Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-11-15
KENTUCKY IS CLOSE.
,oh Democrats and Republicans
Clam the State.
\ lRlSEA STATE TICKET IN DOUBT.


Huntsville, Ky., Nov. 9.-At 1890 a
N. the Courier journal with return
iron all but II of the 1854 precinct
N Ecntucky puts l,ryans ma.ority a
1850 and Beckham's at 4,lj0. Thes,
II precincts are sparsely settled ant
ltaye in the last state election com
5ined republican majorities of lesl
than 800.
,he Louisville Commercial (repub
liean) to-day says the election il
very close" 1t will not concede the
defeat of Yerkes and the Mckinley
electors and will say that the oficia
count only can determine the result
Chairman Combs, Of the republican
STATE campaign committee, was
F., quoted yesterday as follows: "While
we have not the figures thoroughly
compiled, yet we are certain that Mr.
fcrkes carried Kentucky by a small
though safe majority. The result is
very close | think that it will prob.
ably require the official count to de-
termlne how the state goes. When
left headquarters Yerkes had a small
plurality with II counties still to be
heard from. ] am informed that
over 5000 ballots were not counted
| by Goebel election officers through
out the state on account of trivial
technicalities. We have discovered
that not only have systematic frauds
been practced all over the state, but
In some counties there was Wholesale
exclusion of voters from the polls.
In numbers of counties the returns
were padded by the democrats, nota-
bly, in Franklin apd Owen counties"
N"hra.ra State Ticket In Doubt
Omaha, Neb., Nov 9.-Complete re-
turns from two-thirds of the coun.
ties in Nebraska and scattering re.
turns from the balance show McKin.
ley has carried Nebraska by plu-
rality of at least 1000. An equal num-
Der of returns on the state ticket in
dictate that Nebraska has reelected
Gov. Poynter and the entire state
ticket by pluralties ranging from 500
to 1900 over the republicans, the gov.
ernor being high man. If the balance
OF the state shows the same percent
age of gain and loss, Poynter's cleo
ton is certain, and the counties to be
heard from being mostly in the west
ern part of the state, 1t is fair 70
presume that this is the case.
The World-Herald (democrat)
claims the lieutenant governor will
cast the deciding vote in the upper
house and that the lower house is
evenly divided, with two places in
doubt.
The state republican committee,
which last night gave out the claim
that Dietrich and the republican state
ticket had won from 5000 to 1000 ma
jority yesterday afternoon sealed
down "close to the danger line," and
claimed the election of the state
ticket by from 1000 to 1000.
(nmulata IIu,,ifl.l,I is.tu,., A..
Chicago, Nov. 9.-Complete unoffi-
cla returns from the state show the
total vote for president to have been:
Mckinley. 5o3,023; Bryan, 497,93O:
plurality, 95,093, The plurality of
Yates, republican for governor, is S..
ia.
1t is still impossible to give the
makeup of the next Illinois legsla.
ture with accuracy. The figures, ac-
cording to returns received last night
indicate the formation win be as fol.
lows: House-Republicans, rs; dem
ocrats, u.s. Senate--Republicans, 80;
democrats, IS. Republican majority
on joint ballot IS.
To Urcs Fairba ks f,r Pres,dent In 1904
Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. o.-Repub-
leans have elected nine congressman
in Indiana and the democrats four
In the Fourth district Francis NJ
Griffith, democrat, is elected. The
Indiana congressional delegation re-
mains the same as it stood In the
last congress with the exception Of
the Fifth district, where f. S. Hol-
liday, republican, succeeds George
Faris, republican. Official returns
are in from Is counties, The plural
ity for Mckinley will be between 10000
and $4,000. The legislature is Al re-
publican on joint ballot from present
indications. Indiana republican lead
crs will urge Senator Fairbanks for
the presidency in 1904.
North Dakota Cou"t's. Republican.
Fargo, N. d., Nov. 9.--Nearly COM
plete returns have so far changed the
situation that all counties are now
said to be republican. The lowest
majority in any is said to be 90. In.
dividual figures have been lost sight
of in the grand majority, which Is
now 1887, nearly one-fourth the to-
tai vote, and an increase of 1877 per
cent. in the Mckinley majority of four
years ago.
'"os'' II 'o"ai Amendment Adopted.
Des Moines, Ia, Nov. 9.--Returns
from 30 counties, all that can be Sc
cured before the official count, show