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THE STATEOF DADE NEWS.
VOJ.. X.
MI IN LEV IS RE-ELECTED.
Carries All the Doubti ul States and Sweeps
the Country.
IT WAS A BIG REPUBLICAN LANDSLIDE.
Indications are That He Will
Have 305 Votes in the
Electoral College
New York, Special.—lt became evi
dent at a very early hour Tuesday
evening that the'election of McKinley
and Roosevelt was assured. At 8:30
o’clock, returns from nearly two
thirds of the election districts of
Greater New York had been received,
indicating beyond question that Bry
an and Stevenson could not expect
more than 25,000 or 30,00 plurality in
this Democratic stronghold, and un
less there was a landslide in the out
side counties beyond all reasonable
expectation, the pivotal State or New
York had declared in unmistakable
terms .although by a greatly reduced
majority, for the Republican candi
dates. As the night progressed it
only served to confirm this judgment.
The returns from Illinois betrayed a'
like condition. The Republican plural
ity of IS9B was greatly reduced, but it
>vas still far too large to be overcome.
On the other hand the returns from
Indiana, Michigan, the two Dakotas,
Utah and Wyoming, as well as Ne
braska, semed to indicate strong Ret
publican gains over 1896. Delaware,
Maryland and West Virginia had given
decisive Republican pluralities.
The counn in several of the far
Western States was naturally so de
layed as to give little indication or the
outcome there, but they had ceased to
have a determining effect, and before
10 o’clock the Democratic leaders had
given up the contest and it was an
nounced that Mr. Bryan had gone to
bed and was sound asleep.
The whole story was easily and
briefly told. The Republican ticket
would have a larger electoral vote
than four years ago, but in the larger
States of the East and Middle West,
the pluralities had been greatly de
duced. Massachusetts had fallen from
174,000 ito 50,000; New York from 268,-
000 to 150,000 and Illinois irom 142,-
000 to 100,000 or less.
The roil call of States at this hour
is apparently as follows:
McKinley—Connecticut, 6; Dela
ware, 3; Illinois, 24; Indiana, 15;
lowa, 13; Maine, 6; Maryland, 8; Mas
sachusetts, 15; Michigan, 14; Minneso
ta, 9; New Hampshire, 4; New Jer
sey, 10; New York, 36; North Dakota,
3; Ohio, 23; Pennsylvania, 32; Rhode
Island, 4; Vermont, 4; West Virginia,
6; Wisconsin, 12; California, 9; Wy
oming, 3. Total, 259.
Bryan—Alabama, 11; Arkansas, 8;
Colorado, 4; Florida, 4; Georgia, 13;
Louisiana, 8; Mississippi, 9; Missouri,
17; Montana, 3; North Carolina, 11;
South Carolina, 9; Tennessee, 12;
Texas, 15; Utah, 3; Virginia, 12. —
Total, 139.
Unreported—’ldaho, 3; Kansas, 10;
Kentucky, 13; Nebraska, 8; Nevada,
3; Oregon, 4; South Dakota, 4; Wash
ington, 4.—Total, 49.
If all the unreported States should
turn out as Democratic, a highly im
probable contingency, it would not
change the result. The latest returns
from Nebraska indicate a Republican
Plurality.
The Fifty-Seven Congress seems to
he Republican by a substantial work
ing majority.
The gubernatorial ticket have appar
ently followed the national, and Odell
is elected in New York and Yates in
Illinois.
284 Votes For flcKlnley Sure.
New York, Special.—At 12.30 Wed
nesday morning, National Committee
fflen Manley, Blis3, and Gibbs, held a
conference, at the conclusion of which
the following statement was given out:
"Op the returns received at Republi
can headquarters up to this hour the
Republican national con m ttee claim to
have elected McKinley and Roosevelt
hy an electoral vote of 284 with the pus
nihility of 21 votes in addition, making
a total of 305. These 21 votes consist
nf the 13 votes in Kentucky and 8 in
Nebraska. The States we s-urely c’aim
for McKinley and Roo~evelt are: Cali
fornia, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois,
Indiana, Maryland, lowa, Kansas,
-"nine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Min
nesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, Norh Dakota, Ohio, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island. South Di
,.? ta - Utah, Vermont, Washington,
".fcst Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyo
ming.”
de.!!° cornrn ittee then c’o'ed their
and left for their homes.
