The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-04
SAYS BRYAN IS ELECTED.
Chairmln Jones Issues II Statement at
Midnight to This Effect

INV" "ohcS SuHe OuC Vnc iOllOWine SlSueu
statement:
There is no foundation for the claims
OF the Republicans. There is ut this
time, midnight, no reason to think that !
any of the States claimed by me for Mr. |
Bryan have f,,ilcd to vote for him. While |
misleading reports are being sent out in |
all directions private advices assure us |
that each of these States have gone for
Mr.. Bryan. For two hours the most en-
travagant claims rs to Kentucky and
Indiana have been telegraphed all over
the country, while within the last few
minutes our committees assure us that
both ,arc safe for us Mr.. Bryan is GER
tainly elccted'
Il have seen no unfavorahle reports
from any State that we have claimed, cx-
cept from Kentucky" said Chairman
Jones. Reports from that State iudi-
cate larger detection than we had an
ticipated, but we do not conccdc that
State by any means We can lose Ken
lucky and then have enough electoral
votes to vim
NJ II p. M. Chairman Jones received Il
message from State Chairman Martin
stating that Indiana was absolutely Ger
tain foi Bryan. Private kilograms from
Michigan Indicate large Democratic
gains and the Democratic committee
have based their hopes of l}ryan's election
upon these two States.
At 10 Chairman Jones said:
"This whole affair this evening has
been most extraordinary. have just
received word from Raleigh, y. c., which
states that North Carolina is absolutely
safe for Bryan and by ut least 10000 ma-
jority, and the reports have been giving it
to Mckinley all evening. This is only IL
specimen of the way things are going.
The Republicans seem to have taken
charge of the returns and are sending
them out to suit their own purposes There
is something wrong about the way things
have been going Tonight
Both Democratic and Populist leaders
emphatically claim Bryan's election
Il believe that these early reports are to
prepare the country to believe that Me
Kinlcy is elected, " said Chairman George
T. Washburn, of the Populist committee.
"Our private advces from the States that
we have claimed do not indicate that Me
kinlcy has carried one of them and we
feel justified in claiming that THESE early
Republican reports are for the purpose
of preparing the country To believe that
Mckinley Is elected whether he is or not
and in ease of IL close vote should con-
test he made it would operate to their adj
vantage. We are not justified in yield
ing Il single one of the States which we
have claimed.
AT II. III. all reports that we have re.
ceived Justify us in believing that BRYAN
is elected. If we can carry Indiana and
Michigan, and our reports instify us in
claiming them, we can lose Kentucky,
which we still claim, Maryland, Della
ware and West Virginia and still win.
The reports from Indiana and Michigan
are from the sections having the best tel
egraphic facilities, and we expect them to
he Republican, our strength lies in the
rural districts, which will not be heard
from until tonight The few towns that
we have heard from indicate great gains
and will Offset the Republican gains in
the larger cities. think you will agree
with me in this said Mr. Wushburn,
turning To Senator Jones
II do most cmphatically," said he.
"Thcy can't figure out ..McKinley's cleo
ton Tonight. It's purely came of
bluff. We have the same facilities rs
they fer arriving at results and there is
no justification in their returns.
Chicago. 1t is understood that Nj
tional Chairman Jones tclegraphed to
some prominent Democrats in the East
TO the effect that Notwithstanding the
claims of the Republicans he still be-
leyed that Mr.. Bryan would have about
25O electoral votes; that he had nforma-
ton that Indiana and Michigan had gone
for BRYAN without a dniht
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