Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1900 — Page 3

RESULTS OF THE ELECTIONS

WILLIAM McKINLEY, Re-Elected President.

M'KINLEY AND ROOSEVELT.

Republican National Ticket Wins by a Good Majority. William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt have been elected President and Vice-President, respectively, by a majority of electoral votes larger than that given in 1896 to McKinley and Hobart. The Republican tendency throughout the nation was strong enough, apparently, to secure the election of a Congress which will be Republican in both bouses. The State of New York, in spite of the strenuous efforts made to secure an overwhelming Bryan vote in New. York City, has given .the Republican candidates a large plurality. Illinois, Michigan, Min-

MARCUS A. HANNA. Chairman of the Republican National Committee.

uesota, Indiana and Ohio have given a aimilar result, and although the Republican plurality in Massachusetts has been strikingly reduced, owing doubtless to the strength of the anti-imperialist sentiment there, it is still decisive. Maryland has had a Republican landslide similar to that of four years ago. In the great West beyond the Missouri the Republicans make gains. They have held California, Oregon and North Dakota, which they carried four years ago They have carried Kansas, South Dakota. Washington, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and possibly Nebraska, all of which were for Bryan in 1890. So far as incomplete returns indicate at this writing Mr. Bryan failed to win the electoral vote of any of the States that were classed as doubtful. Practically nil the States that declared for MeKinley in 1886 did the same at this election. Mr. Bryan made heavy inroads into the Republican majorities of four years ago in nearly all the Eastern States, especially those of New England. In Massachusetts the McKinley majority was reduced practically 100,000 as compared with four years ago. The city of Boston .gives Mr. Bryan a small plurality. The New York Democratic leaders fulfilled their pledge to carry greater New York for Mr. Bryan, but the State vote was overwhelmingly Republican. There was a phenomenally heavy vote throughout the entire country. Ont of the forty-five States and three territories Mr. Bryan failed to make substantial gains anywhere except in the East. Even there the cutting of Republican majorities was insufficient to give him the electoral vote of a single State that declared for Mr. McKinley four years ago. In the West most of the States that rolled up big free silver majorities in 1890 were apparently less cnthsuiastic for Mr. Bryan this year. The Southern vote was normal and there were no defections tn this section from the Democratic columns. President McKinley has broken all records and upset all traditions in American politics. He is the first man to defeat twice in succession the same opponent in the presidential race. He is the first President since Grant to secure a second term immediately following his first. Mr. Bryan repeated his performance of pleaded his cause before more than a thousand audiences and spoke to several million voters. Whatever criticisms his opponents have made of his governmental theories and policies, all unite in admiration of his indomitable will, confident spirit and marvelous physique. A campaign that would exhaust the average man seemed to tire him but slightly. Few men could endure the exertion, physical and mental, which was required of Mr. Bryan during the campslgn. McKinley carried Ohio by tul'y 80,080.

BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS.

McKinley, 292. bryan, 155. ■ COMPLEXION OF CONGRESS. SENATE. HOUSE. Republicans 51 Republicans 197 ' Democrats 28 Democrats 152 < Independents n Independents'. 8 1

M'KINLEY STATES. According to early press reports, the following States have given majorities for McKinley and Roosevelt: Electoral Votes. Electoral Xo'-s. Electoral Votes. CALIFORNIA. 9 MICHIGAN 14 RHODE ISLAND... 4 CONNECTICUT.... 0 MINNESOTA 9 SOUTH DAKOTA.. 4 _HELA.WARE 3 NEBRASKA *8 UTAH 3 ILLINOIS 24 N. HAMPSHIRE-. . 4--VERMONT 4 INDIANA 15 NEW JERSEY 10 WASHINGTON.... 4 •OWA 13 NEW YORK 36 WEST VIRGINIA.: 6 KANSAS 10 NORTH DAKOTA.. 3 WISCONSIN.....'.. 12 MAINE 6 OHIO 23 WYOMING 3 MARYLAND 8 OREGON 4 MASSACHUSETTS 15 PENNSYLVANIA.. 32 Total 292 BRYAN STATES. The returns indicate that Bryan and Stevenson will get the electoral votes of the following States: Electoral Votes. Electoral Votes. Electoral Votes. ALABAMA 11 KENTUCKY....... 13 N. CAROLINA 11 ARKANSAS 8 LOUISIANA 8 S. CAROLINA ... 9 COLORADO 4 MISSISSIPPI 9 TENNESSEE 1“ FLORIDA 4 MISSOURI }7 TEXAS . ‘ 15 GEORGIA 13 MONTANA 3 VIRGINIA 1IDAHO.. 3 NEVADA 3 Total 155 Necessary to elect, 224. McKinley’s majority. 137 -

