The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-11-07

The Latest Figures Give Him a Lead of
5000 to 10000.
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Ss7~a@i 70 lhs NsAhilstpn P0st-
Louisville. KY. Nov. 7.-Kentueky has
evidently reversed traditions. aad Is one
Of the few States showing gains for
Bryan This Is due to State questions.
Indications are that the State has gone
for Bryan and Beckham Dem) for gov
ernor by from $500 to l0.O0o. the two can
didates running fairly well together.
Louisville went Republican by SEQ. de-
State show universal Democratic gains
Local issues were alone concerned IN the
Kentucky election. national issues being
quite in the background.
Piuralities from 81 out OF Ils counties
have been figured up for Kentucky al !
o'clock this morning. Brysn's pluralIties
IN thirty-seven cOuEties was 2, 5S9: Nc
kinney IN twenty-five counties, L, ,ssl; Bry-
ans majority s,5s8. For governor. .Beekham
IN thirty-seven counties secured q. .53s plu-
faiity: ferkes in twenty-five counties. Is.-
ss; Beckhari's majority over Yerkes in
sixty-two counties, 1854. OF the fifty
seven counties to hear from, thirty-four
are Democratic and twenty-three Republi-
undoubtedly
The next Congressional delegation win
probably be as follows: First district.
Charles K Wheeler. Democrat renonii-
mated; Second, Henry D. Allen. Demo-
crat. renoninated: Third, John S. Rhea.
Democrat, renominated; Fourth. David
II. Smith, Democrat. renominated; Fifth,
H. ). Irwin, Republican. Sixth. d. Linn
bic. Democrat: Eighth. @. @. Gilbert.
Democrat. renominated; Ninth. ]. n. Ke-
hoe, Democrat; Tenth, ]. H white DEM
oerat; Eleventh. Vincent Boreing re-
nominated
AT 10 o'clock tonight both Democratic
and Republican committees claim the
State, though they furnish no fig
ures in support OF their claims.
The Louisville newspapers make
claims according to the way they sup
ported the Democratic or Republican
tickets in the campaign Just closed. Nc
Kinley's majority in $50 out OF 200 pre-
cincts In Louisville and the county is
4o59. In the same precincts, the majority
Of Yerkes, Republican candidate fol gov
ernor over Beckham, Democrat, is Ass.
The Democrats are claiming gains out In
the State.
Incomplete returns from 30 counties out
side Of Louisville give Beckham for gov
ernor $500 majority over Yerkes. Bryan
is running little ahead OF Beekham In
the same counties.
One hundred and eighty-fve out Of 2jD
precincts in Louisville and county give
mckinley majority over Bryan OF 4027
re same precincts give Yerkes for gov
ernor majority of 500 over Beekhana.
EYe hundred and four precincts out OF
I,sH IN Inc state give Bryan e. y2l McKin-
ley 1888. Beckham 81, ,934 Yerkes 81. .0s5
AT midnight the result of the election
IN kentucky was in doubt with both sides
Gaining the state and Presidential tick
et The Democrats may be considered to
nave trlne the best of the argument
Ex-Gov. J. B. McCreery, chairman Cf the
said;
Bryan and Beckham have carried Ken
tueky by safe majorities. The Democrats
have elected nine out of eleven Congress
men, including Gilbert, Of the IlixhtS; Ke-
district"
Chairman Leslie Combs, Of the Repub-
..s;sn state campaisF eorsmittee said =
cihclal returns from Is counties have
been received. In these counties BECK
ram Tor governor, has gained I039 over
GCebel last year, while Yerkes has gained
l,OOZ over Taylor in the same counties last
SSdI. JeieTsen county (l<oulSVille) Is not
included in this estimate. This indicates
that 1eTkes has been elected by a safe
majority. In the Presidential race Nc
klnley has probably run 100 behind
Yerkes In the same counties"
The Courier-JOurnal at midnight saws
returns rom two-thirds of the counties In
the state show Bryan and Beckham ma
jorites. The result will depend on the size
OF the majority I'm the Eleventh Congress
S'cnal district, which is heavily Repub-
Lexington, KY, Nov. 6.-McKinley's ma
jority in this city is ZOO.
Mckinley l642 90 -'0O''