The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-11-08
KENTUCKY.
Both Committees Claim the State
Though They Furnish No Figures
i'm support of Their Claim.

Louisville. Nov. "Wednesday morning
the Courier-JOurnal still claimed the staft
/ Tor Bryan by 1901, and for Beckham. fol
| governor by 1000 Republicans. however
claim the state for Mckinley and Yerkes
Tor governor, by nearly 5000 over 70.
precincts are still TO be heard from.
Louisville. Nov. AT 10 o'clock the
claim was made at republican headquar-
ters here that the state was safely re-
publican by from seven TO ten thousand
No returns had been received since early
morning AT either democratic or republi-
can headquarters, but the democrats =
were confident that when the missing re-
ports turn up they will show the demo-
cratlc majority 10 be in the neighbor-
hood OF IL. 0OO.
Frankfort, Ky, Nov The democratic
leaders here on unofficial advces from
over the state claim Bryan has carried
the state by upward OF 1l.OOO. and that
Beckham IS elected governor by over
1900. The defeat Of Hall. Dem. for ap-
peilate Judge, is conceded. This gives the
republicans a majority on the appellate
bench. the highest court In the slate.
Complete returns from this. Franklin
county: gives Bryan l,0S1 majority over
Mckinley. and Beckham 1864 majority
over Yerkes.
Louisville. Nov. For congress in First
district. H. S: Irwin. Rep, elected. Sixth
Eleventh district, Vincent Boreing. Rep. |
elected. Fourth district. ID. IL. Smith, !
Dem. elected. Tenth district ]. b. White. |
Dem, elected. ElShth district, u. q. Gill |
bert. Dem, elected.
Henderson. Ky, Nov. For congress.
In "a dictricr. IL. ID. Allen. dem, elected.
La the 5th district H. S. Irwin, rep. was
elected.
Russellville KY. Nov 7-Congress.
third district: John S. Rhea, dem.
elected.
Chairman Leslie Combs. of the repub-
lean state campaign committee, said:
"Ofiicial returns from p counties have
)een received. In these counties Beck
lam. for governor. has gained l.059 over
ioebel last year. while lerkes has gained
.302 over Taylor In the same counties
ast year Jefferson county (Louisville)
$ not included In this estimate. This
indicates that Yerkes has been elected
y safe majority. In the presidential
ace Mckinley has probably run .2OV be-
ind Yerkes in the same counties"
Mlddlesboro, KY. Nov. 7.-Unofficial re-
lrns give republican national and state
ckets majority OF about l,7OO In the
eYenth district, with strong republican
1unties yet TO report. Judge W. +. Hall. !
emocratic candidate for court or APP :
eals. ran away ahead OF his ticket; he :
probably elected by small majority. {
Louisville. KY. Nov. 7.-Onc hundred Q
I'd ninety-nine precincts out OF l.sI1 In !.
Ie state give Bryan. 2l,060: Mckinley, =
.209; Beckham, dem. for governor H,- y
Z, and Yerkes. rep. z3.O6f: !,
Louisville. KY. NOV. I-Incofnpiete re- y
rms from 80 counties outside Of Louis y
lie give Beckham, for governor. ESQ v
aJority over Yerkes. Bryan is running II
little ahead OF Beckham In the same .,
unties. =.
Louisville. KY. Nov. Five hundred u
se Bryan 81, ,92l: Mckinley. 61.S53; Beck 80
M 6i.93i; Yerkes, 6l.0@. 81
Ie exington. Ky. Nov. Tins CITY BNss ~
,iAJnley l,VvV majority.