Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-12
ELECTION RESULTS,
", J, Bryan on Situation in
the Various States,
KENTUCKY VERY. CLOSE
Democrats Claim Election, and Blackburn
Will Be Senator.
no OHIO CONSOLATION FOR HANNA.
Republicans in Buckeye state Over
whe1med by McLean-JOnes Ma
jority Approximating 5O,OO0-Ne-
brasl<a.
NO OHIO CONSOLATION FOR HANNA.
braslSa.


LINCOLN, FEB., November 11.-W. J.
Bryan this, evening gave 10 the press an
extended statement. summing up the re-
suits of the elections in different States.
In Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
whore the Democrats reafflrmed the Chi
cago platform. he finds that they have
made gains, while in New York and New
Jersey the Republican vote shows a fall
ing off. Maryland. he declares, is now
safely Democratic. OF the Kentucky cleo
ton he says:
THE result I'm Kentucky does not give
any announcement to the Republicans.
The latest returns show that the contest
between Mr.. Goebel and Mr.. Taylor is
very close. The Democrats claim the
election Of Goebel and the entire State
ticket by small pluralites. The Legisla-
ture IS safely Democratic in both branch
es, and the election of Blackburn to sue
coed Lindsay is assured.
mo one who has watched the contest
will doubt that with Democracy united
on national issues Kentucky ican be re-
lied upon for a majority Of 20 200 or 5000"
OHIO.
Ohio IS summed up as follows:
"What consolation can the Republicans
derive from Ohio? Mr.. Hanna secured
the nomination OF his candidate for Gov
! ernor upon platform endorsing the Re-
publican administration. and while the
returns Indicate that Nash has plu
rality Of about 5000 over Mclean, Nc
| Lean and Jones together have a majority
of something like 5000 over the Republi-
| can candidate.
Mclean ran upon platform empha IT,
cally endorsing the Chicago platform,
and condemning the trusts. militarsm,
and imperialism, and he made a gallant
| fight. against great odds. Ohio is the
home Of Mr.. Hanna, chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee. Postmas-
ters all over the United States were urged
to contribute money to save Ohio Mr..
Hanna took the stump himself, anc call
! ed upon Republicans to support the ticket
and endorse the policies of the admins
tration, and yet. in spite of all that could
| be DONE Mr. Hannas OVn county was
carried by Mr. Jones, and the Republican
party which had a majority of nearly
| 5000 in 1896 is now overwhelmed by a
majority approximatihg 10000
THE Jones vote is anti-Republican. Mr..
| Jones himself has made an open fight
against Mr.. Hanna and his, methods, and
| the Republican party has turned Its bat
| teries against Mr.. Jones and his follow
| ers"
Iowa. South Dakota, and Kansas re-
suits are passed over with brief para
IL. al f..... ton. 90.
OF Nebraska, he says:
NEBRASKA
"rhe Nebraska campaign was fought on
national issues, and the Fusion candidate
for Judge received about HOO this year,
as against 5000, last year for the Fusion
candidate for Governor. and 1900 for
| the Fusion electors in 1896 and the Flu
sion candidate for Judge in 1891. As
sistant Secretary-of-War Mieklejohn
came from Washington TO plead with the
voters TO uphold the Presidents policy.
| Senators Thurston and Hayward were on
| the stump, warning the people not 10 re-
pudiate the President. Senator Fairbanks
and other prominent Republicans from
outside the State lent their influence. but
Notwithstanding the efforts brought
forth by the Republicans the Fusion
forces gained a signal victory. Their
| candidate. Judge HolcOmb. carried five
| Of the congressional districts out of the
| six. and lost che remaining district Ghe
| First by only o thousand The Fusion
lists made net gain Of three district
judges and a large gain in county Off
GERS"
Mr.. Bryan continued:
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR 1850.
Taken as whole. the election re-
| oil ba Ef4fae civ 90
ment 10 those who hope for the over
throw of the Republican party in 1900. 1t
is evident that those who believed in
the Chicago platform in 1896 still believe
liz It, Ii is also evident that the hostility
to the Chicago platform among those who
opposed il is not as pronounced as 1t was
in 1896. Ii is apparent also that there is
a growing hostility 10 the monopOlies
which have grown up under Republican
administration. II Is safe 10 say that
the American people would. by large
majority. pronounce against the attempt
10 raise the standing army 10 100000 men,
and it is equally certain that upon a dis
tinct vote upon the issue a large ma
jority of the people would pronounce
against an imperialistic policy, which
would develop here q colonial system
after the pattern Of that Of European
governments.
IF the rebuke administered TO the Re-
publicans al the polls had been more Sc
we're the prospect of remedial legislation
at the hands OF the Republicans would
be brighter While IT was sufficient to
indicate that the people are not satisfied
with the Republican policies, il may not
have been sufficient to stay the course Of
the Republican party toward plutocracy,
and toward the European idea Of a gov
eminent built upon force rather than
upon the consent Of the governed-a gov
eminent relying for its safety upon a
large standing army rather than upon a
citizen soldiery.
,signeO wv. J. BRYAN"
A DEMOCRATIC GUTTER?
FRANKFORT, KY, November LIT
Is rumored that Congressman David
Smith. Of the Campaign Committee, has
given up the claim that Goebel has been
elected. but this cannot be verified.
The rumor Is pronounced false in Goe-
bel leaders here. Goebers election Is
strongly claimed hut no figures are given.
Republican leaders figure Taylors cleo
ton by 5000 or more tonight, basing
their estimates on unexpected gains
shown by returns coming in late TO day.
Contests are inevitable, and they will
be ably argued before the State Election
Board by legal counsel on both sides, as
10 the law bearing on each particular
case.
TAYLOR PLURALITY FIGURED OUT