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WILLIA& JENNINGS BRYAN, OF NEBRASKA, ARTHUR SEWAEL, OF MAINE, JOHN W. MADDOX,
I&rtiocratic Candidate for President. Democratic Candidate for Vice-President. Democratic Candidate for Congress.
A CLORIOUS VICTORY
for hon. john w.maddox.
Maddox is a winner.
By a great, big majority.
It will be nearly if not qu’te double the
i majority of
It looks like it will run from 3,000 to
-3,500 and maybe more.
At any rate it was a glorious victory.
The fight was a hot one and the op
posing forces formed every possible com
bination to consummate his defeat.
But the democrats of the Seventh con
gressional district were determined that he
not be downed,
Hon. W. J. Neel, chairman of the con
gressional executive committee, has con
ducted the campaign in the most admir
k able manner and the way he marshalled
his legions yesterday was worthy of an
old campaigner.
Hon. Wesley Shropshire, Hon. F. M.
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WILLIAM M’KINLEY, OF OHIO,
Republican Candidate for President. I
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THE ROME TRIBUNE.
THE itOME TRIBUNE, ROME, GA., WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 4, 1896.
W. Glenn, 'Hon. F. W. Copeland, Hon.
Armstead Richatdson, Hon. J. Lindsay
Johnson and other leaders worked like
Trojans and are worthy of all honor.
The Morning Vote.
Despite the drizzehng rain, quitely and
without any disturbance but with deter
mination, the different factions poured
with a steady stream ballots into the box.
As the big brazen hands on the water
tower clock folded themselves over each
other and hid from view the Roman
numeral XII, even 1 000 votes had been
polled, averaging 200 an hour. It was
then estimated that the foice of the re
publican strength had been spent and
that the afternoon would witness only an
intermittant polling by them. Democratic
workers lost uo time nor left a stone un
turned. Judge Maddox, Hon. IV. J.
Neel and Capt. J. J. Seay with cohorts
of earnest workers were early on the
scene with words of encouragement and
superior generalship marshalled the de
mocratic r-inks and led the Rome box to
democracy good government and victory.
Ths At ernojn Vote.
The interest increased as the afternoon
wore on. Several unofficial returns from
c >uuty and district precincts enlivened
the ciowd and cheered up the throng
who were surging in and ‘out the city
court room. Judge George Harris, John
Vandiver, Colonel Halstead Smith, Hon.
J. Lindsay Johnson, Sheriff McConnell,
Deputy Dallas Turner and Mr. Curran
were all enthussastic workers. At one
minute to six Dallas Turner yelled out
the time and spurred up one or two lag
gards who plumped in their ballots. The
hour for closing had come and the
box closed upon one of the most re
markable campaigns ever held in
Rome or the Union. Nineteen hun
dred and eighty-five votes had been
put in the Rome box. The best
estimates gave. Judge Maddox a maj
ority of 1,000 here. Just at the close
a number of men brought Judge Mad
dox in on their shoulders and placed
him on a desk, where he thanked
them for their work.
Every worker had a handful of bal
lots and simultaneously threw them
up into the air and for a few seconds
it literally snowed them over the
crowd, as shout after shout reverber
ated through the court house.
Walker 350.
LaFayette, Nov. 3.—This county gives
Maddox about 350 majority. Bryan and
Sewall run slightly behind.
Catoosa 384.
Ringgold. Nov. 3.—Catoosa stands by
Maddox, his majority estimated 384’
Cobb 500.
Marietta, Nov. 2.—Maddox gets this
county by 500 or more majority.
Bttrtow Cluse.
Cartersville, Nov. 3—The vote is
close. Maddox will probably carry
the county by a small majority. Bryan I
and Sewall about the same.
-PolkClore.
Cedartown, Nov. 3 —The populists
claim Polk, though it is believed
McKinßy and Hobart and Massey
wilTcarry it on a small margin.
HarraUon Cloae.
Buchanan, Nov. 3.—McKinley and
Massey seem to be in the lead, though
a count will have to be taken.
Pnuldlug Clone.
Dallas, Nov. 3 —Close vote here,
though Bryan and Maddox will win on
count.
Gordon 100.
Calhoun, Nov. 3 —Calhoun and Adairs- |
ville will give Maddox 100 majority. 1
County precincts about offset.
Whitfield 250.
Dalton, Nov. 3.—County goes for Mad
dox, Bryan and Sewall at 200 to 250.
Murray 225.
Dalton, Nov. —News from Spring
Place gives Maddox and Brvan about
225.
Cha’tor’ga 300
Summerville, Nov. 3.—Muddox ma
jority 300 Bryan 400 light vote.
