Evening Star Newspaper, November 5, 1896, Page 1

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BOTH SIDES REITERATE THEIR CLAIMS Silver Managers Hope for Large Gains in Missing Precincts. REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. LOUISVILLE, Ky., November it will require an official count to result beyond all doubt, all indicatioas point to the fact that the republicans will carry the state by between 1,000 and 1,500 votes, Fraud {s clatmed by the republicans in the first district and by the democrats in the eleventh district. Full returns are not yet in from the latter district, but as the missing precine’ ave Bradley a big ma- jerity, there is ro reason te believe that they will desert McKinley. The sensation ef the morning is that Breckinridge, defeated by Settle in the seventh, will contest, on the ground that Owen county’s vote has been tampered with. Owen is Settle’s home county, and the returns were held back. Dick Ernst, republican, defeated by Berry in the sixth, will contest, on the ground of fraud by the election officers in Kenton and Campbell counties. Hunter, mbent in the ed by Rhea, will contest i similar grounds. ‘The republicans are wild with excite- ment, and claim the silver men have tam- pered with the returns in some of their strongholds, thus making the race so close. LOUISVILLE, Ky., November 5.—With two whole counties, Leslie and Knott, and sixteen precincts missing, Bryan has a plu- rality of 218 votes in the state, but many of the returns are unofficlal, and it seems y probable that the state board will - to decide the result of the two miss- ing count Leslie is republican, and gave Bradley majority. Knott county is nocratic, and gave Hardin democrat) over Bradley last year i The missing precincts about equally among democratic and republican counties. Three missing precincts in Bel- laire a trongly republican; two precincts in Clare are likewise; one in Letcher Is re- publican; one in Grant is safely democrazi¢, one in Pendleton and three in Hen- According to present totals, the follow- ing. by congressional districts, is tie most » news yet at hand: an. man Koberts still claims the state for McKinley by 1,000, and Chairman Som- aims it for Bryan, but gives no fig- He claims to have returns from ures. all missing precincts. ‘The complexion of the congressional del- gation is four republicans and seven dera- as follow First district, C. K. Wheeler, silver dem- ocrat; second, J. D. Clarey, silver demo- erat; third, John S. Rhea, silver democra’ fourth, David H. Smith, silver democrat; fifth, Walter Evans, republican; sixth, A. Ss. Berry, silver democrat; seventh, Evan ocrats, E. ettle, silver democrat; eighth, G. M. Davison, republican;- ninth, Samuel J. Puxh, republican; eleventh, T. ¥. Fitzpat- rick, silver democrat; eleventh, David G. Colson, republican. Claimed Republican by 2,000, LOUISVILLE, Ky., November 5.—12:20 -m.—On the strength of added returns from the eleventh district, Chairman Roberts of the republican committee is now confi- ntly claiming the state for McKinley by over 2,000. Chairman Sommers is likewise claiming it, but gives no figures. ‘The Evening Times makes the most con- ative estimate yet offered, which gives state to McKinley by about 1,000. This estimate is with only nine precincts miss- ing, six of which are in republican counties and three in democratic counties. The two missing counties, Leslie and Knott, are li ly estimated. Leslie is strongly re- publican, but the Times estimates it in its total below Bradley's majority last year. Knott county, which is democratic, the Times giv an by the ante-election claim of Chairman Sommers, which ig ex- ‘here has been much betting on the re- sult at even money on Bryan, but the porting fever 1s dying on the strength of iditional returns. The bettors having good ums on McKinley wanted to sell out for 50 nts on the dollar, but have picked up courage, and offers to sell are heard no more. fa CINCINNATI, Ohio, November Louisville, Ky., special to the Times s: Of the missing counties and precincts in Kentucky, Leslie is_a republican strong- hold, giving usually 700 majority. It 1s ex- ted to give 1,100 majority for McKinley. Knott is democratic. The best hope from it by the silver managers is 400 for Bryan. Of the remaining sixteen missing precincts, ven are in countles that have gone for ‘an and nine in counties that have gone inley. Taking the ante-election of both sides, if democratic esti- pan out McKinley will have a ma- of only 100. If the republican esti- mates are realized McKinley will have a majority of The silver managers hope for large gains to save them. They allege at this hour that they have mail returns from Leslie, vhich is inaccessible by wire, greatly re- cing the republican majority, and giving Kentucky to Bryan. The result is in doubt, but republicans are freely betting their money on a ma- jority for McKinley. ea SOUTH DAKOTA REPUBLICAN. It Will Go for McKinley by About Goo, MI Minn., November 5.—A ial to the Journal from Yankton, S. D., the state of South Dakota will go for McKinley by somewhat less than 600. The legislature is fusion by about twenty votes on Joint ballot, which means a populist Senator to succeed Kyle, populist. Andrew Lee is elected governor. Saas OREGON FOR McKINLEY. Missing Returns Caused a Chai the Result PORTLAND, Oregon, November 5.