The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
FUSION PLURALITY IN NEBRASKA

Omaha, Neb., November 4-Fifty two
counties have made returns on the head
of the ticket up to o'clock today. These
give Sullivan, Democrat Fuslon, Go. $50;
Post, Republican, 69, ,245. The vote If
has fallens off GIG to 19 per cent Efrom
| 1896. The counties yet TO hear from gave
a total vote that year of 62,901. If this
vote decreases in the same proportion
as that already reported, the counties yet
to hear from win give a total Of 81, ,793
for the head of the ticket. Judge Sulli-
van has received SO far So. per cent of
the vote cast. Ii this ratio is maintained
he will get q, 700 votes in the remaining
counties and POST will get 4,0s4. This
will leave the total vote approximately ::
Sullivan, 93,659; Post. 83, 329; Sullivan s
plurality, 10, $50.
s.sss. s.s. VOTE IN NEW YORK.
New York, November with four
counties missing the total vote In the
State of New York for judge of the Court
of Appeals is as follows: Wallace, 40, 936; /;
Parker. 552, 9S4. The plurality Of Judge
A. B. Parker in the counties where re-
turns have been made is 56, ,05S.
NEW YORK'S LEGISLATURE.
New York, Novembe 4.-The latest re-
turns on the state assembly show the cleo
tion of n Republicans, 6t Democrats and
two citizens union candidates, with ten
districts in doubt. The Republicans are
thus sure of a majority over all of two,
even if all Of the 10 doubtful districts
should go against them.
WILL PERMANENTLY ORGANIZE.
New York, Novem Der 4.-The campaign
committee of the Democracy of Thomas
Jefferson met today in. the Union Square
hotel.
The executive committee alsoymet and
arranged to continue the organization.
The Union Square hotel headquarters
will be given up and quarters obtained
elsewhere. 1t WAS announced that the
campaign committee would finish up Its
committee passed the following resolu-
| ton:
Resolved, That 1t is the sense of this
| committee that the organization known
| as the Democracy of Thomas Jefferson
be continued and extended in scope,
power and influence so far as may be pos
sible, maintaining as It's basis creed of
principles the platform adopted at the
Cooper Union mass meeting, October 5,
| 1897.
| Resolved, That as quickly as possible
| a conference shall be called of representa-
tives of each assembly district in Greater
New York and that this conference shall
| determine the plan Of permanent organi-
| zation and shall appoint a new commit
| tee having this work in charge.
DEMOCRATS ELECTION CONCEDED
| Denver, November 4.-The Denver Ev-
ening Times, (SiIver Republican,, con-
| cedes the election of Gambert, Democrat,
and Populist candidate for judge of the
supreme court by about 1000 majority
| over Hayt, Republican.
REPUBLICAN GAINS IN KANSAS.
Kansas City, Mo-, November 1.-Two
reporting show the Republicans to have
elected a majority of the county officers.
The Republicans also elected seven dis
trict judges and the Fusionists six, q
gain of two for the Fusionists. Whlle
the returns show a gain in offices for tne
fusionists over 1895, 1T ls fact that they
have lost votes in almost every county
and that the Republicans gained fuzzy
20 per cent in the vote compared with last
year. The fusionists admit 5he Republl-
cans gained in votes, but declared it was
caused by many Silver Republicans vot-
ing for Republican candidates on person
al preferences because of the absence OF
the silver issue this year.
SHAW'S'VOTE A RECORD BREAKER
Des Moines, Iowa, November 4.--Tne
complete unofficial returns of Tuesday
For Governor, Shaw, Republican, ga, 500 ;
White, Democrat, 1913, ,567: Populist mid
die of the road, $780, Gold Democrat,
j. 434; Prohibition, 1882, Total. 440; l9o.