Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-08
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8 ,braska Republicans Say The stati
is AcKinlsy's By ! SAFE
Majority.
They Also Claim tho Lssislsturs
on Joint Ballot Il u Hot
Conceded.
Democrats Still Claiming tho Stats
But With Less Confidence Thar
Republicans

Chicago. Nov. Vice Chairman
Payne. of the republican national com
mittee. today received telegram from
the chairman of the state central com
rnittee Of Nebraska, stating that the re- +
have carried the state by
safe majority: also that they have the
state senate and in all probability WILL
be able toSorganize the house.
Leslie Combs, chairman of the repub-
licar state committee telegraphed
Payne that the official count will be nec-
essary to determine the electoral vote in
Kentucky. The telegram states: Three
thousand legal republican votes remain
uncounted in the ballot boxes. Other
frauds will cost us 5000 votes"
Meikeljohn Claims Nebraska for
Republicans.
Washington, Nov S.-Assistant Sec
retary of War Meiklejohn today tele-
graphed here as follows:
Fullerton, Neb. Nov. S-Nebraska
is redeemed. Mckinley carried the
state by not less than 5000 The legis-
lature is republican in both houses
The heDemocratic Claim.
Chicago, Nov. s.-A telegram was re-
ceived at democratic national head
quarters today from Bryan stating the
democratic national ticket had carried
Nebraska by 1000 and the state ticket
by 1000. The legislature is democratic.
Various Claims Made.
Omaha. Neb.. Nov. s.-Complste hE-s
ures were ecreived from twenty OF the
ninety counties in the state. These
counties polled $4,000 votes, or approx
iimately one-third Of the vote Of the
state. The vote of the twenty coun-
ties was returned as follows: Bryan.
1880; Mckinley, 40. .o99. These coun-
ties four years ago gave Bryan 3sssls
and Mckinley 34.4s1 This change. II
maintained. would. come very near
Iwiping out the Bryan plurality OF 13,-.
600 of 1896. Scattering returns from
Iother counties show a. smaller percent-
/ age of loss, and indicate that the fu-I
/ sion electoral ticket may win out by q
Head Of about 1000 or 1900. In Doug-
| las county the legislature election ID
/ fusion by ma ajorities ranging from 10e
to 600, at least one state senator out Of
three. and two representatives out OF
nine being republican.
! The World-Herald, democrat, says:
| The legislature of Nebraska is fu-
| sion by seventy-two votes out Of 123 on
joint ballot.
I'm the senate there will be fourteeI
Republicans and nineteen fustonistst Ii
1.-the house there will be fol'ty-seyen res
! publicans and tifty-three fusionists.
| The World-Herald then prints tha
3narnes of those elected.
| Late last evening Edward Rosewater
said that republican legislative tick
et5 had safely carried in this county, and
| that steps had been taken to prevent the
Ifusionists from counting them out.
4 Fraud in South Omaha is alleged. and
1.-THE district Judges ordered the ballots
lput in the hands of the canyassing
board. which will make the count. Nh.
i Rosewater says there is no doubt this
Republicans will control the next legie-
Zilature and elect two United States een-
iators
The returns from Douglas county for
1.-THE congressional ticket came in slowly
4 "Wednesday. but at no time was the re
suit in doubt The campaign has been
4 3waged With extreme warmth on both
4 sides. The total vote for Mr.. Mercer in
4 the county is 1887; for his opponent.
i12,6O6
j Compared with 1895 this is gain Of
o95 votes for the republican candidate
Fl as in the last campaign he received 81
a 946 votes. against $3.50 cast for G. NJ
Hitchcock.
!. VIII Give Others Chance.