Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-04
At DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS.
Early Reports Raise Hopes Which
Are Very QmicklN Shattered.

htpoFlN hopes ~ men
Are Very Quickly Shattered.
CHICAGO Nov. Chairman jones and
other members Of the democratic executive
committee. including Secretary Walsh Com
nit;eeman Johnson OF Kansas and Campzu
o. Michigan. received returns in Chairman
Jones ONCE where an Associated press
wire has been run. Chairman Washburne
o. the pOnulist national committee vas also
present. ~ we're also Senators Teller Of
Colorado and Tillnan Of South Carolina.
The nrsi returns received az The democratic
national headquarters We're from Rutland
Kan. and gave a vote Of siI for Bryan aad
! for Mckinley. The early returns from
The eastern states showed republican gains
Il about every instance. But little interest
however was manifested in the returns
from states admittedly republican. The
first surprise came from Baltimore. which
showed I big majority for Mckinley indi-
eating that the state had gone republican.
Every report from the middle western
states was eagerly watched for and much
qualification vas expressed az the first re-
port from Michigan. This Sas from Gratiot
county, giving Bryan 500 plurality. This
county gave Harrison plurality Of 1876
IN 1892.
we have no reason 70 lose heart" said
Chairman Jones. after reading the returns
from New York and eastern states. An
this early stun il what We have been expect
ing The first really bad news began 10
states south Of the line Other early re-
turns from both Tennessee and Ken
lucky showed large republican gains,
lid the first returns from
Illinois outside OF Cook county. Two
precincts IN Bloomington the home Of
Vice President Stevenson. gave Mckinley
600 plurality. The returns from Michigan,
however. were more encouraging. At : 80 p.
N. Chairman Campau claimed the state by
> 900
q ~Ezaf-
pa.gu committee expressed great confidence
IN the result. Returns from Ohio. Michi-
gan and Indiana look very well for US"
said he especially from the Two former
states. The only thing that We are sur
Z pr'sed AZ so lar is the returns from Illinois
outside Of Cook county. These seem 70 in
tlc-te that the state has gone for Mckinley
I The returns from Baltimore look rather
bad, 5u; we expected early returns 20 be
uutavpra5le. Nothing definite viii be
known before midnight"
AZ s.l5 Secretary Nelson OF the democratic
I state central committee had received no re-
ports from county ghaIrmen. Press re-
. ports Indicate a majority Of 30 600 for dc
I h-llcy in Cook county, and this vas gen
I orally conceded By the committee No &c
/ ports from outside Of Cook county had been
received but The committee still claims 30
I 400 Tor Bryan The vote BY precincts runs
/ 10 per cent below the registrations. A!tgeld
I . sky precincts has run 5000 ahead Of
/ BRYAN and on this basis the committee
/ claims his election. even though Bryan
/ should lose the state by 20 .00D. Secretary
i Nelson says he viii concede nothing until
/ he has received reports from his own chair
men. ana iatae axe not expected before mid
/ -.Eht.
A.. midnight Chairman Jones gave out the
I following statement: There is no founda-
I zion Tor the claims u the republicans. There
/ 5 AZ this time. midnight. no reason 20 think
that any one OF the states claimed BY me
] IN "a lad for IL
| misleading republican claims are being sent
/ cut 10 many sections. private adyices assure
/ Us that each one o. these states has gone for
/ NJ. Bryan For two hours the most eXtraya-
/ san, claims as 20 Kentucky and Indiana have
/ been teiegr2phed all over The country while
! slthln the last fen minutes our committees
! assure Us mat both are safe FOR u.s. Mr.
4 s-yan is certainly elected