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\ r TURNS STILL They Indicate that McKinley Will Have a Large Majority in the Electoral College , BOTH PART8ES CONCEDE NEBRASKA TO HIM on the Governorship There is a Counter Claim That It Will Take Official Figures to Determine mine.Late Returns From Ail Sections. NEBRASKA. The Omaha Ileo iitiys : The result In Nebraska , so far as the vote on presi dent la concerned , Is beyond speculation has car tion or a ofltlo ' McKlnloy ried' the Btato by a majority of over 7,000. . The lice presents tabulated re turns from all but ten of the ninety countlca In the citato. In the counties loportcd the republican oloctoru have ( i plurality of 8,993. The missing coun- llos four years ego gave Hryan a plur ality of 1,703 and If they give a corrc- Hpnndlng verdict this your the repub lican plurality will go C.701. There lane no reason to doubt that the falling off in the fusion vote In these counties will bo as greut a In the ones report ed. In thin ovvnt the plurality will go nbovo the 7,000 mark. The Uce feels t .iUHtlfled by the rcturmi In claiming the ' election of Dietrich for governor by at ioant 1,000 and the probabilities arc that the plurality will bo nearer twice .that figure. In the seventy-two coun- tlcB reported ho 1ms a plurality of L'- 399. The mlaslng counties two years ago gave Poyntor a plurality ot only lt 89 and If they should vote the same this year it would Htlll leave a plural ity ot 810 for Dietrich. Tno gains niado elsewhere , taken In connection with the Incomplete- returns from the missing counties , warrant the belief that this plurality will bo materially added to , " The World-Herald flays : "Complete rolurns from alxty-sovcn of the nine ty counties in the state Indicate the ro-oloctlon of Governor Poyntor by a plurality of 1,100 , or about l.GOO less than bis plurality of two yearn ago These counties give Poynter 90,180 and Dietrich 89,219. These name counties In 1898 gave Poyntor 75,848 and Hay ward 73,087. This comparison shows a not loss of 1,300 , and It covers abou three-fourths of the vote of the state That Poyntor cannot bo defeated un less there IB a larger percentage o IOHS in the remaining coountles than In those Hint have already reported i r .pvldont. Poyntor'a plurality two year ago v/ay 2,721 and as his loss this yea i can hardly exceed 1,700 , according t the rcturnfj rccolvcd , hfs1 plurality ca bo looked for to remain above the 1,000 mark. The later returns indicate that McKlnloy carried Nebraska by C.OOO plurality. Complete rolurns from Blxty- BOVOII counties glvo Bryan 95,053 and Mc'lCinloy 99,913. Four years ago these counties gave Bryan 90,579 and Mo- Klnloy 85,107. The Btato ticket aeoms ID ho running rlghjt up with the gov ernor , and some ot the candidate will probably rocolvo a larger plurality than that indicated for Poyntor. The rolurna also show that Deltrich was cut in many localities and in a num ber of counties runs twenty or more behind hla ticket. " LINCOLN , Neb. , Nov. 8. FuslonlsU n . pot > v"t headquarters In Lincoln Ma iQulliig mere > 'iooptul at a late hour tonight than they have any tlmo filnco yesterday noon. Unoillclal re turns that came In yoslurday and thla morning were so discouraging that they indicated tha defeat of Governor Poyntor and the state ticket by from vSQO to 500 majority. But onlcial re- rurnd' trom several counties that have Tiecn received this afternoon and to night show an almost uniform" gain for Poyntor and loss for Doltrich over the unofficial returns. It Is now bo- llovcd hy even the most conservative members ot Chairman Edmlsten's staff that Poyntor and the balance ot the ntato .ticket are safely elected by ma jorities ranging from 1,000 to 2,000. Omaha Boo : The Buo'u returns on legislative delegation from Douglas county Indicate the election of two , If nol all thrco , of the republican candl- Intcfl for state nonator and eight and | ) OBslbly nlno of the republican can didates for the house. The returns pompll.qd by the county clerk show the oafo election of Biildrlgo , republi can for senator , and Burcsh , Corncer. McCoy , Moad. Mullen , Rohwor , Uhl and Wllcox , republicans , for .represen tatives , and the others so close that thg official canvass may bo required to determine between them. MASSACHUSETTS. BOSTON , Nov. 7. The vote of Mas sachusetts , returns having been ro- colvod from every city and town , Is as follows : , Mc.KJjUcy , 239.405 ; Bryan , 15G.507. Vote for governor ; Crane , 219,920 ; Payne. 