The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06
THE ELECTORAL Vote
Mckinley Given Enough Votes
to Elect Him.
TIE STATES STILL IN DOUBT.

VIII Take ths Onclai Daiiot 20 Tell
In Kentucky aud Wyoming Mckinley
Has the Same show In California
That Bryan Has In North Carolina.
Kansas Given over to nryan.
CHICAGO, Nov. 5.-while Mckinley
win not have ~ many electoral votes
A. were given him on Wednesday morn.
ing, he will have some to sparu after
securing enough 10 Be elected to the
presidency Of the United States
The returns from the entire country.
although incomplete In some states, are
OF nature to make almost certain 96S
votes In the electoral college forts lead.
er. The states whose votes aro sure for
him are as follows;
California, Connecticut, Delaware.
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa. Maine. Mary.
land, Massachusetts, Michigan Mime.
sofa, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York. North Dakota, Ohio. Ore.
gon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island. South
Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia and
Wisconsin.
The rciurns show some interesting
features and In some respects have been
surprise 20 the leaders Of both politi.
cal parties. The New England states
have, A. was expected. given heavy plu.
raliiies for Mckinley without exception.
The Republican ticket was successful In
Massachusetts,, beyond what was claim.
ed for It by the most enthusiastic
prophet Of Republican success.
New York and Pennsylvania, each
state having given the Republican can.
didAie between 27S.OOO and ssO.OOO.
To these states Illinois is a good third
in lie plurality OF probabiy l7S.OOO. In
the gubernatoriAl race Al,geld has been
badly defeated. but he Is not buried 90
deep. and i sprohably about %, 600 ahead
Of the Democratic national ticket.
In Indiana, II any Of thorules for osti.
mating the vote Of a state which TIRE.
vious to the present election held good.
ore s,ill to be relied upon. there Is no
Justification for the Democratic claims
Of having c'rried the state II the "a.
ito Of Republican gain continues to the
end Of the count, Mckinley will have
approximately 5000 plurality in tho
state.
In Iowa. as far as can be seen from
the returns AZ presens. the Republican
plurality has been very largo-not far
either way from $4,000.
Ohio has given the Republican candi.
date an ovgwhelming plurality.
In Michigan. the free silver papers Of
Detroit, conoode the state to Mckinley
By $4,000.
West Virginia is confidently claimed
by the Republicans. and the chair.
man Of the Domvcratio state central
committee comedies the state to Nc.
Kinley.
Tennessee presents some Of the most
interesting features Of the campaign.
Patterson. the gold Democratic oandi.
date for congress in the city Of Momphis
isrunning neck and neck with his op.
ponent. and the official count viii b.
necessary 20 decide between them. The
state at large Is claimed by both partes
and because OF the length Of the ticket
the returns are coming In 50 slowly that
neither side feels justified IN claiming
the electoral vote with any confidence
Late returns favor Bryan.
North Carolina is claimed by both par.
ties. but no definite conclusion is possi.
bic at present, except that the state leans
to Bryan.
South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi,
Alabama and Louisiana are all for
Bryan by about the normal Democratic
majority.
The Virginia electors will, without
question, be for Bryan by heavily 10
duced Democratic vote.
The Republicans have abandoned all
hope Of rexs and the state is conceded
to Bryan BY large vote.
NObrAska has gone for Bryan, not.
withssandinE the Republican claims.
Both parties claim Kansas, but the
few scattering returns that are In 40 far
are Of SO indefinite nature as to make
any claims, no matter BY whom made,
Of a very uncertain character.
Wisconsin is sure for the Republican
column BY an enormous plurality.
In Minnesota Mckinley viii have ap.
proHimately 30 to 10000 majority. Gov.
Clough is certainly reelected.
The latest information from the two
Dakotas shows that North Dakota Il
very sure for Mckinley. and the prOba.
biliiy is thA, South Dakota win be found
In the same column. although the rosnls
Il close
The Republicans claim Wyoming and
Washington, but the probabilities seem
against them In both states.
Oregon has gone Tor Mckinley. Colo.