The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-11-09
McKINLEY'S ELECTORAL VOTE 295
WITHOUT KENTUCKY, A GAIN OF
"a OVER FOUR YEARS AGO.
America Has Forever Discarded Organism
and Declared for Continued Business
Activity and Prosperity
MICHIGAN SOLIDLY IN LINE WITH OVER 100000 MA
JORITY FOR THE NATIONAL TICKET.
A Solid Republican Delegation from Michigan in Con
SHIAASSEE COUNTY SOLIDLY REPUBLICAN E
SHERIFF.

The American people have retained Will
liam Mckinley for another four years and
have elected the most thoroughly American
and most ilIustrious vice president within
the memory of living men.
Every northern state except Colorado tnd
Montana put itself on record with even
greater emphasis than four years ago Tor
honesty. stability and prosperity. Mary
land, Delaware and West Virginia recorded
their verdict In favor of William Mckinley.
Nebraska seems to have done the same al
though there Is the barest possibility Sill
that this may not be true. Her plurality
will not be large but the latest returns this
morning indicate that the home state OF the
democratic candidate has given two th0us-
and plurality for the republican ticket. Ii
this is true McKinley's electoral vote will
be 295 without counting Kentucky. The
latter state Is still In doubt and although
there Is good reason to believe that the re-
publicans carried the state for the national
ticket there is equally good reason for be-
leving that the democrats will be able under
the Goebel law to count majority tor
Bryan.
The people also remembered the legisla-
tive branch of the government and the latest
returns indicate that the majority In the
house will be fifty while the senate Is saved
with majority of twenty-five.
Michigan has acquitted herself most nobly
and the majority which she has given TO the
national ticket will amount to over one nun
dred thousand. Every republican congress-
man was also elected thereby making Michi-
gains endorsement of the administration COM
plete and effective, In the eighth congress
sional district Congressman Joseph w. FORD
nav was re elected by majority of some four
thousand three hundred, while Shlawassee
did herself credit by giving him fully thir-
teen hundred thirty-nine majority, and not
one more than the work of that popular
congressman deserved for him on the part
of Shiawassee voters.
On the state senatorial ticket Shiawassee
poled the votes which Offset the democratic
majority in Ipgham county and secured the
election of Hon. John Robson and the cast
ing of another republican vote for repuDii-
can United States senator. The farmers OF
Shiawassee, too, proved that they could tell
the difference between the true state OF al
fairs and windy accusations and flood OF
false and incorporating statements and
could recognize true merit by standing by
the sturdy farmer who represented them In
the state legislature, George T. Mason.
The county ticket was elected by heavy
republican majorities with the single excep'
ton of Sheriff where a veritable landslide
to the democratic nominee took place. The
vote of the county by voting precincts as faI
as The TIMES has been able to secure 1t Il
given In the table In other columns.
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Shiawassee county is to be congratulated
on the part which she had In rolling up tn
splendid majority by which Michigan
showed her devotion to all that stands 70
business activity, progress and prosperity
A plurality of over seixteen hundred TO
the administration of President Mckinley
something Of which the Republicans
Shiawassee county have no need OF bein
ashamed. Equally important, too, she di
her part most nobly In aiding In the retur
of as ssturdy and self-reliant and q
business-lIke, keen thinking and patriotic
congressman as fever helped any admins
tration through difficut crisis. The cor
troll of the House of Representatives at th
national capital was of but little less in
portance than the reelection Of Presiden
M,Kinley himself, and In the face of th
freely distributed wealth Of the Sagina'
man who tposed as candidate for tn
democrat party, In the face OF the railroa
interests which he controlled, and In tn
face Of the inevitable dissatisfaction whic
some disappointed constituents will alwsy
have for any congressman who appears as
candidate for second or third term, II