The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-12
IN FUSION COLUMN
Republicans Concede their
Defeat in Nebraska.
ATTEMPTED FRAUDS
CHARGES ARE BEING MADE BY
THE MANAGERS.
REPS STILL CLAIM THE LEGISLATURE
Indications are, However, ,ha, Fusionsts have
Majority on loint Ballot and Political
Complexion Of Congressional
Delegation is Unchanged
,special TO the Washington Post,)

tSpecial TO the Washington Post)
Omaha. Nebr.. Nov. t0-The allied
silver forces won victory in Ne
brnska. Even the Republican State Cen
tral Committce has now conceded this
They held back this admission unit
this afternoon. the fusion leaders charg
ed in the hope of securing an opportunl-
IN TO steal the State. But, in any event
the Republican managers claimed about
,y,rythmY i'm sight until this afternoon
Now the State Central Committee oil
tho Republican party has given out this
statement voluntarily:
orhe allied silver forces have carried
the State Tor Poynter, Governor, by
from 1000 to 5000 plurality. The Re
nnhlicanS have the Legislature by three
nm Joint ballot. and the Congressman
frnm the First. Second and Fourth dis
iricts. The Republicans will elect =
United States Senator to succeed Al
len
mart of this statement is true, but
only that mart which declares that the
silver forces have carried the State. In
,rn,h the fusioniSts have carried the
/ legislature. the complete State ticket,
and the four Congressman they had be-
fore the election was held.
chairman !. {. Dahlman, of the
Democratic Central Committee. tonight
says:
"Poynter and the full State ticker
have heen Greeted. The silver forces
have carried the Legislature by seven on
Joint ballot and have elected four Con
gresshen. There can be no doubt OF
this in spite of the Republican protests
TO the contrary.
last night the Republicans claimed
the whole State ticket by 2o,oOO. 10
night they concede that the fuslonlsts
have elected the State ticket entire. Inc
Republicans are only waiting an OPP
portunity to steal the Legislature ana
have offered reward of $1,000 for any
information to that effect. Tonight
complete returns from flfty-tWo out Oh
ninety-eight counties give hayward
(Rep) 7O,291 and Poynter (F'us.l lo,24b
The same counties gave Post, Repubil-
can candidate for Supreme Court ias'
year. 66,573, and Sullivan. his fusion
opponent 76,G40 Those counties vel
to hear from are largely fusion. Ihere
can be no doubt that the allied silver
forces have everything their own way
AS to the Legislature. on joint ballot
the fusion forces have seventy as against
sixty three Republicans. There are nine
fusion districts in doubt, however, ane
five of these are claimed by the Repnb
leans" So
FUSIONISTS ELECT -FOUR CON
GRESSMEN.
a careful deduction from the partla
returns of the missing counties give tins
following results: State ticket all fu-
sion, Governor, w. a. Poynter; Lieuten-
ant Governor A. Il. Gilbert: Treasurer
J. b. Meserye; Auditor. }. w. Cornell
Secretary of State. w. +. Porter; Com
missioner of Public Lands, j. V. Wolfe
Attorney General. c. J. Smyth; Superin
tendent of Public Instruction, w. X
Jackson.
Congress First. e. J. Burkett. Rep)
Second, David III. Mercer, Rep.l
Third, John Robinson. Fus): Fourth
w. L. Stark (Fus.); Fifth, r. d. Suth-
erland, Fus.): Sixth, w. l.. Greene
1fusD.
he Republicans concede the Congress
sional ticket, as here mentioned. except
in the Fourth. where they claim there is
chance for Hinshaw. but Stark has a
lead of LOO, and the count is about
complete.
There is no dsputing the fact that TO-
600 silver votes have disappeared. The
Republicans declair1 they have gone te
them, but the indications are that they
were not cast, as the returns show near
ly $4,000 less votes than there should be
The votes in the larger towns of the
State, where any change is made, is II
favor of the fusion forces. For instance
the Republican candidate for Governor
should have left Omaha with 1000 lead
whereas he had but 800 In Lincoln
about the same loss is noticed. So, nj
together, the Republicans have lost il
the town what they have gained in tn
rural districts. Both sides tonight ap
pear to fear attempts to manipulate thu
ballots. or they are making II very pro
digious bluff.
Signed warnings have been printed b,
the daily papers of both parties to-da.
in all parts of the State. bearing tn,
signatures of the State and Compression
al Committee Chaimen, declaring at
tempts are being made to steal the Legis
lature, and offering large rewards TO
evidence of attempted crookedness. TIL
chances for any crookedness are yer!
remote Some of the isolated districts
might be changed. but they could no
affect the result materially.
WILD STORIES AFLOAT.
The silver forces declare that the
have positive evidence that the opposi
ton has agents out in the State sen
from Omaha and other cities into tn
doubtful districts for the purpose of ma
nipulating the returns. Certainly TIL
Republican managers have sent thei
agents TO the doubtful districts, Du
they assert they have done this merel
for the purpose Of preventing fraud o
the other side. Another story is tina
an agent started from Washington yes
terday with money and instruction
from the National Republican organiza
ton to get the Nebraska Legislature an
mt any cost. In any event there is muc