Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-11-08
VOTE IN MISSOURI.
Returns Meager Owing to the Operations
Of the New Nesbitt Law and the Con.
stituti0nxl Amendments

Of the New Nssbitt Law and the Con.
stitutionAl Amendments
St. Louis, Nov. up to midnight
the returns from the state and city
were very meager, owing to the OPP
Grafton Of the new and untried Nesbitt
election law, the unusually heavy vote
and the fact that the counting of
seven constitutional amendments had
to be done first. Nothing definite as
to the result of the vote on the state
and national tickets could be had at
that time. 1t was known, however,
that the following democratic con-
gressmen were reelected: Champ
Clark, Ninth district; James Cooney,
Seventh district; James 7. Lloyd,
First district; Charles F. Cochran,
Fourth district.
Thomas j. Aikens, chairman of the
republican state committee, stated
that the county chairman of Butler,
Nodaway, Greene and Lawrence coun-
ties had received enough returns to
indicate that Mckinley and Flory,
republican for governor, had carried
them. These counties, he said,
showed republican gains over the vote
cast in 1896 of from 400 to 1000.
Chairman Aikens continued: "If
the remaining counties in the state
show similar gains and st. Louis, st.
Joseph and Kansas City roll up their
usual republican majorities, l see no
reason why our state and national
tickets should not be successful. l
know that the sentiment in the state
is ample to elect the entire republic
an state and national tickets in
Missouri"
Monroe county gives Bryan 1900;
Mckinley, $780,
Christian county gives Flory, re-
publican candidate for governor, a
majority of 800 over Dockery, demo-
crat, an increase of 400 over repub-
lican vote Of 1896.
To all appearances James ]. Butler,
democrat; Richard Bartholdt, repub-
lican, and Charles F. Joy, republican,
have been elected to congress in the
Twelfth, Tenth and Eleventh Missouri
districts. Returns from these dis
tricts are incomplete.
In the Eighth district D. W. Shackle-
ford, democrat, is elected.
At $3.50 a. m. Chairman Seibert, of
the democratic state committee, said
that Bryan and Dockery had carried
Missouri by not less than 2S,50O. He
was not prepared to say this estimate
was final, for he believed later returns
would show an increase rather than
decrease. At that time Chairman
Aikens, Of the republican state COM
mittee, stated that IL counties in the
state from which partial returns had
been received showed republican gains
aggtegating more than 1000, but that
the vote seemed to be falling off in
st. Louis. NJ
The latest returns from various
points in Missouri indicate that the
state has gone democratic by large
majority. The plurality for the Bry-
an electors is estimated at about So
900 and for the state ticket at about
10000. Complete returns may cut
these figures somewhat. The demo-
Gratis claim the state legislature. The
vote in st. Louis was very heavy. Re-
turns indicate that James J. Butler,
democrat, will succeed Congressman
Pearce, republican.
The republicans had hoped to carry
the Fifth and the Fifteenth districts,
but indications are that both Cowherd
and Benton have been elected. Should
Butler prove victory it will give the
democrats gain of one congressman
in the state.
Chairman Seibert, OF the demo-
cratic state committee, stated that
enough doubtful counties had been
heard from to indicate the election of
Dockery, for governor, by good plu-
rality; that the democrats would con-
troll the legislature and elect 10 and
possibly IA out of Is congressman in
the state.
Warehouses Of Angelsey Divorced.
London, Nov. S.-The Warehouses
of Angelsey has been granted d.
vorce from her husband who is head