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DECORAH, WINNESHEIK COUNTY, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1896.
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY.
By AKERS 4 GREEN.
Official Paper of the City of Decorah.
omcs— an WIST WATBR STREET, UPSTAIRS
TELEPHONE NO. 15.
REPUBLICAN RALLY.
HELD AT GRAND OPERA HOUSE
LAST SATURDAY.
•
Speeches Were Made in the Afternoon
by Hons. W. E. Fuller and Thos.
Updegraff, and in the Even
ing by Hon. Thos. Upde
graft and Rev. Dr.
Willett
It had been planned to have a grand
closing rally in our city last Saturday
with afternoon and evening meetings
and a procession on the streets, but the
rain of two days previous and of that
morning rendered a street parade im
possible. However, atone o’clock in
the afternoon the Decorah City Band
and McKinley Club Drum Corps came
out on the street and furnished music,
after which the meeting opened in the
Grand opera house. After a song|by
the Glee Club, Chairman Toye, of the
County Central Committee, announced
E. P. Johnson as chairman of the
meeting, who in a fitting speech intro
duced Hon. W. E. Fuller, of West
Union, who discussed the issues care
fully and candidly. Mr. Fuller is quite
will known here, and was warmly
greetedby his many friends. After an
excellent speech by him the Cresoo
Glee Club, who had kindly come to
ftimish us music, gave one of their
popular selections. They possess good
voices, and their renditions were especi
ally pleasing to the audience. Our
congressman, Hon. Thos Updegraff,
was then introduced, and in his fa
miliar style continued the discussion.
He is so well known to our people that
his manner of speech and argumenta
tion needs no comment. His address
was logical and was enjoyed by those
who listened. His analysis of the
money question was argumentative
and instructive. The meeting was en
joyed by all present.
At the evening meeting C. N. God
dard acted as chairman, and music was
furnished by the Decorah City Band,
McKinley Club Drum Corps, and the
Creeco and Decorah Glee Clubs. Hon.
Thos. Updegraff and Rev. Dr. Willett
were the speakers. The issues were
presented by both in a careful and can
did manner, pointing out, as they be
lieved, the virtues of the republican
platform and the defects of the demo
cratic.
Had the weather been pleasant there
would undoubtedly have been much
larger audiences, but the enthusiasm of
those who were in attendance was none
the less on that account.
HON. J. E. BLYTHE AT RIDGEWAY.
The people df Ridgeway and vicinity
did themselves proud last Wednesday
evening. There was a splendid torch
light possession of men on font and on
hone back. After the parade the hall
was packed, standing room being at a
premium. The meeting was called to
order by Mr. Wheeler, and the audience
was fkvored with selections by the
Ridgeway band, the Ladies’ Glee Club,
of Ridgeway and the McKinley Glee
Club, of Deoorah, after which Mr.
Wheeler Introduced the speaker of the
evening, Hon. James E. Blvthe, of
Mason City.
Mr. Blythe was given an ovation as
he arose, and after the applause had
subsided, he entered at once into a
speech which was one of the best we
have had toe pleasure of listening to
during the campaign. He received the
attention of the large audience at onoe,
whloh he held throughout the whole
discourse. He picked out the leading
arguments of the free sllverites, and
answered them one by one, carefully
and candidly. After the address the
McKinley Glee Club, of Deoorah, gave
two more of their pleasing selections
and the meeting closed with three
cheers for McKinley and Hobart, also
three cheers for Hon. James E. Blythe.
ml ailinn
Returns Received Up to the Time of Going to
Press Indicate the Election of McKinley and
Hobart by Overwhelming Majorities.
THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN WINNESHIEK WILL
PROBABLY REACH 1400.
American Citizens Decide by their Ballots that the Grand Old Party
which has Championed tlie Cause of Sound Money and Protec
tion Shall Again Lead them to Victory, and Shall Manage
the Affairs of the Nation in the Future.
