Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-11-05
MLSSOURIS VOTE.
The Democrats Carry the State by a
Heavy Majority.
STEPHENS FOR GOVERNOR.
Bryan VIII Have Probably $4,000 Majority
and stephens 10000 Republicans
Gain In Cities and Democrats
In Rural Districts.

ST Louis, Nov 4.--Lon " Stephens
will act as the chief executive of the
great state Of Missouri. lie was swept
10 victory yesterday by the silver sem
timent which gained q tenacious hold
in the agricultural districts OF the
state There is no doubt, although the
returns are coming In from the interior
Of the state at snail pace of the cleo.
tion of the Bryan electors and the en-
tire democratic state ticket The state
legislature will also be democratic and
United States Senator George G, Vest
will probable succeed himself
Returns from all of the precincts in
the city of St Louis have not yet been
made, but the democrats concede that
Mckinley and Lewis have carried the
city by about 10000, The delay In
casting up the vote here is due to tho
fact that the law requires that the
| judges shall count all the votes for the
four constitutional amendments separ-
ately before beginning the count of
the votes for the various candidates on
the ballot. The returns show agreatly
increased vote for both parties over
1892 The republicans seemed to have
gained in the cities and the democrats
in the country districts.
Chairman Cook, OF the democratic
state committee, said this morning
that the returns so far as received in.
Dictated that Bryan had carried the
state by 10000 to 10000. He admitted
that Stephens had run at least 10000
votes behind the silver champion.
Bryan, he said, would come to the Mis-
sissippi river with $4,000 majority and
Stephens with 10000
The democrats seem to have regained
some of the congressional districts lost
In the landslide OF two years ago
They claim the election Of 10 congress-
men outside Of this city, including r.
p Bland. Barthold (rep) in the Tenth
district and Pearce (rep.) in the Twelfth
are elected. The race between Joy
(rep) and Hunt (dem. in the Eleventh
district is still in doubt. The repub-
lican ticket In this city was elected.
The proposition to remove the state
capital from jefferson City TO Sedalia
was defeated overwhelmingly, and it
will stay where 1t now is, for some
time, at least The farmers voted
against the removal because they
feared It would entail expense upon
them.
Mexico--Returns from three counties
In this congressional district indicate
the election Of Champ Clark over Con-
gresham w. M. Treloar by a plurality
OF 1900
Clinton--Returns from 81 precincts
In this Henry county give Stephens
1850 majority over Lewis. With the
same ratio Of democratic increase in
the eight precincts to be heard from,
Stephens will carry the county by $50
TO 1000 votes. Buyan will carry the
county by about l, 100,
Gallatin-Scattering returns from
Clay, Ray, Clinton, DeKalb and Da-
viess counties indicate that Congress.
man Dockery is reelected by good
majority.
st. Joseph-McKinley has GOO major
lty here. Cochran is probably elected
to congress.
St. Louisville election Of Richard
Giles as First district congressman has
been conceded
In the Fifth district William S. Cow
herd is elected to congress over j. II.
Nelf (rep) by a plurality close to 1000.
Kansas City gave 1900 republican ma
jority, but this was overcome by demo-
cratic votes in the country.
Indications are that Bryan has
carried Jasper county by 1000, a gain
of3,90O Daviess county by 500, a gain
over 1894; Cole county by about 100,
democratic gain Lafayette county by
1000 democratic gain; Carroll county
by 300, democratic gain of 400; John
son county by s00 Nodaway county by
500. democratic gain; Pettis county
by 300, including city of Sedalia, a DEM
ocratic gain; Vernon county by 1900
fusion gain Of 400 Barton county by
800, democratic gain; Dade by 900;
Andrain by 1900; Bates oy
about 1,5oO, big democratic
gain; Atchison by small plurality;
Greene and city of Springfield; Rails
by 1000, big democratic gain; Macon
by small majority; Clay by $780,
big democratic gain, Cooper by small
majority; Ray by 1000, democratic
gain.
Mckinley probably carried Grundv
county by 1,2OO, a slight gain over 1892;
Adair county by 100; Holt county by
800; Benton by 400.