ALABAMA.
Montgomery, Ala., Special.—Returns
rrom the tfcate are so meagre that it is
impossible to give any figures on the
vote for President. Mr. Bryan carried
the State by a large majority on a light
vote. Alabama Congressional delega
tion will be solidly Democratic.
ARKANSAS. *
Little Rock, Ark., Special.—The Ga
zette estimates a majority of 60,000 for
Bryan in Arkansas. Six Democratic
Congressmen are elected beyond doubt.
CALIFORNIA.
San Francisco, Special.—Up to nine
o’clock the returns from the city and
State at large indicate that California
has gone Republican by 10,000 to 15,-
000. The Republicans will elect five
Congressmen. The second and fifth
districts are running very close. The
city of San Francisco will give at least
7,000 plurality for McKinley.
' DELAWARE.
Wilmington, Del., Special.—Returns
received up to 9.30 indicate a Republi
can majority in New Castle county of
President- and Vice-President-Elect of the United States.
P ‘-!fr
- jfU WIM ~ g K3MLEY|jj[ JJ if
2,000 to 2,500. This will give the State
to the Republicans by 1,200 to 1,500.
The Democrats have carried Kent and
Sussex counties, according to early re
ports, electing two senators and nine
out of ten representatives in Kent, and
making gains in Sussex county. This
makes it certain that the Democrats
will have a majority in the next legis
lature.
FLORIDA,
Jacksonville, Fla,, Special.—At mid
night returns in Florida give Bryan’s
majority as 22,000. Jennings, Demo
crat, for governor, is elected by 21,000.
The’tSate legislature is unanimously
Democratic, 100 on joint ballot. The
capital removal primary gives a plural
ity to Tallahassee, the present seat of
the State capital, and the capital will
not be moved.
OHIO.
Columbus, 0., Special—Republican
State Chairman Chas. Dick was given
out the following statement:
“Returns received up to this hour, 11
p. m., justify the claim that Ohio has
given McKinley a plurality of from 76.-
000 to 80,000 and the election of 17 and
perhaps 18 out of the 21 Congressmen,
making a gain of two and probablj"
three members of Congress.
(Signed) “CHAS. DICK,
“Chairman.”
WISCONSIN.
Lacrosse, Wis., Special—The Repub
lican State central committee claim
the State by 100,000. Democratic
Chairman Warden concedes that Mc-
Kinley will carry the State by 40.000,
but claims that the Democratic candi
date for Governor will carry the State
by 10,000.
COLORADO.
Denver, Col., Special—Returns ro
eeivsd up to 9:30 indicate that Bry
an’s plurality in the Stale will be
from 30,000 to 40,000, Arapahoe coun
ty, including Denver, giving Bryan
TRENTON, GA„ NOVEMBER 9.1900.
6.0C0 to 8,000 majority. Tho result on
the State ticket Is in doubt.
GEORGIA.
Atlanta, Special.—Bryan’s majority
in Georgia will be about 40,000, which
is 28,000 less than that given Governor
Candle? one month ago. The .ma
jority for Bryan shows A apparent in
crease over that four years ago of
about 4,000. But little interest was
manifested and a very light vote was
polled. The Georgia delegation to
Washington remains solidly Demo
cratic.
IDAHO.
Boise, Idaho,* Special.—There are as
yet no returns from this State. Only
one precinct has been heard from. It
gives McKinley 91; Bryan, 83. Two
years ago it gave the fusionists 118;
Republicans, 42.
KEN®
Louisville, Ky., sc . '—At 10
o’clock both Democrats ajji Republi
can comi-mtteee claim -vine State,
though they furnish no fi l-es in sup
port of their claims. Tli<* Louisville
newspapers, make to
tho way they supported' 1 Democratic
or Republican tickets in \ campaign.
