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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-08
MARYLAND.

BALTIMORE, November with
scattered precincts in various counties
of the state to hear from, Marylands
plurality for Mckinley and Roosevelt
in yesterdays contest was 14,146 with
probability that the official count
will swell the total to $4,000 or more.
Besides placing Maryland's eight cleo
toral votes in the Mckinley column a
solid Republican delegation to the
fifty-seventh Congress was elected with
handsome majorities. The members
elect with their probable majorities
follow:
First district, VIM H. Jackson.
1,427; second district, A. A. Blakeney,
1854; third district, Frank c. Wachter,
(re-elected) 2,033; fourth district, Chas.
R. Schirm, LIB; fifth district, Sidney
E. Mudd (re-elected), 4,015; sixth dis
trict, George A. Pearre (re-elected),
3,541 Josiah l.. Kerr, Republican,
nominated to fill the vacancy in the
fifty-sixth Congress caused by the res
ignation Of Gov. Smith, was also
elected, but by reduced majority.
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KENTUCKY.

LOUISVILLE, KY, November AT
l o'clock Mr.. Yerkes, Republican candi-
date for Governor, said:
II am of the opinion that my cleo
ton is assured by majority of $500
to $1,000 The election of the national
ticket Icing absolutely certain, the
small margin in my own race is not
a matter of great concern-I believe
my majority will be counted and a GER
tificate issued"
Governor Beckham would only say
that he had been elected by at least
10000, and was perfectly satisfied.
Ex-Governor McCreery, chairman of
the Democratic State campaign COM
mittee, said:
Il am satisfied that Kentucky has
gone Democratic by from 5000 to
10000"
CINCINNATI, o., Nov. Ia Western
Union bulletin isued tonight about
Kentucky says:
Returns from rs counties, complete
or nearly so, embracing 1,215 out of a
total of 1877 precincts in the State,
give Bryan 156,759, Mckinley 37,245,
Beckham 154,036 Yerkes 13S,S77. OF
the A counties not yet heard from, 16
gave in the last Presidential election
2,743 Democratic plurality, and 26 gave
1887 Republican plurality.
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DELAWARE.

WILMINGTON, Del, November L.
Returns received this afternoon def
nitely determined the political division
of the next Delaware legislature. 1t
is Republican in each branch and will
probably elect two United States sem
ators of that party.
For the House of Representatives
the Republicans elected two senators
and nine OF the fifteen representatives
in New Castle county. In the twelfth
representative district the vote for rep
resentative was tie between Bayard
Heisel Democrat, and Theodore F.
Clark, Republican. The House will re-
woke the tie in favor of the Republic
can. In Kent county the Democrats
elected two senators and each party
elected five of the ten representatives.
In Sussex county the Democrats elect
ed one state senator and the RepubH-
cans the other. The Democrats elect
ed five and the Republicans five OF the
ten representatives.
Counting the New Castle tie in favor
of the Republicans, the next legisla-
ture will stand:
House, Is Democrats and 20 Republic
cans; Senate. Republicans and s
Democrats; point ballot. % Democrats
and 20 Republicans. This viii insure
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BROOKE COUNTY.
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special to the Register.
WELLSBURG, w. Va, Nov. THE
complete unofficial returns of Brooke
county show considerable Republican
gains, yet the Democrats won what
they cali great victory-the election
of John NJ. Brown, Sheriff, by a good
majority. The prevailing odds on
the election of Sheriff were made by
the Republicans on Strong having so
majority, which was eagerly taken by
Browns friends and later in the even
ing Brown men were betting even
Capt. Dovener, whom many thought
would be cut considerably, escaped al
most untouched but his campaign was
in different hands than two years ago.
The county gives Mckinley 1000, Bry-
an us. McKinley's majority 2S2, a
gain of 95 over four years ago. Dovener
939, Raymond 1928; Doveners majority
261. White 1910, Holt $50; Whites
majority 260. George, R., for Senator
1923; Kunkle, D., 695; Georges ma
jority 1888. For House of Delegates
Hervey, R., $50; Ralston, D., 720; Her.
vey's majority, 200. For Sheriff, Strong,
R., SAG; Brown, D., S7S; Browns ma
jority 80. For prosecuting attorney,
Workman, R., SS5; Chapman, D., S37;
Werkman's majority, 4S. For assessor,
Smith, R., 957; Barnes, D., 724;
Smiths majority 1856; for Commission
er, Duval R., 933; Leggett, D., TAB;
Duval's majority, 100. The remainder
of the State ticket ran about the same
as the Governors.
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PENNSYLVANIA.

