Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-17
BRYAN ON THE ELECTION
The Republicans Can Get Little
Comfort Out of the Results.

Lincoln, Neb., November Ii
w. j. Bryan this evening gave to
the press an extended statement
summing up the results of the cleo
tions in different States.
In Massachusetts and Pennsyl-
vania, where the Democrats re-
affirmed the Chicago platform. He
finds they have made gains, while
in New York and New Jersey the
Republican vote shows falling OFF.
Maryland, he declares, is now safe
ly Democratic. On the Kentucky
election he says:
"Tho result In Kentucky does
not give any encouragement to the
Republicans. The latest returns
show that the contest between MIR.
Goebel and Mr.. Taylor is very
close. The Democrats claim the
election of Goebel and the entire
State ticket by small pluralities.
The Legislature is safely Democrat
lc IN both branches, and the cleo
tion of Blackburn to succeed Lind
say Is assured. No one who has
watched the contest will doubt
that with the Democracy united
on national issues Kentucky can
be relied on for a majority of
twenty or thirty thousands.D
Ohio is summed up as follows:
"What consolation can the Re
publicans draw from the Ohio elec.
tlonY Mr.. Hanna secured the nom
ination of his candidate for COVER
nor upon a platform endorsing the
Republican administration, and
while the returns indicate that
Nash has plurality of about So
900 over Mclean, Mclean and
Jones together have "a majority of
something like 10000 over the Re
publican candidate.
"McLean ran upon platform
emphatically endorsing she Chic
ago platform and condemning the
trcsts, militarism and Imperialism,
and he made gallant tight
against great odds. Ohio is the
home of Mr.. Hanna, chairman of
the Republican National Commit
tee. Postmasters all over .he
country were urged to contribute
money to save Ohio. Mr.. Hanna
took the stump himself and called
on Republicans to support the
ticket and endorse the policies of
the administration. And yet, in
spite of all that could be done, Mr..
1anna's own county was carried
by Mr.. Jones, and the Republican
party, which had a majority of
nearly $4,000 in 1896, is now over
whelmed by majority approxi-
mating $4,000. The Jones vote is
anti-Republican. Mr.. Jones him
self has made an open fight against
Mr.. Hanna and his methods; and
the Republican party has turned Its
batteries against MIR. Jones and his
followers"
Iowa, South Dakota and Kan
sas results are passed over with
brief paragraphs as not Of leading
Importance. On Nebraska he
says:
"The Nebraska campaign was
fought Oh national issues, and the
fusion candidate for judge receiv-
ed about $4,000 this year, as
against 5000 last year for the fu.
sion candidate for governor, and
$4,000 for the fusion electors i'm
1896 and fusion candidate for
judge in 1897. Assistant Secre-
tary of War Meiklejohn came from
Washington to plead with the vot-
ers to uphold the Presidents poll
cies. Senators Thurston and Hay-
ward were on the stump warning
the people not 10 rcpudiate the
President. Senator Fairbank ks and
other prominent Republicans from
outside the State lent their infiu-
ence, but Notwithstanding the ef-
forts brought forth by the Republi.
cans, the fusion forces gained q
signal victory. Their candidate
Judge Holcomb, carried five of the