Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09

can congressman were elected in the state
with one district in doubt Bryan carried
Tennessee by a decreased vote, Mlssis-
slppi, Alabama and Louisiana overwhelm-
ingly Democratic, and will return solid
delegations in Congress.
McKinley's own state, Ohio has given
him handsome and reassuring endorse
ment, his lead being about 1000 as com
pared with 81, 900 in 1895. Seventeen and
possibly 1e Of the 81 Congressman In the
state are Republican, gain Of at least two.
Indiana again shattered the Democratic
hopes and pushed up the margin for Nc
| Kinley from 18, 191 TO around 1000. and
the figures may run as high as 1000.
Eleven of the 13 Congressmen are with the
administration and the legislature is safely
Republican.
The figures from Illinois indicate a Re-
publican lead of about 100000. Bryan's
hopes were stifed by the returns from
Cook county which Is the city of Chicago,
where the Republican plurality was SAG.
The Republican legislature will choose a
successor TO Senator Cullom. The con-
gressional delegation will probably stand
IL Republicans and 10 Democrats, but two
districts are very close and may go Repub-
lican on recount.
Republican gains are reported all along
the line In Wisconsin with a plurality Of
100, 900 to 115, 900 for Mckinley, and the
state ticket having about the same lead.
The legislature Is overwhelmi- gly Repub-
lican and solid Republican representation
Is declared for Congress. McKinleys lead
is several thousand larger than in 1885,
Michigan brings the lead of the Repub-
lican national ticket from So, 600 in 1895
up to more than $1,000. A solid Repub-.
lican senate is chosen in the legislature.
with only II Democrats in the house.
There was normal vote in Missouri,
snd the Democratic electors will have the
usual majority. The Worlds Fair amend
ments were carried, insuring the exposi-
tion for st Louis. The Democrats claim
the election of the entire Congressional
delegation of Is members, but the Repub-
licans say that in the 10th and 11th dis
tricts, in st. Louis, their candidates have
good majorities, while the official count
will establish the status in the 18th and
l4th districts which are in the southern
part of the state in a sparsely settled
region. The legislature is Democratic by
reduced majority.
The vote in Mr.. Bryan's own state,
Nebraska, is very close. The Democrats
claim lead of 1000, while Chairman Lind
Mckinley is victorious by 1000. The Re
publicans claim ma jority Of II In the leg
islature, which will elect two senators, but
the Democrats say they will have control,
with the fusion vote.
The result of the vote on the national
ticket will probably determine the victory
on the state ticket, both running very
close In nearly all cases. The legislature
will have the choice of two United States
senators, one to succeed John M. Thurs
ton, Republican, and the other to fill the
unexpired term of M. L. Hayward, who
died before taking his seat in the Senate,
but whose seat was filed temporarily by
the appointment of Popullst.
The Democrats claim Kentucky for
Bryan by 1900, and say Beckham was
elected governor by 1000, but the Repub-
lcans put the result as doubtful. The
Republicans find cause for great satisfac-
tion in the defeat of Hall, Democrat, for
appellate judge. This gives the Repub-
licans majority on the appellate bench,
the highest court in the state.
Kansas, which has. been for Populism
several years, and which has been held
up to the country at large as the land of
the longest whiskers and longest theories
in the United States, is now redeemed
and the indications are a lead of 10000
for the Mckinley electors, and the Repub-
licans will have five and probably seven of
the eight Congressman. The legislature
is too close to predict its senatorial COM
plexion with certainty.
A lead for Bryan of over $1,000 in Utah
In 1896 has been turned into an adverse
verdict of about 5000. In addition to
carrying the state on the Presidential
ticket, the Republicans have elected the
state and Congressional tickets, and have
majority in the legislature, which will
elect the successor to Frank j. Cannon,
Silverite.
The result in Minnesota, as in most of
the Middle Western states, is great loss
for Bryan, the Republican plurality being
$1,000 as compared with less than 1900
in 1896.
In Wyoming the Republican estimates
give the state to Mckinley by 1000 with
similar lead for Mondell, Republican, for
Congress.
Nevada is very close, but the Democrats
have probably won by about 1000. The
legislature is in loubt.
Bryan's majority In Montana is not far
from 5000, which is a little more than
one half his lead in 1896. The Democratic
state ticket is elected. The legislature is
controlled by straight Democrats who are
known as friends OF w. A. Clark, who was
kicked out of the United States Senate.
Senator WolcotPs defeat is conceded in
Colorado. Bryan has the state by about
10000 majority or, $4,000 less than four
years ago.
Texas is Democratic by about 100000
and the legislature is almost solidly Demo
cratic. 1t will elect Joseph W. Bailey, the
former leader of the Democracy in the
house of representatives, to the United
States Senate to succeed Horace Chiffon.
The Democrats have Arkansas by rs, 900
and have elected all Congressman.
The returns are very slow in coming
from Idaho. Bryan probably carried the
state, but the Republicans have made large
gains and have elected John L. Morrison
to Congress.
Democratic losses are reported in every