HOW THE STATES VOTED IN 1896.

McKINLEY STATES WHITE. Shaded Territories Have No Vote. BRYAN STATES BLACK

McKinley. Bryan. Stale*. Elect. Elect, votes. votes. Alabama ..... 11 Arkansas s California a 1 Colorado / 4 Connecticut « Delaware 3 Florida ~ 4 Georgia jg Idaho ‘ 3 Illinois 24 ~ Indiana Ift lowa 13 Kansas .. jq Kentucky 12 1 Louisiana s Main*- U Maryland .-,.......... 8 Massachusetts 15 Michigan 14 Minnesota 1» Mississippi ti Missouri 17 Montana 3 Nebraska ... s

Important Election Features.

Bryan has 50,000 majority in Missouri. lowa gives a Republican plurality of 00.000. Entire Republican ticket wins in North Dakota. Republicans carry Illinois for their State ticket. New Jersey’s Republican plurality is about 50,000. McKinley carried Maryland by a majority of 11,000. McKinley’s plurality in New York State is 120,000.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT, Vice-President Elect.

, McKinley. Brvnu. Elect. Elect. .. , vott-s. votes. Nevada .. New Hampshire ’’’’ ’ ’ '4 New Jersey |q ” New York ;;q North Carolina . ii .North Dakota...; x Ohio 23 Oregon ~ ‘‘ *4 Pennsylvania ’ 32 Ithodc Island 4 Ko ath Carolina ‘‘ ’p Koulli Dakota " 4 Tennessee ...’. ” Utah ;* 3 Vermont .'. "4 Virginia . ~ j. 3 Wushlnelon ’’’ ’ ", 4 West Virginia q Wisconsin 12 Wyoming t< 'j |<»« 1 178

The Republican majority in Indiana is about 30,(MX). Bryan slept while the returns came in. but not till be bad been assured of defeat Illinois is Republican by between 00,000 and 100.000 on the national ticket. Two men were killed and three wounded during a tight between police and deputy sheriffs at a Denver polling place. Both Republicans and Democrats ar* surprised by the election returns, indicating McKinley's re election by largest majority in bistr?,

WILL CONTROL THE HOUSE.

Republicans Elect a Safe Working Majority in Congress. The Republican landslide has included the House of Representatives, and that body will be in control of the party which has held it since the Fifty-fourth Congress. Returns received np to 1 o’clock Wednesday morning show that the Republicans will have 197, the Democrats 152. fusion B—thereby B—thereby making a clear Republican majority of 37. Those figures, howeveCjjee not conclusive w THE IKH SE. States— Hep. Dem. Ind. Alabama ;t Arkansas .... c, California U 1

JAMES K. JONES. Chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

< 'olorado .. 2 Connecticut 4 Delaware ..... 1 Florida 2 Georgia -.. .. 11 Idaho .. 1 Illinois Its t> Indiana p 4 lowa It Kansas 7 1 Kentucky 3 8 Louisiana <1 Maine 4 Maryland 3 3 Massachusetts 11 2 Michigan 12 Minnesota 7 Mlsslstlpi'.l 7 Missouri J 1;: Montana .. 1 Nebraska 2 1 3 Nevada 1 New Hampshire 2 New Jersey <> 2 New York ’ Itl Is Nori'll Carolina It North Dakota I Ohio 17 I < tregon 2 rennsylvaula . 21 l> Rhode Island 2 Mouth Carolina 7 South Dakota 2 ’l’ennessee 2 8 Texas 1:1 Utah 1 1 Vermont 2 Virginia 10 Washington 2 ’ West Virginia 3 1 Wisconsin 10 .. Wyoming 1 Total I’l7 1.V2 8

Presidential Candidates Vote.

