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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1897
Page
3
The report notes Nebraska electors claim victory between 15 000 and 20 000 votes while Ohio finishes with a close legislative contest. Republican state officers are elected, with results also seen in Iowa and other states.
Returns from Nebraska indicate Judge Sullivan leads in race for supreme judge with Post trailing. Douglas county remains heavily Republican and county and city officers favor Republicans. Iowa results show Shaw leading for governor with about 31,782 statewide plurality. legislature leans Republican, with House hopefuls and Senate members split along party lines amid strong party returns.
Early AP results show Parker leads for chief judge in New York Court of Appeals by over 50,000, with statewide Republican gains tempered by Tammany’s mayoral edge for Van Wyck. Senate stands Republican. New York City shift noted. nationwide currency debate tied to Bryanism cited.
A popular vote of 18 390 favored increasing city indebtedness by 312 200 000. In Trenton on Nov 3 the New Jersey assembly will have a Republican plurality of 21 on joint ballot. Democrats elect senators in Burlington Hunterdon Middlesex Passaic Sussex counties and Robert E Hand Republican won Cape May by about 150. With holdover senators the Senate stands fourteen Republicans seven Democrats.
In Salt Lake City Utah on November 3 the citizens reform party won the mayor and top city posts plus three council seats. Democrats captured recorder city attorney treasurer and eight council seats. Republicans elected four councilmen. Mayor vote totals: Clark citizens reform 4380 Dale Democrat 4288 Doremus Republican 3330 Lawrence populist 1171 Hasbrouck social labor 166.
Lexington dispatch reports the Democratic state committee headquarters closed with no further returns. Shackelford’s majority is expected near 15,000, while Democrats claim victory and increased turnout statewide.
Mr. Bryan told the Associated Press that returns are too incomplete to discuss the election in detail. He says Republicans nationwide endorsed the administration, while losses suggest policies aren’t widely supported. He argues for free coinage and continued fight to break the gold monopoly and money trust. Fusion forces gain in Nebraska.
Rail way postal clerks through their national association present Congress with facts to push for a reclassification bill at the next session. Congressman David B. Henderson of Dubuque, a steadfast ally, pledges to advance the measure.
Springfield Ohio November 3 Governor Bushnell arrived home this evening to an impromptu parade led by a band. About 1000 citizens crowded the Bushnell mansion lawn to hear him speak. He thanked the crowd and called the victory significant as Ohio has gone Republican on the first election after a presidential election for the second time in thirty years.
Assistant Secretary Vanderlip travels to New York to learn how the Union Pacific reorganization committee plans to meet payments from the property sale. He aims to redeposit funds in government depositories with minimal disruption to financial markets.
James H. Eckels, comptroller of the currency, is elected president of the Commercial National Bank of Chicago. He will assume duties January 1, 1898. The bank ranks among the citys largest with deposits near 10 million dollars.
Berlin dispatch reports a governor built steamer, under King Oscar instructions, leaving Tromsøland to seek Prof. Andree the aeronaut. The vessel heads toward Spitzenbergen, where Andree’s balloon search failed, with provisions for seven months aboard.
Man-Sook a-Wan a Comanche elder over 100 burned herself to death in her tepee on the tribal reservation in the Indian Territory Sunday. Children and grandchildren chanted a death song as she slowly consumed.
Chairman Jones of the Democratic National Committee calls the election outcome particularly favorable to the party and more than expected, expressing gratification for Democrats everywhere.
Early returns from Ohio show a tight contest with the Republican and Democratic tickets refusing to concede. Analysts await additional tallies from Nebraska and other states as plans shift for possible protracted results.
In Columbus Ohio vote counting continues amid tight margins in counties and disputed districts. Republicans claim a state governor lead and possible joint ballot majority while Democrats contest seats and plan court actions to block certificates.
Fifty-two Nebraska counties report Sullivan leading Post for head of ticket with 69 950 to 59 245 votes. Projected totals place Sullivan around 93 659 and Post 83 329, a margin near 10 333. Later figures from 67 counties show Sullivan plurality about 9 127 with 87 422 to 28 295.
Assistant Secretary Vanderlip returns from New York with arrangements for the government to purchase Union Pacific shares. New York banks plan deposits to back the transaction, totaling 20 800 000 with major plants including National City Bank 15000000 Chase National 2000000 Hanover National 2000000 National Bank of the Republic 800000 American Exchange National and Seaboard National 500000 each. Additional banks may participate and provide indemnity bonds if required.
Secretary Bliss orders strict enforcement of removal rules for classified employees. All affected workers get three days to submit a defense, with failure seen as waiver. At interior offices such as pension and Indian agencies, charges and views must be forwarded, and summary suspensions may occur pending charges.
Final returns from Cattaragus Green Stuben and Yates show Parker Democrat ahead by 56 058 for chief judge of the court of appeals with greater New York plurality 133 968. Weill and Murray Democrats win in the One hundred ninety seventh and Eleventh districts. Assembly Republicans 79 Democrats 63 Citizens union 2 doubtful 6.
The Alabama state quarantine was lifted this morning allowing people and freight to move freely. Montgomery fully reopened with only a few surrounding towns and a shotgun quarantine remaining in effect in the countryside.
A minor earthquake struck Helena Montana at 2 25 yesterday morning lasting seven seconds. The tremor was felt in Butte and Anaconda with residents aroused from bed as chimneys fell and glass shattered though no damage was yet reported.
Denver voters see a tight contest for a Colorado supreme court seat between Charles D. Hayt and William H. Gabbert. Unofficial noon returns favor Gabbert with Democratic leader Milton Smith claiming a 5000 vote majority for Gabbert.
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