Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-07
THE ELECTION.
The Returns Exceedingly Slow In
Coming In.
INDICATE MAI. M'KINLEY'S ELECTION.
The Plurality of Mckinley Over Bryan In
New York Estimated at 295,ooo-Ken-
lucky Gives Mckinley Probably
Majority of $4,000.


ger from a number of doubtful states
that this conclusion can only be
reached by an estimate based upon the
gains and losses Returns had been
received at the republican congress
=sional headquarters indicating that
Mckinley had received 2s4 electoral
votes and Bryan 60 votes, while "a were
in doubt The returns are as follows:
Alabama.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. 4.-The
democrats have carried the state.
Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Nov. Alive
counties complete give Bryan a plural
ity of 4, 300. Returns from over the
state indicate fusion ticket carried by
-25, 0o0 majority.
California.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 4-Forty-one
scattering precincts out of 2.377 in
California give Mckinley 1,241; Bryan,
1,1s9; same gave Harrison, 1.1O7; Cleve-
land, 1,Oi9. The republican state COM
mittee says its reports show gains for
the repub lican ticket and claim this
state for Mckinley by a decided ma
jority. The vote from democratic dis
tricts in San Francisco SO far as
counted shows heavy republican gains
Connecticut.
New HAVEN, Conn, Nov. 4--Returns
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cut, with the exception of one, Wind
ham, with a vote of about 1900, indi-
cate that Mckinley has carried Con-
necticut by about so, OOO The next
general assembly will be overwhelm-
ingly republican. In "a districts not
a democratic candidate has been elect
ed In the house, out of 252 repre-
sentatives, there will be less than 40
democrats. Repu blicans elected the
four congressman.
DENVER, Col, Nov. 4.-Silver repub-
1icans elected one of the two congress
men in this state and the populists the
other, as follows: First district
John F. Shafroth (siL rep.). Second
district-John c. Bell (pop).
Delaware.
WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. up to
one o'clock this morning one-fourth of
the districts have been reported
Enough is known, however, to indicate
surely that Mckinley has carried the
state by a bout 1000.
Georgia.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Nov. 4.-The demo-
Gratis elected the IL congressman from
this district.
Illinois.
CHICAGO, Nov. 4.-The returns from
over the-stat of Illinois indicate that
proportion throughout the counties
and towns as he has in Chicago, and
seems to justify the claim of the CEN
t-a1 committee that the state has gone
100, 900 repu blican. If the gains which
are already reported hold up in the
districts yet to be heard from the ma
jority, it is said, will exceed that fig
ure. Chicago complete, except two
precincts, gives Mckinley I99. 423; Bry-
AN 142, 436, majority of 56,9s for the
former.
CANTON, O.. Nov. Maj. McKin-
ley received at 1920 the following dis
patch from Indianapolis; Ret turns
thus far received indicate that you
have carried Indiana by IS, ZOO.
c. w. FAIRBANKS"
Iowa.
DIES MONIES, Ia, Nov 4.-The demo-
cratic state central committee comedies
Iowa to Mckinley.
Kentucky.
LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. --latest
news from the state indicates that Nc
kinley will carry the state by a much
greater majority than Bradley carried
it in 1895 for governor. The state will
probably give Mckinley $4,000 or 3d.
600 The result is a great surprise to
the free silver leaders and the size of
money men. Not much news has been
heard from the western part of the
state. where free silver is strongest,
but the increased republics MAORI
ties in the central and eastern parts
puts the state beyond into the sound
money column.
louisiana
New ORLEANS, Nov. 4.-Returns so
far received at this time (midnight)
make it absolutely certain that Bryan
has carried the state by probably co.
900 plurality and that the democrats
have elected six silver congressman
Maryland.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Nov. 4.-The dem
ocrats of Maryland have again been
defeated. The almost phenomenal
majority of 10000 for Lowndes year
exceeded, as with full returns from
two-thirds of the state and half of the
city, the indications at midnight are
that Mckinley leads Bryan by 80, 600,
900 of which has been contributed
by the city of Baltimore, heretofore a
Gibraltar of Democracy. Five re-
publican congressman have surely been
elected, the only doubtful district at
this writing being the First, in which
Joshua w. Miles (dem) may be re-
elected. The full vote of Baltimore
city, unofficial, is as follows: McKin-
ley, 6l.954; Bryan, 40,s45; lowering,
1900; Matchett, 467; Palmer, 1918;
Bentley, 81. Total, 1O5,44L McKin-
ley's plurality is 21, 100, and his major
ity over all IL, 167. Registration, 49,
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