The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-11
PoPuI1sM 11ASr.
Thirty Populist hbers of Con.
gress Elected.
THE GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPH
COMING.
Prosperity Due to Arrive-Bryan Beaten But
Not Defeated-Reform Will Follow
His Leadership.
Peoples Press Bureau,
St. Louis. Mo. Nov 10

Peoples Press Bureau,
st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 10.
The government must own the tele-
graph lines of the United States.
When corporation has spread its
meshes over great country, crowding
out all competition, arraying itself
against the people as they align them
selves against the power which makes
the existence of such trust possible,
it is indeed time for government con-
troll of the telegraph to be considered.
No man who stood and read the one
sided reports of the election could
question this. Only after two hours
of false reports did the Western Union
begin to admit anything favorable to
Mr.. Bryan. just what is gained by
this delay is not manifest, but that
the wires should deliver only the truth
to waiting people, and that such a
condition can not be obtained under
| present circumstances is indisputa.
BILE. The first returns reported a
Republican landslide but later came
the assurances Of strong Bryan vote.
This being the first preside ntial elec-
tion under the secret ballot system
has caused much delay in returning
the vote, but the slowness with which
reports have come in from doubtful
states suggests the trickery in 1875.
The belief that such manipulation
was progressing has caused widespread
anxiety. Mr.. Bryan has been besieged
| with kilograms assuring him of his
election and urging action to prevent
| repetition of the fraud of '76. In
Chicago. Cincinnati and other cities
men marched through the streets
Bryan is elected. No 1876 this time"
The following is accepted by the
majority OF the press as official at this
writing:
| THE ELECTORAL FIGURES.
For Mckinley California, 9; Con-
necticut, &; Delaware, 3; Illinois, "a;
Michigan, Ia; Maine, 6; Maryland, 8;
Massachusetts,, Is; Minnesota, 9; New
Hamps hire. 4; New Jersey, 10; New
York, 36; North Dakota, 8; Ohio, %;
Oregon, 4; Pennsylvania, 80; Rhode
Island, 4; Vermont, 4; West Virginia,
6; Wisconsin, II. Total, 273.
For Bryan-AIabama, IL; Arkansas,
8; Colorado, 4: Florida, 4; Georgia, 13;
Idaho, 3; Kansas, 10; Louisiana, s;
Mississippi, 8; Missouri, II; Montana,
3; Nevada, 3; Nebraska, 8: North Car
olina, H. South Carolina, 8; Tennes-
see, IL; Texas, Is; Utah, 3; Virginia,
IL; Washington, 4; Wyoming, 3. To-
tai, ITO.
In doubt-South Dakota, 4.
The Demo-Populist Fusion tickets
were elected in every state except, H.
linOis, Indiana and Minnesota.
The next Senate will be distinctly Silver,
standing: Republican A, Democrat 80.
Poulist II, doubtful 2.
Secretary Edgerton claims for the Peo-
pies party in the next House "a Congress
men: Kansas 6, Nebraska 4, South Dakota
2, North Carolina 6, Idaho l, Colorado 1,
California l, Alabama l, Minnesota l, and
Indiana 1, with possibly one more each
from California, Alabama and Illinois.
Later returns add to this as follows: Tex
as 4, Washington 2.
Fusion in Ohio gives silver Congress-
men where there were formerly two. In
this state the full Populist vote sustained
the fusion ticket.
Eleven congressman are returned from
North Carolina by the fusion vote. Not
a single Mckinley republican was elected
in the Idaho Legislature. Fusionists will
control the legislature in South Dakota by
a majority of 20 on joint bollot. In Kan
sas the majority for the combine ticket is
overwhelming. In Delaware it ensures
control of the legislature. The balance of
power in the Missouri legislature will be in
the hands of the Populists. The fusionists
will also control the North Carolina and
Utah legislatures.
The Peoples party has elected full state
tickets in several of the Western states,
Nebraska heading the list.
All state Offices in North Carolina and
Arkansas on fusion ticket were elected.
In many strong Populist counties in In
0lana the election boards refused to count
the Bryan-Watson vote as for Bryan.
The phenomenal vote in Illinois develops
the fact that Hanna had a vast number Of
men imported there from eastern states
that were safely republican. This impor-
tation began Immediately after the ST.
Louis Convention. Transportations and
wages were paid out of the Republican
Campaing fund. These arrivals continued
up to the last day of registration and as
result 10000 unexpected voters registered
in Chicogo alone.
This Mark Hanna has been indicted by
the grand jury at Dallas, Texas, for offer
ing $4,000 as bribes to members Of the
Peoples Party Committee of that state
Foreign dispatches note the satisfaction
of England at McKinley's election. BIZ
metallits aboard, notably in Germany. re-
gret the temporary check toward proper
monetary conditions.
Jerry Simpson. in spite of heavy Odds is
elected by a handsome majority.
Honest Dick Bland of Missouri Is elected
kbW q larger majority than ever, after
fbeinSsbut of Congress for two years.
Isf"Cyclone" Davis, of the Fourth Congress-
.fonal district Texas. is reported elected.
MIR. Davis was seriously hurt by blow on
the head given by an ex-member Of the
state legislature when making his last cam.
paing speech.
w. c. Vincent, Of the Fifth Congress
slonal district Of Kansas, is elected.