It baa always been the policy of
Public Opinion to give to its readers
all of the news as soon as obtainable,
and believing that its readers would be
very anxious to learn the result of the
greatest contest that has agitated the
American people since the War of the
Rebellion, it was deemed advisable to
hold our forms until news of the result
could be obtained, and this is our apol
ogy for not appearing yesterday, our
usual publication day.
Yesterday was a very pleasant day
and election passed off very quietly iu
this city. Au unusually large vote
was polled, as the returns will show.
In the evening ' ’en for re
ceiving the ore established
at the Grand Opera House, where,
through the courtesy of F. J. Rosen
thal, a long distance telephone was
placed in the opera house, so that re
turns were obtainable by telephone
and telegraph.
Early in the evening? dispatches be
gan to come in, and before long the ma
jorities for McKinley in all doubtful
quarters began to establish confidence
of his election in the minds of the large
audience present We had hoped to
be able to give complete returns from
Winneshiek county, but several town
ships failed to report, though those re
porting showed a larger majority than
ever for McKinley and the county tick
et. An estimate has been made, and
we think a conservative one, that the
republican plurality in this county will
reach 1400. This is based upon the re
turns received and the vote in former
years of the precincts not heard from. Of
course any estimates as to the number
of electoral votes McKinley will get
would at this time (5:15 a. m.) be use
less, and we have thought the most
feasible plan to be to report the com
plete returns as received by telegram
last night and this morning, so we ap
pend them as they came to us by tele
graph. There may be contradictions,
but by giving them as received, all our
readers have the opportunity of esti
mating for themselves, just as It was
necessary for those who heard the mes
sages read to do. Below will be found
the complete returns as received:
8:30 p. m.—220 precincts in Chicago
give McKinley 42,019; Bryan, 28,834;
Palmer, 263; Levering, 153.
9:00 p. m:—lndications are that
Bryan loees heavily in all cities of Vir
ginia. New York Herald says Ver
mont gives McKinley 88,000 plurality.
New York Sun bulletin sayspopocratic
chairman Talbot of Maryland says vote
of Baltimore givee state to McKinley.
9:30 p. m:—Republican plurality in
lowa will be 80,000, in Maryland about
10,000. Tenneseee has gone republican
by 20,000, Massachusetts by 100,000 and
Ohio will give McKinley the biggest
plurality ever given in that state. Con
fident of Kentucky. McKinley and
Hobart are elected beyond a doubt.
10:00 p. m.—Dee Moines, 20 precincts
in lowa give McKinley 8,004; Bryan,
2836. New Orleans, indications are
that Bryan will carry city by 8,000 to
10,000. Both democratic Congressmen
elected. 47 precincts in Nebraska,
outside of Lancashire and Douglass
counties, give McKinley 5,886; Bryan,
5,377. Chicago, 900 precinots, give Mc-
Kinley 186,884; Bryan, 186,885. Re
turns from 815 precincts in Arkansas
show state will go for Bryan by from
25,000 to 30,000. 65 precincts in lowa
McKinley 10,956; Bryan, 6,930. 30
precincts in Missouri give Bryan 4,586;
McKinley, 2,906.
10:30—City of Creeco gives McKinley
180 majority.
10:30 p. m.—112 precincts in Minne
sota, including 65 in St. Paul, give
McKinley 16,915; Bryan, 10,752. Claim
that McKinley will carry the state by
15,000, and Clough for Governor by not
less than 13,000. 1,176 precincts in
Michigan give McKinley 8,647 majori
ty over Bryan. Same rate will give
McKinley 100,000 majority.