President McKinley went to Iho (mils in Canton goon after breakfast, ami at 9:17 deposited his ballot. While there was some flutter about the polling plnce as he approached, so far ns the President himself was concerned he e.'erei .cd the right of franchise in the usual democratic fashion. Mr. Bryan cast his vote in Lincoln nt 11:10 o’clock. The pl-tee nt which he exercised this public duly was hnlf n dozen blocks from his plate of reshlence. The ceremony was witnessed by half a hundred of residents, who were congregated in the polling place?

Mr. Bryan Seeks Rest.

Mr. Bryan received the new* of the general result nt his home in Lincoln. At 8 o'clock, when newspaper men sought to secure a statement from Idm, they were told that be had Just gone to sleep. When be retired to his own room be glanced over the returns with apparent interest, nud then, expressing n desire to make up some of the rest he had lost in the past few weeks, lay down and was asleep In less than fire minutes, tht.M manifesting probably lex* concern than hundreds of thousand* of others.

HOW THE STATES VOTED.

Results intbe Various Commonwealths Told iu Brief Terms. ALABAMA elected eleven Democratic electors and nine Democratic Congressmen. ARKANSAS elected eight Democratic electors and six Democratic Congressmen. CALIFORNIA elected nine Republican electors, seven Republican Congressmen and a Republican Legislature. COLORADO elected four Democratic electors, two fusion Congressmen, a fusion Senate and a fusion Legislature, which will return a silverite to the United States Senate. CONNECTICUT elected six Republican electors, three Republican and one Democratic Congressmen and a Republican State ticket. DELAWARE elected three Republican electors, two Republican Congressmen, Democratic State officers and a Democratic Legislature, which will select the successor to R. R. Kenney and till the vacancy now existing. FLORIDA elected four Democratic electors, two Democratic Congressmen and a State ticket and adopted four cotr_ stitutional amendments: (1) Regarding representation of new counties; (2) Prohibiting special incorporation; (3) Election of County Cfuunuissioners? (4) State seal and flag. _______ GEORGIA elected thirteen Democratic electors, eleven Democratic Congressmen and a State Legislature. IDAHO elected three Democratic electors, ope Democratic Congressman, a fusion St ate ticket am! a Democratic Leg 7" islaturc, which will return a Democrat to the United Slates Senate. ILLINOIS elected twenty-four Repith liean electors, eleven Republican Congressmen, eleven Democratic Congressmen ami a Republican State ticket. INDIANA elected fifteen Republican electors, eight Democratic Congressmen, live Republican Congressmen and Democratic State officers. lOWA elected thirteen Republican electors, eleven Republican Congressmen ami a Republiean State ticket. KANSAS elected ten Republican electors. five Republican Congressmen, three Democratic or Populist • Congressmen, a Republican State ticket andaLegisla• Tiire; - wlnch wHUreTuiura RepuTtTTea n ~to~ the United States Senate. ' KENTUCKY elected thirteen Democratic electors, nine Democratic ami two Republican Congressmen and a Democratic State ticker. LOUISIANA elected eight Democratic electors and six Democratic Congressmen. MAINE elected six Republican electors. Congressmen and the State ticket and Legislature were elected in September. MARYLAND elected eight Re] >u bl lean electors, six Republican Congressmen and one Republican Congressman to fill a short term. M ASSACH USETTS elected fifteen Republican electors, tjeven Republiean Congressmen, two Democratic Congressmen. a Republican State ticket and a Legislature, which will return a Republican to-the United States Senate. >1 H'HIGAN rb'eT.