Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-05
Political Notes.

4 George Fred Williams when approached
by a reporter at Boston, Wednesday
morning, declined to say anything about
the result or the consequences of the cleo
tion. He declared himself to be sleepy.
The Boston Globe OF Nov. 4, gave the
electoral summary as follows: McKin-
ley, 287; Bryan. 105; in doubt, 55. The
Herald said: Mckinley, 2S1; Bryan, ISL !;
doubtful, 81. The Journal said: Nc
Kinley, 265; Bryan, 107; in doubt, Is.
The election day quietude was par
ticularly felt felt by the police, who
made not single arrest on that date,
from midnight to midnight. This ex-
ceeds anything in the history OF cleo
tions in Bangor, and indicates to what
| a degree we are orderly as compared
with other Maine towns.-BangOr Com
mercial.
Returns from IA towns in Waldo coun-
~ give Mckinley 203s and Bryan 993.
1t Is estimated that McKinley's major
ity in the county will be about 1900.
The county gave Harrison in '92 only
352 over Cleveland. Probably 200
Palmer and Buckner votes were cast
in the county. Belfast fell off about
200 votes from the September election
ond gives Mckinley $780, Bryan. 254.
The flag that has hung in front of
Perrys store, Winnegance, with the
names of Bryan and Sewall attached,
has waved in past campaigns, and con-
tanned but 32 stars in the field of blue
Some one was joking one of the Demo-
Gratis there about its being an old flag
with too few stars when he replied
those 80 stars are for the 32 states
Bryan will carry. We didn't have room
for the few stars representing the Nc
Kinley states. Bath Enterprise.
Early in the evening Arthur sewall
announced that he should make no
statement until after midnight and when
that hour came he evidently decided
that he wouldn't remain up any longer
to either give or receive news for when
the Enterprise called at his residence
it was dark and there was no response
to the pull at the door bell 1t was re-
ported that he conceded Mckinley 300
electoral votes late last evening but
Enterprise, Nov. 4.
The Bimetallic League of Great |
Britain is about to issue a pronounc-
ment setting forth the claim that the |
election of Mckinley TO the Presidency |
of the United States is a victory for |
international bimetallsm, quoting in |
support of this contention from the |
monetary plank of the platform adopt |
ed by the Republican convention held |
at st. Louis and concluding with
pledge 10 promote an international
agreement for bimetallic standard
among the commercial nations of the
world.
AT about midnight the rival cam
paign professions clashed in front of
the Press Office and Drum Major Quinn
of the Washington street company fell.
knocked out by a blow inflicted by a
heavy blunt instrument, to vita barrel
stave in the hands of one of the myrmi-
dons of Mckinley. He fell like log
and was taken to Sawyers stable. Two
police officers who We're on duty in
vestigated the case. but did not seem
to think it was anything serious. Some
of Quinns companions took him or
their shoulders and carried him home
Portland Argus. Nov. 4.
Yesterday one of Portland's we'll
known citizens. who has been all his
life devoted Democrat, and who has
voted the Democratic ticket without
break for 43 years. walked to the polls
wearing one of the great gold badges
worn by the jewellers in the great New
York parade. The badge is a large
round, gold-colored disk bearing
medallion head of Mckinley. sur
rounded by the words Mckinley ano
Hobart, attached to bar that bears
the words: An Honest Dollar" an6
that in turn grasped in the talons of |
spread eagle. The gentleman voted the
Republican ticket.-Portland Press
Nov. 4.
Returns have been received from
Hancock county as follows: Ellsworth 4
Mckinley. 537; Bryan. 2S4. Bluehill
Mckinley, 25S; Bryan. 73. Winter Har-
Dor. Mckinley. 43: Bryan, 81 North
Brooksville, Mckinley. 14O: Bryan. ST.
Gouldsboro, Mckinley, 147; Bryan, rs
Surry. Mckinley, 1O7: Bryan, SO. Sui
livan, Mckinley. Ill; Bryan, 65 Mt.
Desert. Mckinley, 2O6; Bryan, 35. La
moine Mckinley. 7S; Bryan, 81 Sedg-
wick. Mckinley. 1S9: Bryan, Al Sor-
rento. Mckinley, 26; Bryan, 2. Cas-
tine. Mckinley. 1872; Bryan, 81. Eden.
Mckinley. 454: Bryan. a. Total. Nc
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