Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-10
both SIDES CLAIM THE VICTORY
Rival Committees Parade Their Own
PnrticIilur !CHtimnfes.

BOTH SIDES CLAIM THE VICTORY
Rival Committees Parade Their Own
Particular Estimntes.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.--Chairm Bah
cock of the republican congressional commit
tee has issued a statement based on detailed
reports, claiming the next house of represent
atiyes as republican by at least thirty-two
majority He said
THE committee has received detailed re-
ports from nearly all of the congressional
districts, and while there are quite a num-
Der of districts that cannot be determined
upon at present owing to various causes,
some with two candidates, others where the
question of fusion has not been settled and
others where nominations have not been
completed, we have sufficient data to war
rant us in saying that the republicans will
elect members who are pledged to sound
money from 1874 districts without any ques-
tion. These districts I consider absolutely
certain and In addition to this there are
about fifty more than can be classed as
doubtful, with the probabilities that the
majority of them will elect republicans
This insures at this time working majority
of thirty-two."
Secretary Defenderfer of the silver party
today gave out an estimate on the election
He gives Bryan 2S2 electoral votes Nc
Kinley, 107, and puts ifty-eight in the
doubtful column, this last being made up
of Iowa, Maryland. Minnesota, New Jersey,
West Virginia and Wisconsin He comedies
New England, New York and Pennsylvania
to Mckinley and claims for Bryan all except
these states and those in the doubtful list.
sarpy County Republican Convention.
GRETNA, Neb., Oct. 9.-(Special)-The
republican county convention met here this
afternoon and placed in nomination Fred
Thiering of La Platte for representative and
Isaac d. Clarke of PapilliOn for county at
torney. The Third commissioner district
placed III nomination Thomas Dolan for
commissioner, but the convention refused
to ratify his nomination. Again the Third
district delegates went into convention and
nominated Dolan by unanimous vote and
again the convention refused to ratify the
nomination, for the reason that Dolan re-
fused to agree to support the ticket and
st. Louis platform. The committee ad
journed without nominating candidate.
The cause Of the trouble was that the Forest
City delegation had been packed at the pri-
maries on Monday night by the populists
and democrats eleCtng a free silver dele
CATION This the republicans of the county
resented, and refused to endorse the
nominee. The county central committee
elected is: T. d, Clarke, chairman; W. S.
Parker, secretary; J. j. Bishop, w. +. Mar
tin, A. l.. Beburger, G. f. Keyes, Marion
Fish and w. Ii. Davidson, who We're author
lied to name commissioner and supply any
other vacancies that might occur on the
ticket. G.. l.. Hoover of Papillion was chair
man OF the convention and A. l.. Stearns of
Forest City secretary.
Politics at Washington County Fair.
BLAIR, Neb,, Oct. Especial Telegram.)
To-day closed the fifth annual fair for
Washington county. Yesterday and today
were the main days. There was not as
large attendance as was expected, Yester-
day was the largest, as it was advertised
as Mcklnley's day, and today was Bryan's
day John r.. Webster was to speak yester-
day at the fair grounds but on account OF
the wind spoke in The hall one hour before
the opera company used the hall in the
evening, Judge Dufle and Il. r. Smith
were to speak today at the fair grounds
but Oh account of the wind and small at
tendance 1t was given up entirely II COM
mencod 10 rain just as the fair closed to-
night Barring the lateness OF the season
and hard times, the fair was very good.
Republican Vote win BE Heavy.
FREMONT. Oct, Especial .)-George
Marshall, chairman of the Third district
congressional committee, has returned from
Norfolk. the campaign headquarters of the
committee, and after having made a careful
examination feels very much gratifed at
the outlook for the republican candidate for
congress from this district. The reports re-
ceived, he said, showed growing sentiment
for the republican nominee, and that in
many localities there was large detection
from the democratic vote. He considers
the outlook FOR success as very fattering.