Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-11-08
VOTERS
VERDICT.
Latest Returns Indicate q Nc
Kinley Lands ide.
MORT HERN STATES SWEPT
Iy the Republicans, hut by Greatly
Reduced MajOritlcS.
SOME SURPRISES WERE SPRUNG.
Far Western States lettering on the
Brink Of RepubiicsHism
Iiy The Republicans, but by Greatly
Reduced MajOritlcS.
SOME SURPRISES WERE SPRUNG.
Far Western States lettering on the
Brink Of RepubIicsBism
INCREASE NOTED IN ELECTORAL VOTE

New England, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland,
West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois and
Other Commonwealth Indorse the
Policies of the Administration.
kentucky Claimed by Both Parties
With Chances EavOring the Demo-
crats-Vote In the Large Cities.
How IL Was.
New York, Nov. THE agony is
over. It's Mckinley and Roosevelt.
They are elected respectively president
and vice president Of the United States
by a decisive majority of the electoral
vote.
1t became evident at an early hour
Tuesday evening that the sue
cess Of the Republican nation
al ticket was assured. At $3.50
p. m. returns from nearly two
thirds of the election districts OF
Greater New York had been received.
indicating beyond question that Bryan
and Stevenson could not expect more
than $4,000 or 10000 plurality in this
Democratic stronghold, and unless
there was a landslide In the outside
counties beyond all reasonable expec-
tation, the pivotal state of New York
had declared In unmistakable terms,
although by greatly reduced major
lty, for the Republican candidates. AS
the night progressed 1t only served TO
confirm this judgment, the returns
from Illinois betokened a like condi
ton. The Republican plurality of 1896
was greatly reduced, but it was still
too large to he overcome.
On the other hand, the returns from
Indiana, Michigan, the two Dakotas,
Utah and Wyoming, as well as Ne
braska, seemed to indicate strong Re-
publican gains over 1896. Delaware,
Maryland and West Virginia had given
decisive Republican pluralities. The
count in several of the far western
states was naturally so delayed as to
give little indication Of the outcome
there, but they had ceased to have a
determining effect, and before 10
o'clock the Democratic leaders had
given up the contest, and it was an
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 larger electoral vote than
four years ago, but in the larger states
of the east and middle west the plur-
allties had been greatly reduced. Mas
sachusetts had fallen from $4,000 to
10000 New York from 26S, 1000 to $780,
600, and Illinois from 1000 to 100000
or less.
The rollcall of states at this hour is
apparently as follows:
McKinley-Connecticu 6; Delaware,
3; Illinois, "a Indiana, Is; Iowa, lS;
Maine, g.; Maryland, 8; Massachusetts,,
Is; Michigan, IA; Minnesota, 9; New
Hampshire, 4; New Jersey. 10; New
York, SO; North Dakota, 3; Ohio, %;
Pennsylvania, 32; Rhode Island, A:
Vermont, a; West Virginia, g.; Wiscon-
sin, IL. Total, 247.
Bryan-Alabama, IL; Arkansas, s;
Colorado, A; Florida, A; Georgia, ID;
Louisiana, 8; Mississippi, 8; Missouri,
II; Montana, 8; North Carolina, IL;
South Carolina, z; Tennessee, IL; Tex
as. 10; Yah, 8; Virginia, IL. Total, 139.
In Doubt-California, 8; Idaho, 3;
Kansas, 10; Kentucky, ID; Nebraska,
8; Nevada, 8; Oregon, A; South Da-
kota, 4; Washington, a; Wyoming, 3.
Total, 81.
II all of the unreported states should
turn out as Democratic, highly i'm
probable contingency 1t will not