121,158. The senate of 1901 will stand thirty-one republicans and eight democrats , while the house will bo. 173 republicans , tlfty-nlno demo crats and two social democrats. NEW JERSEY. TRENTON , N. , J. , Nov. 7. Latest ? ottirna from the different counties in ibo fitato Indicate that McKlnloy'a plu- vality is G5.000. The official county * anvass will be made on Friday. Cor rected returns from Sussex show the election of Roo. republican , to the as- riombly , and tbo ro-elcctlon of Mar tin1 , democrat , to the senate , tbo latter by 90 plurality. The next legislature will atand aa follows : Senate , republi cans , 17 ; democrats. 14 ; assembly , re- ( ) ublicnii , 15 : democrats , 15. CALIFORNIA. SAN FRANCISCO , Ca. , Nov. 7. The majority for McKJnley In Callfor- la continues to grow and the Indlca- loini arc that It will roach 40,000. Corn icle returns from 1,574 precincts out f 2,11)0 ) outside of San Francisco give IcKInley , 107,992 ; Bryan , 81,248. The amo precincts In 1890 gave McKinley. 0,307 ; Bryan , 91,801. Owing to the allure of a few election olllcors to nalco a scml-oiliclnl report the com- iloto figures In San Francisco cannot jo ascertained at present , but It is afo to sny that the republican pres- dentlal electors have carried the city jy 8,000 or 10,000. The lepubllcans uive elected all seven congressmen. I'ho legislature IK republican by a uia- orlty of twenty-six. KENTUCKY. LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Nov. 8. At 1:30 a. in. , with returns from all but slxty- .wo out of 1.8SI precincts In Kentucky ; ho Courier-Journal puts Bryan's ma- lorlty at 7,781 and Bocklmm'a at 4.0GS. I'lio missing precincts are about cvcn- y divided between democrats and re publicans. Governor Beckham at dem ocratic headquarters said tonight : " 1 am absolutely certain that I have leen elected governor by a majority of between 5,000 and 10,000 voton. " Leslie Combs , chairman of the repub lican state campaign committee , said : "Wo still believe that Mr. Yorkes has been elected by a majority of 3,000 votes. Our llgures show that McKln loy has run 900 votes behind Yerkca. " MONTANA , HELENA , Mont. , Noy. ' 7. Fuller re turns of yesterday's voting In thla state confirm tlio preliminary esti mates sent out last night. Bryan's plurality will be from 15,000 to 18,000 and Governor Toole leads the demo cratic state ticket with from 7.000 to 8,000 votes to spare. The legislature , which will elect two United States senators , Is democratic from llftccn to twenty votes on Joint ballot and will undoubtedly re-elect Senator William A. Clark and some other democrat or populist to succeed Thomas C. Carter and fill the vacancy caused by the res ignation of Senator Clark last session. WASHINGTON SEATTLE , Wash. , Nov. 7. Tnroo hundred and twenty-eight products In the state of Washington out of 1,037 glvo McKinley 21,013 ; Bryan , 15,730 For governor , Frlnk ( rep. ) , 17,189 ; Rogers ( dem. ) , 10,972. Congressmen Jones ( rep ; ) , 10,103 ; Guelman ( rop. ) 100,79 ; Ronald ( dem. ) , 11,747 ; Robert son ( doin. ) , 11,310. The democrats concede the election of republican presidential electors ind Congressman Jones. They claim they have ro-elected Governor Rogers ana elected Ronald for congress. Definite figures on state returns arc not obtain able. DELAWARE. WILMINGTON , Del. , Nov. 7. The returns received this afternoon defi nitely determined the political division of the