Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-05
TWOSIXTYTHREE
Electoral Votes Now Claimed for
Major Mckinley.
LIST OF THE STATES GIVING THEN
According to the Latest Compilation
Made At News Headquarters.


by Both Farties-Opinions Of Chairmen
Butler and Jones-Neither Comedies the
Election Of the Ohio Man-Bryan 1t LIN
coin. Neb.. Makes . Short Statement
Authorized Interview with Chairmsa
Jones-A Summary Of the Result IN all
the States.
Chicago, Nov. 5.-Returns from the
entire country. although incomplete in
some states. are Of a nature to insure
the election of Mckinley. A suficient
| number of states have declared for the
Republican party to make certain 263
votes in the electoral college for its
| leader. The states who votes are sure
| for him are as follows: ID
California, 9 electoral votes; Con-
necticat, 6; Delaware, 8; Illinois, "a;
Indiana, Is; Iowa. 10; Maine. 6; Mary
| land. 8; Massachusetts,, Is: Michigan,
Il; Minnesota, .; New Hampshire, 4;
New Jersey. 10; New York, Sc; North
Dakota. 3; Ohio, %: Oregon, 3; Penn
| sylvania, 80: Rhode Island, 4; South
Dakota. 4; Vermont. 4; West Virginia,
q; Wisconsin. II; total, 2s3.
The returns show some interesting
features, adm in some respects are
| surprises to the leaders of both politi-
cal parties. The New England states
have. as was expected, given heavy
pluralities for Mckinley without ex-
ception. The Republican ticket was
successful in Massachusetts, beyond
what was claimed for it by the most
enthusiastic prophet Of Republican
| success.
| Three Enormous Pluralities for Mckinley.
New York and Pennsylvania vie with
each other for the largest plurality,
| and the figures at hand do not Indicate
which one of them has surpassed the
| other. Each state has given the Repub-
lican candidate a plurality between
215.OOO and $50, 900. To these states I'LL
| nois is good third in it's plurality for
| the winning candidate. If the percent
age of gain over the presidential cleo
ton of 1892 that has so far been shown
continues to the end, it will give a plu-
| rality of not far from 175.O0O. In the
gubernatoria1 race Altgeld has been
badly defeated. but is not buried so
deep and is probably about sc, 900 ahead
ofthe Democratic national ticket. There
has been evidently a large vote cast
throughout the state for Mckinley and
Altgeld. Chicago gave Mckinley 50. $50
plurality ana Tanner 29.s76. The next
Illinois legislature viii have apparently
1875 Republicans to IS Democrats.
Indiana for Mckinley by Probably 10000.
In Indiana, If any of the rules for es-
timating the vote of the state which
previous to the present election held
good are still to be relied upon, and the
Republican gain continues to the end
| q Mol ink mil y,o,
imately 10000 plurality in the state.
| In Iowa. so far as as can be seen
from the returns at present the Repub-
| lican plurality has been very large,
perhaps $4,000. but figures now at hand
| indicate about 63,OOO
Ohio. which was claimed in the first
dispatches as giving Mckinley 100. 600,
| has by later returns been cut to a
claim of $4,000, and the Democrats con-
| test this.
In Michigan the election has resulted
In a very heavily reduced vote for the
| Republican ticket. The free silver pa
pers in Detroit concede the state to
Mckinley by $4,000. The last previous
vote in the state was in 1895. when
| Moore. the Republican candidate for
justice of the supreme court. had a plu-
| rality of 1.4s7 over McGrath, his Dem
ocratic rival.
West Virginia is confidently claimed
| by the Republicans, and the chairman
| of the Democratic central committee,
has conceded the state to Mckinley
Tennessee Goes for Bryan.
Tennessee presents some of the inter-
| esting features of the campaign. Pat
| terson, the gold Democratic candidate
| for congress in the city of Memphis, is
| running neck and neck with his oppo-
| nent. and the official cout will be nee
| essary to decide between them The
| state at large has gone for Bryan ap-
| parently.
North Carolina is claimed by both
| parties. but the Democrats seem to
have. the state for Bryan by about TO-
600. On the state ticket the fusionists
have probably won-Republican-Pop
! list. South Carolina, Georgia, Missis-
| sippi. Alabama and Louisiana are all
for Bryan by about the normal ma
| jorities. The Virginia electors will
| without question be for Bryan. The
Republicans have abandoned all hope
of Texas and the state is conceded to
Bryan.
Nebraska and Kansas for Bryan.
Nebraska has gone for Bryan. not
withstanding Republican claims, and
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| the state ticket is so close that the official
| count will be required to settle the
matter.
Wisconsin is sure for the Republican
column by an enormous plurality. Min
nesota which was regarded as doubt
| full by both parties. has surprised ev-
erybody by the size Of its Republican
| plurality. and Mckinley will have ap-
proximately $1,000 to 10000. Governor
] Coughs election is in doubt.
Latest information from the two Da-
| kotas shows that North Dakota is very
| sure for Mckinley. and that South Da-
kota will be so close as to require the
| official count. The Republicans claim
Wyoming and Washington. but the
proba bilities seem against them in both
states. Oregon goes for Mckinley, and
Colorado for Bryan. Idaho. Montana,
Utah and Nevada. have all gone for
Bryan by heavy majorities.
California for the Major.
California. on the strength of the re-
turns at hand. has undoubtedly gone
Tor Mckinley. the city Of San Francisco
showing q gain on 1892 of 6.947. One
half NJ the optsila precipcfs shov q