The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-07
FIGURES SHOW 1T.
Returns Indicate a Victory for the Re.
publican Ticket.
GREATLY REDUCED MAJORITY
In New York, Illinois and Other Pivotal
States.
CONTEST VERY CLOSE IN NEBRASKA.
Republican PIuraIites Reduced In Eastern
and Middle States.
SEVERAL STATES ARE STILL UNREPORTED
But the Returns Are Sufficient to
Assure Election of the Repub-
Iicnn Candidates.
Republican PuraIites Reduced In Eastern
and Middle States.
SEVERAL STATES ARE STILL UNREPORTED

New York. November 6.--(Midnight.)-.
this evening that the election of McKin-
ley and Roosevelt was assured, At $3.50
o'clock returns froR nearly two-thirds
of the election districts of Greater New
York had been received, indicating be-
You'd question that BryxS and Stevenson
could not expect more than $4,000 or
| so, 900 plurality in this democratic strong
hold and unless there was a landslide in
the outside counties, beyond all reason
able exception. the pivotal State of New
York had declared in unmdstahable terms,
although by a greatly reduced majority.
for the republican candidates.
The returns from Illinois betrayed a
Hike condition.
| On the other hand. the returns from
Indiana, Michigan. the two Dakotas, Utah
and Wyoming, as well as Nebraska.
seemed to indicate strong republican
gains over 1886. Delaware, Maryland and
West Virginia had given decisive repub-
loan pluralLties The count in several
of the far Western States was naturally
40 delayed as to give little indication OF
the outcome there. but they had ceased
to have determining effect and before
ll0 o'clock the Democratic leaders had
and H.
nounced that Mr. Bryan had gone to bed
and was sound asleep.
The whole story was easily and briefly
told. The republican ticket would have
n larger electoral vote than four years
ago but in the larger States of the East
and Middle West the plurality had been
greatly reduced.
Massachusetts has fallen from $4,000
10 $4,000, New York, 26S.000 to $4,000,
and Illinois from $4,000 to 100000 or
less.
! II all the unreported states should
turn out as democratic, which is high
ly improbable contingency, 1t would not
change the result. The FIRST returns from
Nebraska indicate republican plurality.
The Ftfty-seventh congress seems to be
republican by a substantial working ma
jority.
The gubernatoriai tickets have appa--
! entity followed the National and odell Is
elected in New York and Yates in Ilii-
nois.
Chicago, November 6.--The belief pre-
walls at the democratic National head
quarters that the battle is lost and that
Mckinley has been reelected by larger
plurality than he received four years ago.
Senator Jones near whom was seated ex-
Governor Altgeld and Ex-Governor Hogg
of Texas, was busy reading bulletins from
various States and commenting upon the
! figures. He said: 81 do not know yet
The returns are too meager to make a
prediction"
1--WE are going to win yet" said ex-
Governor Hogg "These figures are doc
tored and are the work of Wall street
gamblers. They do not represent the win
of the people"
While conversing with the two ex-gov-
ernors, Senator Jones was shown tele-
gram from New York, stating that w. ].
Stone had conceded the State to McKin-
ley by over 100000. His only comment
was. We'll, that may be right, but I am
not going to concede anything now"
Returns received at the headquarters
from Nebraska were not very encouraging
and by midnight the crowd at the head
quarters had thinned out so that there
we're less than 100 people in the room.
Suicide at chicngo.
Chicago. November Cone Of the incl
dents OF election day was the suicide OF