PHILADELPHIA, November T.
Later returns indicate that Pennsyl-
vania gave over 100000 plurality for
the Republican ticket, exceeding even
the record-breaking plurality of $780,
072 in 1896. OF this plurality Phila-
delphia furnished over 5000 and Allie
gheny county, including Pittsburg.
nearly $4,000. Bryan carried Is of the
81 counties in the state.
PHILADELPHIA, November T.
Pennsylvania delegation in the next
Congress, according to the latest re-
turns will stand Republicans 26, Demo-
Gratis 4, a Republican gain of 6. In the
2Sth district, Congressman ]. K. p.
Hall, Dem, is reelected by an appar-
ent plurality of SO, but the friends of
A. A. Clearwater, Republican, claim a
victory for him and the official count
will be required to decide who won.
PHILADELPHIA, November T.
Complete but unofficial returns from
the legislative districts of the state in
dictate the election of Isl Republicans
to As Democrats, Fusionists and one
independent Republican to the House
of Representatives The last House
stood Republicans 127, Democrats II,
Fusionists 6.
PHILADELPHIA, November RE
publican State Chairman Reeder claims
that Mr.. Quay will have Isl votes on
joint ballot in the next Legislature
for reelection to the United States
Senate. There are 254 votes on joint
ballot and 128 are necessary to elect.
The State Senate may be tie on
the question of Quay and anti-Quay.
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MONTANA.

HELENA, Nov. 7.-Returns from
Montana are far from complete. but
Democratic Chairman CoopeT's claims
seem to be well grounded that Bryan
has carried the State by 10000 to 49,
600, and Toole CLARK Dem. for Cover
nor, and that the remainder Of that
ticket has been elected by from 1000
to 5000
Republican Chairman Webster con-
cedes that Bryan has carried the State.
but claims the election of Folsom for
Governor. and Murray for Congress
man by small majorities. The Clark
Legislative tickets won over both Re
pubilcans and DAILY Democrats in
Butte. Helena and Great Falls, which
will give the Clark adherents a major
ity on joint ballot in the Legislature.
Eastern Montana. the agricultural
section. as usual, returned small Re-
publican majorities.
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COLORADO.

DENVER, November 7.-Returns
from yesterdays election are slowly
coming in, but sufficient returns and
careful estimates have been received
to show that Bryan's plurality viii be
from 10000 TO $4,000, and may reach
10000. The Republican managers con-
cede the Legislature to the Fusionists
by a majority of 35 on joint ballot.
The defeat of Senator Wolcott for the
Senate is generally conceded, but with
several aspirants in the Fusion parry
it is Impossible to predict with any
accuracy who his successor will be.
DENVER, Col, Nov 1.-THE fusion
of Democrats, silver Republicans and
Populists made a clean sweep in Colo
RADIO. Bryan's majority will be $500
or more.
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MINERAL COUNTY.

Special to the Register.
KEYSER, w. Va, November T.
The entire Republican ticket in Min
eral county was elected by majorities
ranging from 116 to 4S1. For the leg
islature Hon. A. NJ. Reynolds, who was
a member of the legislature in 1895,
was elected over Vanse F. Alkire by
1873 votes. McKinley's majority in the
county was APO votes against 240 in
1896. For governor, A. B. Whites
majority in the county was 1896 votes,
against 230 for Atkinson four years
ago. Two years ago Col. T. B. Davis,
D., was elected member of the legisla-
ture by 1856 votes.
Reports from the counties compos-
ing the twelfth senatorial districts in
dictate that Richard Porice, Democrat,
is elected over L. J. Forman, Republic
can, by a majority of 200 votes as
against 500 two years ago. Mr.. Day.
tons majority over Col Davis for Con-
gress will reach 1900.
The Hampshire county Democratic
ticket entire was elected by 1900 ma
jority. The Grant county Republican
ticket is elected by 1000.
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PETTIGREW PREDICTING.
Says There Is Going to he n New Po-
IificnI Pnrty-Not Named Vet.

