Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-11-14
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FOR BRYAN.
The Next Congress.

Washington, Nov. 8.-The next senate.
assuming that the state legislatures will
fulfill their duty and choose senator's to
represent their states, will stand, on the
basis of Tuesdays election, 40 republicans,
q democrats and nine Independents, with
the legislatures in doubt in three states
with the privilege of electing five senators
at this time. The legislatures in doubt are
Delaware and Nebraska, in each of which
states two senators are to be chosen. and
Idaho, with one senatorial chair to be filled.
Among those classed in the independent
column are Senators Stewart, of Nevada,
and Kyle, of South Dakota, who, in the
last congress, acted with the republicans
on all party matters; Turner, Of Washing
ton, and Harris, of Kansas, who acted with
the democrats, and Wellington, of Mary
land.
New York, Nov. 8-The official returns
as received, are not materially changing
the results, and McKinley's plurality at
midnight remains approximately $4,000 in
the state. John B. Stanchfield, the demo-
cratic nominee for governor, ran ahead of
his party's presidential electors, but Odeils
plurality still remains about 100, 900. It
seems probable that the congressional dele
cation from New York state will remain
rs indicated in the earlier reports
This makes the congressional delegation
stand p republican and II democratic, re-
publican gain of five. Both houses of the
state legislature are republican by large
plurality, but a number Of the districts are
close, and it may require the official count
to decide in several cases.
Nebraska.
Omaha, Neb., Nov. 9.-Complete returns
from two-thirds of the counties in Nebras
ka and scattering returns from the bal
ance show Mckinley has carried Nebras-
ka by a plurality of at least 1000. An equal
number of returns on the state ticket in
dictate that Nebraska has reelected Gov.
POINTER and the entire state ticket by plu-
ralities ranging from 500 to 1880 over the
republicans, the governor being high man.
If the balance of the state shows the same
percentage Of gain and loss, Poynter's cleo
ton is certain, and the counties to be heard
from being mostly in the western part
OF the state, it is fair to presume that this
is the case.
The legislature will likely be decided by
Douglass county, in which it will take the
official count to determine the vote. The
World Herald (dem.) claims tie lieutenant
governor will cast the deciding vote in the
upper house; and that the lower house is
evenly divided, with two places in doubt.
The state republican committee, which
gave out the claim that Dietrich and the
republican state ticket has won from
5000 to 1000 majority, has scaled down
''close to the danger line and claimed the
election of the state ticket by from ! 600
to 1000.
Kentucky.
Louisville, KY, Nov. 9.-With returns
from all but 80 out of 1854 precincts in Ken
lucky the Courier-Journal puts Bryan's
majority at 5000 and Beckham at 200.
The missing precincts have been taken
into account in this result The public
ans now claim that majorities viii be
shown for Mckinley and Yerkes when the
returning board canvasses the vote at
Frankfort. which it will do three weeks
from election day. The returning board is
democratic and the legislature is also dem
ocratic.
Illinois.
Chicago, Nov. 9.-Complete returns from,
every county in Illinois give Mckinley a
plurality of 95O93; Yates, 62,114.
Reports indicate that the republicans