The herald., 1896-11-04
that the Republicans had carried that
state by 100000.
NEBRASKA.
A Large Vote Polled and Bryan Makes
Great Gains

A Large Vote Polled and Bryan Makes
Great Gains
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 3.-Mr. Bryan
received the election returns tonight at
his home over a special wire. He re-
manned during the evening in his private
room in the second story of his house,
leaving the first story to the newspaper
correspondents. He told them if he had
any communications to make to them he
would notify them. He spent the after
noon sleeping and was very little dis
turbed by callers.
Omaha reports at $3.50 say the indi-
cations are that the state of Nebraska
on the presidential ticket will be ex-
ceedingly close. Seventy-three pre-
cincts outside of Omaha and Lincoln
give Mckinley 10.0OS Bryan 1902.
Twenty-eght precincts In Nebraska
outside of Omaha: Mckinley 1896, Bry-
an 3017. In 1894, Republicans S214, fu-
| sionists 264S.
Both candidates are making big gains
over the vote of 1894. The gains about
offset one another, however. In the
| larger towns of the state Mckinley leads
| Bryan and in the smaller villages Bryan
| leads slightly On the theory that Bry-
| an will carry the farmer vote the pres
| ent situation is favorable to him, since
no returns of Importance have yet been
received. Those rural districts which
have reported however, do not bear out
| the idea that the farmers are voting for
Bryan, ten rural precincts showing
! In tiob nj, toi in
| the smaller towns of the state. This
means that Mckinley will carry Ne
| braskd by small vote, though the sill
yer men do not concede this. Two years
ago the Populists and Democrats with
fusion elected a governor py $1,000 plu-
rality.
Thirty-nine precincts in Nebraska,
outside of Omaha, give Mckinley 1896
and Bryan 1867. Two years ago the vote
was Republicans 4766 and Democrats
3342.
The Seventh ward of Lincoln COM
plete gives Mckinley one majority out
Of a total vote of 6S1 Two years ago it
was carried by the Republicans by 243.
At 10 o'clock Chairman Post of the Re-
publican state committee claimed the
majority of from 1000 to 5000.
I'VE have" said he. received scat
| tering returns, and it is impossible to
| give anything like accurate figures.
Complete returns have been received
from only eighty-five precincts in the
state, and we have neither footed up
! totals or made comparisons with them.
| The returns, however, indicate gains
sufficient to warrant the claims made"
Judge Post said the principal gains
were in the country precincts.
| kilograms to Bryan say that Saline
county is conceded to Bryan by the Re-
publicans by a majority of 300; that
Crete gives Bryan 3S7 to 1886 for McKin-
ley Grant: Bryan PAT, Mckinley 20;
Lexington: Bryan $50, Mckinley 200;
Snyder: Bryan 121 Mckinley 80; Spring
field: Bryan 12O. Mckinley 65.
OMAHA. Nov 3.--At midnight re-
| turns from Nebraska precincts are still
very meager, bpt indicate that McKin-
ley has carried Nebraska. Eighty
seven precincts in Nebraska outside of
Omaha give Mckinley 10,476, Bryan
e0S0; in 1882, Republicans 9714, Demo-
Gratis 1865.
|
tarded by slow counting, but the total
vote polled is much heavier than two
years ago, when 21O, 900 votes were cast
in the gubernatoria, election. Nearly
every precinct heard from shows gains
for both Mckinley and Bryan over the
vote in 1884. with which it must be
compared. AS usual, the precincts first
reporter are from the towns.
So close is the contest that almost COM
| plete returns from all Nebraska counties
will have to be had before a reliable
statement of the approximate majority
can be given. The closeness of the vote
on president indicates that the vote
on the state ticket will also be close.
as well as close contests for congress
in three or four of the congressiona.
districts Three out of the six con-
gressional candidates appear to be safe
for the Republican candidates, with
probabilities that five if not all six will
so Republican.
On the legislative tickets nothing
whatever is obtainable at this hour.
In Omaha 81 precincts out of rs give
Mckinley 1863, Bryan 5S16 The city is
safely McKinley's by 1000. This is ex-
| peclcu " oilSel Iuliy any Bryan strength
unheard from in Populist counties. Lin
coin county will give a small plurality
against Bryan. The Democratic com
mittee does not concede Nebraska. but
still thinks Bryan will win by the vote
in the remote Populist districts.
One hundred precincts in Nebraska,
outside of Omaha, give Mckinley II, ,G52,
Bryan 1881 Two years ago: Repub-
licans 1882 Democrats Populists 1885,
McKinley's majority in Lincoln is
101S. This is Democratic gain, as the
city generally has been Republican by
a considerably larger vote Bryan's
ward, the Fifth, gave a majority of 20S
against him. and his precinct 81 majority
| in opposition. These are all reductions
! of former majorities
| OMAHA, Nov. 3.-The following state
ment was issued at a. m: To the AS
| sociated Press: We will carry the state
by $4,000 and elect all of the congress-
men, entire state ticket and legislature.
| (Signed) JAMES C. DAHLMAN,
Chairman Democratic State Committee.
| Mr.. Bryan's intimate friends report n I
| midnight that he did not consider the
| case as definitely lost, but on the con-