River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-05

actual conditions. came from Donald Me
Kay the chairman of the Oregon state
central committee. 1t was as follows
"The city of Portland gives a majority
of 5000 for Mckinley. and this insures
the state for the republican ticket"
This is a good one to start on said
Vice Chairman Payne but it's only the
first raindrop of the coming deluge. We
will have plenty more of the same by
and bye"
Then ensued an hour of indefinite mes
sages from all parts of the country. all OF
them. however, being of an encouraging
nature to the republican cause
Then came Il message from Baltimore,
saving that Chairman Rusk, of the dem
ocratlc city central committee. conceded
tie city to Mckinley by 5000.
.'That means Maryland for us, think"
said Mr.. Payne quietly. we are going
now, and they will never catch us.
After this the kilograms came In
shower that seemed never to cease. The
vote OF n few precincts In a town here
and a county there with, however. little
of a substantial nature to ballast them.
howl of delight went up from the
crowd i'm the halls and rooms adjoining
Mr. Payne's office when the telegraph IN
strument licked off the measure from
Chairman Ferry, of the Michigan state
central committee: Michigan Is safe for
Mckinley by 10000" This news was cried
out of the window TO the crowd below.
and the howl in the halls above was
gentle whisper to the wild roar from the
pavement.
The next chairman to report with def
mite assurances was Bixby of Minnesota,
who said that his commonwealth wanted
Mr.. Mckinley and wanted him to the tune
of 10000 to 5000 This came In a few
minutes before O'Clock, and Vice Chair
man Payne at once sent out a telegram
to Chairman Hanna in Cleveland and to
the various state chairmen saying McKin-
ley has carried Chicago by about 10000.
Returns from Michigan. Illinois. Iowa.
Kentucky and Minnesota show that these
states are safe for Mckinley.
The report from Nebraska headquarters
90 the effect that Bryan would be beaten
in his owr state by plurality of 1900
gave the liveliest satisfaction and the
cheers were loud and long when from
the east came the news equally cheering.
General Osborn, the secretary of the New
York committee. sent word that McKin-
ley had carried Maryland, West Virginia,
by 25, Co., and New York by 800 900. Then
the west spoke up once more and Iowa
sent word that Bryan would be $4,000 10
the rear when final roll was called.
Then came the south with a promise
of 10000 votes to the good in Tennessee
and a safe majority In the democratic
stronghold of Virginia. At o'clock Vice
Chairman Payne sent the following mes
sage 10 Chairman Hanna: I'VE now
claim Ohio by $1,000: Indiana by 10000;
michigan by 10000: Wisconsin by 5000;
Illinois by 100000: Nebraska by 5000:
Iowa by 1900; Minnesota by 5000 and
Kentucky by 10000"
At 9 u. m. Chairman Campau, of the
campaign committee. expressed great
confidence In the result. Returns from
Ohio Michigan and Indiana look very well
for U.S." said he, land especially from the
two former states. The only thing that we
are surprised at so far are the returns
eli 81
These seem 60 Indicate that the state has
gone for Mckinley. The returns from
Baltimore look rather bad. but we ex-
pect the returns TO be unfavorable."
AT 1880 p. m. reports received at head
quarters indicated that of the doubtful
states Michigan. Minnesota. Illinois. Indi-
ana. Iowa. Kentucky. Maryland and Ne
braska had gone for Mckinley. A tele-
gram was received by Chairman Jones
from the democratic state chairman of
North Dakota. calming that state for
Bryan by s000 plurality. Chairman Jones
however refuses to concede any of the
middle western states to Mckinley, with
the exception of Illinois. which he con-
ce,ied but by a small plurality. He was
confident that later reports would mater
tally change the complexion Of returns.
which had so far been from strongly re-
publican districts. National Committee
man Csmpau at that hour claimed Bryan
had carried Michigan by at least 1900
piUrdltN ana ildt returns from the NlouA-
tain districts of Kentucky and Tennessee
would show that those states had also
been carried by the Nebraskan.
NEW YORK
New York. Nov. Biased upon returns
from one-fourth of the election districts
above the Harlem. together with nearly
complete returns from New York and
Kings county. which includes New York
city and Brooklyn. The plurality OF Nc
Kiniey over Bryan in the state of New
York is estimated at 2a5 0o0.
New York. Nov. 3.-New York city for
governor gives Black trep), Al. 55s. Porter
(dem.). l47.i74: Griffin mat. dem-). ass
So far. Ave democratic and three repub-
lican congressman are elected.
New York. Nov. s.-Five HUNDRED and
thirty DISTRICTS out OF 335s election dis
tricts outsids of New York and Kings
county eivs Brysr 5s.s5s, Mckinley SIS
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