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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-11-05
Claim Five congressman, With
Equal Chances in Other
Districts.
Wisconsin and Iowa Also for
Mckinley by Increased
PluralitieS.
Results Close in North and
South Dakota--Probably
Republican.

ST. PAUL, Nov. 4.-McKinley has
carried Mimi esota by probably 10000
plurality and Clough is reelected gov
rno by a smaller majority. Re-
publicans have certainly elected five
congressman, with equal chances in the
other two. Early reports leaned
strongly towards Mckinley, and, al
though later returns cut down the pro-
portion Of gain slightly, large gains
were still evident, and early in the
night it became clear that the state had
gone for Mckinley, and that while
Olough, the Republican candidate for
governor, was running behind McKin-
ley, he would not be so far behind as to
fail to win. The result in st. Paul
came fully up to the figures given out
by the Republican committee, and this
was also true to a large extent through
out the state. AS the night advanced
the general result in the state became
evident, but exact figures were not to
be had, as the earliest returns being
from the more settled portions and
from the cities were counted as favor.
able 10 Mckinley and the Republican
ticket. However, the returns from
some Of the Populist strongholds
Showed . Great Falling OF
in that party's vote and a correspond
ing increase in the vote of the Repub-
lican candidates. AT midnight Tams
Bixby kept to his early claim, and The
Pioneer Press (Rep.) placed the Repub-
lican majority for president at 10000,
although the face of the returns seemed
TO indicate not less than 40, 200 or 50,-
900, the country vote being used to dis
count the vote heard from. The con
gressmen Oh the Republican ticket
seemed to have pulled through in the
First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth
districts, while the Sixth and Seventh
districts were considered close and
doubtful by the f~usionists. In the
Seventh district, however, Congress
man Eddy ran ahead of the national
and state ticket and may pull through,
although it will be a close matter if he
does. The Republican majority on the
national ticket seems to be near 40, 200.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-11-05
REPU BLlCAN GAINS IN OWA
Indications Point to a Big Plurality foI
Mckinley.

Dies MONIES, Ia, Nov. 4.-Indica-
tions here are that Iowa will give Nc
Kinley a plurality of $4,000 or 100, ZOO.
The returns are slow i'll coming in,
however, but gains are reported i'll al
most every instance.
Secretary Treyner of the Republican
state committee, Des Moines, authorizes
the following statement
"Advices received from all parts of
Iowa confirm the predictions made by
US on Saturday. Throughout the state
Republicans have been active and the
vote was principally polled by noon
We certainly have carried the state by
upwards of 10000 plurality and have
elected our entire congressional delega-
ton"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-11-05
IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Republican Chairman Says Mckinley Has
$4,000 Plurality.

Republican Chairman Says Mckinley Has
$1,000 Plurality.
WHEELING, w. Va, Nov. 4.-Fig-
ures upon which to base a correct est.
mate of the result i'll West Virginia are
not available. Chairman Dawson of
the Republican state committee said
Mckinley has carried West Virginia by
from $4,000 to $4,000 and the Repub-
lican state ticket and four Republican
congressman are elected. The Demo-
cratic headquarters make no claims but
express hope.
Official reports from about half the
state show Republican gains every
where and there is now no longer any
doubt that Mckinley has carried West
Virginia.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-11-05
ture and elect a Republican United
States senator.
IN NORTH DAKOTA,
Republicans Claim the State by Five
Thousand,

@s"sS W nv
Thousand.
BISMARCK, N. d., Nov. Enough
returns are in to justify the claims of
the Republicans that North Dakota has
given Mckinley 5000 majority and
that Johnson, Rep, has been elected to
congress, and the entire Republican
state ticket is elected. Advices from
the northern portion of the state show
heavy Republican gains i'll Democratic
strongholds. The silver men claim
that large numbers of voters were kept
at home by the ipclemency of the
weather and bad roads in the country
precincts where they expected strong
support. 1t is now safe to place the
Legislature in the Republican column
on joint ballot which insures the cleo
ton of a Republican to the United
States senate to succeed Hansborough.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-11-05
Democrats Claim Tennessee.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. Sam
uel r. Williamson, secretary of the
state Democratic committee, says
"From all reports received, l feel GER
tain that this state is safely Democrat
ic. Bryan will receive not less than
$4,000 majority. Taylor for governor
is sure. Eight out of 10 congressman
are Democrats. | think the figures
given can be relied upon"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-11-05
IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
Indications Said to Favor a Small Repub-
). lican Plurality.