— Practically complete returns from all but five remote counties in Oregon give Mc- Kinley 39,148; Bryan, 35,902. McKinley's majority, 3,156. Returas from five remaining counties can- net materially change these figures. Republicansin the Next House. CHAIRMAN BABCOCK'S STATEMENT Two Hundred Chairmen Faulkner and Butler Make No Official Concession. SOME PRIVATE ADVICES os Chairman Babcock this afternoon gives out the following corrected summary of the congressional. ¢lections, showing the nura- ber of republican Representatives whose elections ere practically sure, and the num- ber in doubt. Elected. Republicans. In donbt. 3 2 4 e iz 8 rt 3 4 4 6 F 12 3 10 i Minnesota"? 6 1 Missouri. 3 8 Neb : 2 cs w Haimpsiire 2 = “et z 1 29 cp 2 1 ce Penns Eo4 i Rhede Island 2 EF South Dakota. or 2 Tew 2 ce vn Deg i v 2 ce ¥ 2 ce West Virginia. 3 . i Wisconsin 1 a Wyoming . i 0 2 Mr. Mercer's Majority. Representative Mercer of Nebraska, sec- retary of the republican congressional com- mittee, is receiving the congratulations of his friends today over the gratifying re- turns from his district. Two years ago Mr. Mercer was elected by a majority of 400. This time his majority is 1,800, a gain of 1,400 votes. He is running about 500 votes ahead of the McKinley ticket in his district. No Official Concession. Chairmen Faulkner and Butler of the democratic and populist committees, re- spectively, make no official concession so far today of the election of McKinley. Chairman Faulkner has been besieged all day by democrats passing through the city, asking if there is not a “grain of hope that Bryan may be elected. Chairman Faulkner does not hold out to them this hope, but he points to the statement he gave out last night and to matters as they stand. He will refuse to concede anything about the general result until be gets the official figures from the states which the democrats yet look to—Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky and California. Special telegrams are pouring In on both democratic and populist headquarters from democrats and populists in the south who refuse to accept the newspaper accounts of the result. They have had their hopes re- vived by the canard stories which were afloat throughout the country last night. The answers to these telegrams give no real encouragement. Senator Butler this morning said he did not believe California had gone for McKinley. He and Chairman Faulkner were both positive in thelr claims about Kentucky. They said their advices gave them Kentucky beyond doubt. - Faulkner Concedes the House. “I think the republicans will organize the House,” said Chairman. Faulkner this morn- ing. “They will have a working majority and that is all.” Mr. Faulkner said he saw no réason to change the estimate of the status of the House he gave out last night. This gave the republicans 176, the democrats 152, populists 16, and 12 in doubt. Chairman Faulkner states that only one gold demo- crat has been elected. This is McAleer, in the third Pennsylvania district. During the morning a representative of Chairman Babcock conferred with Chair- man Faulkner about the composition of the House. They swapped notes on districts from which neither side had definite infor- mation, and on which there were disputes. This conference revealed differences of pinion as to a number of districts, but several interesting facts came out. Sibley, the silver man of Pennsylvania, telegraphed Chairman Faulkner that he had been beaten by between 200 and 300, and the same information was obtained at republican headquarters. Chairman Faulkner claimed the election of three cut of seven Congressmen in Cal- ifornia, with the fourth in doubt. The telegrams from North Carolina to the democratic headquarters claimed the election of two democrats—Doughten, over Linney, and Kitchen, over Settle. The state chairman of Alabama tele- graphed that all the districts there were democratic except one, the seventh dis- trict, which he admitted was in doubt. The populists claim the election of Howard in that district over Bullock, democrat. The Alabama chairman thought the chances were favcrable to Bullock. Howard was the author of “If Christ Came to Con- gress.” Chairman Faulkner claimed the election of Brucker over W. S. Linton, republican, ia the eighth Michigan district, and the re- publican managers admit this. Chairman Faulkner claims that all dem- ocrats in Virginia were elected except two. He admits the election of Walker, republi- can, in the ninth, and Yost in the tenth. All but three districts are claimed for the democrats in Missouri. The three given to the republicans are the tenth, eleventh and twelfth, the republicans elected being Bar- tholdt, Joy and Pierce. The democrats claim five districts In Ne- braska. They say they have beaten Strode, but the republicans deny this. Twelve of the thirteen districts of Texas are claimed by the democrats. Chairman Faulkner has a telegram from Chairman McConville of Ohio claiming the election of the following democrats in that state: Brenner, in the third; Marshall, fourth; Meekison, fifth; Norton, thirteenth; Lentz, twelfth, McDowell, seventeenth. McConville says two other districts are doubtful. What the Populists