McKinley’s majority in 18 | ut of 200
precincts in Louisville anc! Ilie county
is 4,059. Ini the same pre*incts, the
majority of Ye rues, Republican candi
dates for Governor over B’&ckham,
Democrat, is 4,498. The Democrats are
claiming gains out in the State.
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans, Special.—Bryan car
ried Louisiana by a majority appar
ently of 30,000. Tne vote was com
paratively light. The State returns a.
solid Democratic delegation to Con
gress.
MISSOURI.
St. Louis, Special.—The late closing
of the polls (7 o’clock), an unusually
heavy vote and the fact that seven
constitutional amendments voted for
will be counted first, will make the re
turns on State, congffressional and na
tional tickets in Missouri very late.
Itl is believed the world’s fair amend
ments secured a majority in St. Louis.
MISSISSIPPI.
Jackson, Miss., Special.—The returns
from the interior counties are slow in
arriving, but reports so far are to the
effect that the election was quiet and
orderly throughout the State. In
Jackson 75 per, cent, of the registered
vote was polled. Ilnldications are
that the total vote polled will be about
70,000.
MARYLAND.
Baltimore, Special.—McKinley has
carried Maryland beyond ithe shadow
of a doubt, the only question to be set
tled being the size of his majority.
With practically complete returns
from the city he has a majority of
about 6,500, while from -no State,
scattering returns indicate an ad
ditional surplus cf 3,500, making his
total majority in ithe State about 10,-
000.
MICHIGAN.
Detroit, Mich., Special.—McKinley
has carried Michigan beyond a doubt.
Conservative estimates place his ma
jority at 65,000.
NEBRASKA.
Omaha, Neb., Special.—There are 1,-
161 precincts in Nebraska, of which 99
are in Omaha and Douglass county.
Nine precincts outside of Omaha and
Douglass give McKinley 1,398; Bryan
849. These same precincts in 1896
gave McKinley 1,997; Bryan 815, a net
gain for McKinley of 173. With this
gain throughout the tSate McKinley
would have a plurality of about 4,000.
MONTANA.
Rutte, Mont., Special.—Returns fro
Silver Bow county, which casts about
one-fourth of Montana's vote, indicate
that Bryan has carried the State hy
something like 20,000; that the Demo
cratic fusion State ticket is elected and
•that the fusionists will have a ma
jority in the Legislature, which elects
two United States Senators.
NEW YORK.
New York Special.—At 11 o’e’o k
th” indications ”re that President Mc-
Kinley ’as carried New vo r k State 1 v
a majority over Bryan cf about
[ compared with a Repubiicr.'' mv N ity
:<i:m<)Cka tic.
In the last election of 268,469. The to
tal vote in the city of New York is ap
proximately 60,000 larger htan it was
in 1896, and up the State the increaje
is about 30,000. In the city Bryan wip
ed out the plurality of 60,000 which
McKinley had four years ago and took
on a plrality for himself of about 25,-
000. Up the State McKinley barely
held the vote which he had in 1896, the
added vote going to Bryan.
NEVADA.
Reno, Nev., Special.—The election
passed off quietiy throughout Nevada.
Present indications point to a Bryan
majority of between 500 and 1,000, and
election of New'lands, Democrat, for
Congress, by about 600. Legislative
ticket not yet canvassed.
NEW JERSEY.
New York, Special.—lncomplete re
turns from all parts of New Jersey in
dicate that the tSate has gone Repub
lican, the estimates varying from 10,-
000 to 40,000.
NORTH DAKOTA.
Fargo, N. D., Special.—Three hun
dred and twenty-six precincts in North
Dakota give McKinley 2,687, Bryan 1,-
337. Same in 1896: McKinley 2,433,
Bryan 1,737. Chairman Kleingle, Dem
ocratic State committeeman, concedes
the State to McKinley by 6,000 to 8,000.
Marshall, Republican, for Congress, is
undoubtedly elected.