HURON, S. d., Nov. 4.-Returns come
IN slowly. Indications are that moi
more than 10000 votes were rolled in
the state. Returns now show that Nc,
kinley's vote exceeds Bryan's by l,loO
This includes the cities Of Mitchell,
Siaux Falls, Huron, Watertown, Piulre
and Yankton McKinley's majority in
the state will not exceed 1000.
Chairman Elhott, of the Republican
committee, is aanguine that his estr.
mate OF 900 for Mckinley TiA he Low,
III amy event, Republicans will !ay,
a good working majority ia tie lcg.4la.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-11-05

both the Democrats and Popullsts, and
has carried the electoral vote Of the
state by majorities variously estimated
at between 10, 900 and 10000. Holton,
Republican chairman, however, claims
the state for Mckinley by between
5000 and 10, 200.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-11-05
WILL EXCEED 300, 900.
Republican Plurality In New York Indi-
Gates n landslide.

ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. with less
than o%ne-fourth of the election districts
above the Harlem river to hear from,
and with the vote of New York city
and Kings county complete, the plural
ity of Mckinley over Bryan promises
TO exceed 303 900 in the state. Schor-
art county gives Bryan a plurality of
800. New York city has given a Re-
publican plurality for president for the
first time in its history. Majority in
the Legislature to elect a successor to
Senator Hill will be Republican. Re-
publicans elect rs congressman, Demo.
Gratis q.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-11-05
VIRGINIA is DEMOCRATIC.
Bryan Electors and Eight Out of Ten
Congressman Chosen.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Especial to The
Post from Virginia say it is estimated
that Bryan's majority in the state CAN
not fall under 10000. The Democrats
will probably have : out of 10 congress.
men. Culpepper county, in which Mr..
Bryan's farther was born and where
the Democratic candidate often visited,
was carried by the Democrats by 400
majority, q big gain.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-11-05
Republican Gains in Vermont.

BURLINGTON, Vt, Nov. 4.-Returns
from the state are very meagre. Con-
trary to indications during the day,
the few wards and towns reported at the
hour mentioned, showed considerable
Republican gain and indicated a plu-
rality of IS, 900 for the total vote.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-11-05
NOT LESS THAN 10000.
That Plurality Conceded to Mckinley I'm
Kentucky.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 4.-Owing to
lack of telegraph stations in the eastern
part of Kentucky. McKinley's plural
ity in the state will not be known for
some hours, but it is conceded by many
leading Democrats that it will not be
less than 10000. They refuse to give it
up at Democratic headquarters, still
claiming that they have a chance to
carry the state.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-11-05
LARGEST EVER KNOWN.
Republican Majority in Wisconsin a Rec
ord Breaker.

MADISON, Wis, Nov. 4.-Returns re-
ceived indicate that Mckinley has car
ried the state by the largest plurality
ever known. The vote OH the state
ticket falls below that for president for
the reason that the gold Democrats have
no state ticket in the field to offset the
fusion of the Populists and silver Dem
ocrats. Relatively, however, the plu.
rality for the Republican state ticket is
the largest in the history of the state.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-11-05
BRYAN REFUSED TO TALK.
Declined Cautiously to Make a State.
Inent for publication.

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 1.-THE news
paper correspondents who gathered at
Mr.. Bryan's house for the purpose Of
receiving election returns found a COM
Portable quarter on the lower floor Of
the building and the figures were
brought to them without effort on their
part, but they might as we'll have been
i'll the offices of their respective papers,
so far as getting at Mr.. Bryan was con
cerned. He remained in his room dur
ing the entire evening, with the excep-
ton of a minute, when he descended
the stairs and exchanged greetings
with his journalistic callers, but he
then and afterwards declined posi-
lively, though courteously, to make any
statement for publication. His imme-
diate friends reported at midnight that
Mr.. Bryan did not consider the cause
As Definitely Lost
But that on the contrary he considered
that there was still ground for hope of
success. He left orders that the prin-
cipal bulletins be sent to his rooms and
he read them there, manifesting espe-
cial interest il the reports from Ne
braska. Mrs. Bryan did not lose her
customary ~cheerfulness in the face Of
the adverse reports and appeared well
prepared for the worst though evidently
not devoid of hope for better fortune
than the reports appeared to warrant.
She retired about 10 o'clock leaving the
entertainment of her guests to the lady
friends who had assembled to pass the
night with her. In case of the con
firmation Of the report of his defeat it
is understood to be Mr.. Bryan's inten-
ton to issue an address urging the
maintenance of the silver cause as the
paramount issue for the mex campaign.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-11-05
BRYAN GETS COLORADO.
His Plurality in That State VIII Reach
10000.

