The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-07
MIR. PAYNE's STATEMENT.


CHICAGO. Nov. 6.-At IL O'Clock Vice
Chairman Payne, of the Republican ma
tional committee, issued the following
statement:
mckinley has surely carried all the
States claimed by me. excepting possibl,
Kentucky, and returns indicate that we
have beaten Bryan in Nebraska. There
was high good humor at Republican head
quarters all through the early part of the
night = and as the returns kept on in
q way to add to the good feeling, the crowd
that thronged the headquarters rent the air
with applause and cheers. At $50 Mr..
Payne announced that the Republicans
would carry New York by 100000. Perry
Heath came in at o'clock from Indian
apolis with the positive assurance his State
would certainly go for Mckinley by lat
least 1900" Later arrivals at headquar-
tiers were Richard c. Kerens. of Missouri.
and Charles c. Dawes, the controller of
the currency.
The first complete return was from the
city OF Buffalo. which gave Mckinley a
plurality OF $500, something less than was
anticipated
A message from the President was re-
ceived by Mr.. Payne. reading as follows:
"All New England. Maryland and West
Virginia are in the Republican column"
The hilarity rose high when a message
was received saying that Sioux r alIs. s. D..
the home OF Senator Pettigrew, had given
Mckinley a plurality of 495. There was
loud laughter mingled with cries of Good
bye. Pettigrew.'' and Mr.. Payne wired to
Chairman Hanna: Its time to fill up
A dispatch. following close upon that
from Sioux Falls. declaring that Congress
man John J. Lentz had been beaten in
Ohio. received even a more boisterous well
come.
Dispatches from Bloomington stating
that Stevenson's precinct had been carried
by Mckinley by 306 TO 112 was received with
great cheering, which was redoubled later
on by the announcement that Bryan's pre-
cinct had been carried by Mckinley by 20s
TO 1O5-
Word was received that Vice-chairman
Stone. Of the Democratic committee re-
fused to acknowledge the election of Nc
Kinley. saying that the early returns were
always In favor OF the Republicans and
there was much ironical applause for
Chairman Stone.
News was slow from Indiana, and finally
q telegram was sent to National Commit
tesman New, at Indianapolis, asking for
particulars. The reply came as follows:
II am not going on half-cocked, but we
have certainly carried Indiana by an in
Ncreased plurality over 1896.
Notwithstanding the fact that the tele-
grams poured into the Office in a perfect
stream. there was. from the first, not more
than one or two that contained statements
calculated to lower the hopes Of the Re-
publican party, and they were unimpor-
tant. All the rest were of a joyous char
acter. 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 victory for
their party.
Besides the States We have already
claimed" said Mr.. Payne at II D. m, 1--WE
now hold the following: Kansas, 10; Cali
fornia. with the one vote Bryan got in
1896: Nebraska. s; Nevada. 3; South Da-
kota. 4; Utah, 5; Washington, 4. and Wy.
oming. votes. making total of 295 cleo