The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 5, 1896, Page 1

" VOLUME LXXX.—NO. 158, RICE FIVE CENTS. MAJOR McKINLEY'S SWEEPING VICTORY, Bryanites Loth to Admit Their Overwhelming Defeat. NOW THE BOURBONS CRY “FRAUD. ” But the Republican Landslides Cannot Be Checked by Such Talk. ANARCHISM MOST COMPLETELY SNOWED UNDER. Without Carrying Any of the States Regarded as Doubtful the Standar and Prosperity Is d-Bearer of Protection Elected Beyond the Shadow of a Doubt. NEW YORK, N. Y, Nov. 4.—Returns received to-day and to-night by the United Associated Presses reduce the doubtful States to two— . entucky and South Dakota. Washington, Wyoming, Kansas Nebraska of the States which were in doubt last night are transferred to the Bryan column, and Delaware, Oregon and. Jdodiana are placed in the McKinley colnmn. The vote in Kentucky is elose, bat advices indicate that the State is probably Re- pubican by a very small plurality. The latest returns indicate that the electoral vote of the States will be cast as follows: and STATES. Alabama... Arkansas California Color: Cc Delaware . Florida.... Georgla. Idaho Tilino s Incian; Towa Kansas Massachu: Michigan. Minnesota Nevads..... ... New Hampsnir New Jersey New York North Carolina North Dakola Ohio 3 Oregon Penusylvania. Rhode Island South Carolina. Virginia ‘Washington Vest Vicginia s Necessary 1o a choice 2 L NO CAUSE FOR ALARM. Here Are Figures to Show McKin- ley Has Plenty of Votes. CHICASGO, Irr., Nov. 4 —The following signed statement was issued from Repub- lican National headquarters to-night: “Considering the wild runiors which are being circulated throughout the country we deem it proper and advisable to state the result of the election as indicated by the returns and confirmed by telegrams to this office from the chairmen of the sev- eral State committees and members of the National committee in the several States. McKinley has carried beyond a doubt a sufficient number of States so that his vote in the electoral college will not be les than 264. These States are the following with the electoral vote of each State: California.. 115|West Virgini ‘14| Wiscons'n .. il Total New Jersey ll‘)l -‘In addition to these the States of Ken- tucky, North Carolina’ and Wyoming are in doubt, with the chanc.s about even in thethree States, although the Republicans in Kentucky claim that the State will give its electoral vote to McKinley by a majority of not less than 3000. “It is proper to give the basis of the claims in the disputed States. Advices late this evening from California, from a member of the National Committee in Ban Francisco, place the majority in that State at 8000. This is contirmed by press reports. Telegrams from Indiana, from the chairman of the State Republican { Central Committee and the member of the | National Committee, show that the State has given not less than 25,000, and prob- ably over 30,000 for McKinley, and that | the Revublicans have elected all the mem- bers of Congress, and carried the Legzis- lature by a majority ot 40 on joint ballot. “Telegrams from North and South Da- | kota which have been confirmea by the press reports received place the majority | in these States at a little more than 5000 {in North Dakota and about 3500 in South Dakota. In North Dakota we have elected the entire State ticket and carried the Legislature. In South Dakota the Legis- lature is in doubt. There is no possible foundation for the report being circulated that Mr. Bryan bas carried many of the States placed in the sure column for Mc- Kinley. HEeNRY G. PAYNE A late telegram from Chairman Gowdy of tne Indiana Republican Commitiee | stated: “*Conservative estimates give Mc- | Kinley 20,000 majority in Indiana. Ten | Congressmen sure; hope for eleven, with both branches of the Legislature Repub- lican.” A telegram to headquarters stated that chances in Wyoming were about even. Two remote counties were unheard from; also large precincts in other coun- | ties. From all precincts heard from so | far there is a smali majority for McKin- ley. T e HAS A SAFE MAJORITY. 4 | The *“*Sun” Says There Is No Doubt About McKini=y’s Election. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 4—The Sun will say to-morrow that later returns do not greatly alter® its figures heretofore given. McKinley is elected by a large plurality in the clectoral college, having 287 votes. There are several close States, most of which the SBun gives to Bryan, but it adds that if all the close States are given £ | to Brran, McKinley will still have a safe | margin. The new House of Representa- tives will stand 232 Republicans, 105 Demo- crats, 3 zold Democrats and 17 Populists. New York State's plurality for McKinley is 271,662, i e CARRIES KENTUCKY. McKinley Has at Least One Thou- sand Majority There. LOUISVILLE, Kx., Nov. 4—The fol- lowing bulietin was issued by Chairman Roberts to-night at 11 o’clock: The Republican State Committee claims Kentucky by 1000 majority. It wired its county chairmen to-day for com- plete corrected footings by eounties and received returns from all but five counties in the mountain section. These unofficial reiurns were classified by districts with this resuit: :rhe Democrats will go to the Eleventh District, the Republican Gibraltar, with 13,600 majority in their favor. This-dis- trict gave Governor Bradley a little over 12,000 majority last year and has been counted on all along for 15,000 this year. Returns from over nalf the counties of the district already assures considerably over 14,000 Republican majority, upon which basis the committee is justified in claiming the State by approximately 1000 majority. The official count will be made Thurs- day and Friday. The sudden transfer of Kentucky from the sure McKiniey to the doubtful column early this morning was caused by a simultaneous report from a tier of counties in the west end of the State, where the Populists and free sitver Democrats bave “full sway, which gave surprisingly large Democratic majorities, One of these countie-, Graves, from which no satisfactory report could be secured last night, came to hand late this afternoon with 3056 majority for Bryan, a majority 486 greater than the total combined vote of the Democrats and the Populists last year. All the important Democratic gains were made in the four Congressional districts south and west of Louisville, where nine- tenths of the people of Kentucky are cen- -tered. The fusion of Populists with Silver Dem- N AT LLA VLA € 7 A COLD DAY FOR THE WILLIE BOYS. ocrats was perfect and the latter captured the entire four Congressional seats in ex- change for two places on the electoral ticket. Among the Republicans who went down in the Populist wreck were Con- gressman Hunter, who managel las year's campaign for Governor Bradley, and Congressman Lewis, two of the ablest campaigners in Kentucky politics. In Louisville and Lexington and in the Fifth, Seventh, Eighth and Eleventh districts the Republicans made brilliant gains, but they were almost wiped out by the Dem- ocratic-Populist fusion in Western Ken- tucky. 8ay J. Roserts, Chairman. et “MAY GOD SPEED YOU.” Congratulatory Telegrams Show- ered Upon President-Elect McKinley. CANTON, Onio, Nov. 4—Among the thousands of congratulatory telegrams received by Major McKinley were the fol- lowing: Marcus Braun, New York, editor Hungarian- American—In the name of the Hungarian- American citizens I send three hearty cheers to our President-eiect. Hon. G. W. Gowdy, Indianapolis—Indiana 80,000 Repubiican; eleven Congressmen. two in doubt; both branches of the Legislature sale. Hon. John P. Elkins, Philadelvhia, chair- man of the Republican State Committee— Pennsylvania congratulates you as the next President, with 300,000 plurality. Hon. John Russell Young, Pniladelphia— Affection and proud congratulations upon your stupendous victory. The city in revelry and triumph. Hon. Charles Kinney, Columbus, Ohio, Sec- retary of State-elect—Accept congratulations on your triumphat election. H. Wagner, Cincinnati; commander Noyes G. A. R. Post—Your comrades of this city join me in congratulations. Deacon Wijliam A. Breed, Boston—The Clar- endon-street Baptist.Church in service this morning pray the peace of God and the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ be your abiding strengih and everlasting portion. Joseph Brucker, editor Illinois Staats Zei- tung. Chicago—My heartiest congratulations on the glorious victory. Max Burheim, editor Freie Presse, Cincin- nati—I heartily congratulate you on the great victory just.achieved. The people of the United Stal have voted for honesty and for protection and for you, our great leader. 8)1. ver craze, Nationa] dishonesty and anerchy are buried forever. Your administration will be a blessing to our beloved couniry. May God speed you. Hon. Tnhomas F. Carter, ex-chairman Repub- lican National Committee, Helena, Mont.