Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-11-17
RESULT KNOWN EARLY.
First Returns Showed IL Was a Republl-
can Tidal Wave.

New York, Nov. TIT became evil
dent at a very early our last evening
tina the election OF Mckinley n
Roosevelt vas assured. At $3.50 O'Clock
returns from nearly two-thirdS or the
election districts of Greater New York
had been received, indicating beyond
question that Bryan and Stevenson
could o expect more than $4,000 or 3d.
900 plurality in this democratic strong
hold. and unless there was a landslide
In the outside counties beyond al rea-
sonable expectation the pivotal state OF
New York had declared In unmistak-
able terms, although by q greatly re-
duced majority, for the republican can
didates. AS the night progressed 1t only
served TO confirm this judgment. The
returns from Illinois betrayed a like
condition. The republican plurality OF
1896 was greatly reduced, but II was
still far too large TO be overcome. on
the other hand. the returns from lndi-
ana, Michigan, the two Dakotas. Utah
and Wyoming, as we'll as Nebraska,
seemed TO indicate strong republican
gains over 1896. Delaware, Maryland
and West Virginia had given decisive
republican pluralities.
The count In several Of the far west
ern states was naturally SO delayed as
to give little indication of the outcome
lncTe, Out lnty idu IGdScu " nave IL
determining effect, and before 10 o'clock
the democratic leaders had given up
the contest. and II was announced that
Mr.. Bryan had gone to bed and was
sound asleep.
The whole story was easily and brief
ly told. The republican ticket would
have q larger electoral vote than -four
years ago, but in the larger states OF
the east and middle west the p!urallties
had been greatly reduced.
Message From President
The first complete return was from
the city OF Buffalo, which gave Nc
Kinley a plurality OF $500. something
less than was anticipated.
A message from the president was
received by Mr.. Payne, reading as
follows:
"All New England, Maryland and
West Virginia are In the republican
column"
The hilarity rose high when a mes
sage was received saying that Sioux
Falls, s. D., the home OF Senator Pet
tigrew, had given Mckinley n plurali-
ty Of 495. There was loud laughter,
mingled with cries OF "Good-by Pet
tigrew," and Mr.. Payne wired to
Chairman Hanna: It's time to fiji
up" A dispatch following close upon
that from Sioux Falls, declaring that
Congressman John j. LentZ IA been
beaten in Ohio, received even a more
boisterous welcome.
Dispatches from Bloomington, stat
ing that Stevenson's precinct had been
carried by Mckinley. was received
with great cheering, which was re-
doubled later on by the announcement
that Bryan's precinct had been car
ried by Mckinley by 20S TO los.
News was slow from Indiana, and
finally a telegram was sent to National
Committeeman New. at Indianapolis,
asking for particulars. The reply came
as follows:
at am not going off half-cocked. but
we have certainly carried Indiana by
an increased majority over 1896"
Notwithstanding the fact that the
kilograms poured into the Office in a
steady stream, there was, from the
first. not more h one or two that
contained statements calculated to
lower the hopes of the republican
party, and they were unimportant. All
the rest were OF q joyous character,
and coming. as they did, from all parts
OF the country, they seemed to the
partisans gathered around Mr.. Payne's
desk to foreshadow a sweeping vic
tory for their party.
Besides the states we have already
claimed said Mr.. Payne, at IL p. m,
I'VE now hold the following: Kansas.
California, Nebraska, Nevada, South
Dakota, Utah. Washington. n wy
oming, making a total OF POS electoral
votes for Mckinley. To this will proba-
bly, be added Kentucky, with h n
vote lost four years ago, and Idaho,
with three, making a total OF 2ss
votes"
Rejoice mt Pettigrew's Defeat.
Reports confirming the Gereat Of SEN
ator Pettigrew IN South Dakota we're
received at 1880 by Vice Chairman
Payne, and that gentleman gave vent
to lively expressions OF pleasure. I'VE
have beaten Pettigrew." he cried wav-
ing a telegram over his head. Send
the news to Hanna, lie promised to
Celebrate with me IL we beat Pettfgre*,
and l guess we VIII do it.
There have been three important