The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-11-07
INDIANA GOES TO M'KIhlEY
His Plurality Nay Be Anywhere
from 1900 to $4,000.
Returns Indicate the Election of the Entire
Republican Congressional Ticket,
with the Possible Exception
of Two Districts.
Special 10 The Washington Post

Special to The Washington Post.
Indianapolis. Ind, Nov. Sat mid
night, with reports from less than 10 per
cent. of the precincts in Indiana, the indi-
Gated Republican plurality in Indiana was
anything from 15,0O0 to 5000, but 1t was
impossible to estimate more exact range
than this on account of the wide variance
in the ratio throughout the night.
The first precincts in the estimates were
conflicting, but along toward a count on
the first forty or fifty precincts it began
TO look as if Mckinley would have at
least 5000. Between fifty and a hundred
precincts the Democrats began to loom
up and their returns furnished the basis
of the reduction of the estimate in the Re
publican plurality 10 1900 However, the
farming communities, where the Republi-
cans expected their heaviest gains, with
good reason, are yet to be heard from,
and II will not be known until tomorrow
noon what the proportion of gain is IN
these districts
Chairman Hernley and the other lead
ers at State headquarters this evening
had high hopes that these belated reports
on the morrow would carry the plurality
up to their ante-election predictions OF
10000 figure In the gas belt counties there
was some serious Republican detection,
but on the other hand, in the cities, such as
indianapolis, where the Bryanites expect
ed to reduce the Republican pIuralitles.
Mckinley made surprising gains, and at
midnight II looked as if he would reach
his phenomenal plurality of 5000 or more
in Marion County.
1t seemed almost reasonably sure that
the Republics MS would hold all their pres
ent Congressional districts, including that
or Lands, who has had a very hard fight
IN the Ninth. The reduction of the Demo-
cratic plurality in Boone County 10 200
Democratic loss of 49, and the proba-
Diilties Oh the Republicans carrying Cass
county make his election appear a cer-
talnty. Nathan Powell reported to State
headquarters heavy gains in his district
the Fourth He carried his home CITY of
Madison by the large plurality of 500 al
though Bryan made gains, and If the ra-
uo continues in the backwoods counties.
winch Will not be heard from except by
boat, Mr.. Powell will be elected.
Inc returns indicate the election of the
Following members of Congress: First
district, James A. Hemenway. Republi-
can; Second. r. w. Miers, Democrat.
Third, Robert Zenor. Democrat; Fourth
Nathan Powell. Republican; Fifth. e. :
Holiday. Republican; sixth. James e
Watson, Republican; Seventh, Jesse over
street, Republican; Eighth, George w
Cromer. Republican,; Ninth, Charles b
Lands, Republican; Tenth, z. d. Crurn-
packer, Republican,; Eleventh, George w
Steele. Republican,; Twelfth. K b. Han
ia, Republican; Thirteenth. a. L. Brick,
Republican.
Aside from the clash in Clay County,
where one man fell dead with twenty
bullets in his body, the election has pass
ed off without incident
Col. ". T. Durbin, the Republican CUB
ernatorial candidate is running very close
10 the national ticket.
CBy the Associated Press)
Indianapolis. Nov. e-At midnight the
following statement was issued by the
indianapolis Sentinel CDemocratic):
THE returns up 10 this hour are very
meager, and the result in Indiana is in
doubt, but If the percentage of Repub-
liean gain indicated by the latest reports
is maintained the State Will give McKin-
ley approximately the same plurality as
in 1886"
The Indianapolis Journal RepubIican)
al midnight claimed the State for Me-
kInley by an increased plurality over 1896.
Two hundred and twenty precincts out
OF 1882 give Mckinley q, sfS: Bryan. 10 ss2.
The same In 1886 gave Mckinley 2a.053;
Bryan. 0.256. Net Republican gain. go.
Evansville, Ind, Nov. 6.-fndicatfons
are that Mckinley will carry Evansville
Dy J. 100, gain OF 3I5.
Congress-First district Indiana-I A
Hernenwsy. Republican. reelected
Richmond. Ind, Nov. s.-Richmond ana
wayne County will give Mckinley a pIu-
rality Of 1900.