The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-11-05

The states Of Virginia, South Carolina,
Florida, Georgia, Alabama, louisiana Ar
kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Nevada Mon n.
tana and Idaho may safely be placed In
the Bryan column. The returns from Kan
sas and Texas are scattering and indicate
nothing, although heavy republican gains
are reported from Dallas and Galveston.
At 1890 later returns seem to indicate that
West Virginia, Michigan and Kentucky
can be added to the republican column.
Chicago, Nov. 3-There was confident
crowd at national republican headquarters
tonight where the leaders assembled TO
receive the returns.
The news was late in starting, and for
a time very slow in coming. The first
message that did not deal with the condl-
ton Of the weather, and was not more OF
an indefinite promise, than statement OF
actual conditions, came from Donald NC
Kay. the chairman Of the Oregon state
central committee. 1t was as follows:
1.-The city of Portland gives a majority
of 5000 for Mckinley. and this 1nsures
the state for the republican ticket.
"This Is a good one to start on" said
Vice Chairman Payne, but it's only the
first raindrop of the coming deluge. we
will have plenty more OF the same oS
and bye" ,. .
sages from all parts Of the country, an OF
them. however, being OF an encouraging
nature to the republican cause:
Then came a message from Baltimore,
saving that Chairman Rusk, of the dem
ocratic city central committee, cohceoeo
the city to Mckinley by 1900.
."That means Maryland for us, tnlnk'
said Mr.. Payne quietly we are gong
now and they will never catch us.
After this the kilograms came In
shower that seemed never to cease. The
vote of a few precincts In town mere
and a. county there with, however, little
of a substantial nature to ballast them:
A howl of delight went up from the
crowd in the halls and rooms adjoining
Mr.. Payne's Office when the telegraph IN
strument licked off the measure from
Chairman Ferry, Of the Michigan state
central committee: michigan Is sa1e !or
Mckinley by so, 1000" This news was crleo
out Of the window to the crowo oelo"'
and the howl in the halls above was
gentle whisper to the wild roar from the
pavement. o.,
The next chairman to report with def
mite assurances was Bixby OF Minnesota,
who said that his commonwealth wanted
Mr.. Mckinley and wanted him to the tune
of 20. 900 to $4,000 This came in few
minutes before o'clock, and Vice Chair
man Payne at once sent out a telegram
to Chairman Hanna in Cleveland and to
the various state chairn1en saying NICK
ley has carried Chicago by about $1,000.
Returns from Michigan, Illinois, Iowa,
Kentucky and Minnesota show that these
states are safe for Mckinley.
The report from Nebraska Headquarters
to the effect that Bryan would be beaten
in his owE state by plurality of 13,ON
gave the liveliest satisfaction and the
cheers were loud and long when from
the east came the news equally cheering.
General Osborn, the secretary of the New
York committee, sent word that McKin-
ley had carried Maryland, West Virginia,
by $4,000, and New York by 100000. Then
the west spoke up once more and Iowa
sent word that Bryan would be $4,000 to
the rear when final roll was called.
Then came the south with a promise
of $1,000 votes to the good I'm Tennessee
and safe majority in. the democratic
stronghold Of Virginia. At o'clock Vice