Says There IL Going to he New P0-
IiticnI Party-Not Named Yet.
SIOUX FALLS. s. d., November TT
predict the formation OF new party
based on the protests OF the outraged
people against RepubiicaDisrn. as taught
by Mark Hanna" declared United Stafea
Senator r. r. Pettigrew this morning.
He had just left the home. to which ha
withdrew last night when the first conald-
cradle batch Of kilograms arrived from
South Dakota.
II saw how It was going and went home.
For weeks told the national COMMITTEES
we were defeated in South Dakota. bus
they have kept claiming the Stats and
have been working for political effect. No,
was not disappointed. slept well last
night. / VIII remain In Sioux Falls and
am now going TO resume business az my
mill north Of town. Defeat IA the more
welcome to me, as It has come. than VIC
tory would have been IL II came by en-
dorsing the sort Of policy which the Re
publican party represents.
Yes. Of course. I win be in the new
party What II viii be called Is OF fitfIe
moment 1t may be Social Labor. or II
may be the 'Nsw Democracy II will DO
made up Of persons disconnected with the
elements IN politics. as a protest against
the existing conditions and the present
tendency. The movement win grow rap
idly and I believe win defeat the Republic
can party in 1904 !"
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NEBRASKA.

OMAHA, Neb., Nov. Election re-
turns in Nebraska are so close as to be
watched keenly. Chairman Lindsey,
for the. Republicans, claims tonight
that Mckinley carries the State by
1000 or more, the Republican State
ticket wins by 5000 to 1000, and that
the Republicans have a majority of II
in the Legislature.
Against this the Democrats claim
Bryan carried the State, though by a
narrow margin of perhaps not more
than thousand, and that fusion has a
safe working majority in the Legisla-
ture.
LINCOLN, Neb., November Dem
ocratic National Committeeman Dahl
man this afternoon stated that the
Nebraska Legislature would be Fusion
by IL majority; that the Fusion State
ticket is elected by about 5000 ma
jority, and that the Bryan electors win
by 1900. Republicans are inclined to
concede the Legislature on the face
Of present returns, but they allege
fraud in Douglass county (Omaha) and
will contest. So far the returns show
gains in the Legislature of 16 mem
bers for the Fusionists over two years
ago.
Chairman Edmiston, of the Populist
State Central Committee, estimates
that Bryan. will have a plurality in the
state of about 5000 with the state
ticket running close to these figures.
Returns from South Omaha indicate
the election of the fusion delegation to
the legislature which will in all prob
ability determine the complexion Of
that body.
Latest totals on the national ticket
are from 462 precincts outside of
Omaha and Douglas county, which
give Mckinley, 1883; Bryan, 1929;
showing a net Republican gain of
8 ,566 over 1896. The total vote OF the
State is about 100000.
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Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Nov. 81
There has been enough fraud and
illegal voting to enable the Republi-
cans to claim the State.
While the indications are that the
Republicans have carried the State
Chairman Miller will not concede it
until the official returns are received.
Chairman Miller is confident that the
Democrats will have a small majority
in the Legislature on joint ballot.
The Republicans are claiming Kama
w.ha by from four to eight hundred,
but the returns indicate that they have
been padded at number of precincts.
If these illegal votes are not thrown
out in the canvas of the vote next
week, the Democrats will institute a
contest. They confidently believe that
the Democrats will have a majority OF
the legal votes in the county.
The Democrats have carried Fay
cite by a small majority, but the Re-
publicans are trying to steal it, and
are claiming it by big majority. The
canvas of the vote will be closely
watched, and the Democrats propose
to defend their rights at all hazards.
Monroe is reported to be Republi-
can by a small majority.
Pocahontas was carried by the Dem
ocrats by over two hundred and Nc
Clintock, Democrat, was elected to the
House of Delegates.
A private dispatch from Roane this
morning says that the Democrats car
ried that county, but later advices in
dictate that it was carried by the Re-
publicans.
The Republican majority in Jackson
was increased four hundred over what
it was in SO.
Boone county is safely Democratic,
while Raleigh is Republican. Sam.
Stephenson, Democratic candidate for
the State Senate from the ninth dis,
trict is probably elected, while w. H.
McClung, Democratic candidate for the
Senate from the eighth district is said
= to have been defeated. The indica-
tons are that S. D. Stokes, the Demo-
cratic candidate for the Senate from
the seventh district is defeated by
Clark w. May, Republican.
The returns from the counties of the
third congressional district so far re-
ceived indicate that Gaines, Republic
can, is elected to Congress.
Chairman Stokes, of the Democratic
county committee of Mcdowell coun
ty, telegraphs that his county was
overwhelmed by illegal voters, there
being over twelve hundred sent into
that county from Virginia. A large
number also voted in Mercer, Kama
Wha and Fayette.
If the Democratic candidates for the
Legislature elected in Kanawha and
Fayette are not counted out, the Dem
ocrats Will have a majority in the
Legislature of fifteen on joint ballot,
without Kanawha and Fayette the
Democratic majority in the legislature
will be three, if the reports of the re-
suit in the several counties heard
from prove to be reliable
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6, W. VA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8. 1900.

the Republicans the United States SEN
ators if the two factions can agree
upon candidates.
DOVER, Del, Nov. THE Delaware
Legislature is certainly very close, as
indicated by the returns up to noon.
The Republicans are claiming the or
ganization on joint ballot, and say they
will elect the two United States Sena-
tors.
The Democrats here say that they
are apprehensiye that Senator Farlow,
of Laurel, the Democrat who finally
gave his support to Addicks lRep.) in
the last Legislative deadlock over the
United States Senatorship, will hold the
balance of power in the incoming Leg
islature.
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CABELL COUNTY.
Special to the Register.


