The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-05
CLAIMS OF THE CHAIRMEN.
Each Side Claims to BE Sure of Its
Candidates. Election.

Chicago, Nov. 4.-Telegrams received
this afternoon by Acting Chairman Payne
of the republican national committee
from the disputed states, give the commit
tee assurance to claim 27 electoral votes
sure for Mckinley.
The estimates sent by the state chair
men were as follows: South Dakota, $500;
Kentucky. 5000; West Virginia, 1900;
Oregon, $500; California, 5000 to 5000. Mr..
Payne characterized as buncombe the
claim of Indiana democrats, that the state
had given 5000 majority for Bryan. Mr..
Payne admitted the republicans would lose
United States senator in Washington.
At the democratic national headquarters
the messages received from state chair
men and Others during the afternoon, were
more encouraging than at any time since
the returns began to come in. A telegram
from Parkersburg, w. Va, read: 81 have
no fear about West Virginia"
State Chairman Martin of Indiana. wired
that returns from the rural districts of
that state showed large net democratic
gains over 1892.
The North Dakota chairman sent word
that the state had probably gone for
Bryan by 1900.
National Committeeman Powers of Utah
telegraphed that the democratic majority
in Utah had increased to 10000.
Word came from the Pacific coast that
1853 precints in California, including San
Francisco, gave Mckinley Ill ,2SS; Bryan,
1G7, ,929.
Our people say Kentucky is all right" !"
was the answer of Chairman Jones to re-
peated inquiries as to the foundation for
the republican claim that the state had
gone for Mckinley.
The independent gold standard democ-
racy," the official title of the Palmer and
Buckner party in this state, has failed to
poll its per cent. of the total vote in
Illinois. In consequence it falls below
the limit fixed by law and can never. uu-
der its present organization, take part in
any state or municipal election. This
was one of the main objects of the
leaders in this city and state in making
such an aggressive fight and putting up
local, congressional and state tickets. 1t
is believed in political circles that the
gold democrats will fuse with the republi-
cans in future elections.
Perry Heath Of the republican national
headquarters staff, commenting on the re-
suit of the legislative elections in the
states where new senators would prob
dbls NC ItPublSdH, SdAQ " a itpOflci VI
the Southern Associated Press: I'VE will
have sound money majority
in the lower house of con-
gress beyond cavil or doubt, to sup
port Mckinley There will be a good
clean majority Of sound money senators.
including sound money democrats. who
will support the republicans in stopping
any fat money or similar legislation.
There will only be a few silver republican
senator's who will be against the admin
istration on tariff legislation. We will also
have a majority for a Mckinley tariff
bill, although it may be probable that we
will not have a republican sound money
majority in the Senate. There will prob
ably be no attempt to re-enact the Nc
Knley tariff bill of 1890. but / doubt If
such silver senators as Pettigrew, Teller
or Dubois would vote against the repub-
llcan party on a tariff measure. Senator
Wilson Of Washington told me, when here
recently, that the republicans might lose
that state for gold, but would elect pro-
lection and silver members of the ligis-
lature to guarantee successor to Sena-
tor Squire who would be a McKinley
tariff supporter, although for silver"