Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-11-06
THE ELECTORAL TOTE
Mckinley Given Enough Votes
 to Elect Him.
THE STATES STILL IN DOUBT.

Has the same Show In California That Bryan Has In North Carolina. Kansas Given Over to Bryan.
 CHICAGO, Nov. 6-While Mckinley will not have as many electorial votes as were given him on Wednesday morn. ing, he will have some to spare after securing enough to be elected to the presidency of the United States.
 The returns from the entire country, although incomplete in some states, are of nature to make almost certain 243 votes in the electoral college for its lead CT. The states whose votes are sure for him are as follows;
 California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Mary land, Massachusetts, Michigan Minne- sota. New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ore. gon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
 The returns show some interesting features and in some respects have been 8 surprise to the leaders of both politi- cal parties. The New England states have, as was expected, given heavy plu- ralities for Mckinley without exception. The Republican ticket was successful in Massachusetts, beyond what was claim ed for it by the most enthusiastic prophet of Republican success.
 New York and Pennsylvania, each state having given the Republican oan- didate between 275,0o0 and 2So. .000.
 To these states Illinois is a good third in it's plurality of probably 175, ,O00 In the gubernatorial race Altgeld has been badly defeated, but he Is not buried so deep, and is probably about 60 900 ahead of the Democratic national ticket.
 In Indiana, if any of the rules for esti- mating the vote of q state which pre- yious to the present election held good, are still to be relied upon, there is no justification for the Democratic claims of having carried the state. If the ra- tio of Republican gain continues to the end of the count. Mckinley will have approximately 9o,o0o plurality in the state
 In Iowa, as far as can be seen from the returns at present, the Republican plurality has been very large-not far either way from D, GOO.
 Ohio has given the Republican candi- date an overwhelming plurality.
 In Michigan, the free silver papers of Detroit, concede the state to Mckinley by 25,00o.
 West Virginia is confidently claimed by the Republicans, and the chair man of the Democratic state central committee comedies the state to Mo- Kinley.
 Tennessee presents some of the most interesting features of the campaign. Patterson, the gold Democratic candi- date for congress in the city of Memphis is running neck and neck with his op- ponent. and the official count will be necessary to decide between them. The state at large is claimed by both partes and because Of the length of the ticket the returns are coming in so slowly that neither side feels justified in claiming the electoral vote with any confidence. Late returns favor Bryan.
 North Carolina is claimed by both par ties, but no definite conclusion is possi- ble at present, except that the state leans to Bryan
 South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana are all for Bryan by about the normal Democratic majority.
 Tine Virginia electors will, without question, be for Bryan by heavily re- duced Democratic vote
 The Republicans have abandoned all hope of Texrs and the state is conceded to Bryan by a large vote.
 1 Nebraska has gone for Bryan, not withstanding the Republican claims.
 Both parties claim Kansas, but the few scattering returns that are ill so far are of so indefinite nature as to make any claims, no matter by whom made, of very uncertain character.
 Wisconsin is sure for the Republican column by an enormous plurality.
 In Minnesota Mckinley will have ap- proximately 30 to 4o, 900 majority. Gov. Clough is certainly reelected.
 The latest information from the two Dakotas shows that North Dakota is