The Iola register., 1900-11-09

Chicago, Nov. at II o'clock Vice
Chairman Payne Of the Republican
national committee issued the follow
ing statement
Mckinley has surely carried all
the states claimed by me, excepting
possibly Kentucky, and returns indi-
cate that we have beaten Bryan in
Nebraska" "
There was high good humor at Re-
publican headquarters all through the
early part of the night as the
returns kept on in way to add
to the good feeling, the crowd that
thronged the headquarters rent the air
with applause and cheers.
AT $3.50 Mr.. Payne announced that
the Republicans would carry New
York by 100000. Perry Heath came
in at 7 o'clock from indianapolis
with the positive assurance that In
diana would certainly go for McKin-
ley by lat least $1,000" Later ar
rivals at headquarters were Richard
G. Kerens, of Missouri, and Charles
G. Dawes, the comptroller of the cur
rency.
The first complete return was from
the city of Buffalo, which gave Me-
Kinley a plurality OF $500. something
lpcs than ,UaS antipinaiad
The hilarity rose high when mes
sage was received saying that Sioux
Falls. S. d.. the home of Senator Pet
tigrew had given Mckinley a plural
ity of 495, There was loud laughter,
mingled with cries Of Good by, Pet
tigrew" A dispatch following close
upon that of Sioux Falls, declaring
that Congressman John j. Lentz had
been beaten in Ohio, received even IA
more boisterous welcome. Dispatches
from Bloomington stating that Ste
venson's precinct had been carried by
Mckinley by BOG to ll2 was received
with great cheering, which was re-
doubled later on the announcement
that Bryans precinct had been car
ried by Mckinley by 20S to 100. Word
was received that Vice Chairman
Stone, of the Democratic committee,
refused to acknowledge the election
of Mckinley, saying that the early
returns were always in favor of the
Republicans, aud there was much
ironical applause for Chairman Stone.
News was slow from Indiana, and
finally telegram was sent to Ma
tional Committeeman New at Indian
apolis asking for particulars.
The reply came as follows:
81 am not going off half-cocked,
but we have certainly carried Indiana
by an increased majority over 1896. |"
Notwithstanding the fact that the
telegrams poured into the Office in Il
perfect stream, there was, from the
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 a joyous char
acter, and coming as they did from
all parts of the country they seemed
TO the partisans gathered around Mr.,
Payne's desk to foreshadow "a sweep
ing victory for their party.
Besides the states we have already
claimed" said Mr.. Payne at II p. M,
1--WE now hold the following: Kansas,
40; California, ., with the one vote
Bryan got in 1896; Nebraska 8; Ne
vada, 3; South Dakota, 4; Utah, 3;
Washington, 4, and Wyoming votes
making a total of 23j electoral votes
for Mckinley. To these will prob
ably be added Kentucky with one
vote lost four years ago, and Idaho,
with B. making a total Of 300 votes, "
q CONGRESS- STR neutrality-suspicious.
Chicago, Nov. &. With several
.di sucts yet TO hear from the Repubii-
can strength IN the lower house OF
congress is placed at POO as against
149 Democrats and eight independents,
This will be "a mai iority Of torty-three
compared with fifteen two years ago.
The changes which win be made In the
senate viii make thatbody more solid
~ Republican than now, Making al
lowance for changes the senate win
stand 55 Republicans to % Democrats