The herald., 1896-11-04
Insisting That the Republican Claims
Lack Real Basis
Reports to the Democratic National Commit
tee Give iiope
In Many of the States the Vote Is so
Close That the Official Count Will
Be Necessary to Determine
the Result
Associated Press Special Wire

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-At II o'clock
sufficient returns had been received al
the Republican congressional headquar-
ters to show that Mckinley had received
2cf electoral votes and Bryan SO votes,
while "a were in doubt, some through
a question as to what the returns indi-
cate~pnd others from lack of definite re-
turns. The states voting for Mckinley
are:
Connecticut 6, Delaware 8, Illinois "a,
Indiana Is, Iowa 13, Kentucky 1S. Maine
6, Maryland 8, Massachusetts Is, Mich
igan IA, Minnesota 10, Nebraska s, New
Hampshire 4, New Jersey 10, New York
&c, North Dakota 8, Ohio %. Pennsylva-
mia so, Rhode Island 4, South Dakota 4.
Tennessee IL, Vermont 4, West Virginia
g. Wisconsin L..
For Bryan-Alabama II, Arkansas 8,
Colorado 4. Florida 4. Georgia 13, Ida
no 8, Louisiana 8. Mississippi and South
Carolina 9.
In doubt or returns indefnite-Cali-
fornia 9, Kansas TO- Missouri 17,Mon-
tana 8, Nevada 3, North Carolina II,
Oregon 4, Texas Is, Utah 8, Virginia -,
Washington and Wyoming g.
NOT YET CONCEDED
CHICAGO, Nov 3.-Chairman Jones
and other members of the Democratic
executive committee, including Com
r.;f Inf, nf IL n ", Il
Campau of Michigan, received returns
in Chairman Jones Office, where an As
sociated Press wire had been run. Chair
man Washburn of the Populist national
committee was also present, as were also
Senators Teller of Colorado and Tillman
of South Carolina.
The first returns received at Demo-
cratic national headquarters were from
Rutland, Kansas, and gave a vote of
Gill for Bryan and II for Mckinley.
The early returns from the eastern
states showed Republican gains in
about every instance. But little interest,
however, was manifested in the returns
admittedly Republican. The first sur
prise came from Baltimore which
showed big majority for Mckinley in
publican. Every report from the mid die
western states was eagerly watched for,
and much qualification was expressed at
the first report from Michigan. This
was from Gratiot county. giving Bryan
500 plurality This county gave Harri-
son plurality of 1876 in 1892.
1--WE have no reason to lose heart"
said Chairman Jones, after reading re-
turns from New York and other eastern
states. "All this early stuff is what we
have been expecting"
The first really bad news began to
come in about 1880 p. M, in the returns
from states south of the line" Early
returns from both Tennessee and Ken
lucky showed large Republican gains,
as did the first returns from Illinois,
outside of Cook county. Two precincts
in Bloomington, the home of Vice Presi-
dent Stevenson, gave Mckinley 200 plu-
-ality. The returns from Michigan,
however, were more encouraging. At
$50 p. m. Chairman Campau claimed
that state by $4,000.
At 9 p. m. Chairman Campau of the
campaign committee expressed great
confidence in the result. Returns
from Ohio, Michigan and Indiana look
very we'll for u.s." said he. especially
from the two former states. The only
thing we are surprised at so far are the
returns from Illinois, outside of Cook
county. These seem to indicate that the
state has gone for Mckinley. The re-
turns from Baltimore look rather bad.
but we expected early returns to be un-
favorable"
At midnight Chairman Jones gave out
the following signed statement
There is no foundation for the clair,1a
Of the Republicans. There is at this
time (midnight) no reason to think that
any one of the states claimed by me for
Bryan has failed to vote for him. While
misleading reports are being sent out
in many sections, private advices assure
us that each one of these states has gone
for MI Bryan. For two hours the most
extravagant claims as to Kentucky and
Indiana have been telegraphed all over
the country, when, within the last few
minutes, our committees assure us that
tainly elected.
At 1880 p. m. reports received at head
quarters indicated that of the doubtful
states Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland
and Nebraska had gone for Mckinley.
telegram to Chairman Jones from the
Democratic state chairman of North
Dakota claiming that state for Bryan by