Claim. Secretary Edgerton of the populist com- mittee claims the certain election of twen- ty-two populists to the House and the prob- able election of several others. He gives the following as the populist representation so far: Alabama, 1; North Carolina, 5; In- diana, 1; Minnesota, 1; Kansas, 6; Nebras- ka, 3; Colorado, 1; California, 1; Idaho, 1; South Dakota, 2. Mr. Edgerton thinks that Judge Maxwell, elected in the third Nebraska district, wiil act with the populists. He exvects silver republicans from the west to act with che pepulists, and believes that the populist representation, when all the returns are in, will be close to twenty-five, without silver republican aid. Populist State Officers. Secretary Edgerton ts delighted with the success of the populists in the matter of state officers in this election. populists have elected Holcombe and their entire state ticket in Nebraska, the, gover- nor and state ticket of Kansas, the gover- nor of Washington, part of the state tick- et ‘ North Carolina, governor and state ticket in South Dakota, governor in Colo- rado, part of state ticket in Idaho, part of the ticket in Montana and part in North Dakota. He says the’ No Doubt About the Hoosier State's Vote. ; MKINLEY MAJORITY ABOUT 20,000 The Control of the Legislature Undetermined. CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATES ——_+___ INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., November 5.—Sev- enty-four counties out of ninety-two in In- diana show a plurality in the state for Mc- Kinley of 20,252. The remaining counties will not materially change this result, al- though the official plurality may bring it dewn to 19,000 or 18,000. Returns From All Counties. Later.—Indiana’s fifteen electoral votes will go to McKinley and Hobart by a plu- rality close to 20,000, Unofficial returns re- ceived from all the counties by the re- publican state committee place the plu- rality at 20,123. The official figures will pot materially change this footing. The vote cast for republican electors was some- what larger than that given to the state ticket. The republican majority in this (Marion) county is 7,000, though these fig- ures are not official. ‘The republicans elect follows: First district, J. A. Hemenway; fifth dis- trict, George W. Faris; sixth district, H. U Johnson; seventh district, Jesse Overstre eighth district, Charles L. Henry; tenth district, E. D. Crumpacker; eleventh dis- trict, W. Steele; thirteenth district, L. W. Royse. Democrats elected: Second district, Rob- ert Meiers; third district, W. T. Zenor fourth district, W. S. Holman; twelfth dis- trict, James Robinson. Unless the official figures shall change the figures at hand, the legislature will be republican on joint ballot. The contest was close in several districts in which democrats and populists acted as one party. Congressmen as OHIO BY 53,000. Chairman Kurtz Gives His Estimate of McKinley's Majority. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, November 5.—There is absolutely no doubt about Ohio's electoral vote. Chaitman Kurtz (rep.) claims the election of the state and national tickets by 54,000, and Chairman McConville‘ (dem.) concedes it by 47,000, CINCINNATI, Ohio, November The official count gives John L. Brenner, dem., 113 in the third district over R. M. Nevin for Congress. The democrats also claim the election of J. J. Lentz over D. K. Watson in the twelfth district. The publicans concede the Congressmen from the fourth, fifth, thirteenth and fifteenth districts to the democrats. The democr its have cnly two members from Ohio in the present Congress, and the republicans cay the change in Congressmen is due to fusion, by which the populist vote of 52,000. cast last year went with the «eimoc this year. EW YORK. The Republican C Fam NEW YORK, November 5.—Mark A. Hanna, chairman of the republican nation- al committee, arrived in this city from Cleveland today and registered at the Wal- dort, where Mrs. Hanna and her daughters have been for the past month. Mr. Hanna was accompanied by Col. 8. T. Everett, a Cleveland banker. On his arrival at the Waldorf Mr. Hanna was greeted by a host of friends and held an informal reception. He was in the best of spirits, naturally, but declined to be in- terviewed until he had met Mrs. Hanna and his daughters. ———— SENATOR PALMER’S OPINION. rman Joins His Democrats, He Says, Made a Choice of Evils. SPRINGFIELD, Ill., November 6.—Sena- tor John M. Palmer, national democratic candidate for President, last night gave the following statement to the Associated Press regarding the resule of the election: “The democrats who voted for Mr. Bryan at the late election did so with the knowl- edge that he accepted the populist platform of 1892 as well as their platform adopted in St. Louis in 1896. The national democracy will never seek an alliance with the popu- lists. I predict that Mr. Bryan, who voted for Weave= in 1$92, will soon abandon the democratic name. His candidacy, which was an example of unreasoning socialism, was exploded by the election of McKinley at the late election. The issues of the canvass were dictated to the Chicago con- vention by a combination of politicians who are without principle and only sought suc- cess. They had, before the Chicago con- yention met, matured plans for the nomi- nation of the same candidate by the popu- lists at St. Louis. Mr. Bryan, thanks to the good sense and integrity of the Ameri- can people, is defeated. Democrats know that ‘protection,’ as the republicans call it, is a fallacy, but they also know that the unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1 will deprave the American money system and produce infinite mischief. They have ac- cepted the least of the two evils. I ap- prove of their conduct and thank the demo- crats who have voted against Bryan and Altgeld, who are the representatives of a depraved currency and social disorder.” ——— KANSAS FOR BRYAN, Republicans Concede the Choice of Silver Electors. KANSAS CITY, Kan., November 5.