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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1900
Page
6
The Omaha Bee reports McKinley leading Nebraska by about 7,000 votes with 72 of 90 counties counted and Dietrich poised to win the governorship by around 1,000 to 2,000 votes. The World-Herald notes Poynter trails by roughly 1,100 to 1,990 as missing counties remain to report. Fusionists and populists in Lincoln grow hopeful then cautious as counties finalize returns.
Massachusetts election returns received from all cities and towns indicate McKinley with 239 495 votes and Bryan 166 607. Governor votes favor Crane 219 920 to Payne 121 158. State Senate in 1901 expected to be 31 Republicans to 8 Democrats and the House 178 Republicans, 59 Democrats and 2 Social Democrats.
Latest county returns from New Jersey show McKinley leading with around 555,000 votes as Sussex County canvassers prepare Friday. Preliminary tallies place the Senate with Republicans holding 17 seats and Democrats 14, while the Assembly stands with Republicans 45 and Democrats 15. corrections continue on results from Shabrobienh and other counties.
Early returns from 1574 precincts in California favor McKinley 107992 to 81248 for Bryan with San Francisco still incomplete. Nationally Republicans win all seven congressmen and hold a legislature majority by about twenty six seats.
Kentuckys race for governor shows Bryan leading Beckham by 7 784 votes with 1 822 precincts reporting and Beckham claiming a 5 000 to 10 000 vote majority a split result with Republicans and Democrats undecided. Combs contests Yerkes lead as McKinley trails by 909.
Helena reports Fuller likely wins statewide with preliminary estimates predicting a 15 000 to 18 000 plurality. Democratic Gov Poole leads the state ticket by 7 000 to 8 000 votes as the legislature remains Democratic and may reelect Senator Clark with potential replacements for Carter.
Official returns indicate McKinley's state plurality remains about 145000 at midnight. Governor candidate Stanchfield leads his ticket while Odenwald's margin stays near 100000. Congress remains 21 Republicans to 12 Democrats, with Long Island and Manhattan shifting seats. both state legislative houses favor Republicans though several districts are tight.
Washington precinct results tally McKinley over Bryan for president and Frink over Rogers for governor in early returns. Congressmen Jones and Ronald lead in Republican and Democratic races respectively, with Democrats conceding electors and Jones seat while asserting Rogers’ re election and Ronald victory. Final statewide totals remain unavailable.
Wilmington Delaware November 7 The latest returns show the next Delaware legislature will be Republican in both houses and likely two Republican U S senators. In the Twelfth district the race for representative was a tie between Bayard Heisel Democrat and Theodore B Clark Republican, with the House expected to break the tie for the Republican candidate.
Maryland voters reported scattered precincts across counties with a statewide plurality of 14 146 for McKinley and Roosevelt as results neared completion. Officials warned the total may reach 15 000 or more, aiding a solid Republican delegation in the Fifty seventh Congress.
Early returns from about three quarters of Utah precincts show McKinley leading by about 44,500 votes with Wells ahead for BOYS erpor in a small margin and Sutherland leading in Congress. The Republican sweep appears likely as Swinnerton’s senate bid favors the party.
Election returns reported by the Associated Press show about 2000 votes cast in New Orleans with Bryan’s statewide majority estimated at 13,400. The state’s congressional districts are described as strongly Democratic.
A report states that the Democratic Party carried the state by about 40,000 votes and won thirteen of fifteen congressional seats. The afternoon tally indicated success for party nominees and a strong showing in local races.
In Reno Nevada precincts reporting Bryan gathers 4,977 votes and Newlands 4,780 for congress. Farrington 3,533 and McKinley 2,307. At this rate Bryan may secure about 2,900 statewide and Newlands about 1,800, with 163 precincts reported out of 163.
Unofficial returns from eighty four of eighty eight counties show McKinley leading by about 70,000 and a swing to Republicans who expect seventeen of twenty one congressional seats. Missing counties could push the plurality to roughly 73,000 with a net gain of about 22,000 since last year. Republicans win in seventy seven counties. Democrats in eleven, largely in Cleveland.
Early returns show Pennsylvania giving over 300000 votes to the Republican ticket, surpassing the 1896 record. Philadelphia exceeds 126000, Allegheny County about 50000, Bryn Mawr carried fifteen of sixty seven counties. Indications point to 26 Republicans and 4 Democrats in the next Pennsylvania delegation.
