PARTICULARS OF THE FIGHT. United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received November Bth. 9-a-m.) WASHINGTON, November 7. Mr McKinley has been re-elected by a larger electoral vote than in 1896, although | with small popular pluralities. Gener | ally speaking, the polling was orderly, and it was the largest on record. Mr McKinley carried the following States: —New j.ork. New Emgland. New Jersey, Wisconsin, Maryland, Connecticut. lowa, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Il linois South, Maine, and D:ikota. Mr Bryan carried the States of Texas and North Carolina. The latest returns indicate that Mr Mc- ! Kinley carried 23 States, including Ne braska. Mr Bryan 16 States. It is esti mated McKinley received 292 votes and Mr Bryan 155. Mr E. C. Mills, of E. W. Mills and Co., Ltd., w-uo recently spent some time in North America, remarked yesterday, in finswer to a question on the" subject" by a Wellington correspondent of "The Press,' that he thought the result of the contest for the Pr-esidenev would be in the L-est interests of tiie United States as well as of the world generally. If Mr Bryan had been elected the financial system of the United States would have been greatly unsettled and the eifect on manu facturing interests would have been the re verse of .hatisfactcry. Mr McKinlev's re electiou to office would ensure stability both as regarded manufactures ;unl currency. Ite ports received from the United States told of the continued prosperity of its manufac turing concerns, and manufacturers especially would acclaim the return of Mr McKinley for a second term.
THE COMMONWEALTH.
APPOINTMENT OF STATE GOVERNORS.
