Evening star., 1896-11-05
No Official Concession,

Chairmen Faulkner and Butler of the
democratic and populst committees, re-
spectively make no official concession so
far today of the election of Mckinley
Chairman Faulkner has been besieged all
day by democrats passing through the city
asking if there is not a grain of hope"
that Bryan may be elected. Chairman
Faulkner does not hold out to them this
hope. but he points to the statement he
gave out last night and to matters as they
stand. He will refuse to concede anything
about the general result until be gets the
official figures from the states which the
democrats yet look to-Indiana, Michigan,
Kentucky and California.
Special kilograms are pouring in on both
democratic and populist headquarters from
democrats and populists in the south who
refuse to accept the newspaper accounts of
the result They have had their hopes re-
vived by the canard stories which were
afioat throughout the country last night
The answers to these kilograms give no
morning said he did not believe California
had gone for Mckinley. He and Chairman
Faulkner were both positive in their claims
about Kentucky. They said their advices
gave them Kentucky beyond doubt.
Faulkner Comedies the House.
Il think the republicans will organize the
House. said Chairman Faulkner this morn
ing. They will have working majority
and that is ALL
change the estimate of the status of the
House he gave out last night. This gave
the republicans 178. the democrats 152,
populists 16. and II in doubt. Chairman
Faulkner states that only one gold demo-
crat has been elected. This is McAleer in
the third Pennsylvania district.
During the morning representative of
Chairman Babcock conferred with Chair
man Faulkner about the composition of the
House. They swapped notes on districts
from which neither side had definite infor-
nation, and on which there were disputes.
This conference revealed differences of
several interesting facts came out.
Sibley, the silver man Of Pennsylvania,
telegraphed Chairman Faulkner that he
had been beaten by between 200 and 800,
and the same Information was obtained at
republican headquarters.
Chairman Faulkner claimed the election
of three out of seven Congressman in Cal
ifornia. with the fourth in doubt.
The kilograms from North Carolina to
the democratic headquarters claimed the
election of two democrats-Doughten, over
Linney, and Kitchen, over Settle.
The state chairman of Alabama tele-
graphed that all the districts there were
democratic except one, the seventh dis
trict, which he admitted was in doubt. The
populists claim the election Of Howard in
that district over Bullock, democrat. The
Alabama chairman thought the chances
were favorable to Bullock. Howard was
the author of IF Christ Came to Con-
gress."
Chairman Faulkner claimed the election
OF Brucker over w. S. Linton. republican,
in the eighth Michigan district, and the re-
publican managers admit this.
Chairman Faulkner claims that all DEM
ocrats in Virginia were elected except two.
He admits the election of Walker, republi-
can. in the ninth. and Yost in the tenth.
All but three districts are claimed for the
democrats in Missouri. The three given to
the republicans are the tenth. eleventh and
twelfth, the republicans elected being Bar
tholdt, Joy and Pierce.
The democrats claim five districts In Ne
braska. They say they have beaten Strobe,
but the republicans deny this.
Twelve of the thirteen districts Of Texas
are claimed by the democrats.
Chairman Faulkner has a telegram from
Chairman McConville of Ohio claiming the
election of the following democrats in that
state: Brenner, in the third; Marshall,
fourth; Meekison. fifth; Norton. thirteenth;
Lentz, twelfth. Mcdowell, seventeenth.
McConville says two other districts are
doubtful.
What the POpulists Claim.
Secretary Edgerton of the populist COM
mittee claims the certain election Of twen-
ty-two populsts to the House and the prob
able election Of several others. He gives
the following the populist representation
SO far: Alabama. 1; North Carolina, 6; In
diana, 1: Minnesota, /: Kansas, 6: Nebras-
ka. 3; Colorado, 1; California, 1; Idaho, L;
South Dakota, 2.
Mr.. Edgerton thinks that Judge Maxwell.
elected in the third Nebraska district will
act with the populists. He expects silver
republicans from the west to act with the
pcpulists, and believes that the populist
representation, when all the returns are in.
will be close to twenty-five, without silver
republican aid.
POpulist State Officers.
Secretary Edgerton Is delighted with the
success of the populists in the matter OF
state officers in this election. He saws the
populists have elected Holcombe and their
entire state ticket i'll Nebraska. the COVER
nor of Washington. part of the stale tick
ct N North Carolina. governor and state
ticket in South Dakota, governor in Colo
RADIO. part of state ticket in Idaho, part Of
the ticket in Montana and part in North
Dakota.