-irtTmiftecti Republican electors, twelve Republican Congressmen. a Republican State ticket and a Republican Legislature, which. will return James McMillan to the United States Senate. MINNESOTA elected nine Republican electors, seven Republican Congresstm n. a Democratic Governor, the rest of the State ticket being Republican. MISSISSIPPI elected nine Democratic electors and seven Democratic Congressmen. MISSOURI electecT seventeen Democratic electors, thirteen Democratic Congressmen, two Republican Congressmen anti a Democratic Stale ticket ami Legislature. .MONTANA elected three Democratic electors, one' fusionist Congressman, n Republican State ticket and a Legislature which will return two Republicans to the United States Senate. NEBRASKA elected eight Republican electors, four Democratic (fusion) Congressmen. two Republican Congressmen, a fusion State ticket and the Legislature is in doubt. NEVADA elected three Democratic electors, one Democratic Congressman and a Democratic Stale ticket. NEW HAMPSHIRE elected four Re publican electors, two Republican Congressmen and a Legislature which will return a Republican to the United States Senate. NEW JERSEY elected ten Republican electors, six Republican and two Democratic Congressmen and a Republiean Legislature, which will select a successor Io William J. Sowall in the United States Senate. NEW YORK STATE elected thirtysix- Republican electors, twenty-two Republican Congressmen, twelve Democratic Congressmen, a Republican State ticket ami a Republiean Legislature. In the Fourth nnd Seventh judicial districts Republicans were elected to the Supreme Court. New York County elected two Democrats to the Supreme Court in the First district and a Democrat to the citycourt. Queens County elected Democratic county officers. Richmond County elected Democratic countv officers. NORTH CAROLINA elected eleven Democratic electors, eight Democratic Congressmen and one Republican Congressman. NORTH DAKOTA elected three Republican electors, one Republican Congressman and a Republican State ticket. OHIO elected twenty-three Republican electors, sixteen Republican Congressmen, five Democratic Congressmen and a Republican State ticket. OREGON elected four Republican electors, two Republican Congressmen and a Legislature, which will return a Republican to the United States Senate. PENNSYLVANIA elected thirty-two Republican electors, twenty-four Republican Congressmen, six Democratic Congressmen. a Republican State ticket and a Republican Legislature which will return a Republican to the United States Senate. RHODE ISLAND elected four Republican electors, two Republican Congressmen and voted on an amendment to the Constitution which provides for certain changes regarding the Legislature nnd for but one capital of the State. SOUTH CAROLINA elected nine Democratic electors, seven Democratic Congressmen, a Democratic State ticket nnd a Democratic Legislature that will return B. F. Tillman to the United States Senate. SOUTH DAKOTA elected four Republican electors, two Republican Congressmen, a Republican State ticket and

a Legislature which will return a Re* 1 publican to the United States Senate. - twelve Democratic electors, eight Democratic and two Republican Congressmen, a Democratic State ticket and a Legislature which will return a Democrat to the United States Senate. » TEXAS elected fifteen Democratic presidential electors, thirteen Democratic Congressmen, a full set of State officers and a Democratic Legislature which will elect a United States Senator to succeed Horace Chilton. Congressman J. W. Bailey will probably be Mr. Chilton’s successor. UTAH elected three Republican electors. one Republican Congressman and a Republican State ticket anti a Republican Legislature which will return a Republican to the United States Senate. X ERMONT elected four Republican presidential electors. State officers and Congressmen were elected in September. X IRGINIA elected twelve Democratic electors and ten Democratic Congressmen. XX'ASHINGTON elected four Republican electors, two Congressmen and a Republican State ticket and voted on an amendment to the ConstituuoTF—fo. exempt S3OO of property from taxation. XVEST XTRGINIA elected six Republican electors, four Republican Congressmen and a Republican State ticket. XX'l St't) NS IN fleeted twelve Republican electors, ten Republican Congressmen and a Republican State ticket. XX'YOMING elected three Republican electors, one Republican Congressman and a Republican Legislature which will seleckJ’'rancis E. XX’arrcn ns his own successor in the United States Senate.

FEARED THE SILENT VOTER.

