The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-05
CHAT IN CHICAGO.
Chairman Payne Claims 277 Votes
Encouraging to the Democrats.

/ Chairman Payne Claims 257 votes
Encouraging to the Democrats.
/ CHICAGO. Nov. 4.-Telegrams re-
ceived this afternoon by Acting Chair
man Payne of the Republican national
committee from the disputed states
give the committee assurance to claim
277 electoral votes sure for Mckinley.
The estimates sent by state chairmen
were as follows:
South Dakota, $500; Kentucky, 5000:
West Virginia, 1900: Oregon, $500;
California, 5000 to 5000. Mr.. Payne
characterized as bucombe the claim of
Indiana Democrats that the state had
given 5000 majority for Bryan. Mr.
Payne admitted the Republicans would
lose a United States senator in Wash
ington.
At the Democratic national head
quarters, the messages received from
state chairmen and others during the
afternoon were more encouraging than
at any time since the returns began to
come in. A telegram from Parkers-
burg, W. Va, read: I have no fear
about West Virginia.
State Chairman Martin of Indiana
wired that returns from the rural dis
tricts of that state show net Demo-
cratic gain over 1892.
North Dakota sent word that the
state had gone for Bryan by 1900.
National Committeeman Powers of
Utah telegraphed that the Democratic
majority in Utah had increased to
10 900.
Word came from the Pacific coast
that 1853 precincts in California, in
GLIDING San Francisco, gave McKin-
ley III ,2ss; Bryan. 1o7,929.
Our people say Kentucky is all
right" was the answer of Chairman
Jones to repeated inquiries as TO the
foundation for the Republican claim
that the state had gone for Mckinley.
The independent Gold Standard
Democracy" the official title of the
Palmer and Buci1ner party in this
state. has failed to poll its per cent
of the total vote in Illinois. In conse-
quence, it falls below the limit fixed
by law and can never, under its pres
ent organization. take part in any
state or municipal election. This was
one OF the main objects of the leaders
in this city and state in making such
an aggressive fight and putting up
It is believed in political circles that
the gold Democrats win fuse with Re-
publicans in future elections.
Colonel Perry s. Heath OF the Re-
publican national headquarters staff,
commenting on the result Of the legis-
4allVe elections IN the states WneFe
new senators would probably be Re
pubiicans, said to a reporter for the
United Associated Presses:
we Will have sound money" ma
jority in the lower house of congress
beyond cavil or doubt, to support Nc
Kinley. There viii be a good. clean
majority OF sound money senators.
including sound money" Democrats,
who viii support the Republicans in
stopping and fiat money or similar leg
islation. There viii only be a few sill
yer Republican senators who will be
against the administration of tariff
legislation. We viii also have q ma
jority- for a Mckinley tariff bill, al
though il may be probable that we viii
not have a Republican sound money
majority in the senate. There viii
probably be no attempt to re-enact the
Mckinley tariff bin of 1890. I doubt
IL such senators as Pettigrew, Teller (
and Dubois would vote against the
Republican party on a tariff measure /
Senator Wilson of Washington told !
me when here recently that the Re- /
publicans might lose the state for gold, |
but would elect enough silver men of I
the legislature TO guarantee a success
sor to Senator Squire, who would be a /
Mckinley tariff supporter, although for I
silver.