next Delaware legislature. It is republican In cadi branch and will probably elect two United States sen ators of that party. In the Twelfth representative district the vote for representative was a tie between Bay ard Hclso ) , democrat , and Theodore F. Otark , republican. The house will resolve the tie in favor of tlio repub lican. MARYLAND. BALTIMORE. Md. . Nov. 7. With scattering precincts In various ooun- tles of the state to hoar from , Mary land's plurality for McKinley and Roosevelt In yesterday's election was 11,140 , with a probability that the olllclal count will swell the total to 15,000 or more. Besides placing Mary land's eight electoral votes In the Mc- Klnlcy column a nolld republican del egation to the Fifty-seventh congress was elected. MISSOURI. ST. LOUIS , Mo. . Nov. 7. Chairman Selbort of the democratic state com mittee stated this afternoon that re ports In his possession indicated that the democrats had carried Missouri by 40,000 and elected thirteen out of fifteen congressmen. SOU III DAKOTA SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , NOT. 7. Eight hundred and forty-oono pro- Eight hundred and forty-one pre- McKlnloy a plurality of 14,444. VIRGINIA RICHMOND , Va. , Nov. 7. The addl- tlc : : l returns received today confirm the report sent out last night that the democrats carried the state by about 30,000 and elected their candidates In every congressional district. NEW YORK. NEW YORK , Nov. 7. The ofllciiv' returns as received are not materially changing the results and McKlnlcy'j plurality : ' . midnight remains approx imately 1-15,000 In the state. John B. Stanchfiold , the democratic nominee for governor , ran ahead of his party s presidential electors , but Odoll's plur ality still remains about 100,000. It seems probable that the congres sional delegation from New York state will remain as Indicated In the earlier reports. Long Island , Brooklyn in cluded , divides Its congressional even ly , three republicans and thrco demo crats , a republican gain ot thros. On Manhattan Island tha republicans elected on.y one member of congrc-s , William H. H. Douglass having de feated J. S. Hill , Captain William Astor - tor Chanler , who defeated Ixjinuel E Qulgg two years ago , having declined a rcnominatlon In this district this year , 'iwo democrats are elected up the state , W. II. Ryan having been re turned from one of the Buffalo dis tricts and C. A. Pugsloy of Westchcs- ter county succeeding John W. Under bill , who is also a democrat. Tbo Westchester district Is part city and part country , since it includes within its boundaries a portion of the borough of the Bronx of Greater New York. This makes the congressional delega tion stand twenty-one republicans and twelve democrats , a republican aln of live. Both houses of the state legislature are republican by a large plurality , out a number of the districts are close and It may require tbo olflcial count to decide. UTAH SALT LAKE CITY , Utah , Nov. 7. At 10 o'clock tonight returns are in from about three-quarters of the pre cincts in the state. McKlnley's major ity is 4,500 , Weils , republican for yov- ernor , has a majority of 2,000 and Sutherland republican for congress , leads King by 1,000 majority. The senate will stand 9 republicans to 9 democrats. LOlbANA. NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 7. Additional election returns confirm tlio Associ ated Press reports of last night. About 22,500 votes were east In Now Orleans out of a loglstratlon of 41,403. Bryan's majority being 13,400. The entire six congressional districts In the state are strongly democratic. NEVADA. RENO , Nov. , Nov. 7. Seventy-tour precincts out of 103 In Nevada glvo : Bryan , 4,977 ; McKlnloy , 3,307. For congress , Nowlands ( dem. ) . 