The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07
Mckinley, Of Chic, Appears To Ca The
Man.
DETAILS ARE VERY tAEAGnE, HOWEVER.
Chairman Jones, Democrat, Has Hope
and Does Not Give Up, While the
Rcpublican Committee Is Satisfied
Mckinley Is Elected.

Chicago, Nov. AT midnight Chair
man Jones gave out the following sign
ed statement:
There is NO foundation fo: the claims
of the Republicans. There Is at tt.is
time, midnight, 10 reason to think that
any one Of The States claimed by me for
Bryan has failed to vote for him.
.Whlle misleading reports are being sent
out in all directions, private adrces
assure US that each one Of those States
has gone for Mr.. Bryan. For two hours
Inc most e%travagant claims as to Ken
lucky and Indiana have been Telegraph
ed ali over the country, while within
the lsat. few minutes our committees
assure US that both are safe for US Mr.
Bryan is certainly elected"
Il have seen no lfnfevorable rerrrt
from any state that we have ever claim
ed, except from Kentucky" said Chair
man Jones at II pm. Reports from
that State indicate larger detection
than we had anticipated but we do not
concede that State by any means We
can lose Kentucky and will then have
enough electoral votes to win"
At II pm. Chairman Jones received
a message from State Chairman Mar
tin, stating that Indiana was absolute
ly certain for Bryan. Private tele-
grams from Michigan indicated Iarge
Democratic gains and the Democrat tic
committee based their hopes OF Fry
two States.
At 1:1J am. CIairr- an Jones' said:
This whole affair this evening has
been most extraordinary. I have just
received word fro Raleigh NJ G.. AID
it states that North Carolina ia abso-
lutely safe for Bryan and by at least
10000 majority, and yet reports have
baen giving it to Mckinley all evening.
The Republicans seem to lave taken
charge of thes returns and are sending
them out to sui their own purposes.
There is something, wrong about the
way things have been going tonight"
Both Democratic and PoDulist lead
ers emphatically claim Bryan's election.
l believe that this early reports are to
prepare the country to believe that Nc
Kinley is elected" said Chairman
Washburna Of the Populist national
committee. Our private advices from
the States that we have claimed do not
indicate that Mckinley mas carried one
OF them and we feel justified in claim
ing that these early Republican reports
are for the purpose Of preparing the
country to believe that Mckinley is
elected, whether he is or net, and in
case of close vote he will contest the
election.
"At am. all reports that we have re-
ceived Justify Us in believing that Bry-
an is elected If we carry Indiana and
Michigan, and our reports justify us in
claiming them, we can lose Kentucky,
which we still claim; Maryland, De a.
ware and West Virginia ard still win.
The reports from Indiana and Michigan
are from sections having the hest tee
graphic facilities and we expected them
to be Republic lean. Our strength lies in
the rural districts, which will not be
heard from until tomorrow. The few
towns we have hsard from indicate
great gains and will offset the Republic
can gains in the large cities.
"They can't figure out Mckinley's
election tonight. It's purely game OF
bluff. We have the same facilities as
they for arriving at results and there
is no justification In their returns.