DENVER, Nov. Result on state of.
ticers still i'll doubt. Bryan's plurality
will reach 10, 900 in the state and Con-
gressmen Shafroth, Silver Rep, and
Bell, Pop, are reelected by 80, 900 to
10000 each. The reelection of Senator
Teller is assured in any event, all par.
ties except the Mckinley Republicans
endorsed him.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-11-05
MITCHELL CLAIMS OREGON
Republican Senator Says Mckinley Car
riad the State

TSepuUTtCHu ceHHtUT rdyH NChIh1ty Oara
ried the State.
F, CHICAGO, Nov. 4.-Senator John H.
Mitchell of Oregon t~elegraphed at fol-
lows to the Associated Press: ''Incom-
plete returns indicate this county, in
Guiding Portland, gives about 5000
plurality for Mckinley and Hobart.
Clatsop county, including Astoria, 75O.
Partial returns indicate state safe for
Republican ticket by 5000 to 5000"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-11-05
CLAIMED BY REPUBLICANS
North Carolina Returns, However, Ind
cate Democratic Victory.

RALEIGH, n. c., Nov. 1.-The elec.
ton passed oil very quietly. Bryan.
so far as heard from, Naa supported bl
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-11-05
The Majority I'm Florida.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. 4.-Bryan
and Sewall carry the state by a major.
ity over Mckinley estimated at $4,000.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-11-05
MONTANA FOR BRYAN.
Democratic Plurality May Reach Is, Zoo
Hartman Re Elected.

"dTtIHHH Tst' EItCtFu.
BUTTE, Mon, Nov. 4.-Bryan's ma
jority III the state may reach 10, 900.
Hartman, Silver Rep, is elected TO
congress by 5000 to 10000 over God.
dad, regular Rep. Nearly the entire
Democratic Popullst fusion state ticket
is elected.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-11-05
RHODE ISLAND CONCEDED.
Mckinley Carries the State by an Over
whelming Majority.

( PROVIDENCE, r. l., Nov. 5.-The
state has given Mckinley an over.
whelming majority. The Democrats
themselves admit Mckinley has a plu-
rality of $1,000. The vote for the gold
candidates is very small.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-26
LORNA SPEAKS.
Sends a Message to the Karni-
val erry-Makers.
LORNA Always Speaks in Poet
ical Measure.
QUEEN OF CARNIVAL
Will Not Reach Topeka Until
Twilight Friday Night
And Before Daybreak She Will
Fade Like the Mist.

LORNA has at last been heard from.
Her message had to be translated but
VIII Haskell says the translation from
the original telegraphic text is very
satisfactory-if you don't expect much
to begin with
It is with great satisfaction that The
Journal is able to present it today as a
great special feature
The Journal can always be found in
the front rank Of great enterprising
newspapers delivered by 43e carriers to
any part of the city at the low price
of 10 cents per week or two cents per
copy. Circulation constantly increas-
ing.
The letter is addressed to The State
State Journal as the surest means Of
reaching everybody in the state.
The clouds LORNA had made of Leav-
enwOrth cObwebs are now at Wichita
where they are being inflated for use
Friday night.
LORNA will not arrive until the dew
is on the pumpkin Friday evening and
daylight is gone, and she will be gone
again before the breakfast horn blows
for Saturday
This is what LORNA has to say via
The State Journal:
Dear boys; take my pen in nit,
To tell you all about the hit
I'm going to make next Friday night.
tell you I'll be out of sight.
I've got some bran new cloud made
clothes
OF gold-but silver lining goes;
For I'll be a friend of all I can
Which means, of course, the wirking-
man.
Though modesty forbids me to
There's one thing will have to do
That you may know me when I come
And be prepared to be struck dumb.
My wondrous beauty always brings
A shock to unsuspecting things
For I was built to order to
Please everybody, even you.
I'm not too short, I'm not too tall,
I'm not too large, nor yet, too small;
One eye is brown the other blue,
My hairs half light and half dark, too.
When I arrive next Friday night
I want you boys to treat me right;
I want the streets made light as day
Red fire burned along the way
Want every girl and every boy
In raiment gay and mood of joy,
And everything to be turned loose
No tears that night, for what's the use?
Let joy unbounded then abound
With light and life and merry sound,
Such happiness is seldom seen
AS always is where 1 am queen.
LORNA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-26
BIG ESTIMATES.
Railroads Increase Their Ex-
pectatiOnS For Next Week.
Passenger Agents Sure the
Crowd Will Be
GREATER THAN 10000.
Freight Trains Will Also Carry
Passenger Coaches.
Many Special Trains ON All the
Roads.
GREATER THAN 10000.