10:40—926 precincts in Nebraska, out
side of Douglass county, give McKinley
12,807; Bryan, 11,266. 240 precincts in
Kentucky, outside of Louisville and
Jefferson county, give Bryan 5,446;
McKinley, 3,757. 125 precincts in lo
wa give McKinley 20,965; Bryan, 13,844.
lOftDrecincts in Indiana give McKin
ley Bryan, 8,916.
llzOi&Lp. m:— 22 precincts in Montana
give McKinley 762, Bryan 3426.
prednts in North Dakota and cities of
Grand Forks and Larimoie gave Mc-
Kinley 2492, Bryan 1721. 175 precincts
in Illinois outside of Cook oouuty give
McKinley 38,952, Bryan 28,527. 24
precincts in Missouri outside of St. Louis
gave Bryan 3589, McKinley 1948.
Clayton county, lowa, gives McKin
ley a majority of 138.
207 precincts in Minnesota, including
87 precincts in St Paul and one in Min
neapolis give McKinley 26,828, Bryan
17,039.
North Dakota, 41 precincts, McKin
ley 3127, Bryan 1976.
50 precincts in Montana give McKin
ley 1827, Bryan 8945.
12:00 p. m:—4s precincts in North Da
kota give McKinley 3362, Bryan 2199.
The New York Sun has just put out
bulletin saying McKinley is elected
president beyond doubt. The Tribune
gives McKinley 293 votes in the elec
toral college.
(News of the above was received with
the wildest of enthusiasm. Hats went
into the air, everyone leaped to their
feet, and amidst a clamor of yells, three
cheers for McKinley were given.)
The state of Oregon gives McKinley
5604, Bryan 3427. McKinley carries
Detroit by 4000 and state of Michigan
by 25,000. 130 precincts in Louisville
give McKinley 23,000, Bryan 14,000.
640 preeints in Kentucky outside of
Louisville and Jefferson county give
Bryan 5448, McKinley 3372.
12:80:—Iowa democratic central com
mittee concedes lowa to McKinley. 230
precincts in Minnesota give McKinley
29,277, Bryan 18,691. McKinley’s ma
jority will exceed 40,000 in Minnesota.
54 precincts in North Dakota give Mc-
Kinley 8918, Bryan 2819. All but one
precinct at Lincoln, Neb., give McKin
ley a majority of 1491. 215 precincts in
Ohio outside of Ham and Cuyahago
counties gives McKinley 40,860, Bryan
34,986. Bryan’s home precinct in Lin
coln, Neb., gave McKinley 197, Bryan
101. New York reports from Tennessee
news show the state to be in doubt.
125 precincts in lowa give McKinley
20,968, Bryan 13,044. 210 Ohio pre
cincts give McKinley 44,610, Bryan 30,-
000.
1:00 a. m.—6o precincts in Indianap
olis give McKinley 8,558; Bryan, 5,706.
Indications are that McKinley will
carry Indiana by 8,000.
1:30 a. m.—500 precincts in Cook
county give Tanner 114,788; Altgeld,
76,378. 90 precincts in Missouri, out
side of St. Louis, give Bryan 14,680;
MoKinley, 9,868. The New York
Times bulletin says that democrats
concede Delaware to republicans by
10,000. 260 towns in Massachusetts
give McKinley 115,045; Bryan, 82,816.
108 precincts in Oregon give McKinley
19,656; Bryan, 15,144. The village of
Bpring Grove, Minnesota, gives Mc-
Kinley 80 and Bryan 13. 200 precincts
In Massachusetts give Bryan 21,144;
McKinley, 75,722. 241 precincts in
Minnesota gives McKinley 31,623; Bry
an, 20,000. 103 precincts in North
Dakota give McKinley a majority of
2156. 180 precincts, outside of Marion
county, in Indiana, give McKinly
21,362; Bryan, 16,306. Complete re
turns have been received from only 7
precincts in Kansas, which give Mc-
Kinley 388: Bryau, 215.
Total of Cook county, with two pre
cincts missing, give McKinley 199,445;
Bryan, 142,106; Levering, 1559.
Minnesota republicans claim they
have elected complete state and con
gressional tickets and will carry the
state by 40,000.
