The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-05
Pretends to Believe Nc
Kinley Beaten.
Insists In Face of Returns
That Bryan Is Elected.
A Statement That Effectually Dis
proves Such a Claim.

Chicago Nov. 5.-Senator Jones issued
the following statement last night
nave counted from the beginning as
the states upon which we relied for Mr..
tryan's election, the southern states
win 100 votes. and the states west OF the
missouri with 81 votes. making a total of
IL" have hoped that we would carry
lhdiaha' Michigan and Minnesota. Ibe-
heVe that we have carried all OF the
southern states, except Maryland. and
that we have carried all of the western
. stdtes-heretofore counted, which leaves
US, not counting Delaware, which. I
'hink' we nave carried. and which have
NOT heretofore calculated on. eO9 votes.
one vote we certainly have in Delaware.
and probably three. But counting only
one vote, which we have beyond doubt
IL ieaves necessary to a choice IA votes
Either Michigan or Indiana would give
Us those IL votes. The reports received
Dy US from both these states give en-
couragement. and lead US to believe that.
whiie Doth states are close. that we have
the better chance to win each, and that
We may probably carry both.
ihere can be scarcely doabt OF our
getting Indiana. Under the cirrum-
stances IL seems to me that we are en-
eneiy Justined IN claiming the election of
MI bryan, which do. and believe that
'he temper OF the people Is such that they
will not allow their choice ia he defeated
py tricks and fraud. The statement
made in the city papers today that I |
nave given up the contest. and admitted |
that Mr.. Bryan is defeated, indicate a |
oehperate purpose, on the part of the |
papers, as we'll as the Republican man.
users' 10 create false impressions In the
Minds OF the people. and lead them 70
peiieVe that Mckinleys election is ac-
coihpiished and acquiesced in. l have
NOT Ior moment acQuiescsd In Mr.. Nc
Nihley election, and viii not until there
10 material change from existing con-
ultions roeiteve Indiana and probably
NlchiSan. have voted for Mr.. Bryan. and
II either has he is elected"
Henry {. Payne Of the Republican ma
uonal committee, in charge Of the head
quarters in the absence of Mr.. Hanna.
issued the following last evening.
considering the wild rumors which
are being circulated throughout the
country, we deem II proper and advisable
10 state the result OF the election. as in
uIcated by the returns reported by the
press and confirmed by kilograms 10 this
once from, the chalrmen OF the several
state committees and the members OF
me national committee in the several
states Mckinley has carried, beyond {
aouot' suiflcient number OF states, SO
nat MS vote In the electoral college will
oe not less than 264. These states are: G
-alifornia, Connecticut, Delaware. ILL., !
lois' Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland.
massachusetts,, Michigan, Minnesota.
New Hampshire. New Jersey. Nsy York'
North Dakota. Ohio Oregon. Pennsyl-
'ania, Rhode Island, South Dakota. ,
,ermont West Virginia and wisconsin -
N ADDITION. TO these, the states OF Ken
ucky, North Carolina and Wyoming are
? oouot' with chances about even in
ne three states, although the Repubn- =
ans or Kentucky claim that the state u
III give us electoral vote to Mckinley
y majority OF not less than 5000. I
~ is proper to give, the basis of the
aiins In the dispvted states Adyices II
rom California, from the member of the n,
duonal committee In San Francisco.
Iace the majority In the state at 5000
MS Is confirmed by reports to the press. o'
elegrams here from Indiana, from the IN
1airman OF the Republican state CEN m
al committee and the member OF tho !.
ational committee, show that the state en-
Is given not less than $4,000. and prob 10
'iy 10000, for Mckinley, and that the
epublicans have elected all the mem
RS or congress and carried the Iegisla- 'i'
re by a amajority of 40 on joint ballot. eo
Telegrams from North and South Da- lie,
ia. which have been confirmed by the hi
ports received by the press, place the IN,
aJorlty In these states at little more
an 1000 In North Dakota, and about ,,,,
W In south Dakota. In North Dakota
ey nave 'cted the entire state ticket "l
q carried the legislature. In South
lkota the legislature is in doubt. There ere
no possible foundation for the report wh
Ing circulated that Mr.. Bryan has car ser
q any of the states placed In the sure 7
uinn for Mckinley" Pc,
Damaging Evidence PiIing Up att
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