— Kansas, without a doubt, has elected Bryan electors. This is conceded by Re- publican State Chairman Simpson. Popu- list State Chairman Breidenthal claims the state for the fusion ticket by 13,600, while the republicans assert that the majority will be not over 5,000. Returns are still far from complete. More accurate figures will not be had be- fcre. might,-and probably not for another |‘Returns in Hand-Puat MeKinley 12,332 twenty-four hours. The democrats will probably have four or five of the eight Congressmen, and will more than likely -have the legislature, in- suring the election of a populist United States Senator to succeed Wm. A. Peffer. The returns so far recetved on the state ticket make the result on it very close. Chairman Breidenthal claims the ticket, headed by Leedy for governor, is elected by about 8,000 majority, while “Chairman Simpson asserts the repul the state officers througn by a narrow ina- jority.:In any event it will take the offic clalfvote to decide the matter. TOPEKA, Kan., November practically~no change in the k tion situation this morning. The republi- cans seem to have lost everything except two Congressmen—Curtis, in_ the “fourth, and Broderick, in the fifth.- Bélifg elétteu. Delegate From New Mexico. SANTA FE, N. M., November 5.—H. B. Ferguson, democrat, has been elected dele- gate in Congress. jeans ‘will carry" ansas ¢lec-* The Yellow Metal “Taken From Hiding ot jority. REPUBLICAN FIGURES CONSERVATIVE It Was Received ‘at the District Building Today‘in Consider- able Quantity, Bryan Unexpectedly Strong in the Southern Part of the State. Nowhere in Washington was the good effects of the recent election better illus- trated than at the Commisstoners’ office, where Tax Collector Davis received the taxes for the first half of the new tax year. Not only were the collections large, butal ALAMEDA’S BIG CHANGE considerable amount of gold was paid in, the first for months. ——_—— The first one to bring forth the shining metal was an old man who owns a little property in the northeast. He is not a piutocrat im any sense of the term. He owns his home and is a plasterer by trade. When the silver agitation commenced he lcoked about him with the same care that enabled him to buy his ttle home, and suc- cceded in collecting some gold coin. This he cerefully iaid aside. If silver is to be coin- ed in unlimited amounts at a ratio of 16 to SAN FRANCISCO, November 5.—With 225,775 votes counted, McKinley and Ho- bart have about 7,200 majority in Califor- nia. While the precincts yet to be heard from may reduce these figures slightly, the republican majority will not be less than 3,000, giving the Bryan ticket the benefit of the doubt wherever it seems reasonable. The republican state committee figures out the majority for McKinley in the state at 3,151 as a minimum. The unofficial returns 1, he said, then this gold will be worth more than its face value. When he ap-| received by the committee in all instance proached the window and laid down the] were conservative, and where there is any gold coin he gave the cashier a sly wink and said: “Well, you can have it now that McKinley ts elected. Gold is only worth its face value. Shortly afterward a lady stepped to the window and asked {f gold would be ac- difference in the returns, that giving Bryan the greatest vote was accepted as the proper one. Congressman McLachlan has the sixth district to Barlow on the conceded cepted in the payment of taxes. The ; REA Gieiin cashier almost fainted. ‘The election was | Of late returns. | ‘The seventh district is already bearing its fruits. Gold was no | C:08€; Powers will carry it. The majority longer a coward. It was becoming bold.} of Barham and Hilborn were increased by the count. The legislature 1s strongly republican, 31 votes on joint ballot. A majority of 11 in the assembly and 20 in the house mak the election of a republican Senator sure, He did not deign a reply. He simply took ft in and made a bungle of couniing It. He explained that be was not used to count- ing gold. After the lady had received her receipi, the cashier put in a few moments counting | #24 gives a strong majority in bout gold. He soon had the different coins ring- | branches. ing in the palm of his hand with lightning The Chronicle this morning Califor- speed, and knew the feel of every one. A | Mla is safely in the McKinley column, Ery- silver man in the room told him it was | 4M showed unexpected strength in south all nonsenz California, and reduc: to go to So much trouble, no 1 the iead whi more gold was coming in, and