4,780 ; Far- rlngton ( rep. ) , 3,533. At this rate Bryan will have a majority of 2oOO and Nowlands about 1,800. flORlDA. JACKSONVILLE , Flu. , Nov. 7. The Bryan electors are elected In this state by 22,000 majority. Sparicman and Davis , democratic members of con gress , arn ro-elcc.ted , Spnrkman by 14,000 majority and Davia by 11,000 nisisrltj. MISSISSIPPI. JACKSGi-t , Misc. , Nov. 7. The next delegation to congress from this state will bo wholly democratic. The state is conceded to Bryan by 45,000. COMPOSITION Of THE SENATE. IVIint M I'ormliailowril lijr tliu Klrctlon of WASIlINaTON , Nov. 7. The scnat- ? , assuming that the state legislature. * will fulfill thulr duty and choose sena tors to represent their states , will stand , on the basin of yesterday's clo'- tlon , ! ! ) republican ? , 27 demoeratu anil ! i Independents , with the IcglKluturcJ In doubt In thiee states with the priv ilege of electing Jive senators at this time. The legislatures in doubt aic Delaware and Nebraska , In each of which statra two yenators are to bn chosen , and Idaho , with on Honutorlut chair to bo Jllled. Among those claused In the Independent column arc. Sena tors Stewart of Nevada and Kyle of South Dakota , who in the last con- Kress acted with the republican * ! on ail party matters : Turner of Washington the democrats , and Wellington of and Harris of Kansas , who acted with Maryland. The representation by states should be as follows : Name. ' U. D. Jml. Alabama . " . . Aikmisns . 2 California. . 2 . - . . . Colorado . . , - * ) luwaro Plmltlu . 2 "Idaho ItllllOlK . 2 Indiana . . . . . 2 . . Iowa . , . . . 2 . . Kansm * . t . . Kentucky . Maine . . . . . Maryland . , . 1 . . 1 Mlmu-xota . 2 MIxHoiirl Montana . 1 . . 'Ni'hiaskit . . . Nevada . . ' . Ncv llunipsliln. . . . Now Jernoy . 2 . . New York . 2 North Carolina . North Dakota . 2 Ohio . 2 Pennsylvania . 2 tthodo Island . 2 South Carolina . 2 South Dakota . 1 . . 1 'lYwiwseu . 2 - . . Texas . 2 Utah . . . Vermont . . . . , Virginia . 2 Washington . I . . 1 West Mrulnlu . 2 AViHCOUKln . 2 . . Wyoming . a Totals . 19 27 7 "Doubtful two sonutorn to l > o t'loclwl. Doubtful onu Hunutor to be oloctuil ; onu lupubllcan. COLUMBUS , O. , Nov. 7. Chairman Lang of the democratic state commit tee had no statement to give out to night. Republican Chairman Dick said : "Unofficial returns from righty-fotii out of eighty-eight counties warnur the claim of 70,000 for McKinley and we elect seventeen of the twenty-one members of congress , a gain ot two members. " The estimates on the four missing counties makes the plurality about 73,000 , or a net gain of about 22,000 over the vote of 1SJ9U. The re publicans gained In seventy-seven counties and the democrats In eleven , most of the democratic gains being in Cleveland. PENNSYLVANIA PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 7. Later re turns Indicate that Pennsylvania gave over 300,000 plurality for the republi can ticket , exceeding oven the rccord- brc-akliig plurality of 295,027 In 189(5. ( Of thin plurality Philadelphia furnishes over 125,000 and Allegheny county , in cluding Pittsburg , nearly 130,000. Bryn carried fifteen of the sixty-seven coun ties in the state. Returns are not yet complete , but the Indications are that the next Penn sylvania delegation In congress will stand : Republican , 20 ; democrats , 4 , as against 20 republicans and 10 dem ocrats In the present congress. OREGON. PORTLAND. Nov. 7. Three hundred and twenty-eight precincts in the state of Washington out. or 1,037 give Mc Kinley 21,043 , Bryan 15,730. For gov ernor , Krlnk ( rep. ) 17,189 , Rogers , ( dem. ) 10.672. Congressmen , Jono ( rop. ) 1C.1C3 , Cushman ( rep. ) 10,079 , Ronald ( dem. ) 11,7-17 , Robertson ( .ucm. ) 11,310. COLORADO. DENVER. Colo. , Nov. 7. Careful estimates have been received to show that Bryan's plurality will bo from 30,000 to 35,000 and may reach 40,000. The republican managers concede the legislature to the fuslonlcts by a ma jority of CG on joint ballot. Orman , democrat , and the whole fusion tick et will have about 25,000 plurality. MAINE. PORTLAND. Me. , Nov. 7. Returns from the outlying districts of Maine