democratic vote.
The Republicans have abandoned a
hopes of Texas, and the state is concede
TO Bryan. The fusion between the POI
ulists and the Republicans in this stat
did not prove success.
Nebraska has gone for Bryan, no
withstanding the Republican claims
but Kansas as yet has said PRACTICAL
nothing. The returns show Democrat