Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-07
ILLINOIS.


Cook County Conceded TO Mckinley
and Tanner.
CHICAGO, Nov. 3.-The indications
are, based upon returns from all but
100 precincts of Chicago and from scat
tering returns from outside the city
that Mckinley and Tanner have car.
ried Illinois by over 100000. Tanner
is running ahead of his ticket, but
somewhat behind Mckinley, The re-
turns from $40 of the Chicago pre-
cincts give Mckinley l72,Tol. Bryan
l26,7d7, Palmer l,49O. One hundred
and two precincts in Illinois, outside
of Cook county, give Mckinley %, 4So,
Bryan l6,050, Palmer 1856 In 1892 lIar-
rison's vote IN the same number Of
precincts wa, 1919, Cleveland l5,9s2.
Eighty-tive precincts in Illinois out
side of Cook county give Tanner 49,
ATT, Altgeld l2,9S2. The vote in lS9?
was Harrison, l4,S27, Cleveland II, 7s7.
Chairman Hatch, of the republican
state central committee said at Q
o'clock:
"Illinois has gone for Mckinley and
Tanner by ls5, 900. Tannerls running
far ahead Of his ticket
John X. Tanner, the popular Cover
nor-elect, arrived at the republican
headquarters at the Great Northern
hotel from his home in Louisville and
was Immediately congratulated as the
next governor of Illinois He said:
Mckinley and have carried the state
by considerably over 100000 major
ity."
National Committeeman Jameson,
of Illinois, who was at headquarters
receiving the returns agreed that the
known vote in Cook county and parts
of the state outside in Illinois are sure
for Mckinley and Tanner and the
whole state ticket by over 100000 If
the ratio Of gains was maintained in
the rest of the state. The scattered
returns received from on tside of Chi
cago show large republican gains over
1892
Chairman llinrichsen Of the demo-
cratic state committee conceded
Cook county to Mckinley and Tanner,
and admitted that the indications
point to the rest of the state going
the same way, although he would not
give it up until fuller returns had been
received from the country.
The democrats look for large gains
and generally favorable returns from
the southern part of the state, which
has hardly been heard from yet,
These returns are expected by Chair
man Hinrichsen to largely offset the
figures from Chicago and
northern counties.
Whiteside county gave Mckinley a
ma jority Of 1900, a gain OF l'422 over
1892.
Hogan county has been carried by
400 ma jority. 1t was formerly demo.
cratic by COO This is an indication OF
the ratio of republican gains from the
counties heard from. Evanston vote
was: Mckinley, 3,0s7; Bryan, oos. me
carried Pullman by 4oo
plurality.
Gov. Altgeld arrived at the Palmer
house tonight from Springfield ana
received the returns in his room. lie
denied that he had conceded his de-
feat, claiming that the meager returns
lid not warrant the claim OF the re-
oublicans that Tanner was elected.
State Chairman Ilinrichsen sald al
10 o'clock to tho United Associated
Presses reporter: 81 am claiming AIT
,eld's election. The Chicago returns
,nly show McKinlcy's majority. Alt
reid will run 10000 ahead OF Bryan In
chicago, and II he makes the same
,om parative gains in the country ne
viii win. Sixty precincts in Chicago
how Altgeld ahead OF Bryan 5000.
ranner will run 10000 behind Mckin'
ev in Chicago. The presidential re-
,urus are no indication OF the vote on
he state ticket"