came in very slowly today und tonight. There remain 193 cities , towns and vil lages to be heard from. Figures from 314 cities , towns and plantations ( not villages ) give McKinley 58,512 ; Bry an , 33,728. In 189G the &ame towns gave- McKinley 70,729 ; Bryan , 2S.1G3. ARKANSAS. LITTLE ROCK , Ark. , Nov. 7. Com plete returns are coming in slowly , out enough Is known to Indicate a plurality ot GO.OOO for Brynn In Arkansas. Neither democrats nor republicans polled their full strength. WYOMING CHEYENNE. Wyo. , Nov. 7. Re turns from 174 preclnc-.s out of 300 in Wyoming give a majority of 3,000 lor McKlnloy and 4,500 for Mondoll , re publican , for congress. The entire re publican legislative ticket with the ex coptlon ot ono Is elected. CO.VNLCTICLL HARTFORD , Conn. , Nov. 7. The total revised returns give the state to McKlnloy by a plurality of 28,141. The republican state ticket , headed by G. P. McLean for governor , Is elected by a plurality of 14,340. All four repub lican congressmen are re-elected. \0 CII/1NGE / IN SITUATION On Tnro of Upturn * McKluloj lln OOO JMectornl Vote * . NEW YOIIK , llov. S. As a result of messages rcculvcd at national head quarters today by National Commlt- tuemou J. If. Munlcy and N. II. Sco'.t from doubtful points , Mr. Mauley UUP this afternoon gr.ve out the following statement : "Full rctuniH today IMIYC the situ ation as It was yesterday. We have won by 'MS electoral vottn. Wo luivc carried every northern .state , but Col orado , Nevada and Montana , with ten votes. We have carried Kentucky , Maryland , Delaware and West Virgin ia. As w predicted during the onilift campaign , they arc attempting to se cure the electoral votes In Kentucky under the power of the Godbel law. if they succeed we shall have 295 elec toral votes. Our candidate for govern or wires that we have carried Ke. . tucky for the electoral ttcXfit und elected him y aver 7,000 majority Senator Scott in answer to telegram * * Inquiring as to the re.-wlt In Nebraska submitted the following dispatch frois 12. Roscwator , member of the national advisory committee , who is u candi date for United States senator from Nebraska : "Returns from uiral districts Incom plete , but no doubt whatever that Mc- Klnley carries Nebraska by not IRSJ than 3,000. Governorship close , but piospocts favor republicans. Hutu houses of leglplaturo will be republican by small majority. " ILLINOIS. CHICAGO , Nov. 7. Returns reccivoJ from do not the statc-at-large tonight materially change the political com plexion of the next state legislature. The probability Is that the republicans will have u majority of about twenty- two on joint ballot , which means a re publican sur-cchsor to Senator Cullom. It is impossible at this time to give figures with strong assurances of ac curacy , but the next Illinois legisla ture will be in all probability about as follows : Senate republicans . ' 'A ; democrats 17. House republicans 70 , democrats 74. The present hoimo is republican by ton and the holdover senators give a republican majority o eight in the senate and the democrats figure that with but alight gains they will be ublo to have a majority of one on joint ballot and thus replace Sena tor Cullom with a democrat. INDIANA. INDIANAPOLIS , Nos' . 7. A plural ity of anywhere from 127,000 to 32,000 for the republican national tlck c , the election of Colonel W. T. Drunin , re publican , to th" governorship , the elec tion of the entire state and Marlon county republican tickets r-nd nine , perhaps ten , congressmen , IB a sum mary In brief of yesterday's battle at the polls In Indiana. An unpccted de velopment ib the fact that the repub licans made their strongest gains lit demooratic strongholds. In seven heretofore strongly democratic coun ties McKinley and the state ticket showed a greater ratio of gain than was shown by the llgures from several strong republicans counties. WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE , Wis. , Nov. 7. Gen