The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-07
"TIME TO ELL
up SAID=PAYNE
TO MARK HANNA.
when They Received the News That
PettiGrew Was Defeated--Jolly
Crowd at Headquarters.
GRATIFIED AT THE RESULTS.
First Figures That Mckinley is Sure
Of 2s4 Electoral Votes stu
Maintained by Committee.

CHICAGO. Nov. CAT II o'clock
Vice Chairman Payne. Of the Republl-
can national committee, Issued the fol-
lowing statement: Z. :. al
Mckinley has surely carried all tho
states claimed by me. excepting pos
sibly, Kentucky, and returns indicate
that we have beaten Bryan in Nehtns-
ka" ~ ,;S ;!s ,,l {.
There was high good humor ct Re-
publican headquarters oil through the
early part OF the highland as the re-
turns kept on in way that added to the
good feeling, tho crowd that thronged
the headquarters rent the air with APP
plause and cheers. 3.
At $50 Mr.. Payne announced that the
Republicans would carry New York by
100000. Perry Heath came in at :
o'clock from Indianapolis with the pos
certainly so for Mckinley "by at least
1SOOO." Later, arrivals at headquar-
tiers were Richard c. Kerens, Of Mis-
souri,, and Charles G. Dawes, the
comptroller OF the currency.
D.. ElrSL NoHo G2ol3 oQAttlos 49,
The first complete returns were from
the city Of Buffalo. which gave Nc
Klnley q plurality Of $500, something
less than was anticipated. A message
was received by Payne reading as fol-
lows: ya.a' n E. &
All New England. Maryland and
West Virginia are In the Republican
column"
The hilarlty rose high when o mes
;, sage was received saying that Sioux
Falls, s. D., the home OF Senator Petit
grew, had given Mckinley n plurality
OF 4e5. There wns loud laughter, min
gled with cries Of Goodbye, Petit
grew and Mr.. Payne wired to CHAIR
man Hanna:
"Its time to fill UP"
Z A dispatch following close upon that
. from Sioux Falls. declaring that Con-
gresham John j. Lentz had been beat
en- in Ohio, received even q more boia-
ferrous welcome.
Dispatches from Bloomington stating
that Stcvcnsons precinct had been car
rIed BY Mckinley by a06 to 112 was re-
ccived with great. cheering. which WAS
redoubled later on by the announce
ment that Bryan's precinct had been
carried by Mckinley by EOS to los.
Ironical Applause for Stone.
Word was received that Vice Chair
man Stone. OF the Democratic commit
tee, refused to acknowledge the election
OF Mckinley. saying that the early re-
turns were always in favor OF the Re-
publicans. and there was much lronlcal
applause for Chairman Stone.
News was slow from Indiana. and
finally q telegram was sent to National
Committeeman New. at indianapolis.
asking for particulars. The reply came
as follows:
II ann going off half-cocked, but
We have certainly carried Indiana by
an Increased majority over 1885,"
= Notwithstanding the fact that the
kilograms poured into the Office In a
perfect stream, there was. from the
Z first. not more than one or two that
contained statements calculated to
lower the hopes OF the Republican
party, and they were unimportant. All
the rest were Of q joyous character,
and coming as they did from all parts
OF the country, they seemed to the par
tsans gathered around Mr.. Payne's
desk to fnreshadow a sweeping victory
for their party.