Willmar tribune., 1900-11-07
Bsyau Gains Throughout the Eastern
States While Mckinley Gains
= Largely In the West.
NEBRASKA JOINS REPUBLICAN COLUMN.
The Election Proves q veritable Landslide
for the Republican Party. McKinley's
Majority In the Electoral College win
bs Larger than Before. Republicans
Gain Several Congressmen.
New York,


The state of New York has gone re-
publican by a plurality between 10000
and 10000. Benjamin B. Odell, Jr., is
hcan state ticket has won by plurality
probably 10000 less than that given for
the presidential electors.
In beautiful landslide weather Bryan,
Croker, Jones and Stone have all gone
out of sight in perfect deluge Of re-
publican votes. Instead OF rolling up
10000 plurality for Bryan in Greater
New York, Croker rolled up less than
$4,000.
The actual figures computed are 27,-
437 for the greater city. Croker gives
Bryan 28,24o in Manhattan and Bronx,
10,oo4 in Queens and 6o5 in Richmand
On the other hand, Mckinley carries
the borough of Brooklyn by 34,oQ2
The Herald and the Times, in the
forecast published Oct FL, said that
Greater New York would not give more
than 10000 plurality for William J.
Bryan. Croker declared that the papers
were crazy and did not know what they
were talking about
The Herald and Times, in their fore
cast OF Oct. FL, predicted Mckinley
would have 281 electoral votes and
Bryan 1885, Every democrat in the coun-
try declared the papers biased, instead
OF telling the news, and trying to in
f1uence the election. They, too, prob
ably think differently now.
Returns from some of the states are
very late coming in. For instance, Ne
braska and Kentucky are considered
doubtful states, simply because the re-
turns are 1neager The indications are
that Mckinley has little the better of
it in Nebraska, while Bryan's chief
paper supporter in Kentucky has given
up the state.
Never before was such a tremendous
vote polled in this country, and never
before were such tremendous majorities
rolled up as are recorded in some states.
10 start with, the registration was phe-
nomenal, all records having been brok-
en-, east and west
Pennsylvania reports plurality of
100000 for Mckinley Texas, on the
other hand, reports plurality Of FL 900
for Bryan. Illinois, which Bryan was
led to suppose was doubtful ten days
ago, has given to Mckinley plurality
of 10000. In 1896 it gave him plural
ity Of $4,000. Wisconsin. which in 1896
gave to Mckinley a plurality of 1o2,-
900, now swells it to $4,000.
Kansas, which the Herald predicted
would go for Mckinley, the signs clear
ly indicating change three weeks ago,
has gone for the republican ticket by
landslide among the populists and
In and around New York state the
Mckinley. wave rolled almost as high
as it did in the middle west. The New
England states present solid sound
money front. Connecticut is republi-
can by $4,000, and Mclean, republican,
is elected governor, running 10000 be-
hind his ticket. New Jerseys swelling
figures are up to 65,ooo and may reach
the wonderful plurality of $1,000, which
the state gave four years ago.
Delaware, Maryland and West Vir-
ginia are all in the republican column
again. All these states have been indi-
Gated likely to go for Mckinley in the
Herald's forecast Naturally, with such
heavy voting and such big trend to
one side, everything has been carried
for Mckinley, sound money and the
policy of expansion.
In the state of New York the Re-
publicans gained six or eight represen-
tatives. The republican majority in
the house OF representatives will likely
be thirety-hve. The republicans in the
present house have I8o and the oppo-
sition 1853.
The indications are that while Nc
Kinley is sure to go to the White
House, Bryan is not likely to go to the
senate The latest reports are that the
fusion legislative ticket in Nebraska is
weak and that the republicans NAV
have the legislature.
In New York state the republican or
ganization gained eight state senators
and nine assemblymen. Although the
supporters of Bryan at late hour are
claiming the state of Washington, it
seems almost certain that all the Pa
cifc coast states have gone for Nc
Kinley. Wyoming, which was carried
by Bryan in 1896 by 5o3 plurality, has
gone for Mckinley by 1000 plurality.
South Dakota also has apparently
gone into the republican column, but
the fate of Senator Pettigrew is in
doubt The republicans are making a
desperate effort to capture the legis-
lature, so as to prevent his return to
the senate, and the fusionists, aided by
the gerrymander, are making hard
fight to carry the legislature and re-
elect him. 49,.
Senator Jones, chairman of the Dem
Iocratic national committee, at an early
hour last night conceded the election of
Nc cKinley. .s. Il
In yesterdays landslide even Idaho
hung in the balance. Bryan carried the
state by about 300, which is a remark
able change from four years ago, when