The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-05
FRAUDS MOST F||JL.
Is the Steal Of 1876 to Be
Repeated?
RADICALSUP TO RASCALITY.
Returns Held Back and
Then DOCtOF9d.
SENATOR JONES SAVAGE
win Fl0ht the Conspiracy to tfia
Last Ditch.

Chairman Campau Claims THAT
Michigan Has Gone for Bryan by
Small Majority with a Fair
COunt--Barefaced steals in the
Upper PeninsuIar of the state.
senator Jones Calls on the Absent
Committeeman to Assemble az
Chicago.
Chicago, Nov. 3, 4 a. m-Anxlety and de-
termination and hostile feeling toward
their political opponents pervaded tho
campaign headquarters Of the Democratic
party all day, and especially last night.
when the rank and file In Chicago were
aroused to make a street demonstration.
Chairman Jones and his fellow members
of the national committee and every su-
bordinate remaining on duty at the Audi
torium annex not only cried fraud all day.
but toward evening, when fuller returns
from the western states were waited for
in vain, they united in seriously claiming
the election of William ]. Bryan. On tho
face OF the official news from county
chairmen, Senator Jones had to rely on
information from private sources. Last
night he claimed as certain for Bryan 2lU
electoral votes, and said only one state.
Michigan or Indiana, was needed to make
the silver democracy triumphant. The
republican claim Of 10000 majority in In
diana had been reduced by Executive
Committeeman Durbin to 10000. and the
democratic claim was that Indiana would
show majority OF 5000 for Bryan.
On the Michigan question Secretary AL
ward Of the republican state committee
wired that McKinley's majority would
reach $1,000, and that ten out Of twelve re-
publican congressman were elected.
Messrs. Linton and Mines being defeated.
Against this claim, Chairman campau OF
the democratic national committee made
this assertion: "Gross frauds have been
perpetrated in the upper peninsula OF
Michigan. Take Houghton county as an
example. 1t gave us majority for Har-
rison. The republicans claim majority
of 400. 1t is absurd. with fair count we
viii show Michigan has gone for Bryan
q
ing held back for some reason, and 10
seems to me for purposes of manipulation
We suspect an attempt to repeat the crime
OF 1876. and will not allow it to be perpe-
trated."
Senator Jones considered the situation
serious enough from democratic point
Of view to call for the immediate atten-
a.
who he has advised during the. campaign
He sent a telegram to Gov. Stone al JEFF
ferson City, Mo-, asking him to come at
once 10 Chicago.
The senator was closeted with Gov. Att
geld last night for some time. The gov
ernor denounced the alleged manipula-
ton OF the returns as an outrage and said
It should be protested against. Chairman
Jones said to a reporter OF the Southern
Associated Press; II claimed before tho
election every one Of the southern states.
which give 1856 votes. / also claimed all
the states west Of the Missouri river,
which give 81 electoral votes, making
total of 2i7. have hoped that Michigan,
Indiana and Minnesota would go for
Bryan. belcNe we nave carried every
southern and every western state hereto
fore counted on, not including Delaware.
This makes a total Of 2O9 votes. One vote
we have IN Delaware, and probably all
three, which leaves us IA votes
to get TO elect Mr.. Bryan.
Either Michigan or Indiana will
give us these votes. Reports from each
Of these states show that we have prob
ably carried Indiana. and have the best
chance TO win both. We cannot tell yet
whether we win win either We are per-
fectly justified in claiming the election OF
Mr. Bryan, and / believe the temper of
the people is such that they will not SUBJ
init to being beaten by trickery and fraud.
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