that the lit- | Kinley had very materially, but the Ne he had received was all paid in for | W@8 more than made up by the ma show. But his reckoning was false. As | returned by Alameda county. A the day advanced, the yellow coin came } &4#Ve McKinley a majority of ov. pouring in, and the office established a | Which is 3,000 more than it gave F The counties of the state, so far from, show that McKinley is leac 000, but as some of the mountain are yet to be heard from, reduce this to 5,000, Bryan's vote in some parts of the interior cecasioned surprise, but nothing can po sibly defeat the Mckinley electors. No figures have been obtained from a number of. counties in the 2 part of the state, put new record in gold. Anybody who want- ed change in gold could have had it for the asking. It was worth only 100 cents on the dollar, the satne as @ silver dollar, or a paper dollar. A reporter of The Star stopped a real estate man as he left the window of the District cashier, after he had paid $185 taxes in gold, and sald to him: Look here, what d@ you mean by pay- counties it is expected to ing your taxes In gold? their total vot hardly enough to “Haven't you read the papers?” he in- | Change the result. Recently. replied: “Why, my dear friend, | The congressional situation shows a de- Mc¥ inley is elec! d. A gold dollar is not worth cided change from the reports sent out. hy more than any other dollar, and Loud, Barham and Hilborn, republi to tell you the truth I don’t like to carry | fe certain of election. Loud’s major the hea uff about.with me. I am only | Will be very large. The senate holdovers of a large coterie of men here in ] 4F€ Seventeen republicans and three demon shington who has been holding on to all | Cra The new senators nine the gold I could lay my hands on for two | Publicans and eleven democ In years. If bryan had been elected, I count- ed on getting two dollars for every one of the gold doliars I had. “But by the grace ot God and the integrity of the American Teople, he was not ‘elécted. A gold dollar assembly It will stand forty-nine repulfi- cans and forty democrats and one populist, elected where there was a three-cornered fight. ‘The city chose four democratic senators row has no joys for me. As 1 have al. | Nd only one republican, while the assem. Teady said it simply represehts a hundred | blymen stand fourteen to nine in favor ready said, it simply represents a hundred | Of the democrats. In the interior the not.” republicans held up their vote well and — AKE A TRIP, Major McKinley Will Go to Cleveland on a Visit. CANTON, Ohio, November 5.—Maj. Mc- Kinley was about at an early hour today, showing his old time vigor and appearing entirely recovered from the intense physi- cal and nervous strain of the last few days. Although a drizzling ram was falling, he hoisted his umbrella and with a friend took a walk down street, the first outdoor exercise since the election. Mrs. McKin- ley was sufficiently recovered from her at- tack of grip to be around the house. Maj. McKinley's friends, who have mar- veled at the work he has done and the endurance he has shown for.the past five months, have bezn steadfastly urging him to take a trip. He has invitations from relatives in Chicago for an after-election visit, and has decided upon the advice of Mrs. McKinley's physician to take a run up to Cleveland, where he will be the guest of Col. and Mrs. Myron T. Herrick for several days. What day he will leave has not been decided upon, but it will probably be the first of next week. It is not thougnt that he will accept any other Invitations at this time, east or west, and his visit to Cleveland will be a quiet one for rest for himself. ; During the morning the major went over the latest returns and his private dis- patches, and found in them nothing to change the general view of the situation prevailing last night. Congratulations pou! ed in throughout the night, many of them being cable messages. Two members of President Harrison’s _cabinet—Secretary Benjamin F. Tracey and Secretary John W. Noble—sent hearty well wishes, the latter by letter. Sir Henry Irving cabled from Londcn: “My most true and respect- ful congratulations to. you, sir, on the splendid honor conferred on you.” have given a strong working majority v0 in both houses. —— DPLE TO HOPE. BIDS THE F Senator Carter's Comment Kinley’s Election. HELENA, Mont, November 5.—Discus ing the result of the election Senator Car- ter said today: “The election of McKinley bids the American people to renew hope in the future. That the newly elected Presi- dent will justify the expectations of the people no one familar with his past record and great ability can question. It must be understood, however, that his path is liable to be strewn with difficultie It is obvious that the Senate will be very close on the subj The very large I am sure, admonish on the necessity for prompt and vigorous efforts In the direc- tion of securing result on the coinage ques- tion, in accordance with the party plat- ‘orm. on Me- ——— .CLINGING TO HOPE. Runk and File Bryan Men Refuse to Give U Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., November of Bryan enthusiasts are still hanging about the demecratic city headquarters, i the hope that something may yet tra to bring about the