The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-11-10
TUESDAYS ELECTIONS.
A REPUBLICAN SUCCESS.
SENATE AND HOUSE BOTH
LARGELY REPUBLICAN
ONLY OFFICIAL RETURNS
WILL DETERMINE ACTUAL
RESULTS.
Some Close Congressional Dis
tricts and Some Close Legis-
tive Districts.

That Mckinley and Roosevelt will have
a considerable majority of electoral vote
there is no doubt. How much that will
be it is not now possible to state.
The United States Senate will he largely
Republican and the House of Representa-
tives also. Exact figures cannot be given
at this time.
The best estimates from Tuesday $ cleo
ton indicate that Mckinley has carried 81
States and Bryan Is.
The President has again been successful
in every State which he won in S96 ex-
cept Kentucky, which has returned to the
Democratic column. In addition, he has
carried Kansas, South Dakota, Utah,
Washington and Wyoming, which declared
for Bryan in 1896 His electoral vote is
2S4 and Bryan's is 1853; McKinley's plu-
rality, l2l, as compared with 95 in 1896.
McKinley's estimated plurality of the
popular vote is 72l, POI. His plurality in
1896 was Col, 954.
There have been no material changes in
the figures prepared Tuesday night on the
probable complexion of the Senate. Late
returns indicate that there will be 40 Re
publicans, 81 Democrats and four or five
Independents. There are still five seats
in doubt
As to the House the revised figures in
dictate an increase of three over the estimate
of 200 Republicans as published on We'd
nesday. Returns received up to late We'd
nesday night give these totals; Republicans,
BOB; Democrats, l4S; Populists, 4, and
Silverites, |
A singular feature of the Congressional
results is that in the Thirteenth district of
Pennsylvania, the center of the recent strike
of coal miners, there were heavy Republi-
can gains
The plurality for Mckinley in Maryland
was Ii, S05. His total vote in the State
was about 1876, 800, which is 20, 900 in
excess of the vote for Lowndes in 1899.
Bryan total vote was about III, 500, or
5000 less than that cast for Governor
Smith last year.
Latest returns from West Virginia indi-
cate a majority of from Is, 900 to 20, 900
for Mckinley. The Republicans elect a
solid delegation of four to Congress and the
Legislature is largely Republican, assuring
the reelection of United States Senator S.
B. Elkins. The eligibility of james A.
Hughes in the Fourth Congressional dis
trict is being questioned.
In Nebraska the vote is extremely close
The Democrats claim that Bryan has car
ried the State by about l 200 and that the
Fusionists will have majority in the Legs
lature, but all the returns are not in. If
the Fusionists control the Legislature Hon.
William J. Bryan would probably be chosen
United States Senator. The Republicans
are claiming the State.
On the face of the latest returns in Del
aware the Republicans have majority of
three in the Legislature, but the Democrats
are preparing to contest the elections of
several members who have small pluralities.
j. Edward Addicks is bending every effort
to make the Republican plurality safe. and
thus secure his own election to the United
States Senate. The plurality in the State
for Mckinley is about 3, 500.
The Fusionists have carried the legisla-
ture of Colorado, and Senator Wolcott,
Republican, will be retired.