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of the missing counties. The demo
Gratis elected six out of II congress-
men. The result in the Seventh be-
tween w. G. r. Breckenridge and e. e.
Settle is 10 yet in doubt BY yester-
days election the republicans will
probably be enabled to elect a repub-
lican to the United States senate TO
succeed Senator G. j. Blackburn.
Maryland Republican.
BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. 4-The indica-
tions at midnight are that Mckinley
leads Bryan by SO,OOO-9O,O 600 of which
has been contributed by Baltimore.
Five republican congressman have
surely been elected, the only doubtful
district being the First, in which Joshua
Miles (dem. may be reelected. Chair
man Talbot, of the democratic central
committee, conceded Maryland to the
republicans, last night, but would give
NO figures Chairman Wellington, of
the republican committee, authorized
the following: ''To the Associated
Press: We have carried the state of
Maryland for Mckinley by at least SO,-
600 majority. The city Of Baltimore
has given over 10000 We have cer-
tainly elected five congressman out Of
six. with the sixth as yet in doubt
win carry at least 10 out of the sS
counties in the state"
Delaware Conceded to Mckinley.
CANTON, o., Nov. AT 9:3O a. m. the
doubt felt as TO Delaware was dis
PEELED by a private dispatch from
trusted sources at Wilmington, Del.
saying the democratic state chairman
conceded the state to Mckinley. w.
W. Tunnel (dem.) for governor, is
elected over Hoffecker and Higgins,
the republican factionsl nominees, by
fully 5000 L. Irving Handy, free sill
yer democrat, wins by slightly smaller
Hgures over Congressman Willis and
r. G. Houston, the republican nOmi-
nees, in the congressional fight. Thorn
40 r. Baya1d, Jr., gold standard DEM
crat for congress, received about 1900
votes in the state.
ArcKlnley's Plurality IN Michigan.
DETROIT, Mich, Nov 4.-Returns, as
yet incomplete, from the SO counties OF
Michigan, indicate that McKinley's
plurality in Michigan will be 10000
The same returns this morning gave
Pingree, for governor, an estimated
plurality of $4,000 Republican MEM
bers Of congress were elected in each
Of the 19 districts of the state except
Third and Eighth, and in the Eighth
the issue Is still doubtful between Con-
gressman Linton and Ferdinand
Brucker
Republican Gains in Connecticut.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov 4.-Con-
necticut has gone republican by at
least 10000. The various republican
papers are unanimous in claiming the
state for Mckinley by $4,000. The re-
publican state ticket was elected by
majorities ranging from $4,000 to 40, 900,
which assures republican general as
sembly and state senate, which will
elect to the United States Senate Or
vile H. Platt as his own successor.
The present republican members Of
congress from each of the four dis
tricts are reelected.
California Goes Republican.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4 CALIFORNIA;
majority for the republican standard
bearer will reach 5000 at least Many
OF the counties have not yet sent in re-
turns, but the more populous and those
on which the fate Of the election
hinged have all been heard from and
swell the republican majority to a
point where nothing to come later can
possibly disturb them. The legislature
has gone with the general result, and
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