election of the Chicago nominees. Some of them firmly believe that the republicans are trying to deprive them of a victory which is purely theirs, and such expre: ss “They won't cheat us as they did in ‘76 are irequently heard. The democratic leaders here placed little confidence in the rumors set adrift, but the rank and file are still in hopes that Bryan has been elected. —— —Crowds Mrs. Calvin 8. Brice telegraphed from SCANTY IDAHO RETURNS. New York congratulations “From your a friend, the enemy.” Bryan's Majority Will Probably From the ranch country came word from Buffalo Bill, overland by pony relays and thence by wire, conveying good wishes. Russell Harrison, Lemuel Quigg and ex- Senator Dawes were among the many otliers telegraphing congratulations. The universality of the messages was a subject of comment, as every section of the coun- try and a good part of the outer world was represented. At 11:30 Major McKinley, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Smith, took his one-horse surrey for « drive to his moth- er’s home. He wore his heavy ulster but- toned to the chin. The group on the walk gave him a cheer as he passed, to which he bowed acknowledgment. Some of the many flowers sent in were carried along for the aged mother and for some of Mrs. Mc- Kinley's sick friends. + Four bicycle riders; who left Indianapolis Tuesday night as soon a& as assurance was given of -McKinley’s election, arrived this morning. ‘They had ridden night and day along muddy roads, and their uni- forms were coated with mud. The major saw them and received a congratulatory message from a large Indianapolis estab- lishment. Reach 13,000. BOISE, Idaho, November ‘Thirty-nine precincts in Idaho out of 281 give Bryan 3,905; McKinley, $89. Bryan's majority in the state will probably reach 13.000. Gunn, fusion democrat-populist, is elect- ed to Congress over Borah, silver republi- can. Looks as though entire democra populist state ticket elected. The legisla- ture is overwhelmingly democrat-populist. — WYOMING PROBABLY REPUBLICAN. One McKinley Elector Chosen and Possibly Others, CHEYENNE, Wyo., November 5.—Indi- cations are strongly favorable for the re- publicans to elect the presideatial electors and Congressman, with chances about even for justice of the supreme court. One republican presidential clector is surely electef. He 1s 100 ahead of the ticket. The election of the other republican electors is probable by a small majority. Must Await Full Returns. CHEYENNE, Wyo., November 5.—Re- turns to the democratic committee show a plurality for Bryan clectors of 505 and for Osborn for Congress, 650 votes. Districts to be heard from are Big Horn-cbunty, Star Valley, Jackson Hole, Uintah county and several precincts in Johnson county. The estimated democratic majority in these tricts is 300, and the democratic committee claim the state by S00. The republican state committee has full returns from eleven counties, and estimated returns from the remaining two claim the absolute election of one elector and prob- ably the election of two by pluralities of 250; also the election of Congressmaa and separate judge by 400. 2s The committee estimate that ,the state legislature will be 42 republicans and 14 ‘democrats on joint ballot. . Big Horn county, from which no returns have been recsived, has been recently or- ganized, and has been settle mainly with- in the past two years, and its vote is diffi- cult to estimate. A conservative view of the situation in the state is that the plural- {ties for electoral and state ticket will not exceed 250 votes, and that complete returns must be received from the entire state to determine which party will have this plu- rality. —— WEST VIRGINIA. I Ahend of Brynn, CINCINNATI, Ohio, November 5.—A spe- cial to the Times-Star, dated noon, Wheel- ing, W. Va. says: McKinley's majority over Bryan in West Virginia 1s, at this hour, 12,332. This is based on actual returns in the hands of the republican state committee. A few. scat- tering -djstricts.are to be heard from: yet, but,’by giving the democrats all-they élat the -majority remains as stated above. ‘The -probabilittes are that When -all re- turns sire in the-figires given-may-be in- creased pgmmewltag, : @antor Eikinw’ Estimate. CUMBERLAND, Md., November 5,—Sen- ator Elkins authorizes the following: “From returns and best estimates the republicans carry the entire state of West Virginia for the national ticket by about 12,00) majority. All four members of Con- gress and two-thirds of the legislature are republican, “Signed. &. B, ELKINS.” partment Dismissed. McKinley Oertain to Have a Ma-| Minor Officials of the Treasury De-| Chairman Jones Refuses to Give Up the Fight, OFFENSIVE PARTISANSHIP THE CAUSE} BASIS OF DEMOCRATIC HOPES Two Others Said to Be Booked for Retirement. 