—Ac- cept my sincere congratulations upon your splendid ena well-deserved victory. St. Louis Star, St. Louis, Mo.—The St. Louis Star tenders you its hearty congratulations and unites with the country atlarge in thanks- giving for this splendid triumph. Hon. John M. Thurston, Senator from Ne- braska, Omahs—I congratulate you on your election as President of Nation whose patriotic people stand for law and order, hon- estmoney, protection and prosperity, Praise God. Hailelujah! Amen. Major McKirley bad a good rest this afternoon ana spent the early part of the evening in his library, surrounded by a group of friends and newspaper men. He was visited by three delegations to-day. They came from Minerva, Carroliton and Cleveland in this State. The Cleve- land delegation inciuded the neatly uni- formed . Republican club of the Thixty- ninth Ward. Major McKinley madeno speeches, but appeared for a short time on the porch anda bowed to his visitors, There were a great many callers in small groups, who came into the house and congratulated Mr. McKinley. Major McKinley has received all of his news to-day from the bulletins of the United Associated Presses, save some dis- patches which came over his private wire. The election news service of the United Assoc ated Presses has been highly appre- ciated by Major McKinley and his Canton friends, who assert that for accuracy and comprehensiveness it has not been equaled. t Canton was thrown into a state of gloomy excitement this afiernoon by the publication of a bulletin issued by the Chicago Associated Press, stating that only 220 electoral votes were certain for McKinley. There was a feeling of panic for a time and Major McKinley’s telephone was kept busy answering the questions of anxious inquirers. This same bulletin was printed in many of the smaller Ohio cities. and has caused no end of annoyance. _ Telegrams of congratulation are still pouring in. Thomas B. Reed telegraphed to Major McKinley from San Francisco: “Congratulations on the success of the Union. California also seems safe.”” Mayor Strong of New York wired: “The citizens of New York would be delighted to give you a reception in the Governor's room in the City Hall at as early a day as possible, and L offer you and your good wife the hospitality of my home during your stay in this city.” . Other telegrams were receiyed. p sisad <hilte IN DISPUTED STATES. Messages of All Kinds That Do Not Change the Result. CHICAGO, IrL, Nov. 4 —Telegrams re- ceived this aiternoon by acting. Chairman Payne of the Republican National Com- mittee from the disputed States gave the committee assurance to claim 277 electoral votes sure for McKinley. The estimates sent by State chairmen were as follows: South Dakota 3500, Kentucky 5000, West Virginia 14,000, Oregon 3500, California 6000 to 9000. Mr. Payne characterized as buncombe the claim of Indiana Democrats that the State had given 5000 ma jority for Bryan. Mr. Payne admitted the Repub- licans would lose a Senator in Washing- ton. : . At the Democratic' National headquar- ters the messages received from: State chairmen and others during the afternoon were ‘more encouraging than atany time since tbe returns bezan to come in. A dispatch from Parkersburg, W. Va., reaa: “I have no fear about West Virginia.” State Chairman Martin of Indiana wired that returns from tbe rural districts of l that State showed large net Democratic gains over 1892. The North Dakota chairman sent word thay the State had probably gone for Bryan by 2000. National Committeeman Powers of Utah telegraphed that the Democratic majority in Utah had increased to 40,000. Word came from the Pacific Coast that 1553 precincts in California, inciuding San Francisco, zave McKinley 111,288 and Bryan 107,829, “Our people say Kentucky is all right,” was the answer of Chairman Jones to re- peated inquiries as to the foundation of the Republican claim tbat the State had gone for McKiniey. The “Independent Gold Standard De- mocracy,” the official title of the Palmer and Buckner party in this State, has failed to poll its 2 per cent of the total vote in lilinois. 