The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-11-13
General. News.
ELECTION NOTES.

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Bryan sent a telegram of congratu-
lation to Mckinley.
The Georgia Legislature has re-
elected Senator Bacon, Democrat.
The estimated majority for Kitch-
enor, Democrat, in the fifth district,
is 1900.
It is generally believed that Score
tary Hay will retire from the Presi-
dents cabinet soon.
Mr.. Bryan declares that he will not
seek a seat in the Senate if the Ne
braska Legislature is controlled by
Democrats.
The Washington Times figures
that Mckinley has 500, 900 plurality
of the popular vote cast for Presi-
dent; in 1895 he had 598, 900 over
Bryan.
Grover Cleveland, William C.
Whitney, Abram s., Hewitt and
other prominent gold Democrats
will make an attempt to resorganize
the party on the old Cleveland prin-
ciples.
The fguresshow that the plurality
for Mckinley in the State of New
York is 152, 1856, and that for Odell.
$4,000, a difference of 9 1886 in
Stanchield' favor, as compared with
Bryan.
Mckinley carried his own county
by an increased majority. Bryan's
own precinct and home went Repub-
lican by an increased majority and
Stevenson's home precinct went Re
publican.
More than 5000 Wall Street brok-
ers, members of the Stock, Produce
and Maritime and Cotton exchanges,
paraded Wednesday afternoon in
celebration of the election of William
Mckinley.
The women voters of Wyoming
had more than a passing interest in
the contest November 9Th, and it is
believed their vote was responsible
to a great extent for the State going
Republican.
Ohio gave an increased Republi-
can majority of about %, 1000, and
yet there were Democrats who be-
lieved, or professed to believe, that
the Democrats stood some show of
carrying that State.
John G. Woolley, candidate for
President on the Prohibition ticket,
estimates that 500, 900 votes we're
cast for him Tuesday throughout
the country, as. against 130, 900 for
lowering, candidate for the same
party in 1896.
Returns from 81 of the 80 counties
in Nebraska give Mckinley a ma
jority of almost 2, 300. The counties
to hear from r. small and will not
much change the figure given. The
legislature and governOrship are
claimed by both sides.
A fusion ticket composed of Dem
Ocrats, PopUlists and Silver Repub-
Hcans) was elected in Colorado and
the f~usionists carried the Legisla-
ture, which insures the retirement
of Senator Wolcott, Republican, and
the election of a fusionist in his
stead.
The Courier Journal puts Bryan's
Kentucky majority at 8 900 and Beck
hams at 5000. The missing pre-
cints have been taken into account
in this result. The Republicans still
claim that m~ajorities will be shown
for Mckinley and Yerkes when the
returning board canvasses the vote
at Frankfort.
The Democrats carried Montana
and the Legislature, which will elect
two United States Senators. 1t is
said that Senator Clark, who was
practically turned out at the last
session of Congress because he had
bought his election, will be re elected
and some other Democrat or Popu-
list elected to succeed Carter, Repub-
lican.
The State, which Mr.. Bryan r
ried in '96 and which he lost this
time are Kansas, Nebraska (f he has
lost the latter, South Dakota, Utah,
Washington and Wyoming. He only
carried one State this year-Ken-
tucky-which he did not carry in
1895, and that year he got one cleo
toral vote from Kentucky and one