Demands for extra coaches at points
throughout the state for the accommo-
dation of those who will attend To-
pekas Fall Festival and state Reun-
ion continue to be received daily by the
passenger departments of the Santa Fe
and Rock Island roads. Delegations OF
80 and upwards are coming from all
points of any size, and the passenger
men now believe that the attendance
will greatly exceed 40 1000.
On Monday afternoon the Santa F7e
will run a special of ten cars as sec
ond section of No. 6. arriving in this
city about 4 o'clock, with visitors from
Hutchinson, Newton, Wichita, Win
field, Arkansas City, and all intermed-
late points. On Tuesday morning a
second section of No. will be run, ar
irving here about 3 o'clock, to handle
the extra night business along the main
line and business from the northern
Kansas points. On Tuesday afternoon
another second section of No. viii
also probably be run. These are the
only special trains arranged so far by
the Santa Fe, but all regular trains viii
carry extra coaches. and if found neces-
sary the regular trains will be divided
and run in two sections.
On Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday the Rock Island rail-
road will run special trains
from St. Joseph, Mo. and Sabetha, Kan.
to this city. The special trains will
leave st. Joseph at a. m, and Sabetha
at 7:35 a. m, consolidating at Horton
and arriving in Topeka at 1910 a. m.
Returning, the train will leave this
city at IL p. m. On Monday morning a
special train will also be run from Sa-
lima, arriving here at 10:45 a. m. All
regular trains will carry extra coaches.
The Missouri Pacific will on Tues
day morning run a special train from
Coffeyville, leaving that point at 1880
a. m. and arriving in this city at Sis
p. m. On Thursday a consolidated
special train consisting of one section
from OsawatOnie and one section from
Council Grove will arrive in Topeka at
10 a. m. On Friday morning a special
train will leave Ottawa at a. m. and
arrive in this city before noon. On
Thursday and Friday return special
trains will leave Topeka at 1870 p. m.
The Union Pacific agent in this city
has not yet received advice as to the
special trains to be run over that road,
but it is known that there will be spe-
cial train service from some of the
northern and western Kansas points.
All night freight trains west bound out
of Topeka will carry passenger coaches
for the accommodation of the visitors
returning to their homes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-26
rANUE11 HA1L ooNvENTIoN.
Gold Stan dard Men Claim It as the
Only One.

Boston, Sept 26.-While the silver
Democrats were holding their meet
ings in Hamilton Place and Music Han
the state committee held a continuous
session in a room in the Quincy House.
Bulletins on the proceedings at Music
Hall and in Hamilton Place were re-
ceived by the state committee
About II O'Clock two of the delegates
were sent to Music Hall to confer with
the williams men and see If a cOmprO-
mise could be effected. At noon the
truce committee reported that no one
would be admitted to Music Han,where-
upon the state committee decided to
call the state convention in Fanue1l
hall At 1 o'clock the committee and
about 500 delegates, preceded by
band marched up Washington street
through School street by the city hall,
where Mayor Quincy reviewed them
then to fremont street, past the en-
trance to Music Hall and from that
point to Fanueil hall There were no
demonstrations along the route except
at Music Hall, where the Williams con-
tingent rOundIy hissed the procession.
The members of the state committee
claim that the Fanueil hall convention
is the only legal one that can be recOg-
nfzed by the secretary of state They
declare that those participating in the
silver convention must be regarded
a e bOlterS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-26
DON'T CROWD THE wHEELMEN.
They Need 20 Feet For Their Parade
on Tuesday Night.

