Victory confirms McKinley Roosevelt edge in electoral tally
Tuesday results show McKinley and Roosevelt with 292 electoral votes of 447, a 68 vote margin above the required total. Senate and House forecasts favor Republicans, with state by state shifts in Nebraska Colorado Montana Kentucky and New York.
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Carter
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Yerkes
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Pennsylvania
Kansas
Washington
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Odell
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City of
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Douglas
Manhattan
New-York Tribune
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Indiana Republicans Sweep State In Key Elections
Indiana returns show Republicans carry the state by 28 000 to 32 000 with likely eleven of thirteen Congressmen elected. Legislature considered safely Republican. Gains concentrated in former Democratic strongholds as McKinley and the State ticket post stronger ratios than in top Republican counties.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
McKinley
Idaho Goes to Bryan by Narrow Margin in Idaho Returns
Boise November 7 Special Latest returns show Idaho voting for Bryan by about 3 090 with Fusion State ticket swept and Democrats capturing both legislative chambers forty five of seventy seats. Shoup loses Lemhi County but Dubois is expected to be returned to the Senate in Shoup's seat.
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Bryan
Shoup
Lemhi
Dubois
United States Senate
Louisville
McKinley and
Yerkes
Kansas Republicans Sweep State and Nation
Topeka reports early returns show Republicans carrying Kansas for the national ticket by about 20,000 in the state tally and likely winning every Republican congressman except possibly the first district. Legislature favored for a Republican United States Senate. Populists concede the state. From 2,300 precincts, 252 reported totals show McKinley ahead 18,413 to Bryan 14,195, against 15,421 to 15,040 in 1896.
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Bryan
West Virginia Gop Sweep Secures Statewide Victory
Wheeling reports a Republican landslide with a 12 000 to 15 000 majority. The entire State ticket and Congressional delegation are Republican, and both Legislature chambers elect Elkins for another term.
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Wheeling
West Virginia
Elkins
Utah Republicans win big in 1900 returns
Salt Lake City Nov 7 An early statewide tally shows Republicans ahead by about 4 000 votes in Utah with McKinley leading Bryan in a presidential contest and state ticket. Complete returns from sixteen of twenty seven counties show McKinley 22 240 Bryan 20 463.
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Salt Lake
Utah
McKinley
Bryan
Republicans Sweep Nebraska State Ticket and Electors
Omaha reports a decisive Republican victory in Nebraska with state ticket and presidential electors won by large majorities. Republicans expect 75 of 133 seats in the Legislature on joint ballot, while fusion forces anticipate potential contests over the State ticket and possible fraud charges.
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Congress
Robinson
Montana Democrats Claim US Senate Victory
In Butte on November 7, Clark and Heinze forces swept Montana defeating Senator Carter and likely electing Heinze and Clark to the Senate. The Daly faction was beaten on the legislative ticket in most key towns. Bryan is said to have carried the state by 10,000 to 15,000, with Toole winning as Governor and the rest of the ticket by about 4,000 to 5,000 votes.
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Clark
Heinze
Montana
Carter
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Daly
Bryan
Toole
Kentucky contest narrows as McKinley Yerkes claim close result
Republicans say McKinley and Yerkes lead Kentucky by 2500 to 3000 votes while Democrats dispute the tally and await official returns. both sides claim victory as results remain uncertain.
Deep interest in London over the presidential election abroad
London reports rapid stock market rally as McKinley wins election. Traders flock to Atchisons Milwaukees and Unions with French and German buyers amid worldwide market optimism. British press debates Bryan versus McKinley and notes shifts in ministry with Cranborne becoming Financial Secretary and Brodrick leaving.
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Shorter’s Court
Atchisons
McKinley
Stock Exchange
Arew
Bryan
Gladstone
Majuba
Philippines
Croker
British and American ties in politics and appointments
The article notes Canadian elections attention and Laurier’s popularity in Britain, mentions American influence in Sheffield trade, and outlines a quadruple alliance of the US, France, Japan and Russia. It cites the Edinburgh lecture by the American Ambassador on Lincoln and lists ministerial reshuffles including Wyndham and Gerald Balfour with Austen Chamberlain and Viscount Cranborne following.
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Sheffield
St. Petersburg
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Russia
Royal appointments shuffle leading British ministries
The Queen approves new posts and successions in Britain with Walter Long becoming President of the Local Government Board and changes affecting Chaplin Balfour Ritchie Wyndham Cranborne Brodrick St John Brodrick Chamberlain Stanley and Arnold Foster in key departments including the Board of Trade War Office and Admiralty.
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Mr. Wyndham
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Parlie
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William St. John Brodrick
War
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Joseph Chamberlain
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Arnold Foster
Admiralty
Dominion Parliament Elections Return Liberal Government
Rain fell across Canada as electoral results came in. The Liberals led with 100 seats and the Conservatives held 58, with 15 constituencies reporting. Three acclamations left two Liberals and one Conservative unopposed.
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Toronto
Ont
Canada
Tupper Defeated in Maritime Provinces Election Row
Election returns from the Maritime Provinces show Government gains. Sir Charles Tupper and McDougall were defeated by Johnston and Kendall in Cape Breton. Blair defeats Foster in St Johns. Nova Scotia contributes Liberals to Ottawa. Tupper’s long political career ends with a narrow Nova Scotia loss.
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Maritime Provinces
Charles Tupper
McDougall
Johnston
Kendall
Cape Breton
St. Johns
N. B
A. G. Blair
George E. Foster
Halifax
N. S
Laurier
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton Island
Sir Charles Tupper
Tupper
Johnstone
Sydney
Newfoundland General Election Eyed As Reid Power Play
In St John’s on November 7 the Newfoundland general election set for the next day is described as a battle over Reid influence. The contractor backs the Tories who seek to control the government via his railway franchises while Liberal rivals lack access to transport and accuse Reid of packing voter rolls. Morine leads the Tory effort as Reid allies run for seats and a Tory victory would give Reid control of the government, challenging the Bond Ministry.
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St. John’s
N. F
Reid
Lmited
Diana
Morine
Bond
Morocco Must Pay Up Over Fez Murder Indemnity
Tangier dispatch reports US Consul General Samuel Rummere pressing Moroccan officials for immediate payment of indemnity. An American cruiser may be sent to enforce the claim for $5,000 related to Marcus Essagin, killed in Fez after a confrontation.
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Tangier
United States
Samuel R. Bummere
Morocco
Marcus Essagin
Fez
Deerfoot Farm Sausages Ad Promotes Purity and Cleanliness
An advertisement touts Deerfoot Farm Sausages as pure, dainty, and clean, appealing to health conscious consumers and stressing careful food preparation.
Record stock surge follows McKinley win and Bryan defeat
The New York stock market marked a near record day as confidence returned after the Bryan defeat. trading surged with 1,418,735 shares, led by Southern Pacific, American Tobacco, and National Steel. Call money eased from 25 to 2 percent as brokers and London buyers moved in.
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William J. Bryan
Karsa
Bryan
New-York
McKinley
W. B. Oliver, Jr
American Ice Common
Croker
Pennsylvania
Manhattan
Southern Pacific
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Cable
London
Croker Faces Revolt Within Tammany Hall Rival Democrats Ally Against Boss
After Tuesday’s returns, internal Tammany opposition to Richard Croker surfaces and widens with prominent Democrats from outside the organization likely to join the drive. Longtime leaders accuse Croker of brutality and misrule, while discontent spreads among city and state Democrats fearing a loss of power next year.
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Richard Croker
Tammany Organization
Croker
Europe
John C. Sheehan
Tammany Hall
Tammany
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