Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-12
Where Chicago Platform was Re-
affirmed Democracy Scored.
He READS BEHIND RETURNS
OF Democratic Gains In Republican
States aud Sees the Silver Lining
OF Each Cloud OF Defeat.
.CBy Telegraph.)

| LINCOLN. NEB., Nov. 11-W j.
Bryan this evening gave to the press
an extended statement summing up the
jrssnlts of the elections in different
Estates. ".""
! IN Massachusetts and Pennsylvania,
where the Democrats reattirmed the
Chicago platform, he finds that they
ihare made gains, while in New York
land New Jersey the Republican vote
shows 4 falling loft Maryland he dc
THE KENTUCKY ELECTION.
| On the Kentucky election. he says:
The result in Kentucky does not
give any encouragement to the Re
! publieanS. The latest returns show that
the contest between Mr. C;oebel and
IMr. TAYLOR is Very close The Demo-
jcrats claim the election Of Goebel and
ties. The Legislature is safely Democra-
| tic in both branches and the election
LOT blackburn: to succeed Lindsey is
assured
mo ono who has watched the con
| test will doubt that with Democracy
united on national issues, kentucky
| can be rolled upon for q majority OF
10000 or 30 .O00.''
HE, I'ALils OF OHIO.
Ohio is summed up as follows:
What consolation can Republicans
| draw from the Ohio election? Mr. Han
ma secured the nomination Of his can
didate for governor: upon a platform
endorsing the Republican administla-
ton and While the returns indicate
| that Nash has a plurality Of about
! 10000 over Mclean and Jones together
| haF" 4 majority OF something like So
| 900 over the Republican candidate.
Mclean ran upon a platform en-
phatical!y endorsing the Chicago plat
form and condemning the trusts, mill
ttarism and imperialism, and he made
|a@gallant fight against great odds.
Il THE HOME OF, HANNA.
! Oh.osis the home of Mr. Hanna,
Chairman of the Republican national
committee. Postmasters all over the
United States We're urged to contri-
butte money to save Ohio Mr.. Hanna
| took the stump himself and called upon
Republicans to support the ticket and
| endorse the policies of the Administered
| ton And yet in spite of all that
could be done Mr.. Hanna's own county
was carried by Mr.. Jones and the Re
| publican party which had a majority
| of nearly 10000 in 1896 is now over
Whelmed by majority approximat ting
! $4,000. The Jones vote is anti-Republi-
can. Mr.. Jones himself has made an
| open fight against MIR. Hanna and his
methods: and the Republican party has
| turned its batteries against Mr. Jones
and his followers'
| Iowa. South Dakota and Kansas are
passed over With brief paragraphs as
not Of leading Importance.
AS TO NEBRASKA
On Nebraska he says:
The Nebraska campaign was fought
on national issues and the fusion can
didate for judge received about 1900
! this year as against 5000 last year for
| the fusion candidate for governor and
$4,000 for the fusion electors in 1896 and
fusion candidate for judge in 1897 AS
| sistant Secretary OF War MeilSlejohn
| aS1,i ,>l,,,
| the voters to uphold The presidents
policies. Senators Thurston and Hay
ward were on the stump warning thu.
| people not to repudiate the president
Senator Fairbanks and other promin-
e1t Republicans from outside the state
| lent their aid, but Notwithstanding all
the efforts brought forth by the Repub-
| licans the fusionists gained a signal
victory Their candidate, Judge Hol-
come, carried five of the Congression-
al districts cut Of the six and lost the
remaining district (the firsD by only
| LOCO The fusionists made a net gain
of three district judges and a large
gain in county Offices
lie is ENCOURAGED.
Mr.. Bryan continues:
Taken as a whole, the election re-
turns from all the states give en-
courasement to those who hope for the
overthrow of the Republican party in
| 1900. 1t is evident that those who be-
lievcd in the Chicago platform in 1896
still believe in it. 1t is also evident
! that the hostility to the Chicago plat
| form among those who opposed. is not
! as pronounced as it was in 1896. 1t is
apparent also that there is a growing
hostility to the monopoiies which have
grown VI under a. Republican ad-
| :nniStration. 1t is safe that the Ameri-
can people would by a big majority
| pronounce against the attempt to raise
the standing army to 100. 900 and it is
! equally certain that upon distinct
| vote upon the issue large majority
| of the people would pronounce against
an imperialistic policy which would
develop here colonial system after
| he pattern of European governments.
If the rebuke administered to the
! Republicans at the polls had been more
severe, the prospect Of remedial legis-
| laion at the hands of Republicans
would be brighter While it was suf-
| ficient to indicate that the people are
not satisfied With the Republican
| policies it may not have been sufici-
lent to stand the course of the Republic
| can party toward plutocracy and to-
ward the European idea Of a govern
ment built upon force rather than up
on the consent Of tht. governed--a
government relying for it's safety up
| on a large standing army rather than
upon citizen soldiery.
| (Signed) w j. BRYAN"
| CROWD HAD DEWEY ON THE RUN.