The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-15
Bryan AnaIyzes the Vote.
He Shows That the Result
is a Rebuke to Mckinley.

States.
ln Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
where the Democrats reaf6rmed the
Chicago platform, be 6od. that they
have made gains, while in Nea York
aod New Jersey tie republican vote
abovs failiog of Maryland, ne
declares, is row safely Democratic
Ga the Kentucky election be says
The result 10 Kentucky does not give
aoy encouragement to the republicans
The latest returns show that the COP
test between Mr.. Goebel and MIR
Taylo. is very close. The democrats
claim the election OF Goebei aud the
entire State ticket by small rluralilies
The legislature is safely democratic 10
both branches and the election of Biack-
burn to succeed Lindsay is assured
No one who bas watched the contest
will doabt that with the Democrats
united ou natiopal issues, Kentucky
can be relied upon FOR majority Of
10000 or 10000"
Ohio is eumned up as follows :
"What consolation can republicsns
draw from the Ohio election NJ
Hanna secured the nomination of his
candidate for Governor upon platform
endorsing the Republican Adminissra-
tioo. and while the returos indicate
that Nash has a plurality Of about
$4,000 over Mclean, Mclean and
Jones together have a majority Of
something like $4,000 over the repub.
ican candidate.
Mclean ran upon platform EN-.
phatica!ly endorsing the Chicago plat
form and condem nlog the trusts, mill
tarism aud imperialism. and he made a
gallant fgh: agaiDs: great odds. Ohio
is the bone of Mr.. Hama, Chairman
of the Republican national mmittee.
Pos.naaters all over the Union were
urged to contribute money to save
OHIO. Mr. Hanna took tbe stump
himself and called upon republicans to
support the ticket aud endorse the pcii-
ces Of the Administration Aud yet.
10 spite of all that could be done, Mr..
Haupa's own county was carried b5
Mr.. Jones and the republican party :.
which had a majority of nearly $4,000
10 1886, is now overwhelmed by a
majority approximatine $4,000. The
Jones vote is auti-,epubIicap. Mr.
Jones himself has made au open fight
against Mr.. Hanna and his methods /;
and tue republican party has turned its
batteries against MIR. Jones and bis
followers
Iowa, South Dakota aud Kansas
results are passed over with brief para
grapes as not of leading importance.
90 Nebraska be says: '.Tbe Nebras
he campaign was fought on national
issues and the F1sioo candidate TO!
Judge received about II. 900 this year
as agaius 8 900 for the Fusioo candidate
for judge 10 1897 Assistant Secretary
of War Meiklejobo came from Wash
iugton to plead With the voters to
uphold the presidents policies Scoa-
tors Thurston and Hayward we're ou the
stump warning the people not to
repudiate the president Senator
Fairbanks aud other prominent republi.
cans from outside the State lent their
Influence, but notwithstanding the
efforts brought forth by the republicans
the Fusion forces gained signal
victory. Their candidate, Judge
Holcomb, carried FIVE Of the coogres-
sional districts cut of the six aud lost
the remaining district (the lsD by only
thousand. The Fusiopisrs made
net gain of three district judges ard
large gain in county officers y
Mr. Bryan coosioues Taken as
whole the election returns from ali the
States give encouragement to those who
hope for the overthrow Of the repuoll
can party 10 1900. It is evident that
those who believed 10 the Chicago
platform in 1896 still believe 10 il. [,
is also evident that the hostility to the
Chicago platform among those who op
posed it is pot as pronounced as it wes
ia 1896. Its apparent alao that there
is growing hostility to the uonopolies
which have grown up under a
republican administration. I. is safe to
say that the American people would BY
a large majority pronounce sgsiast the
sttemp: to raise the standing arny tc
100000 and it is equally certain tia;
upon distinct vote upcn tie issue a
large majority of the people would
pronounce against 40 impcrlal'stie
policy which would develop here colo.
ciai system after the pattern o.
European governments
III ,he reDuke administered to toe
Teou oicans at the polls had been no7e
severe the prospects Of remedial !esls-
latiop at the nauds Of the rcput;ica, s
would De brighter While i: wss
suficicrt to ird,ca,c tia. the people ate
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