Chairman Kleingle, of the Democrat
ic State committee, concedes the elec
tion of McKinley electoral and State
ticet, with the possible exception of at
torney general.
OHIO.
Columbus, 0., Special.—At 10 o’clock
less returns were received than any
previous election in Ohio, at that hour.
This is attributed to the unusually
large vote, and the full county ffnd dis
trict tickets. There were seven tickets
of presidential electors and five State
tickets. Out of 3,109 precincts in Ohio
the State committee had heard at 10
o’clock from less than 200, and from
very few committeemen indicating nq
material change in the vote of 1896 ft
when McKinley had a plurality of. SL~
309. McKinley’s home county gained
1,000. ""v ,
OREGON. V /
"Portland, Ore., Special.-One hundred
and sixty-seven precincts out of 772 in
Oregon, including the city of Portland,
give McKinley 15.678; Bryan 8,755. If
the same ratio is maintained McKinley
will have a plurality of 20,000 in the
S’ate. L
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Special.—Reports
thus far received from this part of the
but reports from other sections are
yet too meagre to show if gains will
be maintained throughout the State. '
The city of Sioux Falls, complete re
turns for President, give McKinley a
majority cf 433 over Bryan; a Repub
lican gain of 414 over 1896.
RHODE ISLAND.
New York, Special —A Westren Un
ion dispatch from Providence, R. I;,
says McKinley has carried Rhode Isl
and by about 17,000 plurality.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Raieigh, Special.—The election in
North Carolina was very quiet. Re
turns indicate that Bryan’s majority
will not be less than 30,000. Seven
Democratic Congressmen are cloctde,
with two in doubt, the -eighth and
ninth. Democratic Chairman Sim
mons is elected United States Senator
to succeed Butler (Populist) by 40,000
over his opponent. General Julian S.
Carr.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Charleston, S. C., Special.—The en
tire State and county tickets and all
of the seven Democratic candidates
for Congress from South Carolina
were elected, and the Rgpiji'bican-a.ote
for Congressmen was / io v ‘7lenjil as to
leave no grounds for contest?' I El,
Charleston, the largest city in the
SState, B‘eckett, the colored Republi
can candidates for CoCngress, against
Elliott, Democrat, received only 90
votes. No election riots or fights are
reported anywhere in the State.
TEXAS.
Houston, Tex., Special.—The Demo
cratic State ticket, headed by Joseph
Sayers for Governor, is elected by a
majority of 123 ,4’5 23456 23456 3456
majority in excess of 100,000.
All Democratic Congressmen were
elated, except in the tenth
where the result is in doubt.
VIRGINIA. f
Richmond, Special—The Democrats
have carried evey congressional dis
trict with the possible exception of the
tenth district.
Virginia’s majority in favor if Bry
an is apparently about 20.000. The ma
jorities cn the congressional ticket
will aggregate mere than this.
UTAH.
Salt Lake. Utah, Special.—Twenty
two precincts in Salt Lake City and
county shew a net Republican gain of
904. This is over one-quarter of the
county vote. This gain if maintained
would give the Republicans the county
by 1.500. Roberts, Democrat, carried
the county in 1896 by 1.772.
WASHINGTON.
Seattle, Wn., SSperial.—Present indi
cations’are that McKinley has carried
Seattle anu King county by a major
ity of from 1,000 to 1,500. Returns are
slow in coming in. Vote in the city
not heavy.
Sketch of President Mckinley.
William McKinley was born at
Niles, Ohio, January 29, 1543. He was
of sturdy and patriotic ancestry. He
served in the civil war, rising to the
rank of Major. He received a col
legiate edcation, studied law. and was
for a number of years attorney for
Stark county, Ohio. He was elected
to Congress as a republican from
Ohio, 1877 to 1891. was defeated
for Congress in 1890. Was elected gov
ernor of Ohio in 1593. Whi.e a mem
ber of Congress he was chairman of
the Ways and Means Committee and
became the author of the well-known
tariff bill which bears his name. He
was the originator of the reciprocity
system. He was nominated for the
presidency by the Republican national
convention in 1896, and was elected.