eral Bryant , chairman of the republi can state central committee , today re duced his claims of plurality slightly from those given out last night , plac ing his latest estimates at 10G,00 for both national and state tickets. Chairman Warren of the democratic state committee was at bis ofllce today attending the winding up of the af fairs of the committee preparatory to closing headquarters , which he expects to do before the end of the week. Speaking of the result In the state , lie said the stupendous majorities were a surprise to everybody , republicans no leas than democrats. KANSAS. TOl'EKA , Kan. , Nov. 7. On the basis of the limited returns from the state , the republicans claim Kansas oy 25,000 for the national ticicet and 20- 000 for the state ticket ; the election ot every republican congressman with .he possible exception of the Third dis trict. Republicans claim the leslsla- tnro by a safe majority on joint bal lot , insuring the election of a United Statca senator. NORTH DAKOTA. FARGO , N. D. , Nov. 7. Returns are coming in slowly , but those received seem to Indicate a republican plural ity over rather than under 10,000 for McKinley , while the republican state ticket Is elected by a similar plurality. Wlpperman , democrat , for governor , runti ahead of bin ticket , but it seems probable that Major White , republi can , will pull through for that ofllco. 'MICHIGAN. DETROIT , Nov. 7. Returns from the state up to 12 o'clock tonight give President McKinley a plurality of 90,8ns and A. T. Bliss , republican cand.dato for governor , 09,059. Colonel Bliss Is running about 20,000 behind his ticket and Mayor Maybury , the op posing democratic candidate , Is a cor responding number ahead of his ticket. The legislature is largely republican. MINNESOTA. ST. PAUL , Minn. , Nov. 7. The only uncertainty In the Minnesota , election result Is on the governorship , both par ties claiming it by small llgures. SIc- Kinley's largo majority seems to rath er Increase than decrer.so as the full returns come In. All the republican state candidates , the coven congres- men and a largo majority of the repre sentatives are elected by big figure. ) * & riGIIT IS STILL ON Mr. Sryiin Snjn I'eoplo Will In Tlra Itupmllntn lU-jmbllcniu. LINCOLN , Neb. , Nov. 8. Mr. Bryan today gave out the following statement \ _ - * - regarding the election : "The result was a surprise to me and the magnitude of the republican vic tory waa a surprise to our opponoiua as well na those who supported our ticket. It Is Impossible to analyze the retutnu until they arc more complete , but speaking generally , we KCCIU to have gained In the large cities and to have loat in the smaller cities and In the country. "The republicans were able to se cure tickets and passes for all their voters who were away from home , and thlsi gave them a considerable advan tage. We have no way qf knowing at this time how much money was spent In the purchase of votes and coloni zation. But while these would account for uome of the republican gains , tney would not account for the wldcsprcru Increase In .he republican vote. The prosperity argument was probably th most potent one used by the republi cans. "They compared present conditions with the panic times of ' 93 and " 96 , and this argument had weight with these who did not stop to consider the rea sons of the cnange. The appeal , 'stand by the president while the war Is on' had a great deal of influence among those who did not realize that a war against the doctrine of self-government in the Philippines must react upon ui in this country. "We nave made an honest fight on an honest platform , and having don'j qur duty as we saw It , we have nothing to regret. We are defeated , but not discouraged. The fight must go on. I am sure that the republican policies will be repudiated by the people when the tendency of these sollc'es Is lully understood. The contest between plu- tocraoy and democracy cdnnot one ! until one or tbo