'THE SECRETARY ACTION The principal topic of discussion in the Treasury Department today was the sum- mary removal of several officials who have been prominently identified with the free silver movement in direct opposition to the policy of the administration as demonstra- ted by Secretary Carlisle, Secretary La- mont, Secretary Herbert, Secretary Fran- cis, Attorney General Harmon and Post- master General Wilson, in the part the took in the campaign. he officials who have suffered decapitation for what is term- ed “pernicious activity” Judge William B. Fleming of Kentucky, chief of the law and record division of tt office of supervising architect, Thomas F. Brantley of South Carolina, chief of the army and navy pension division of the office of auditor for the Interior Depart- ment; Burten T. Doyle of Tennessee, as sistant chief of the warrant division of the retary’s office; The Adams of ntucky, agent of the Treasury Depar William E. F clerk in the miscellaneous divisio the Secre- lary’s office, and J. M. 1 of North Carolina, a messenger in the office of te commissioner of internal revenue Offensive All of the abov amed % dism: “4 at the close of bu: day afternoon without having | the usual opportunity of resign action was taken by Secretary ( m, and is understood to been ed upon the Logan Car’ who, i general supervision © of the depar 5 cretary declines to thin ct, and Mr. Lo, lisle matter requi planat eyond the ; that the removal in a the best interests of the servic no one in authority will say so, it is erally understood, however, t all of the gentlemen removed were regarded as 8." and were remove f their poliical conduct primarily by during the r ign. All are pro- nounced free silver men, and did all in ce that ¢ iefore ced the Financial Policy. leming, Mr. Brantley and Mr. Doyle were particularly active on~ the stump in advocacy of the Bryan ticket, and are said to have been unnecessarily severe an. the fin particu Judge bitter in their denunciations of tion, of the administr ly in the matter of bond i Fleming de speeches in sev ‘al sta includin w York. Mr. Doyle de- yoted | hi cal attention mainly to Maryland, . Brantley spoke several times in his ive siate of South Carolina. Mr. Ryan x the democratic candidate for Congress in the Rochester distri is an ardent silverite. Mr. Leech made himself a mark for displeasure by an at- tack in the newspapers upon the Postm: ter General. No explanation is attempted for the removal of Mr. Adams, beyond the statement that he was an active partisan of Senator Blackburn in his fight agains Secretary Carlisle in the state of Kentucky One high official, in speaking of this mat- ter this afternoon, said that the men were dismissed, not so much because t espoused the silver movement, as because they went out of their way to assail and discredit the President and the Secretary of the Treasury in their public, as well as in their private, utterances. They were so outspoken and vehement in the expression of their political views that they made themselves obnoxious to their official g ciates. A Female Clerk Dixmissed. Another dismissal made yesterday was that of Miss Minnie McMillan of Kentucky, a clerk in the office of the supervising architect, but no reason for it is even sur- mised except that she is a devoted friend and admirer of Senator Rlackburn, and has possibly sided with him in his politi- cal diffe = with the head of the Treas- ury Department. Chief Clerk C that no chang. ury Departn rlisle told a Star reporte s had occurred in the Treas: nt today, and that so tar as he w aware no more removals are contemplated in that department either for political or other reasons. Others Bi d to Other and more important officials said to be booked for removal in the immediate future are Mr. Bell of Mlinois, deputy commissioner of pensions, and Mr. Baldwin of Maryland, auditor for the Treasury De- partment, each of whom has given personal offense to the heads of their respective de- partment, and the President as well, be- cause of their political activity during the past month or two. These are both prest- dential offices, and a change in them can be made only by the President. It ts said to be practically settled that they must go® but whether they will be dismissed or al- lowed Jo resign remains to be seen. It was said dt the White House this afternoon that no action had been taken in either case. Secretary Carlisle was with the President this afternoon, however, and it is possible that the case of Auditor Baldwin of the Treasury Department was under considera- tion. Gen. Doe to Stay. There is good authority for the staternent that no change is contempiated in the offic of Assistant Secretary of War, now held by Gen. Doe. His case is entirely different frcm that of the others mention wrote a letter in advocacy of su the Chicago platform, but othery no part in the campaign. Morcow a most efficient officer and ha: great assistance to Secretary the discharge of his official duti Doe has been confined t several days past with a s a ALL FOR BRYA) Every County in Western Washing- ton Gave Him a Majority SPOKANE, Wash., November 5.—Every county in western Washington has given Bryan a majority. The average majori- ties in the different counties are: Adams, Douglas, 30; Whitman, 200; Kitt Garfield, 93; Columbia, 66; Wallawalla, Yakima, teven, 1.200; Azotin, 300; Okanagon, 500; Lincoln, 100; Franklin, 100: “Spokane, 2,500, —— NEW JER: COMPLETE. Full Returns Gi McKinley $5,000 Plarality. TRENTON, N. J., November 5.—Com- plete returns give McKinley and Hobart 85,000 plurality in New Jersey. ‘The next legislature will stand: Senate, republicans, 18; democrats, 3; house, re- publicans, 56; democrats, 4 t, andj Not Encouraged by the Reports To- day. PROSPECTS OF LEGISLATION —_+—__ Special From a Staff Correspondent. CHICAGO, November 5.