The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-11-09
Shows a Majority for Major
Mckinley
TREMENDOUS VOTE POLLED
And the Count Is Not Completed Even
Yet
Gold Democrats and Republicans Will
Not Unite on Democrat to Sue
ceed Senator Blackburn.
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 8-The fol-
lowing statement was given out tonight
at o'clock from the Republican head
quarters:
Practically complete official returns
give Mckinley 444 plurality in Ken
lucky. Unofficial advices indicate that
the four missing counties will increase
rather than decrease these figures. The
Republicans elect four members of con-
gyess and judge of the highest court
of the state for an eight year term, and
by the filling of vacanices have secured
majority Of two in the general as
sembly on joint ballot, which insures
a Republican successor to Senator
Blackburn.
The total vote in the state will ap
proximate $4,000, an increase of 10000
over last years vote, and $4,000 more
than the highest estimate before the
election. The Republican vote increased
about 10000 over Governor Bradley's
vote a year ago, which was II 900 high
er than ever before cast in a presiden-
tial election, and the Democratic vote
was $4,000 higher. These figures will
give you some idea of the intensity of
the political struggle through which
we have just passed.
(Signed) SAM J. ROBERTS,
Chairman.
The following telegram was sent to-
day by the chairman of the Republican
state campaign committee:
Hon. M. A. Hanna, New York: Prac-
tically complete official returns make
our majority 500 in Kentucky. We
polled 10000 more votes for Mckinley
that Governor Bradley received, but
fusion and fraud almost robbed us of
victory. We have been sleeping on our
arms for a week, but are now out of
danger.
(signed) SAM ]. ROBERTS,
Chairman.
The following telegram was sent from
here today:
Hon. William Mckinley, Canton, o.:
Kentucky, for the first time in its his
tory, has been carried by the Republi
cans in presidential year. After four
days of anxious waiting and watching,
the official returns today show that you
have carried the state by about 500 plu-
Tdllly. Il our years d6o 1NcHtuChy gave
Cleveland 10000 plurality, and cast 23, 500
Populist votes. The fusion of Populists
and Democrats this year was complete,
and your victory means a reversal of
$4,000 votes, based on the figures of
1892. On behalf of Kentucky Repub-
cans and thousands of patriotic DEM
ocrats who Joined in our common cause,
permit me to congratulate you on your
great victory and the breaking of a
time-honored record of Kentucky. AS
a former townsman and devoted ad-
mirer for twenty years, 1t is scarcely
necessary to add my personal congrat-
ulations.
(Signed) SAM ]. ROBERTS,
Chairman.
BLACKBURN'S SUCCESSOR.
CINCINNATI, o., Nov. 8.-The Com
mercial Tribunes special from Frank
fort. Ky, says There is no longer any
talk of the Republicans uniting with the
gold Democrats on Carlisle, Breckin-
ridge, or any other Democrat to succeed
General Blackburn. All negotiations
and talk to this effect were bused on
the probabilities of another deadlock.
Now that the Republicans are confident
of a majority on joint ballot, they state
that Republican will be elected sena-
tor. Governor Bradley, Congressman
Hunter, ST. John Boyle and others are
mentioned for the place.