Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-05
JONES DOES NOT GIVE UP HOPE.


Believes Eaoueh Bryan Electoral Votes
Have Beea Chusen.
An enthusiastic mob of Bryan ad-
mirers surrounded the Auditorium
Annex last evening. The rumor was
rife that Chairman Jones. of the Dem
ocratic headquarters. had announced
that California, Kentucky and Indiana
were no longer in doubt and that Bry-
ans election was assured. That started
the crowd
A reporter for the Associated Press
asked senator Jones for an authoritative
statement of his view Of the result and
the senator dictated the following and
signed it:
Il have counted from the beginning
as the states UPON which we relied
for Mr. Bryan's election. the southern
states with 156 votes and the states
| yest II the Missouri with 81 votes.
making a total of 217. / have hoped
that we would carry Indiana. Michigan
0nd Minnesota. I believe that we have
| carried every southern state except
Maryland. and that we have carried
all of the western states heretofore
| counted on, which leaves us-not count
ing Delaware which I think we have
fore calculated on-2o9 votes. One
| vote we certainly have i'm Delaware,
and probably three. But counting only
one vote which we have beyond doubt
| 1t leaves necessary to a majority II
votes.
Either Michigan or Indiana would
give us those IA votes. The reports
received by us from both these states
are encouraging and lead us to be-
lieve that while both states are close
we have the better chance to win each
| and that we may probably carry both.
There can be scarcely a doubt of
| our getting Indiana. Under these cir
cumstances il seems to me that we are
entirely justified in claiming the cleo
| ton of Mr.. Bryan. which I do. And
| believe that the temper of the peo-
pie is that they will not allow their
choice to be defeated by tricks and
| fraud.
las 1 believe. Indiana and probably
Michigan have voted for Mr.. Bryan,
and il either has he is elected"
Senator, will you permit this to be
| sent out over your signature. as
| signed statement by you of your opin-
| ion OF the existing conditions
Certainly" he replied, you may
sign my name to it,
A dispatch from Lincoln. Neb.. says:
Bryan last night gave out the follow
ing in reply to Numerous kilograms
| from all parts of the county: "The
Democratic national committee claims
| enough states to give a majority In
the electoral college. but the vote Is
very close in several states and the
result cannot be known positively un-
| til the entire vote is counted. In all
close contests It is wise for both sides
| to watch the returns to guard against
the possibility of mistake, intentional
| or unintentional." Bryan dictated this
| statement to typewriter. but when
| pressed for something more for the
press declined to yield, saying that he
| could give no utterance tn his opinion
| as to the result or outline his intentions
until the outcome should he definitely
known.
4 dispatch from Washington says
that Chairman Butler. of the Populist
national committee. is not ready to
| concede the election of Mckinley. but
| saws: Every report from the back dis
tricts Is in our favor. This especially
is true in South Dakota. which we have
| carried. and Kentucky. which looks
| more favorable by later returns Our
| best districts are In the country. and
we cannot tell how large our vote will
| be until Il Is all in