During his administration a number
of stirring events have occurred. Hhe
war,with Spain was Begun and ended.
The island cf Porto Rico has
an American possession and tjkjf
American claim to the Philippir.A; or
secured by the payment of 20,000,00011,]'.
Spain, Is being supported by Ameridßu
arms. Vice President Hobart died
during the second year of President ( .
McKinley’s term. The Republican
national convention of 1900 nominated
President McKinley for re-election on
the record of his administration, and
the campaign has been one of great
activity; bordering on bitterness, ihe
issues of the past campaign have
caused new alignments of tne party
leaders as well as the voters, and the
result has been problematical from the
outset. President McKinley has. taken
no active part in the campaign, al
though he is a graceful and forceful
speaker, with , a style abounding in
epigrams. Under his administration
tho country has been brought face to
face with new conditions, and the his
torian of the future, writing in the
light of later developments only can
tell whether thfe course of his admin
istration has been the best for the
country. Friend and foe alike, how
ever, are agreed in attributing to him
honesty of motives.
ELECTORAL VOTE BY STATES.
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sTATES. . § |
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Alabama ji
Arkansas 8
California 9
Connecticut ...J. 6
.Delaware X 4
Florida ’. 4
Georgia 13 ..!
Idaho 3
Illinois 24
Indiana 15
lowa i3
Kansas 19
Kentucky ■jl#'... . 13
Louis, ana ........ . . JHPr.. 8
Mai ne .7TrTrC §1 g
Maryland 8
Massachusetts 15
Michigan P. 14
Minnesota . . 9
Mississippi }f 9
Missouri 17
Montana 3 ...
Nebraska j3k 9
Nevada
New Hampshire....?V. 4
New Jersey...; , 70
New York 30
North Caroliua 11 ...
North Dakota 3
Ohio 23
Oregon 4
Pennsylvania 32
lthode Island . . 4
South Carolina 9 ...
South Dakota 4
Tennessee 12 ...
Texas 10 ...
Utah 3 ...
Vermont I 4
Virginia 12 ...
Washington ... 4
West Virginia 6
Wisconsin 13
Wyoming 3
Totals 158 230
Prizes for Servants.
Prizes to servants who had served
their masters a long time were distriu
uted in Austria on thp occasion of the
Emperor’s seventieth birthday. Twen
ty-or.e prizes of $75 each were given for
serving thirty years. Among the re
cipients were a valet 71 years of age
who had served his master forty-six
years; a purse 72 years of age, who had
been years in one family; a
maid of aP %ork, 77 years of age whose
record was forty-one years, and a cook,
kitchenmaid/ and a maid of all wo”k,
in one place thirtv
rnine years, j
Death Lipman.
The London papers record the dea th
of Julius Lipman, nicknamed "Leath
er Apron,” a cobbler, who in 1889 fell
under suspicion of being “Jack the
Ripper.” sitis&d the police of bis
innocence, but thajstigira never left
him. His business gradually disap
pea: e: and he in another neigh
borhood, to drink. lie
died eft neglect and semi-starvation.
Baptist Seminaries.
0 There afe in the United States among
the Baptists seven theological semi
naries, one hundred and four un’versi
ties and colleges and eighty-fcm\Ycad
cmies, seminaries and
ed in the American B ptist Book.
These institutions report 2.491 instruc
tors, 37,992 pupils and $20,991,047 in
buildings and endowment. “This is
a maguifi ent showing," says the Bap
tist Courier, "but it is only the begia
ning of what the Baptists of th’s coua
tr- —HI show in the coming year.”
NEW CONSTITUTION.
Fundamental Laws for the Cuban
dovernment.
—.
