The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05
IN DOUBT.
The Result in Kansas Nn>
nitely Known.
MANY OF TIE COUNTIES IN DlSPrr
Both Sides Equally Confident-C -Cb,,,
Each Committee Make Couuta, ~.
Gov. Morrill, Leads Mckinley
in Nearly All Counties

4 las
| They showed Il gain for Gov Na..ss
of .06 votes over that of two years ara
while Mckinney vote was the sams :
the governors two years ago. On ~
| percentage Mckinley will csrry -
| state by 5000, and Morrill, br 10 hn
For chief justice oEuthe supreme ca.,,
Judge Carver is running ahead of ~
| governor
The republicans still claim the Stat.
for Mckinley and the republican ,ies.
ct. and also claim seven conrresSm..
ami five judges of the appellate eop,,
| In the First congressional 0is.r,,,
| Broderick's 5 election is conceded. wbna
the epublicauS claim Harris will ,v,
IN the Second district. kirkpatrick i,
the Third district, CurtiS in The Four,h
Calderhead in the Fifth aud Lone !,
the Seventh, The defeat OF Ellis n
the Sixth is no doubt assured.
The populists also conccde the e,ec,
ton of A bijah Wells for aope,la,.
| judge. but claim the other five, TIL.
republicans assert that they will elee.
all the appellate judges, with the pas.
| sible exception of the one in the north.
| west part of the state Return,
are coming in SO slowly that it il
| absolutely impossible at this time IN
| give any figures as to the Legislature
The republicans claim they will hayea
good majority, however. Chairman
Simpson is confident that Kansas ia
| safe for the repu blican ticket. Chair.
Breidenthal, of the populist COMMITTEES
claims the state by $1,000 for the state
| and national tickets; claims seven can.
gressmen and five appellate Judges.
Chairman Briedenthal, of the non.
ulist state committee. is con f1dent that
the state has gone for Bryan and ia.
sion. The reports from scattering
precincts he said, show marked re-
publican losses and confirm nv ante.
election predictions. We have carried
the state for Bryan ana elected the fu.
sion state ticket by safe maiorities
believe we have elected seven OF eight
congressman. The republican, PROB.
ably elected Broderick in the Firs, dis.
trict. l am confident we have carried
the legislature Chairman Love. Of
the democratic committee, said that he
thought Mr. Breidenthal had stated
the situation correctly. Mr.. Love has
a telegram from Arkansas CITY, an.
nonncing the election Of Brown f'u.
slon) over Beekman (rep) for repre-
sentative from Cowley county.
Indications are that Mckinley has
carried Leavenworth county by 500
plurality. Gov. Morrill, has run far
ahead of the national ticket, but thu
returns from the country precincts are
tardy, owing to the great length of the
ticket Broderick (rep.). for congress.
man, runs up with Morrill,
Shawnee county rolled up the usual
republican majority. The count is
progressing slowly on accoun. of the
big ballot, but il the percentage is
maintained Mckinley Will have $500
majority. Morrill's majority will
reach 2,7oo according to indications.
while Curtis for congress will get even
a larger majority. Sterne (rep) has
been elected senator. and McKeeyer,
Brooks and Larimer, the three repub-
lican candidates for the Legislature,
each has good majority.
Indications are that Mckinley has
carried Douglas county by i,aOo plur.
ality, republican gain of 200 votes
over 1894. Morrill, has probably car
ried the county by 1.15O, a republican
gain of 1,l0o over 1894. J. =. Harris
probably has 1,l50 plurality for con.
gress Henley and Barder, both re.
are elected representatives,
and johnson (rep.). state senator
Indication are that Mckinley has
carried Montgomery county by $50
plurality, a fusion gain of 80 over 1s9a
Morrill, has probably carried the coun.
ty by 200 plurality, a republican gain
of 80 over 1894, Kirk patrick (rep.)
proba bly, has l25 plurality for con-
gress. Guilkey rep proba bly, elected
representative. and Fulmer (rep. state
senator.
telegram from Hutchinson saws:
Two wards of Hutchinson. the city OF
Nickerson and seven country precincts
give Mckinley 200 majority. Indica-
fions are Mckinley carries Reno coun.
ty by 500, the state ticket by the same,
with Long. for congress, slightly ahead
VI -hchiIieF- DlspdtcDeS from cOuu-
ties west, without complete returns.
indicate that it is close between Long
and Simpson, depending upon The vote
IN Sedgwick and Sumner counties.
Indications are that Bryan has car
ried Sumner county by $50. Simpson
lfusionl, for congress. will have ma
lority over Long frep.). Lawrence
(reP) and Harbaugh ffusion) are e.ect-
ed representatives, and Forney sfusionl
probably elected state senator
Indications are Bryan has carried
Sedgwick county by 900 a fns.on gain
over ls9i Leedy has proba bly, carried
the county by 100 plurality. Il fusion
gam over 1894. Simpson pro aab Y mas
same plurality for congress. Charles
Hanon (fusioaj, Rntlege fusionj and
Merrill fusionl probably elcctai rep
Lewelling lfnsioal prob
ally elected state senator.
Republicans also claim To hare car.
ried Lane, Riley. bourbon Jackson.
Wa baunsee. Woodson. Russell Chan
tauqua- Morris, Atchison. Rice. Finney,
Doniohan and Brown.
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