New York, 1:21 a. m.—Returns to
this hour show that republicans have
elected 200 congressman, democrats 59,
populists 11, sound money democrats 1.
87 districts to be heard from.
Cleveland, Ohio: Chairman Hanna
says McKinley will have over 1,000,000
plurality on popular vote.
Chicago: 420 precincts in Cook
county give Tanner 76,884, Altgeld 65,-
246. 200 precincts in Wisconsin give
Bryan 25,135, McKinley 46,452. It is
estimated that McKinley will carry
the state by 100,000.
2:00 a. in:—24B precincts in lowa give
McKinley 44,162, Bryan 29,015. Net
republican gaiu 8003. 215 precincts in
Ohio give McKinley 40,455, Bryan 34,-
936. Chairmau Cooper, of the North
Dakota Central Committee, reports 107
precincts give McKinley majority of
2156. Fusion strongholds show great
losses.
2:30 a. m: —Latest estimates give 300-
000 plurality for republicans in Penn
sylvania. Indications are that How
ard county, lowa, will go republican
by 500 majority. Entire county ticket
is elected by somewhat smaller ma
jority.
3:00 a. m.—The Chicago Inter Ocean,
Record and Chronicle claim strongly
the election of McKinley and Hobart,
as the vote is a landslide. Returns
and estimates at this boar in New
York indicate McKinley has carried
Illinois, / Indiana, IOW»,' jMawaie,
Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pen
nsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermout,
Wisconsin and Wyoming, a total
of 254 electoral votes. 445 precincts
outside of Ban Francisco in California
gives McKinley 23,027; Bryan f 20,065.
The Chicago Press says 626 precincts in
Cook county give Tanner 110,720; Alt
geld, 96,864. Chairman Roberts of
Kentucky republican committee says
state has gone republican from 15,000
to 20,000. 102 precincts in Missouri
gives McKinley 12,894; Bryan, 10,328.
127 precincts in Bouth Dakota gives
McKinley 7,684; Bryan, 6,527.
3:30 a. ui.—lndications are that
Brecken ridge is defeated for Congress
by over 10,000. Estimates from every
county in Pennsylvania gives McKin
ley an apparent plurality of 266,950.
450 precincts in Nebraska outside of
Douglass and Lancaster counties give
Bryan 48,249; McKinley, 46,789. 88
precincts in Douglass county give Mc-
Kinley 10,900; Bryan, 10,126. 370 pre
cincts in Minnesota give McKinley
48,168; Bryau, 29,528. Republicans
have elected tive out of seveu congress
man.
The World Herald, fusion paper,
estimates Bryan’s majority in Nebras
ka between 8000 and 9000. Omaha Bee
claims state doubtful with chances in
favor of Bryan. 169 precincts in St.
Louis give Bryan 19359, McKinley 22,-
792. 340 precincts in Indiana, outside
of Marion county, give McKinley 38,-
826. Bryan 31,399.
Full reports from 1836 precincts in
Illinois give McKinley 386,662, Bryan
276,495, Palmer 3580. This gives Mc-
Kinley the state by 150.000.
3:45 a. m.—Tire Chicago Inter Ocean
and Chronicle estimates the following
states carried by McKinley: Connecti
cut, Illinois, ludiana, lowa, Delaware,
Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massa
chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New
York, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming, a to
tal of 254 electoral votes. Also the fol
lowing carried by Bryan: Colorado,
Kansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Montaua, Nevada, North
Carolina, Idaho, South Carolina, Ten
nessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, a total
of 145 electoral votes. Returns are fa
vorable for McKinley from California,
North and South Dakota and West
Virginia.
We are sorry that nothing more defi
nite than the above can be given at
present, but it seems to us that the
election of McKinley and Hobart is
assured without a doubt, and the as
surances received from all over the
country substantiate the like opinion
of all who heard the returns up to the
time the offices closed this morning.
No. 37.