The sun., 1900-11-24
EEBRiSKA'S VOTE.
Mckinley = Plurality In the State. s.371-Gov.'
Elect Dietrich's, s0l = uson Threats.

LINCOLN. Neb. Nov. 23.-The official count
OF the vote cast in Nebraska on Nov was
completed to-day. The vote for President
was: Mckinley. i2i. 3s5: Bryan. ii4.ois Woolley.
sss5. Debs. $50: McKinley's plurality. 1872;
total vote cast. .24s.is7. -Four years ago the vote
was Mckinley. iO?,b ,bs4; Bryqn. ii5e94; Palmer.
2s,i. Levering. l.iJ: Bentley. ~. Matcheti,
tSvcrnoTihS SS ri ytart. Deirch. 1850 Poyn,er,
lII.0is Dietrichs plurality. sdl. The total
vote shows an increase Of 1870 over 1890.
Mckinley increased his vote lhs.l. while bryah
vote fell of l,dli Four years ago the fusion
candidate for Governor ran 500 ahead OF Bryan
This year he ran g9j behind him.
The count di-closes many radical changes.
especially in the cattle raising region Of the
state In one precinct in Antelope county
MeEnlsy T4is ,ssf %ckinlsy j., got 20 ,,aa and
hyoT fon%ns nH d.r, @ s Of Sc S S state ''S al
though the cities contributed q email Iercent-
age: III Bpan's home county the farming
year. while Bryan carried them ionr years
ago by nearly 800. The mid-road PoIulists
emuIaied the Geld DcWGciTal' i"i Of four years
received a little over 600 votes in the State.
while tho mid-road vote on other officers was
more than double that number. Tho Prohi-
hitionist- more than doubled their vote and
Bryan suffered most from this fact.
meeting OF Fusion lender! has been called
res resisting lie lnagSnEaii%n Of the ,ReIu6iioan
Governor elect, G. II Dietrich. In January
next If IL Il found Possible 10 keep tiov
Pointer in pc wer legal proc eedincs will be
at once begin against Dietrich The charge
l. that he violated the Corrupt Practices law
in that he contributed money 20 the entor-
tainnient of electors during the recent cam
paisn The PENALTY is custer and exclusion
from Office Mpon conviction Of a charge that
must be preferred In n regular manner. The
one hing that prevents the Fusion leaders from
reaching a conclusion is that the law nowhere
provides for a yroredurc before a man takes
office IL Dietrich cannot be proceeded
against until after he becomes Governor dc
Tnrt1. the Tusionsts can receive no uartisan
banett from proceedings, a. successful issue
would simply make tho h"Yublican Lieu
tenant { Governor his successor
II is urged however that II Povnter has
good ground 70 believe Dietrich Ineligible he
can hold or and refuse posse ssion, The Fuson-
isis s1r they have Republican precedent FOR
this Ten wears ago the Republican Governor,
Thayer, refused to Yield 10 his Democratic
sncces.or. Boyd and held out for months untll
the courts decided that Bovd wns eligible
Tho specific charge II that Dietrich contributed
S?s to n fund raised by Mid-Roaders 10 enter
toiu Wharton Barker when he came TO Ne
h-aska last summer. Tho money was secured
by two Fusionists who passed rs Mid Readers
They made affidavit Tint thov got tho money.
and Dietrich was rract icallv forced to list the
sum In the expense account the law requires
10 he fled LAWYERS admit tho question IL n
crave one and that Dietrich hv swearing that
he did not paw out tho money has laid himself
open to prosecution bv anv voter.