The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-11-08
CLOSE IN KENTUCKY
he D,mocratS Hav, Cllsad Their
Headquarters IN h, State.
CLAIMED BY REPUBLICANS
mall Margin for the Winners In
south Dakota-oae Bryan EIec-
tor In Delaware-TheL latest
From Tardy Districts.

Louisville Nov. 7.-To-night there Is
no material change In the political sit
uation. Democratic headquarters give
out no detailed figures TO substautiate
their claims OF carrying the state for
Bryan. while the republican managers
bolster their assertion with tables en-
bodying the majority OF each candidate
in all OF the several counties and dis
tricts A call at democratic headquar-
ters tonight found a sign reading:
These headquarters are closed" None
Of the committeeman could be found for
n statement
The following Is from the republican
headquarters: Kentucky has gone
republican for the first time in its his
tory In a presidential year. Complete
official returns from Ill caunties and
reliable unofficial returns from the
other eight counties give Mckinley
| t56 plurality. Four years ago the state
gave Cleveland 10000 plurality over
Harrison and gave Weaver. the pop
ulist candidate $4,000 votes. The fusion
Of democrats and popullsts this year
was complete and the victory for Me-
kiniey means therefore a reversal OF
81. .0O0 votes based on the figures OF 1892.
"Our silver friends make a great ado
over 1000 republican gain In the Eiev-
enth district, but see nothing remark
able In the gain OF 1000 democratic plu-
rality In single county In the First
| district. They also affect surprise that
| the republican state committee has
been. sticking 10 it's claim OF 400 to 800
plurality for Mckinley In spite OF the
| discovery OF great errors against Bry-
an In Hardin, Fayette. Galloway and
| other counties. and say whenever Bry-
an made a gain In this way l sent
cipher dispatch to the Eleventh district
| for corresponding addition to Mckin-
| lcy's plurality. These errors which
| the newspapers made great ado
about In each succeeding Issue were
their own and not ours. and explain
how some Of the newspapers gave Nc
Kinley anywhere from 1000 to 5000
plurality. when the committee figures.
open to the world. showed between 400
and 800 for three days. This commit
tee has had nothing to do with the
conflicting reports OF the newspapers.
and the big gains and losses they
have been finding In unofficial returns
for several days have not changed our
tables at any time. The official count
| has resulted In occasional changes
from our unofficial figures. but they
have about balanced each other. and
my figures OF Wednesday are practi-
cally confirmed by the ofyiciai count.
At this writing our almost complete re-
turns show the democrats 60 to the
Eleventh district with 1882 plurality
In their favor and are met there by
i4.i72 republican plurality. giving a
net plurality OF i5s for Mckinley.
sam J. Roberts. Chairman"
Yankton. 3. D.. Nov with the
state complete except Hamlln and Nc
Pherson counties and three unorgan-
ixed counties on the Sioux reservation.
Bryan has a plurality In South Dakota
Of as. Hamlin and Mcpherson will give
a Mckinley plurality. The reserva-
tion counties are expected to 90 for
Bryan. II will take the Official can
vass to designate the electoral vote.
Wilmington. Del. Nov. 7.-Aithough
the republicans carried Delaware by
almost 1900 for the head OF the ticket,
Mckinley will receive but two OF the
three electors. unless the matter Is
taken into the courts. The result Il
due to the fnctionai fight in the repub-
lican ranks. On the regular republi-
can ticket the name OF one elector ap-
peared as james @. Shaw" while on
the union republican ticket was printed
the name Of James G.. shaw, sr" The
SHAW" and SHAW. sr.." tickets were
canvassed separately. by this division
John II. Rodney. the highest candidate
Tor elector on the democratic ticket. Il
elected, the vote standing: Shaw
io,is2; Shaw. ST.. l0sss: Rodney. 1851