HUNTINGTON, w. Va, November
7.-heturns are not yet all in from
all teh counties in the Sixth Senatorial
district, but indications are that John
D. York, Republican, is elected to the
Senate over A. S. Alexander, by at
least five hundred majority. The en-
tire Republican ticket was elected in
Cabell county by majorities ranging
from two hundred and fifty to four
hundred. Cabell gave a Republican
gain for the head OF the ticket OF about
two hundred over four years ago. Lin
coin county is also Republican by two
hundred. Wayne county is Democrat
ic by a greatly reduced majority. Put
nam county is Republican by three
hundred. In the Fourth district Jas.
A. Hughes, Republican defeats Greed
Collins, Democrat, for Congress by at
least two thousand majority.
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NEW JERSEY.

NEW YORK, November with
six counties incomplete the latest re-
turns from New Jersey show that Nc
Kinley's plurality is 5000. The Re-
publican plurality in 1896 was 1882.
TRENTON, N. j., November Lat
est returns from the different counties
in the State indicate that MchlnIey's
plurality is $4,000. The next Legisla-
ture will stand as follows: Senate, Re-
publican, II; Democrat, Is. Assem-
bly-Republican, As; Democrat, Is.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY.
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Special to the Register.
CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, November.
Fuller returns from Jefferson coun-
ty give the Democrats 1916 majority,
which is an increase of $50 over 1895.
This is the largest majority they have
gotten in the county. William Cabell
defeated Colonel G. w. T. Black about
750 for State Senator in Jefferson,
Berekely and Morgan counties. A. S.
Cushwa and R. NJ. Fisher have been
elected to the Legislature from the
same district by the same majorities.
Colonel Thomas B. Davis, candidate for
Congress, carried the county by 1,542.
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IDAHO.

BOISE, Idaho. November 7.-Only
forty-five precincts out of the four
hundred in Idaho have been heard
from. These gave the following re-
suits:
Mckinley, 4,774; Bryan, 1910. The
net Republican gain is 11.3 per cent.
A gain of only 9 per cent. is needed
to carry the State, and as many Of the
heavy Republican precincts have not
yet been heard from, it seems safe to
predict a Republican plurality of $500
for the national and State ticket. No
forecast can yet be given on the Leg
islature.
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TYLER COUNTY.

Special to the Register.
MIDDLEBOURNE. w. Va, Nov. Z.
Tyler county vote Mckinley 25l9,
Bryan 1929; Dovener 2515, Raymond
1884; White 2519, Holt 1881.
For House of Delegates, Second dis
trict, composed of Tyler and Wetzel:
Roberts 1859, Hall 1867.
For member of the Legislature from
Tyler: Lowry 2469, Bendum 1887.
The Republican county ticket is
elected by majorities ranging from 5S2
down to 400.
For Judge of the Fourth Judicial
Circuit Court, Willis has 2524, Strick-
Ter 1888.
In 1896 McKinley's majority in Tyler
was 631. This year it is $780,
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REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS
Receive Reports Indicating Republic
can Gains Nearly Everywhere
Claims on the Legislature.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, Nov. T.
1t is conceded here that the State is
hopeiessly Republican. Chairman
Z Dawson of the Republican State Com
mittee, claims that the majority in the
State will be II 800; that the Legisla-
ture will have Republican majority
of 40 on joint ballot and that all four
Congressman are Republicans. The
election of Dayton is claimed by about
1900 to 1000.
All the counties near here showed
Republican gains. Writ county, which
four years ago gave SO Democratic ma
jority, yesterday gave Republican
majority OF from rs to LAG for the en-
tire ticket Calhoun, which gave a
Democratic majority of 800 in 1896, fell
down TO about 800 ana gave Senator
Dotson $50.
Richie county, official, gives Nc
Kinley $40 plurality, and Hughes s1S
The Republican candidate for Sheriff,
on whom the fight was made, was elect
ed by more than 600.
Peasants county elected the entire
Republican ticket except prosecuting
attorney, by from 20 to so majority
Dan Reynolds was beaten for the Leg
islature by votes.
In Barbour county Stewart H. Bow
man was defeated for the Legislature
by Republican by AZ votes.
kilograms received at the Republi-
can headquarters state that Raleigh
county went Republican by over 1000
Fayette county went Republican by
1900, Mercer by 800, Preston by 2.4oO.
and Cabell by over 400.
The most surprising thing about the
vote apart from the large Republican
majorities, is the fact that White ran
so nearly even with his ticket, when it
Is known that so many Republicans
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MASON COUNTY.

