Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-05

the middle Western states has ended
III ohlcago and Cook county. where
me neat OF the fight has been tho
rounding up of the candidates has
peen finished and the last spee,.Les
made. Both parties claim to be SIRE
OF the result and express confidence
tiat the count will show a large ma.
1ority for their men. The only chance
mat has been made in the estimates of
either party is the assertion of chair.
man Jones that Illinois is n
state. lie has always claimed il here.
,oioie as certain Tor Bryan. Chairman
oonnes says that Mr.. Bryan has al least
90 votes III the electoral college, and
,nat hothiig can take them away from
MIN. chairman Hanna is far more
sweeping III his estimates Of Mai. Nc
hlnleys prospects, and a v the Ohio
man VIII have not less than 81 votes.
n Others may come later.
Both chairnen have issued their last
appeals TO he people, and say that
they have the victory already won.
ana all that remains to clinch the mat
Ter is the counting of votes. In The
matter of congressman, members of
the state legislature and smaller Of
noes on the tickets, the claims are of
the same nature. The campaign in
the middle West, end particularly in
the upper Mississippi valley, has been
or the most determined character on
both sides. 1t has been the center of
the hghting ground and neither party
has spared any effort to win.
Bets on the results of the election at
the following odds are quoted: Cen
eral result, 3 to / that Mckinley de-
feats Bryan: Illinois, 3 to | that Nc
kinley carries the state: ever money
that Mckinley's plurality will be CO.
NO; ever money that Tanner will de
feat Altgeld by 10000. Kentucky. even
money that Mckinley carries the state.
missouri, = to . that Mckinley carries
n state. Indiana, > to ! that Nc
hlniey carries the state. California,
even money that Mckinley carries the
state. Nebraska, we money that Me-
kinley carries the state. Michigan. g
to D that Mckinley carries the state.
Kansas, 1 10 8 that Mckinley carries
n state. Republican wagers on the
result of the election are, for the most
part, going begging. During the day
several well known business men in
CURED at the Saratoga hotel for l.. M.
Keller. 1t was announced that Mr..
Keller. who lives in New Mexico, was
on his way to Chicago with $4,000
which he was willing to wager at odds
of l to , that Bryan would be elected.
Mr.. Keller did not arrive during the
day, and consequently none of his
money was covered.
The Day i'm Canton.
ranfpp Nav R-Tharn 10 IN oyyful
crush in Mai. McKinley's yard today.
A Youngstown woman tainted dead
away. She was carried through the
throng TO the cas-: side of the street,
where restoratives were applied. She
recovered after n time and was taken
away in a carriage. Several others
were overcome. Two little girls about
five years old were caught in the crush
and almost smothered. Strong arms
grasped them and quickly carried them
beyond harms way. Soon after these
Incidents, the Niles citizens were
crowded so about the stand that a
panic was imminent. Maj Mckinley,
seeing his opportunity. proposed three
cheers for the old flag. The people
paused, the crush was stayed, and
with great vehemence the cheers were
given. The crowd moved away and
Mai. Mckinley passed quickly 10 the
house. The vancouver was most time
ly and doubtless averted serious in
Jury 10 many in the crowd. Senator
]. Il. Foraker emphasized the unpar-
alleled scenes witnessed in Canton in
his address from the historic platform.
The crowds assembled about the Nc
kipley home exceeded any before seen.
IT was not only impossible for the
women and children's organized pa
rade TO find room on the streets or
large Mckinley lawn, but 2,40O school
children had to be marched into the
Whiting dooryard across Market street
so rs TO be able TO hear The Majors re-
sponse TO their greeting. Door step
tn liking was again out of the question.
Thousands could not get within near
ing distance of Maj. McKinley's voice,
Mr. bryan in Omaha.
Omaha. Nov. 3-Mr. Bryan Is clos
ing the campaign in Omaha to-day n
there will be a big demonstration CT
silver men tonight. In his tour across
the southern part of Iowa he MADE
eighteen speeches between sunrise ID
his tire of retiring, beginning az Mout
pleasant. i'm the southwestern corner
of the state. and ending at Co'lncii
Bluffs. Three of his addresses were
made at Cttumwa and four at Councli
Bluffs. and one each at Mount f1eas-
ant. Abba. Charlton. Osceola, erosion
Corning, yillisea, Red Oak, Hastings
Malvern and Glcnwood. These places
are in each instance surrounded oy
farming communities. The Democrat
IL candidate was met at each stopping
Mace by enormous crowds and 1t was
! evident that the farmers had general
" suspended operations for the DAY IN
| order 10 attend the Bryan meetings..
Al some of the stops there were prac-
! tically no yellow badges, but IN one or
two instances gold was the predonil-
mating color. Thee was no disposition
manifested to interrupt any of tie
snee,.bes. Mr.. Bryan seemed 10 leel
| the bepefcent effect of the braclng
t.mperature He spoke with q vlsor'
manifested both in voice an dstyie,
which would have done credit 10 d
arst DAYS of his campaign. his
sneeches were generally directed TO tne
agricultural interests, ana were DIS
rifle. constructed upon the general
lines of all his addresses OF inns cnar,
IN ~ Nl