Dade 430.
Trenton, Nov. 3.—Bryan Sewall and
Maddox get this county. Estimated by
all to be near 430.
Floyd 1.200.
Rome Box, Bryan 1.242 McKinley 671,
Palmer 32, Levering 31, Maddox 1,268,
Massey 557, McGarrity 47. Maddox plu
rality 664. Unofficial returns from the
county give Maddox about 500 more I
making nis total plurality near 1,200. I
1 BATTLE IS 018 '
AND THE RESULT UNCERTAIN.
The agony is over.' |
Either Bryan and Sewall or McKin
ley and Hobart are elected.
Neither Tom Watson nor Josh Lev
erett are in it.
That much is certain.
Everything else is uncertain at this
writing and all the bulletins last night
W ere based on estimates.
A great many of these estimates
were made by Hanna and his follow
ers.
Therefore, they are to be ’taken
with a very large grain of salt. They
claimed the "earth. We conceded them
Kingston and Cave Spring by several
majority. Further than that we make
no concessions and await further re
turns. x x -
The fight was a hotly contested one,
and Bryan worked like a hero and will
go down in history as one of the most
earnest and zealous political reformeis
that ever went before the peoplejas a can
didate for president.
If the worst comes to the worst and the
results show that McKinley has been
elected the country still has the solid
I democratic South to fall back on as a bul-
I wark against unwise government.
The returns irom all over Georgia show
that we have elected a solid delegation of
democrats tried and true from the Em
pire state of the South to help holdjdown
McKinley if he is elected. •
The following are the congressmen
elected from Georgia:
First district —Rufus E. Lester,
Second district—James B. Griggs.
Third district—E. B. Lewis.
1 Fourth district—W. C. Adamson.
Fifth district—L. F. Livingston,
Sixth district—C. L. Bartlett.
Seventh district—JohnW. Maddox-
Eighth district—W. M. Howard.
Ninth district—Carter Tate.
Tenth district—W. H. Fleming.
Eleventh district—W. G. Brantley.
Griggs, Lewis, Adamson, Fleming
and Brantley are new men, young
men and men of sterling character
and the interests of Georgia are safe
for two years hence.
FIFTH AND NINTH DISTRICTS
Have Both Cose Democratic by Good Ma -
jorltka.
Atlanta, Nov. 3.—Unofficial returns
from the Ninth district indicate that Car
ter Tate is elected -by a good majority
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| over Winn, populist, and Farrow, repub
' lican. Tate’s unofficial and estimated
majorities are as follows: Cherokee 100,
Pickens 200, Gilmer 400, Fannin 300,
Union 250, Towns. 200, Jlaibuu 300,
Banks 200, Habersham 500, Mil ton 50,
Dawson 100, Winn’s majorities estimated,
White 50, Forsyth 250, Farrow’s major
ity estimated. Rumpkin 50. Gwinnett is
very close between Winn and Tate.
In the Fifth congressional district
Livington'a Unofficial majorities are ag
follows: Fulton 1,594, Walton 150,
Clayton 25, Newton 300, DeKalb 300,
Campbell 25. Majorities for Hendrix,
republican: Rockdale 25, Douglas 200.
The populists, having no candidate
voted largely for Hendrix.
Bryan carries both the Fifth and the
Ninth districts by approximately the
same majorities as above.
Livingston’s majority in his district is
a little over two thousand.
The Tribune’s Bulletins.
By special arrangements with Man
ager Scott, of the Cable Telegragh
Company, the Tribune displayed the
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Republican Candidate for Vice-President.
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returns at the court house last night.
A special wire was run into the big
court room, and Operator Eb Hydin
ger was kept busy typewriting th#
returns, while Mr. Will J. West read
them-from the judge’s stand and re
ceived applause from both the dem
ocrats and republicans.
Quite a number of ladies were in
terested spectators.
Great crowds vacillated between
the court house and Nevin's opera
house in eager desire to gather the
news.
The Tribunes phone was incessantly
rung from all over the city, and in
cluding towns between Rome and At
lanta by people who knew where to
come for the news.
Where They Voted
D. b. Hill voted at 7:30 a. m. in New
York City at the Ninth ward.
William McKinley voted at 9:30 a. m.
in Canton, Ohio, at precinct A, Fourth
ward.
W. J. Bryan voted at .Lincoln, Neb.,
at 11:30 a. m. at precinct A, Fifth ward.
G. A. Hobart voted at Patterson, N.
J., at 9:30 a. m.
Simon B. Buckner voted at Rio Ken
tucky at 8:30 a. m.