In 328 of 1037 precincts Washington voters report McKinley 21048 and Bryan 15736. For governor Frink receives 17189 to Rogers 16672. Congressional results list Jones 16163 and Cushman 16079 with Democrat Ronald 11747 and union candidate Robertson 11316.
Denver estimates project Bryan's plurality around 80 000 to 85 000 with possible rise toward 49 000. Republican managers concede the legislature will go fusion with a majority in joint ballot and the fusion ticket totaling about 25 000 plurality.
From Portland Maine and other outlying districts reports were slow tonight with 193 cities towns and plantations yet to hear full totals Figures show McKinley 68512 Bryan 33728 in 1896 McKinley 70729 Bryan 28163.
Florida returns Bryan electors by a slim 22,000 majority in Jacksonville area. Sparkman and Davis, both Democrats, are reelected. Sparkman’s margin and overall results show Democratic gains though details are fragmentary.
Virginia results show Democrats carrying the state by about 30 000 votes and winning every congressional district. The returns received today confirm the earlier tallies, with Democrats electing their candidates across all districts.
Fragmentary election notes show incomplete returns from Arkansas with 60 000 reported and Bryan leading in places while both major parties fail to field full strength.
In Wyoming Cheyenne reports from 174 of 300 precincts indicate Lori McKinley leading Mondell with about 3,000 to 1,400 in favor of the Republican congressman. The Republican slate for the legislature largely elected, with one exception, as results come in.
National committeemen Manley and Scott announce full returns show Republicans winning 308 electoral votes with Kentucky and several northern states carried. Nebraska leans McKinley by about 3000 votes. governor race tight, legislature likely Republican in both houses.
Returns from Illinois state at large indicate Republicans will likely hold about 34 seats in the Senate and 79 in the House to form a joint ballot majority around twenty two seats. Democrats may gain enough to threaten a one vote advantage on joint allocation, aiming to unseat Senator Cullom.
Indiana voters backed the Republican ticket by about 27 000 to 32 000 votes and elected Colonel W T Druvin governor. The party also won the state and Marion County tickets and likely nine or ten congressmen. Strongest gains occurred in areas traditionally Democratic with McKinley leading in seven counties.
General Bryant, chairman of the Republican state central committee, lowers his estimated plurality to 106000 for both national and state tickets. Democratic Chairman Warren seals up party affairs and expects to close headquarters by week’s end. He calls the statewide result a stupendous majority surprise to all.
Kansas returns show Republicans leading national ticket by about 25 000 and state ticket by about 20 000 with most congressmen, except possibly Third District, likely elected. Legislature expected by safe majority on joint ballot, enabling U S senator election.
North Dakota voters report slow returns from Fargo with early results showing a Republican plurality for McKinley and a favorable outcome for the Republican state ticket. Wipperman the Democrat leads Governor race but Major White may win the governorship for the Republicans.
Detroit results show McKinley leading with a 90,868 plurality and Bliss the Republican governor candidate about 69,059 behind. Mayor Maybury’s Democratic ticket runs about the same distance ahead of Bliss, while the legislature leans Republican overall.
Mr. Bryan comments on the race noting surprise at the magnitude of Republican victory and mixed gains and losses across cities. He cites prosperity arguments, war policies, and voter turnout as factors, says the fight must go on and Republican policies may be repudiated when fully understood.
At 10 o'clock, Joseph W. Babcock, chairman of the Republican congressional committee, announced projected results by state. He claimed Republicans would gain several districts, with totals 202 Republicans and 147 Democrats, 8 in doubt, leaving the present congress at 155 Republicans and 172 Democrats.
Secretary Hitchcock, returning from Missouri, lauds President McKinley’s overwhelming cross party endorsement calling it a personal triumph and a sign of the people’s respect and confidence in his character and in safer, wiser leadership for the nation.
The committees of the Chamber of Deputies met in Paris to discuss re election of McKinley and the likelihood that a Franco American commercial convention will be submitted soon. The vote awaited in Washington will determine when the measure is presented to the chamber.
Lincoln telegram from William J. Bryan congratulates William McKinley on a possible second presidential victory and notes campaign contrasts. The garbled text references Canton Ohio and expresses well wishes for McKinley’s success.
Telegram from W J Bryan published by the Evening Journal quotes Bryan stating he would not accept the office of Webpage wie 2 Beata even if it were. He adds he will not take other positions from them and asserts a wide fight for the position.
In St Paul Minnesota the governorship outcome remains uncertain with both parties claiming slim margins. McKinley's statewide majority appears to grow, while Republicans sweep strong in state offices and legislative seats amid large returns.
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