on 4u6S0aV Az 4Sh6.
At last it has been decided that the
bicycle parade which is to take place
on Tuesday evening will go to North
Topeka The line of march also has
been changed slightly. Here it is: Form
on Tenth and Quincy streets. Move to
Kansas avenue, thence north on Kan
saS avenue to Gordon street, counter
march to Tenth street, west on Tenth
to Harrison, north on Harrison to
Eighth, east Eighth to Jackson,
south on Jackson to Ninth thence
through Capitol square via driveway
and west to Topeka avenue and so to
Camp Miles. Phil Eastman says that
the decorated band wagon which will
appear in the parade will rival even
Flora's float.
Chief Marshal Doncyson makes the
peka:
For the benefit of the public in gen
eral and the safety and convenience of
the riders we most hunbly ask that we
be allowed a space Of more than 20 feet
in width in which to ride. Our display
can be made much more effective if
room is given to cross and re-cross the
street and cOuntermaTch in each block.
In order to fully appreciate the parade
the crowds should keep back and allow
the riders plenty of room.
JAS. B. DONCYSON,
Chief Marshal.
The bicycle parade is scheduled to
start from Tenth and Kansas avenue at
8 o'clock.Au wheelmen of the city are
expected to enter in the parade. Some
of the local bicycle dealers have arrang-
ed a sort of Japanese lanterns frame
with four lanterns on it which will be
sold for 25 cents. This is the wholesale
price and is offered so that a large
number of illuminated wheels will be
in the parade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-26
MAYORS PRooLAnrAT1oN.
No Horn Blowing Until Friday Night
Orders as to Teams and Vehicles.

I, Charles A. Fellows, mayor of the
city of Topeka, do hereby proclaim and
make known that during the paradeS
throughout Festival week no teams or
vehicles of any description will be per
mitted on any of the following streets:
Kansas avenue and Quincy street
from First avenue to Tenth avenue;
also on all cross streets between Jack
avenue to Tenth avenue.
The street cars are also requested to
stop during all parades, on Kansas
avenue at First avenue and Tenth ave
nue. and all cross streets from Jackson
street to Quincy street.
The blowing of horns and other ex-
ted until after the Carnival parade on
Friday evening. This is necessary to
give the several bands which will par
ticipate an opportunity to appear at
their best.
All good citizens and all parties in
terested in the success of the various
parades are respectfully requested to
assist the police and city authorities in
carrying out the spirit Of this proclama-
ton, to the end that accidents may be
avoided Some inconvenience will be
experienced in its enforcement, but it
will only be for a short time and it is
earnestly urged that every assistance
be rendered to enforce the foregoing.
In witness whereof have hereunto
set my hand this 26th day of September,
1896.
c. A. FELLOWS. Mayor.
S 8 McFADDEN, City Clerk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-26
Bulletins From Scene Of Conflict

Boston. Sept. 26.-1O:45 A. M.-The
doors of Music Hall were TO pc opened
at 10 O'Clock for the admission of dele
gates to the convention, but at TINS
hour all the entrances to the hall are
closed. Those inside are locked in and
all outside are refused admission. Hon.
T W CoakIey addressed the crowd IN
the street from a window in the hall
and announced that Mr.. Williams was
at the American House arranging
plan of campaign: The gold men are
holding a secret session at the Quincy
House 1t is evident that the cOnVen-
tiOn cannot be organized at II O. CLOCK,
the appointed hour.
A few minutes before IL O'Clock Geo.
Fred Williams, with Secretary Denn1-
son Of the Bryan -SeWall- Williams club
and a number of delegates left the
American House for Music Hall. They
declared that all delegates holding Gre
dentials should be admitted to the
hall About the same time the gold
ing to march to the hall The gold men
at the Quincy House sent a, committee
of two members to Music Hall to ascer-
tain if the convention could be held,
and if the gold delegation would be
admitted without delay when it ap-
peared at the doors.
The committee reported that they
could not get near the doors, and the
gold delegates decided to march to the
hall at noon and demand admission if
they were not notified before then that
they would be admitted.
School street in front Of the city hall
has been roped off and Mayor Quincy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-26
No CHARGE to Visitors.

Complaints have been received by
City Clerk McFadden and other mem
bers of the Committee of Fifteen that
some people are organizing to find
places for visitors and they will charge
the Committee of Fifteen will make a
similar charge. It is well to state for
the benefit of any who have or who
want rooms that the Committee of
Fifteen will make no charge whatever
for registration and that people who
have rooms may have their names and
places registered without cost, and all
who come will be directed to lodging
places without any cost whatever.