Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-11-12
IT is M'KINLEY.
Republicans Will Have a Big Ma
jority in Electoral College.
Kentucky Very Close and Claimed by Both
Sides-Some Eastern States, Illinois
and Wisconsin Give Heavy
Republican Majorities.

election in the various states OF the
union are now sufficiently well known
to make positive the election of Mr..
Mckinley by at least 245 votes, or 81
more than ma jority.
The returns are as follows:
Alabama's Majority Reduced.
BIRMINGHAM Ala, Nov. 5.-The ma
joritv for Bryan will probably not ex-
coed $4,000.
Arkansas Gives Only $4,000.
LITTLE Rock, Ark. Nov. 5.-Arkansas
gives $4,000 majority for Bryan.
California Republican.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. with $685.
775 votes counted, Mckinley and Ho-
bart have about 1900 majority in Cali
fornia.
Colorado Almost Solid.
DENVER, Col, Nov. 5.-Scattering re-
turns received up to $50 a. m. to-day
show that Bryan and Sewell have car
ried Colorado by over 100, 900 plurality
in total vote of about IT'S, 600 No
effort has vet been made to tabulate
the returns.
Republican Gains in Connecticut.
New HAVEN. Conn, Nov 5.-Con-
necticut has gone republican by at
least 10000. The various republican
papers are unanimous in claiming the
state for Mckinley by $4,000.
Latest from Delaware.
WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. 6.-McKin-
iey's majority in Delaware will be
from $500 to 1000. Tunnel, for gov
ernor. 1,SO0; Handy, free silver, for
congress. 2,40o. The legislature is
democratic.
Florida's Majority Reduced.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. 5.-Bryan
and Sewa1 carry Florida by majority
over Mckinley closely estimated at 49,
900 to ii, 800.
Georgia for Bryan and Sewan
ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. 5.-Returns from
various districts indicate the election
of solid democratic congressional
delegation with the possible exception
of the First district, in which Boyle
(rep.) is giving Lester (dem.) a close
race. The electors are democratic by
about $4,000.
Idaho Ten Thousand Democratic.
BOISE, Id. Nov. 5.-Conservative es-
Inmates indicate Idaho will give 1000
majority for Bryan.
Illinois Is All for Gold.
CHICAGO, Nov. 6.-Unofficial returns
from all of the 1O2 counties in Illinois
Including Cook give Mckinley plu
rality of IA, ISL, and Tanner plural
itv of lis, 5O4. Complete official re-
turns may change these figures trihe,
but this is practically the result in the
state.
Indiana in Dispute.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. Com
plete unofficial returns from every
county in Indiana show McKinley's
plurality to be 20, 1914. Chairman Parks
Martin. of the democratic state COM
mittee, claims that the returns that had
been received at the democratic head
quarters did not include the populist
vote in good many parts of the state.
Iowa Strongly Republican.
DIES MONIES Ia, Nov. 5.-A1l repub
lican congressman in Iowa are elected
beyond a doubt, and McKinley's plu-
'rality in the state is estimated at from
So 600 to 90. 900.
Kansas for Bryan.
TorEKA. Kan. Nov. 5.-The result
in Kansas is a victory for the fusion
lists Bryan electors will have 5000 to
$4,000 majority. The fusion state tick
,ef is also probably elected. Fusionists
also claim legislature and five of the
seven congressman.
Louisiana Stands for Silver.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 5.--Returns make
it absolutely certain that Bryan has
carried the state by probably 10000
plurality ana Cnat the democrats nave
elected six congressman, all for silver.
Names Election Quiet.
PORTLAND. Me, Nov. 5.-The cleo
ton in Maine proved one of the quiet
est in the states history. Generally,
the returns showed a falling off of the
democratic vote and slight increase
in the republican vote, which ac-
counts, in a great measure, for heavy
repu biiean plurality of 10000.
Maryland Republican.
BALTIMORE. Md, Nov. 5.-The indica-
tions at midnight are that Mckinley
leads Bryan by 10000, 900 of which
has been contributed by Baltimore.
All One Way.
COLUMBIA, S. c.. Nov. 6.-South
Carolina, Georgia. Mississippi, Ala
:bama and Louisiana are all for
Bryan by about normal democratic
smajorit'es.
Massachusetts Decisive.
BosToN. Nov. 5.-McKinley's ma
ioritY in Massachusetts, is 124, 600. The
erepu biican candidates for president
and governor carried every city aud
town for the first time in the history
of he state. The congressional dele
cation is upchanged-12 repu blicans
and one democrat, the latter the only
one in New England.
Michigan Gives Mckinley over 10000.