1n consequence it falis below the limit fixed by law and can never under its present organization take part in any State or municipal elections. This was one of the main objects of the leaders in this city and State in making sach an aggressive fight and putting up local, Con- gressional and State tickets. Itis believed in political circles that the gold Demo- crats will fuse with Republicans in future elections. . Colonel Perry S. Heath of the Republi- can National headqnarters staft, com- menting on the result of the legislarive elections in the States where new Sena- tors would probably be Republicans, said to a reporter for the United Associated Presses: “We will have a sound-money .majority in the lower house of Congress beyond cavil or doubt, to support McKinley. There will be a good, clean majority of sound-money Senators, including sound- money Democrats, who will supvort the Republicans in stopping any fat money money or similac legisiation. There will only be a-few silver Republican Senators who will be against the administration on tariff legislation. We will also havea ma- jority for a McKinley tariff' bill, althongh it may be probable that we will not have a Hepublican sound-money majority in the Senate.. There will probably be no at- tempt to re-enact the McKinley tariff of 1890. I doubt if such silyer Senators as Pettigrew, Teller and Dubois wouid vote against the Republican party on a tariff measure.. Senator Witson of*Washingron tola me when here recently that the Re- publicans might lose the State for gold, but would elect enough protection and sil- ver members of the Legislature to guar- antee a successor to Senator Squire who would be a McKinley tariff supporter, al,, though for silver.” bl “FRAUD” IS THE CRY. Disgruntled Damocrats Say Returns Are Being Held Back. © CHICAGO, 1iL., Nov. 4.—Anxiety and deterinination and a hostile feeling toward their political opponents pervaded the campaign headquarters of the Democratic party all day, and especially to-night when the rank and file in Chicago were aroused to mal street demonstration. Chairman Jones, his fellow-members of the National committee, and every sub- ordinate remaining on duty at the Audi- torium annex, not only cried fraud aliday, but toward evening when fuller returns from the Western States were waited for in vain they united in seriously claiming the election of William J. Bryan. In the absence of official news from county chair- men Senator Jones had to rely on infor- mation from private sources. To-night he claimed as certain for Bryan 210 electoral votes, and said only one State— Michigan or Indiana —was needed to make the silver Damocracy tri- umphant. The Republican claim of 40,- 000 majority in Indiana had been reduced by Executive Committeeman Durbin to 30.000, and the Democratic claim was that Indiana woula show a majority of 5000 for Bryan, On the Michizan question Secretary Alward of the Republican State Committee wired that McKinley’s ma- jority would reach 50,000 and ten out of twelve Republican Congressmen were elected, Linton and Mimes being de- feated. 5 Against this claim Chairman Campau of the Democratic National Committe e made this assertion: ‘“Gross frauds have been perpetrated in the upper peninsula of Michigan. Take Houghton County as an example. It gave 715 majority for Harrison. The Republicans claim a ma- jority there of 4100. Itisabsurd. With a fair count we will show Michigan has gone for Bryan by a small majority. “The retirns are being held back for some reason, ana it seems to be for pur- poses of manipulation. We suspect an attempt to repeat the crime of 1876, but we are on guard now and the people will not aliow it to be perpetrated.’” Senator Jones considered the situation serious. enough from a Democratic point of view to call for the immediate attend- ance of absent National committeemen with ‘whom he bas advised during the campaign. He sent a' telegram to Gov- ernor Stone at Jefferson City, Mo., asking him to come at. once- to- Chicago. The Senator was closeted with Governor Alt- geld . to-night for some time. The Gov- ernor denounced the alleged manipula- tion of returns as an outrage and said it should be protested against. Chairman Jones said to a reporter for the United Associated Press: . I claimed before the election every one of the Southern States, which give 156 votes. Ialso claimed all the States west of the Missouri River, which give 61 elec- toral votes, making a tota] of 217. I have hoped that Michigan, Indiana and Min- nesota would go for Mr. Bryan. I believe we have carried every Southern and every ‘Western State heretofore counted on (not including Delaware). This makes a total of 209 votes., One vote we have in Dela- ware and probably all three, which leaves Continued on Second Page. The New Champagne Vintage, A remarkable vintage, eliciting universal admiration, now being saipped to this coun- try, is G. H. Mumm’s kmpg:y Tryit. * - \COMPLEXION OF CONGRESS Republicans Will Have a Good Majority in the House. POPOCRATS GET THIRTY SEATS. Prospsct That McKinley Will Have a Chance to Enact Re‘orms. ONE SOUND-MONEY DEMOCRAT ' ON THE LIST. Representatives Who Will Aid tha Next President in Restoring Prosperity. