Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-11-19
THE LATE ELECTION
REPUBLICAN VICTORY GROWS
WITH LATEST RETURNS.
McKlNLEYS PLUR. 72l, 2ol
Tremendous Surplus in the Popular
Vote-Republican Dominate Both
Houses of Congress in Greatly
Increased Numbers-Wiscons
Swept by over 10000.

The latest returns from the late
election indicate that Mckinley car
ried % states and Bryan II.
The president has again been sue
cessful in every state which he won in
1896 except Kentucky, which has re
turned to the democratic column. In
addition, he has carried Kansas,
Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah, Wash
ington and Wyoming. which declared
for Bryan in 1896. His electoral vote
is 292 and Bryan's is 155; Mckinley
plurality, 1877. as compared with 95 in
1896.
McKinleys estimated plurality OF
the popular vote is 721, 291. His
plurality in 1896 was col, 1854.
Late returns indicate that there will
be 40 republicans, 81 democrats and
four or five Independents in the senate
There as still five seats in doubt, two
being in Nebraska.
AS to the house returns received uI
to late hour give these totals: Re
publicans, 203; democrats, 1884,; popu
lists, 4, and silverites, 1.
A singular feature of the congress
iona1 results is that in the thirteenth
district of Pennsylvania, the center 81
the recent strike of coal miners, there
were heavy republican gains.
The plurality for Mckinley in Mary
land was 1895. His total vote in the
state was about 136,800, which is 20
600 in excess Of the vote for Lowndes
in 1899. Bryans total vote was about
III, 500, or 5000 less than that cast fol
Gov. Smith last year.
Latest returns from West Virginia
indicate a majority of from $4,000 tt
&c, 600 for Mckinley. The republican
elect a solid delegation of four tt
congress and the legislature is largely
republican, assuring the reelection Q.
United States Senator S. B. Elkins
The eligibility of James A. Hughes II
the fourth congressional district is be
ing questioned.
In Nebraska the vote is somewhat
close. The democrats claim thai
Bryan has carried the state by abou'
1000 and that the fusionists will have
a majority in the legislature, but re
turns give Mckinley a majority Of
1000.
The state ticket will be divided. The
fusionists elect lieutenant governor.
attorney general and land commission
er, and the republicans, auditor, treas
urer and superintendent of instruc-
ton. The legislature, the full re.
turns on which are not yet completed
will probably stand: Senate Republ
cans, IS; fusionists, Is; vacant, ]
House-Republicans, 81; fusionists
40.
In Delaware the republicans have q
majority of three in the legislature
but the democrats are preparing to
contest the elections IF several mem
bers who have small pluralities.
Edward Addicks is bending every eff
fort to make the republican plurality
safe, and thus secure his own cleo.
ton to the United States senate. The
plurality in the state for Mckinley is
$780,
Samuel Van SAINT (rep.) was elect
ed governor of Minnesota, defeating
John Lind, fusionist, by plurality
which is variously placed at from
1,400 to $780, The Globe (dem.) fig
ures out the former margin.
The returns from Utah which are
now practically complete reduce the
majority of George Sutherland (rep.)
over King (dem) for congress to less
than 600. The returns show that
King ran considerably ahead of the
remainder Of the democratic ticket.
Almost complete returns from Idaho
show that Bryan's plurality will be
1,172. The legislature stands 20 re
publicans to AZ fusionists. There are
seven districts in doubt, but the fu-
sionists will have a large majority
after these are settled.
Republican pluralities in the various
states are: