The herald., 1896-11-05

The returns show interesting features,
and in some respects have been sur
prise to the leaders of both political par
ties.
The New Enk;and states have, as was
expected, given heavy plurallties for
Mckinley without exception. The Re-
nublican ticke. was successful in Mass
achusetts beyond what was claimed for
n nv the most enthusiastic prophet Of
Republican success.
New York and Pennsylvania Wed with
each other for the largest plurality, and
the figures at hand do not Indicate whlch
one Of them has surpassed the other.
Each state has given the Republican
candidate plurality of between @75,ooo
and 28O,0O0 To these states Illinois Is
good third in its plurality for the win
ming candidate. If the percentage OF
gain over the presidential election Of
1892 that has been so far shown continues
to the end, 1t will give plurality OF not
far from 17500O.
In the gubernatorial race Altgeld has
been badly beaten. but Is not buried so
deep, and is probably about $4,000 ahead
of the Democratic national ticket. There
has been evidently q large vote cast for
Mckinley and Altgeld throughout the
state.
In Indiana, II the rules for estimat-
ing the vote Of state, which previous to
the present election held good, are still
to berelied upon, there Is no justification
for the Democratic claims of having car
ried the state. If the ratio of Republic
an gain continues to the end of the count,
Mckinley will have approximately 10000
plurality In the state.
In Iowa, as far as can be seen from the
returns at present, the Republican plu-
rality has been very large. not far either
way from $4,000.
Ohio, which has all along been claimed
by Chairman JoneN as state In which
Bryan would push Mckinley very close,
has given the Republics candidate an
Overwhelming plurality.
In Michigan the election has resulted
In q very heavily reduced vote for the
Republican ticket. The free silver pa
pers Of Detroit concede the state for
Mckinley by $4,000. The last previous
vote in the state was in 1895, when
Moore, the Republican candidate for
Justice of the supreme court, had plu-
rality Of 71,4s7 over McGrath, his Dem
ocratic rival.
West Virginia IL confidently claimed
by the Republicans, and the chairman
ef the state Democratic committee this
evening conceded the state to McKin-
Icy.
Tennessee presents some Of the in
terssting features of the campaign
Patterson, the old standard Democratic
candidate for congress in the city of
Memphis, Is running neck and neck
with his opponent and the official count
will be necessary to decide between
them. The state at large is claimed by
both parties and because of the length
Of the ticket, the returns are slow com
ing so that neither of that side seems
entirely justified in claiming the elec-
toral vote with any confidence
North Carolina is claimed by both
parties. but, as in Tennessee, the re-
turns are very slow, and no definite
conclusion is possible at present.
South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi.
Alabama and Louisiana are all for
Bryan by about the normal Democratic
majorities.
The Virginia electors will, without
question. be for Bryan, but they have
been elected by heavily reduced Dem
ocratic votes.
The Republicans have abandoned
all hope of Texas and the state is con-
cedsd to Bryan The fusion between