The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-11-27
General News.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

~S~1NNA8 Io 0Sh4AS AOOSO%O Ia 4OOO"
This shows the remarkable increase
of Il 1881 or 41.2 per cent.
On November 9Th, of this year, 20
Governors of States were elected, of
whom 10 are Democrats. OF the As
Governors Is are Democrats, one a
Silverite end 26 Republicans.
The official count for Nebraska
shows that McKin1ey's plurality in
the State is 1922. The total vote of
the State is 251, 998. OF this McKin-
ley received 121, 835; Bryan, ia, O13.
Seven hundred and twenty appli-
cations for executive clemency were
considered by President Mckinley
during the past year. OF these the
president acted upon 351 cases, deny
ing applications in 131 cases and
extending clemency in 800 cases.
The official returns from 118 of the
119 Kentucky counties received at
the Secretary of States Office are as
follows: Beckham, 226, OO1 Yerkes,
221,399. The unofficial figures from
Fayette, the missing county, in
creases the total vote as follows {:
Beckham, $50, Yerkes, 226, 712.
Beckham's plurality IN the State is
1858. Bryan's vote will be at least
235, 900.
Members of the Silver Republican
National Committee have been in
conference over the question of the
parry's future. Among those par
ticipating were Charles A. Towne,
Chairman of the committee, Geo.
H. SHIRLEY, of Illinois, and E. S.
COrser, treasurer of the committee.
1t is understood they have decided
to issue an address in which they will
express the belief that the time has
come for the giving up of the party
organization. All Silver and Lin
coin Republicans will be urged, it is
understood, to become Democrats.
A ~1attering reception was given
the delegates of State oranges, as
sembled at the Federal capital last
week, by President Mckinley, Sec
rotary Wilson, Assistant Secretary
Brigham, the officials Of the depart
ment of agriculture and other dis
tinguished officials. That the grange
represents the farmers of the coun-
try was everywhere in evidence
about the national capital by the
courtesies shown the delegates.
Opening with 25 State oranges and
the Dominion grange of Canada rep
resented, the growth of the order
throughout the country was reported
as greater than for many years.
Nearly every State grange was rep
resented by Il practical farmer.
The Philadelphia Times regards
William J. Bryan and Theodore
Roosevelt as the two champion po-
litical hustlers of our national his
| tory. During the last campaign they
travelled more miles, visited more
towns and cities, made more speeches,
addressed more people and visited
more towns and States than was
ever accomplished in the same time by
any two men in all the political con
ficts of the past. Roosevelt in nearly
double the time that Bryan was
actively on the stump was estimated
to have spoken in "a States, visited
567 towns and cities, delivered 673
speeches, travelled 81, 2O9 miles and
addressed 5000, 900 people. Bryan
in a little more than half the period
of Roosevelt's campaign, spoke in Is
States, visited 493 towns and cities,
delivered 546 speeches, travelled 49,
355 miles and addressed $500, 900
people.
Robert Wilcox, the Independent
Socialist candidate, has been elected
Hawaiian delegate to Congress, by a
small majority, over Samuel Parker,
Republican. Much depression has
resulted among all whites, as Wilcox
was strongly opposed by Republicans
and Democrats alike. His campaign
was an anti-white canvass, with
promises on the part of some of his
campaign workers that if he were
elected, Queen LiIliuokalani should
be restored to the throne. The re-
suit of the vote showed the native
bitterness over annexation to be still
alive. 1t is likely as a result of the
election that Congress will be asked
to establish some limitations upon
4hn un4inn nririlnra- Many of the