Campaign Managers Tried Hard to Learn His Political Preferences. ' Moreover, party workers whose function was to ascertain the sentiments of voters, to make canvasses aud polls for the guidance of managers ami in general obtain information that would be valuable in determining what the official count of the ballots would show met more difficulties and obstacles in the performance of their work than ever before in the history_of. modern American politics. The one feature of the campaign which impressed every politician, every correspondent and every unprofessional observer who -had occasion to travel much was the seeming tranquillity of the voters. Political activity, as it was understood in 1896 or in any of the stirring presidential campaigns previous to that year, seemed lacking to such an extent as to bewilder the experts, who were relying on surface events to furnish them with indications of what would happen oh election day. The (leicentage of votej'swkadecliucd to state wtro was- their choice for President was so large this year as to establish a-new record. There were almost countless thousands of them in the middle XVest ami Eastern States. Not only did they refuse to state how they were going to vote, but they refrained from all participation in the work of the campaign. They eschewed the political pa-r.-ole, remained away from the political mass meeting, exTiTbitcd an unnatural indifference for distinguished candidates and ignored the proximity of spellbinders. They—refused to express enthusiasm or sympathize with the artificial enthusiasm of (»oliticians. They went right ahead attending to business, seemingly oblivious of the fact that a campaign involving a great political crisis was under way. The whole trend of the campaign managers in the States of the middle West during the last days was to arouse the fanner Efficiently to insure his going to the ballot box on election day. This did not mean that the fart.ner was neglected in the earlier stages of the campaign There was heavy voting in Wisconsin, Minnesota, lowa and other States, where the campaign dragged in a most unaccountable manner. Therefore the apathy w;hich was the puzzle and despair of the bosses-for weeks did not ex*> tend its influence to the.ballot b0x..,.* ; t ,i:

Inventor of Automobile Dies Poor.

M. Lenoir, the inventor of the automobile. recently died in France in a state of poverty. Lenoir was a chemist. In 1860 he took out a patent for a motor driven by an explosive mixture of air and gas. He even used electric ignition, actuating a sparkling (dug similar to that in vogue today. In 1862 he produced a ear driven by one of his mptors and accomplished some short trips in the streets of Paris, after which it made no further progress. He seemed to have no luck, his invention was premature and beyond the gratification of his hobby he had no appreciation.

This Year’s Potato Crop.

The potato crop of the United States, according to the American Agriculturist, approximates 239,000.<MH> bushels, or nearly o.lMMl.rttttl bushels less than last year, ami a fairly good yield, compared with the average of the last ten years. Extremes in climatic conditions were responsible for holding the crop within bounds. The total area under the crop is placed by this authority at 2,897,000 acres, with an average yield of 83 bushels an acre, against 82 bushels iu 1599, 73 bushels in 1898, and only 64 in 1897, when the crop was 174,600,000 bushels.

A Sage Decision.

David S. Sage nnd wife of Lebanon, 111., were killed in u storm four years ago. iu a suit for a settlement of the estate of SIO,OOO, the question arose which had died first. It Sage, then his wife’s relatives would be entitled to her award, consisting of dower aud homestead. If his wife died first, then her relatives would bo entitled to nothing. There wan no way of proving which had died first, and the court held that since woman is weaker than man Mrs. Sage must have died first.

Farmer’s Son in the Majority.

A recent examination of the records of nearly 400 cadets at West Point for the past ten years shows that outside the sons of army officers, of which there were 65, 149 were sons of farmers, 115 sons of merchants, 100 sons of lawyers, 37 sons of manufacturers, 32 sous of mechanic*. 20 sons of insurance agents, 19 sons of real estate agents, 14 sons of clergymen, 13 sons of editors, bankers and bookkeepers. 10 of druggists, 9 of drummers, 8 of school teachers and 6 of dentists. Among the others almost every calling ia represented by the fathers of one or more. Willis Roland, Lyon Weaver and H. H. Weisp were iujared in a wreck, Gothenburg, Neb. A large meteor fell near Lexington* Ky.