CONVENTION MEETS IN HAVANA.^
It W as a Very Enthusiastic Affair and
Was Largely Attended, Thousand*
Being Turned Away.
i
Havana, By Cable.—The Cuban con
stitutional convention met in the Mar
ti 1 heat re, Monday, afternoon, at 2*•
o’clock. Long before that hour th®
theatre was crowded. Many thousand*
were-ainable to gain admittance, and
tk in the enighborhood were
with people. General Wood
>7l A’aJ* staff, accompanied by General
ri wgh Lee and his staff, received
* * tion on the band play-
America! fienor Cisros and Gen
’ Rivers escorted General Wood to
ti, sorm, and he almost immedl-.
ately t “As mil
itary g ‘ ' WtoArthe island of Cuba
represent President of thq
United Stat&b-V®tiid, “I call the con
vention to *pT;r'
firs! of all to ™ energetic
t7t t? i implication
etltution for Cuba, government ia
been done to formula! j course by senti
opinion, ought to be considera
tween Cuba and the Vmt k
constitution mnst'baS x P j 1 tlie
cure stable, orderly G&U,. H
ment. When you havejj
relations which, in|B^ rilfi to US fo)
ought to exist Cuba a °d with
States, the governmen^F^Ssd^
States will doubtless
on its part as shall Jead to a final and
authoritative agreement' between the
people of the two countries to the pro
motion of their common interests.
“All friends of Cuba will follow your
deliberations with the deepest interest,
earnestly desiring that you shall reach
just conclusions and that by the digni
ty, individual self-restraint and wi&e
conservation which shall characterize
’your proceedings, the papacity of the
Cuban people for representative gov- '
ernment may be signally l.iustrated, (
“The fundamental distinction be
tween true representative government
and a dictatorship is that in the fof
mef>very representative of the people,
in whatever office, confines himself
strictly within the limits of his
powers. Without such restraint 'thea f
cannot be free’constitutional
ment. Y’our powers are strictly jpnit
ed by the terms of the order.”
The convention organized wj4l“ Se
nor Llorenta, justice of the sfl-reme
Court, as president, t .and
endo as secretary. T 1 ojrSb9. h
was then administjiw
“We, the delegaf jkfr * Ly Jtna.
people of Cuba too consti
tutional convention, faithfully
to fulfill the duties pi our office. We
publicly and solemnly renounce ail ai
legance or compact made with any
State or nation, whether made direct
ly or indirectly, swearing to the sov
ereignty of the free and independent
people of Cuba and swearing to re.
spect the solution this convention may
adopt, as well as the government es-
tablished by the constitution.”
All of the 31 delegates were preesnt.
Senor Aleman, who said that the con
vention was “only a continuation of
the fight lor independence,” moved
that the regulations governing the old
Cuban assembly at Yaya, in 1596, be
adopted. As nobody seemed familiar
with them, the convention adjourned
until to morrow, at 2 p. m., when cop
ies will be furnished to the delegates.
The following resolutions were pre
sented to the president of the conten
tion just before adjournment and will
probably be adopted:
“Resolved first, The delegates pro
pose that the constitutional assembly
proceed immediately to call on Gen.
Wood and to manifest the satisfaction
with which the delegates have seen
him carry out the difficult mission en
trusted to him.
“Second, That the committee request
General Wood to cable to the President
of the United States as follows: ‘Th®
delegates elected to the constitutional
convention assembled at their inaugu
ral meeting greet with profound grati
tude and affection the President of the
United States of America, and they are
satisfied with the honesty demonstrat
ed in the fulfillment of the declara
tions made in favor of the liberty and
the independence of the Cuban peo
ple.’ ”
Phosphate n’ees C ose.
Charleston. S. C., Sp r ci"l.—ln conse
quence of the decline in price of phos
phate reck and difficulty in obtaining
ocean traneportat'on, two bi mining
companies near Beaufort have closed
down tor a time ar.d another is work
ing only half of its print. The Coo
saw company has over 50,000 tons of
rock ready for shipment and is work
ing half oi' its dredges havirg no mar
ket as yet for its product. The Emp re
works, on Lady’s Island, controlled by
the Virginia-Carolina Chem'cal Com
pany, and errip’oying about 15 whita
and 200 negro pickers kas clos'd down.
The Beaufort Pbo pbate Company,
with about 25.000 tons of rock on
band, has clostd down for 60 days.
NO. 28.