other Is completely tri umphant. " CHAIRMAN BABCOCK'S ESTIMATE. V "O2 lU'pulilU'aiiH , 147 Drmucrutti Klcrtcil , Eight Doubtful. ' CHICAGO , Nov. 7. At 10 o'clock to night Congressman Joseph \V. Babcock - cock , chairman of the repunlican con gressional committee , Issued the fol lowing statement : "The democrats have elected solid congressional delegations in the fol lowing states , viz : Alabama , Arkan sas , Colorado , Florida , Georgia , Louisi ana , Mississippi , Montana , Nevada , South Carolina , Texas and Virglna , ag gregating seventy-five members. "The republicans have elected twelve members In Illinois , the demo crats ten ; Lorimer and Holdenborg , ( rep. ) have been defeated. In Indiana we elect nine and the democrats four , the representation remaining the same as now. In Kentucky , the republicans elect two , In the Fifth ana Eleventh districts ; and the democrats elect ( ! , with the Third , Ninth and Tenth iu doubt. Massachusetts , repu'olicans 10 , democrats 3 , same as now. Missouri , republicans 2 , democrats 12 , with 0110 dlsti let , the Fourteenth , in doubt. Ne braska , republicans 2 democrats 1 , with the Third , Fourth and Fifth districts in doubt. New Jersey , republicans G , democrats 2 , same as now. New York , republicans 22 , democrats 12. We gain the First , Third. Fourth , Fourteenth , Sixteenth and Twentieth districts 1.1 i New York. North Carolina , republicans - ) cans 2 , in the Eighth and Ninth dis- f < trlcts ; democrats 7. Ohio , republicans , 17 , democrats 4. We gain the Third , the Dayton district , by 200 , and the. Twelfth , Columbus , the district o Congressman Lentz , by 14. Pennsylvania - vania , republic'ns , 20 ; democorats 3 , with the Twenty-eighth district in doubt. We gain the Third , Twelfia. Thirteenth , Nineteenth , Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh districts In Penn sylvania. Tennessee , republicans , 2 ; democrats , 8 ; same as now. Total re publicans , 202 ; democrats , 147 , doubtful 8. The present congress as elected , con tains 185 republicans ; opposition 172. ' ' IIliolicuck'8 Trlbuto to McKlnloy. WASHINGTON , Nov. 8. Secretary Hitchcock , who returned today from Missouri , expressed his views on the election as follows : "The American people have but in a few instances elected a president to succeed himself and President McKin- ey's overwhelming endorsement by 6 ; be people of both parties is according- J | y all the more giatlfying. His olci- j .Ion Is a personal triumph ; an exprcs- ) sion of the people's absolute rcspeic and admiration for and Implicit con fidence in his personal character and of the conviction that , judging by his past administration , the natlon'B honor and the people's interests could not bo committed to safer or wiser direction in the future. " KITrrti of Klruttoii In Pr.uire. PARIS , Nov. 8. The customs com mittee of the Chamber of Deputies mot today. The opinion prevails that the re-election of MrKlnley will lead to : / i Franco-American commercial convan- tlon being shortly submitted to the Washington senate' , whor.o vote is awaited before the measure will be brought before the French chamber. Itryun Confriitiiliitt > H 'McKinley. LINCOLN , Neb. , Nov. 8. Mr. Bryaa has sent iho following telegram ta President McKinley : "LINCOLN , Nob. , Nov. S. To Hon. William McKinley , Picsldent , Canton , O. : At the close of another presiden tial campaign It Is my lot to cong.ai- ulatc you on a second victory. "W. J. BRYAN. " WOULD NOT Be A SLNATOR Blr. llryun Su - 11 , > < Ulll Not Accept n roHitinn in roimrohH. NEW YORK , Nov. 8. The Evening Journal prints the following telegrun from W. J. Bryan : "LINCOLN. Neb. , Nov. S. To the Editor of the Evening Journal : Yea may say officially that under no cir cumstances would I accept the olllco of United States senator , c.-en If it were tendered me. I r ado my fight for the presidency and lost. I am nc" going to take other men's positions from them. \y. j. BRYAN. " .