Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-07
THE ELECTORAL VOTE
Mckinley Given Enough Votes
to Elect Him.
THE STATES STILL IN DOUBT

Kansas Given over to Bryan.
CHICAGO, Nov. 6.-While Mckinley
will not have as many ELECTORAL votes
as were given him on Wednesday morn.
ing, he will have some to spare after
securing enough to be elected to the
presidency of the United States.
The returns from the entire country,
although incomplete IN some states, are
of a nature to make almost certain 249
votes in the electoral college for its lead.
er. The states whose votes are sure for
him are as follows:
California, Connecticut, Delaware,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Mary.
land, Massachusetts,. Michigan Mime
sofa, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ore.
gon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia and
Wisconsin
The returns show some interesting
features and in some respects have been
a surprise to the leaders of both politi-
cal parties. The New England states
have, as was expected, given heavy plu-
ralities for Mckinley without exception.
The Republican ticket was successful in
Massachusetts,, beyond what was claim
ed for it by the most enthusiastic
prophet of Republican success.
New York and Pennsylvania, each
state having given the Republican can.
didate between 275, 900 and 280, eco.
To these states Illinois is good third
in its plurality of probably Ia, 600. In
the gubernatorial race Altgeld has been
badly defeated, but he is not buried SO
deep, and is probably about &C, 200 ahead
of the Democratic national ticket
In Indiana, if any of the rules for esti-
mating the vote of a state which pre-
yious to the present election held good,
are still to be relied upon, there is no
justification for the Democratic claims
of having carried the state. If the ra-
tic of Republican gain continues to the
end of the count, Mckinley will have
approximately 10000 plurality in the
state.
In Iowa, as far as can be seen from
the returns at present, the Republican
plurality has been very large-not far
either way from $4,000.
Ohio has given the Republican candi-
date an overwhelming plurality.
In Michigan, the free silver papers of
Detroit. conoede the state to Mckinley
by %, 900.
West Virginia is confidently claimed
by the Republicans, and the chair
man of the Democratic state central
comedies the state to Nc
Kinley
Tennessee presents some of the most
features of the campaign.
Patterson, the gold Democratic eandi-
date for congress in the city of Memphis
is running neck and neck with his OPP
ponent, and the official count will be
necessary to decide between them. The
state at large is claimed by both parties
and because Of the length of the ticket
the returns are coming in so slowly that
neither side feels justified in claiming
the electoral vote with any confidence
Late returns favor Bryan.
North Carolina is claimed by both par
lies, but no definite conclusion is posi-
BILE at present, except that the state leans
to Bryan.
South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi,
Alabama and Louisiana are all for
Bryan by about the normal Democratic
majority.
The Virginia electors will. without
question, be for Bryan by heavily re-
luced Democratic vote.
The Republicans have abandoned all
nope of Texrs and the state is conceded
@ Bryan by large vote.
Nebraska has gone for Bryan, not
the Republican claims.
Both parties claim Kansas, but the
'ew scattering returns that are in so far
ire of SO indefinite nature as to make
my claims, no matter by whom made,
# q very uncertain character.
Wisconsin is sure for the Republican
column by an enormous plurality. i
In Minnesota Mckinley will have ap!,
80 to 40, 900 majority. Gov,
Jlough is certainly reelected.
The latest information from the two
0akotas shows that North Dakota is
,ery sure for Mckinley, and the proba-
oility is that South Dakota will be found
n the same column. although the result
s close.
The Republicans claim Wyoming and
but the probabilities seem
against them in both states.
Oregon has gone for Mckinley. Colo
ado has given Bryan the heaviest plu-
,ality of any state, and Adams has
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