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 4—Returns of the vote for Congressmen are stiil lack- ing from a number of districts, and an ex- act list of tne membersof the House of Representatives in the Fifty-fifth Congress cannot be given. Advices and reports received by the United Associated Presses up to midnight indicate the election of the following delegations from the several S:ates. There are in the list 212 Republi- cans, 1 sound-money Democrat, 114 Dem- ocrats and 30 Populists, silver Republicans and fusionists. By States the division be- tween the parties is: Alabama—Democrats 7, Populists 2. Arkansas—Democrats 6. California—Republicans 3; fusion 2, doubtful 2. Colorado—Fusion 1, Populist L Connecticut—Republicans 4. Delaware—Democrat 1. Florida—Democrats 2. Georgia—Democrats 1L Idaho—Fusion L Illinois—Republicans 19, Democrats 2, Fusion 1. Indiana—Republicans 10, Democrats 1, Fusion 2. Iowa—Republicans 11. Kansas—Republicans 1, Democrats 3, Fusion 3. Kentucky—Republicans 4, Democrats 6, Fusion 1. Louisiana—Democrats 6. Maine—Republicans 4. Maryland—Republieans 6. Massachusetts—Republicans 12, Demo~ crats 1. Michizan—Republicans 10, Democrats 1, Fusion 1. Minnesota—Republicans 1. Mississippi—Democrats 7. Missouri—Republicans 3, Democrats 11, Fusion 1. 2 Montana—Silver-Republicans 1 (Hart~ man). Nebraska—Republicans 1, Fusion 5. Nevada—Silyer-Republican 1. New Hampshire—Republicans 2. New Jersey—Republicans 8. New York—Republicans 29, Democrats 5. North Carolina—Republicans 4, Demo- crats 1, Populists 4. North Dakota—Republicans 1. Ohio—Republicans 19, Democrat 1, Fusion 1. Oregon—Republicans 2. Pennsylvania—Republicans 27, Demos crats 2, sound money Demoerat 1. Rhode Island—Reapublicans 2. South Carolina—Democrats 7. South Dakota— Republicans 2. Tennessee—Republicans 2, Democrats 8, Texas—Republicans 1, Democrats 12. Utah—Democrat 1. Vermont—Republicans 2. Virginia—Republicans 2, Democrats 8. Washington—Democrats 2. ‘West Virginia—Republicans 4, ‘Wisconsin—Republicans 10. ‘Wyoming—Democrat 1. FIGURES ON CONGRESS. Smith Says There Will Be a Safe Sound-Money Majority. CANTON, Onro, Nov. 4.—Joseph P, Smith, who is one of Major McKinley's closest political friends and who has been a member of the McKinley household during the campaign, has been doing some figuring on the Senate. He says that from the best information at hand at 1 o’clock to-day it appears that the Senate of the United States after March 4 next will consist of 49 sound-money Rzpubli- cans and Democrats and 41 silver Demo- crats and Republicans, This grouping will not apply to the tariff and some other questions and does not indicate the number of supporters that Major McKin- ley’s administration will have on these issues. A number of sound-money Demo- crats will oppose the Republican tariff policy, and probably three of the silver Republicans will be in harmony with it. (B Y R HAVE OVER TWO HUNDRED. Babcock Says the Republicans Will Rule the House. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 4—Chair- man Babcock says that he has complete returns from 193 Congressional distric ts that have elected Republicans. There are 135 districts that have elected Democrats or Populists and 28 districts in which the returns are incomplete. These may all be classed as doubtful, and with the pros- pect that the Republicans will secure at ieast one-half of thewx, which would maka a total Repubiican memb:rship in the next Congress of 207. It is safe to say, he adds, that under no circumstances would the membership fall below 200. ety ARKANSAS. LITTLE ROCK, ARk., Nov. 4.—Returns from yesterday’s election indicate that Bryan’s majority in this State will not ex- ceed 35,000. Congressman Terry ran 300 ahead of Bryan in this city. All the Democratic candidates for Congress are elected by increased majorities. They are as follows: First District, P. D. McCul-