The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-11-10
In OTHER STATES!

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modified their claims as to admit that
on the returns as made by the officers
of elections their State ticket will have
plurality of not more than 5000 or
5000. They are confident, however,
these figures cannot be reduced by any
thing short of open irregularities.
| The Democrats, too, have modified
their claims, and now give Goebel a
plurality of only 5000.
The returns as gathered in an un-
| prejudiced manner seem to fall between
these two estimates, giving Kentucky
to the Republicans by about 1000
| plurality. This may be increased when
the figures are received from the coun-
| ties back in the mountains.
1t is significant that neither Goebel
nor ex-senator Blackburn will admit
possibility Of defeat. They still say.
| with emphasis, that Goebel will be
next Governor OF kentucky.
As the idea of contest grows in
Republican minds excitement increases
| and both sides talk of resorting to
force. 1t is to meet contingency
such as has arisen that the Goebel
election law was put on the statute
books by the Democrats of the last
legislature
The result of all this was that the
polls were presided over l,y aggressive
Goebel Democrats and weakened
Republicans, even in some cases, it is
alleged. by Democrats masqueradiag
as Republicans. In the event of a con-
test the decision will rest with the par
tisan election commission unless the
contest be over the Governorship,
when it will thrown into the Lcgisla-
ture
Hon. William j. Bryan made the
following statement on the election re-
suit in Nebraska
"The result is very gratifying to the
Fusion forces. While the battle was
on national issues, and while the result
is an emphatic protest against the pol,
icies of the present Administration,
i, Il Io
which have had charge of the organi-
cation.
''The victory will strengthen the re-
forms for which the Fusion forces
stand. The interests of the State Uni
versity and higher education generally
will be safe in the hands of the new
regents. The election of the Fusion
candidates in most of the counties will
aid us in the fight of 1900"
Though less than three-fourths of
the fall returns from each county are
in, it is clear that the total vote of the
State will not run rs high us in the
presidential campaign of 1896. Then
the total was 2iS,000. The indica-
tons are that the Republican vote
will reach $4,000, while the fusionists
will have $4,000. This is an increase
of 4 900 for the Republicans over last
year and an increase for the Fnsionists
of Is ,010 on the basis Of The same COM
parison.
The entire Republican ticket was
elected in Massachusetts, by an over
whelming vote
The plurality for Winthrop Murray
Crane for Governor is 65 ,0G2 in TO-
tai vote for the two lea ling candidates
of 212 500 Last year Governor VOL
colt, the Republican candidat !, got a
plurality of So, 1876 in total of 3D.
375, and in 1897 the plurality was S5,-
543 in a total of 269,795.
Rct~rns from the rural districts
Of Ohio seems certain that Judge
Nash's plurality will settle at about
$4,000.
The result has been surprise even
to the Republicans, few Of whom ex-
pected their leading candidates plur-
atty to be so great.
The sensation Of the day was the
confirmation of the early report that
"Golden Rule Jones had carried
Cuyahoga county, the home OF Sena-
tor Hanna, and Lucas county, his own
home. The Republicans had counted
on carrying Lucas county, hut had
little haze of defeating Mclean in
Cincinnati