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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1896
Page
8
Chairman Jones defers concession as returns from Nebraska and neighboring states Bryan Wyoming and South Dakota show a close race. He notes results are far from complete but chances favor Bryan as late ballots may still shift the outcome. The Nebraska tally remains too uncertain to call a winner yet.
Chicago November 4 early returns show McKinley and Hobart with a narrow expected majority. States conceded to McKinley include Connecticut Illinois Iowa Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota New Hampshire New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Wisconsin totaling 220 electoral votes with more leaning Republican in Delaware Indiana North Dakota Oregon Kentucky and Nebraska close or undecided. Bryan gains Alabama Arkansas Colorado Florida Georgia Idaho Louisiana Mississippi Missouri Montana Nevada South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia totaling 185 votes with California Kansas Wyoming Washington undecided. Overall, McKinley leading with 220 certain 18 likely 26 possible and Bryan at 135 certain 23 probable 26 doubtful totals 447.
San Francisco reports indicate McKinley leads in California by at least 5000 votes with most populous counties counted. Los Angeles shows a 1200 to 2000 Republican margin, while the congressional and state legislative results favor Republicans and a U S senator likely to be chosen by a Republican legislature.
Dispatches detail partial tallies from Nebraska Lincoln and Omaha Indiana Kentucky Kansas South Dakota and Iowa with McKinley leading in several states. Fusion efforts by Populists and Democrats appear to affect margins and congressional seats while Lincoln and Topeka reports show mixed results. Minor precinct gaps noted in Kentucky and Nebraska awaits full result.
Iowa Republicans claim a McKinley victory by 7 000 in statewide returns with all congressmen likely elected. Democratic leaders doubt state win and expect Bryan to carry the state by a small margin. In Michigan Detroit shows Bryan ahead locally while Pingree leads governor race. McKinley may win Detroit and Wayne County. Republicans project 10 of 12 congressmen with possible Third and Tenth district gains.
Early returns show McKinley leading in North Dakota and Wyoming with Republican gains and potential senators favoring the gold standard. Ohio trends toward a Republican plurality while Washington reports Bryan favored in statewide races. local precincts report mixed outcomes and continuing vote counts.
Wheeling reports at midnight show only five counties heard from in West Virginia with estimates of a Republican gain over 1892 of 2,500. Fargo dispatches state McKinley leads by 2,156 in 103 of 1,213 precincts, noting fusion strongholds heard from and predicting a legislature three-quarters Republicans.
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