The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-11-16
NEBRASKA IS
FOR M'KINLEY
Bryan'S State Claimed By Re-
pHblicanS by Small Majority.
A HOT CONTEST IN KENTUCKY
Republicans Will Appeal to Courts
According to Statement of
Chairman Combs.
A HOT CONTEST IN KENTUCKY

"a Louisville, Ky, special says:
With unofficial returns from every
precinct in Kentucky, The Courier
journal puts Bryan's majority at Z, 635
and Beckham's at 4,1lO. The county
board canvassed the returns in every
county in the state today and the fifty
counties out of 119 in the state whose
Official returns had been received to-
night did not materially change the
mulorities given in the foregoing,
though there is no doubt that the full
official returns will vary somewhat
from the unofficial figures. 1t is hard
lypossible that maiorities of Z, 1885 and
4, 10 shall be wiped out, however, un-
less the unexpected should happen in
the counties whose officials returns are
not IN. "
Chairman Leslie Combs, Of the Re-
publican state campaign committee,
said he wished to state his position as
to contests and correct some erroneous
impressions. He does not want to be
understood as saying authoritatively
that the Kentucky election will be
contested. He says he will advise
with the national aud state leaders as
to whether or not contests should be
made.
He does not say that contests will
be made over the third, ninth and
tenth congressional districts, but says
that if his information about the cleo
tion in those districts is correct, con-
tests should be made He is in favor
of contrasting the electoral vote of the
state, OF because Kentuckys vote is
needed by the Mckinley electors, but
for a precedent.
eff we allow this election to pass
uncontested," says Chairman Combs,
"we only foster more frauds for the
future.
'There is no question but what, if
the face Of the returns fail to show
Yerkes's election, we can make specific
exposures that will show he has been
defeated, not by a majority of the
voters of Kentucky, but by the fraud
ulent use of the advantage given the
Democratic party by the Goebel cleo
ton law"
1t is currently reported in Louis
vile that the Republican managers
are in communication with federal
officials with view to having an in
( yestigation of the election in this state
I so far as the electors aud congress-
men are concerned. It is stated that
this would indirectly have some effect
on the claims for governor. The only
state officer voted for this year was
that of governor, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of William Goe-
bel, who succeeded in the contest
with W. S. Taylor.
The other state officers hold over
under the contests settled in the
courts last spring. The ballots, there
fore, contained the names of thirteen
electors on each Of the five state tick
cts and only one name each for state
officer, that of governor. 1t is stated
that the investigation will be made for
contests in two or three congressional
districts, and that it will be extended
into certain counties not in the con-
tested districts. Republican managers
have already communicated with Ma
SFional Chairman Hanna regarding the
4 situation.
M'KINLEY GETS NEBRASKA BY 5000.
A special of Friday from Omaha,
Neb.. says: Almost complete returns
give Mckinley a plurality in Nebraska
Of almost 5000 The Republican
state ticket is apparently elected by
from 1900 to $1,000 The Republi.
cans elect congressman in the first and
second districts, the Fusionists in the
third, fourth, fifth and sixth
districts. The legislature, the returns
on which are not yet returned will
probably stand: Senate, Republicans,
1G; Fusionists, Is; vacant, l. House,
Republicans, 81; fusionists, 40.