Special to the Register.
= POINT PLEASANT, w. Va, Ne
vember 1.-THE returns from Mason
county give Mckinley a majority of
$50. In 1896 his majority was COL. The
Republicans elect both members of
the Legislature and also the State Sem
ator from the Fifth district The Re-
publican candidate for sheriff and the
Republican candidate for prosecuting
attorney have about ~ majority. The
remainder of the Republican county
ticket is elected by the usual major
tiles.
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WETZEL COUNTY.
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Special to the Register.
NEW MARTINSVILLE, w. Va, No
yember THE returns for Wetzel
county are not complete, but a careful
estimate gives Bryan and the State
ticket about 500 majority. Hart, Dem
ocrat, for sheriff, will be elected by
about 215. Hon. Sep Hall, candidate for
House of Delegates from the Tyler
Wetzel district, has about SIS major
ity in Wetzel, which insures his cleo
ton. |. E. Morgan, candidate for State
Senator from the Wetzel-Marion-M
shall district, has 500 majority in Wet
eel, which will not elect.
In 1896 Bryan's majority was $40
Magnolia district, owing to a discrep-
ancy in the figures OF the clerks, re-
count is in progress.
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UPSHUR COUNTY.

Special to the Register
BUCKHANNON, w. Va, Nov. T.
Upshur county gives Republican ma
jority of 1928. in sixteen out of eight
cen polling districts. McKinley's plu-
rality in 1896 was 1343 in the county.
Special to the Register.
BUCKHANNON, w. Va, November
7.-Upshur county gives Mckinley
1898, Bryan S63, net Republican
gain of 1872 over go. The entire Re-
publican county and district tickets are
elected.
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PLEASANTS COUNTY.
Special to the Register.

SpBCIdl
ST. MARY'S, w. Va, November T.
The Republicans made large gains due
to oil men from the upper country.
McKinley's vote in the entire county
is LOOP, Bryan's 1,0S5. Hughes ma
jority over Collins is II. White beats
Holt by 116. Campbell, Republican,
has 116 over Dobson for the State Sen
ate. Murphy, Republican, beats Rey-
nolds, Democrat, "a for the House of
Delegates. The only thing the Demo-
Gratis get is Bills for Prosecuting Attor-
ney, defeating Oldfeld by 16 votes,
License was defeated by 200 votes.
In 1896 McKinley's majority was So;
this year, III.
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HARRISON COUNTY.
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Special TO the RegiSter.
HARRISBURG, w. Va, November
THE vote in Harrison county is as
follows: Mckinley, 1916; Bryan, 1853;
White, 1896; Holt, 2,771. The Repub-
lican ticket received these majorities
in Harrison county: Dovener, 1,134;
Harmar, 1,134; Fleming, sheriff, 205;
Law, prosecuting attorney, Az; Willis,
for House of Delegates, 989, and Wash
burn, LOOP" Fettro, for assessor, 996;
Farris, for county commissioner, S24;
Hughes, assessor, LOSS, and Hammond,
assessor, 1,071.
McKinley's majority is 1,227. In
1890 it was 542.
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MASSACHUSETTS.

BOSTON, Nov THE vote Of Mas
sachusetts, returns having been re-
ceived from every city and town, is as
follows.
Mckinley, 23s, 4s5: Bryan. 156.507.
Vote for Governor: Crane, zi9,S2e;
Paine, 121.15s.
The Republicans elected 10 out OF
13 Congresmen, and the present dele
cation remains politically unchanged.
The Republicans made heavy gains in
the State Legislature. gaining one more
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KANSAS.

TOPEKA, November Ton the basis
of the limited returns the Republicans
claim Kansas by $4,000 COR the national
ticket and 10000 for the State ticket,
and the election of every Republican
Congressman with the possible ex-
ception Of the Third district. Repub-
licans claim the Legislature by safe
majority on joint ballot, insuring the
election of a Republican United States
Senator. The Populists concede the
State.