—McKinley’s vote in the electoral college will probably settle down to about 264. It does not matter whether it goes above or below that, the difference will be but little. The important thing is that there appears no danger now that the result will be shown close enough to create general disturbance in the public mind, President McKinley will have Congress with him, or at least if a silver majority is maintained in the Senate it will not be of such a character as to obstruct legisla- tion. It 1s clearly indicated that there will be no serious obstruction in Congress to the development of the policy which Mr. McKinley stood for in the campaign. Even those who believe that his policy will fail to bring prosperity to the country cannot justify themselves in standing in the way of its trial. n the m 1 with whom I have talked seem to feel that the test should be m which it is that will fail—the McKinley policy or the silver prediction to see Not Signitic by nt. ch The claims put out irman Jones yesterday, and the demonstrations here and elsewt got up on the assumption that the result-had been reversed, do not signify any resist: to the execution of the verdict of the Jury of ballot boxes. Many things contributed the confu- sion of the calculations of the democrade committee and to their lack of confidence in reports, and no one who knows what op- erated on Chairmen Jones’ mind to in- fluence his judgment can doubt the sin- cerity of his claim, however unwarranted it may appear to those having full informa- tion, None of these claims disturbed the repuby lican committee. They never lost faith fot @ minute in their returns, nor were they alarmed by the demonstrations except so far as they feared it might distur the pub- Me mind, and possibly cause local disturb- ances. Their confidence was based on the fact that they were supplied with informa- ticn which they regarded as absolutely trustworthy, and the manifestation on the other side looked to them like the kicking of the rabbit at the snare. The assumption to y be warranted that the popular vote agairst Bryan will not be quite as large as it row appears. Ma- jorities may be reduced, but the electoral college will stand near the last estimate of the republican commi nd of the Associated Press, The claims of Chairman Jones yesterday were influenced by these circumstances Oregon and West Virginia. I do not believe the democrats have any confidence in Oregon and West Virginia, though they will not admit that fact. If tt should turn out that they have carric these states and California, they will un- doubtedly make a contest for Indiana. When it is al at any of these three states named has gone for Mc- Kinley Indiana will be abandoned and all claims given up. The republican state committce of Call- fornia this morning claim California by 8,000, Senator Jonew Attitude. Senator Jones still holds to the attitude he has since Tuesday. 1 talked with him this morning, and he still refuses to concede the election of McKin: but Insists that certain states must be heard from more Gefinitely before the election can be post- tively known. Whi the papers this morning announce that Indiana has been conceded to the re- publicans by Mar a long message by lo’ ance "phone received from Martin a few utes ago holds out the hope that the state is democratic by a smali majority if the populist vote is erly counted. The latest reports this morning indicate strongly that Oregon and West Virginia heve gone to McKinley and California ts in dispute. Michigan and Minnesota p- © su publican, if any sort of faith can be 1 in information from all sources. If West Virginia and Oregon hi gone republican, as indicated by all repor tana could not give the election to Bryan, and it would not be worth while for the democrats to make a contest of the returns. J. P.M. » In- DEMOCRATIC HOPES. They Are Now Baxed West Virgt CHICAGO, November 5.—Chairman Jones of the democratic national committee and National Committeemen Campau and H. Johnson held a conference about noon to- day. Committeeman Campau said at ward that the situation had not materially changed, and that no statement will given out at present. Secretary Hosford stated this afternoon that the outlook not so b Pry- an’s election depended on the result in Indiana and West Virginia, there being no further hope of Michigan. He admitted that the situation in West Virginia looked rather bad, but still felt confident that Bry- an had carried Indiana. LINCOLN, Neb., an’s adv from to the effect that th i eral of the st ele: is undeverm sary These states are ne to the election of either candigate, and the position is tak en that Mckini 8 election cam ceded until the outcome is known. Mr. Bryan is not oblivious to the fact that probabilities are strongly against hit, but he is firmly decided to give no utter ance to this effect’ until the count shall make it certain that he is defeated. ——— RAN B Practically Complete Returns Put McKinley 48,812 in Minnesota. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., No Minnesota practically comp! with 34 counties complete and the remainder of the Sl estimated closely, gives McKinley 48.812 plurality, and Clough, for governor, 10,115. CLOU IND. nber