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THE MACON TELEGRAPH.
MACON, GA.. WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 7, 1894.
' ttiugU Copy, ft Cant*.
Democratic Candidates Were
Overwhelmed by Repub
lican Yotes.
NEW YORK ACOMPLETE LOSS
Levi Morton Elected Governor by More
Than One Hundred
Thousand,
MAJORITY IN CONGRESS GAINED
Funlkner Coned.* That th, ft.pnbll-
c«iu Have llie il.ct of It In Every
Jftoipect— Wilson and Springer
Are Oath Oeatrn for
Congress,
WusMng'ton, Nov. S.—According to
the latest [returns at 3 a. m. the next
house of reppescntai’-lves will stand:
Democrats. 145; Republicans, 207; Pop
ulists, 4. TOtal, 356.
NEW YORK.
New York, Noy. 6.—The election was
remarkable for the general Quietude
that prevailed In the city, despite the
intense party feeling that raged to all
the ditto-lets, from the Battery to Spuy-
ten Duyvel. With' the exception of a
few ordinary tmcounU'rs there was no
happening that could be called rlotlous
In any section. A tour of the districts
by ,i close observer resulted In no dis
coveries more striking than the deter
mined mood the average votter seemed
to be to. -Men who never diream of tak
ing breakfast before 9 o'clock in the
morning were everywhere at the palls
long before they wore legally open for
voters. They stood in the chilly air
reading 'their papers, calmly waiting
for the time for voting. On the west
side there were long lines of men, who
stood for hours without being able, to
gfct anywhere near the polls till two
or three hours after they laid got a
place in the single flics on the side
walks. At one time, to some of -the
brown stone dlstUots, where the Re-,
publican strength is noted, many vo
ters became suspicious as to the real
cause of the slow movement ahead of
them and at 'the ballot boxes, and feel
ing grew strong -thr-t tho delay was
caused by the “nxiliclaus Inactivity of
tilt .r enemies.” Ifl some instances there
was some basis for this . view, and
when It became apparent to the ispebt-
ora and the wu.t'cheru that too much
time was being token up by the “slow
eocenes," there, was, a cm .of...“Got a
mo.e on youl” and things became
more rustling.
Tnere was adtual disfranchisement to
hundreds of oases to various pitta of
th® city. Unfortunate fellows, who be
cause of their Illiteracy, and who were
a'ilu.ved no guide posts behind the
screens, were unable to make ballot
enas meet legally and had to -give up
the Job finally, were very many. But
b.iey wore ndc the only men who had
gone to the "trouble” of being regis
tered and l03t their vote.
The cause of It all wus unquestion
ably the lack of booths. It Is true
that Itlre law provides oi bootn for ev
ery fifty voters and that to several dis
tricts extra booths were quickly In
place the night before the election day,
but all thalt did not alter the fact that
hundreds of men In the city today
stood In line and hod finally to see the
polls closed In their faces before they
could reach the ballot boxes. The in-
. speetore In some of the districts were
to sympathy with the men far back
In line when the dock neared the hour
of four, but they assert that they wore
not ‘to -blame that • the Infernal -ballot
system" -was at the bottom of the
whole tenon table business, and booths
had little Ho do with the condition of
affaira In certain quarters.
However, It Is the general belief of
the voters to the uptown west side,
where there was moat cause for com
plaint. that next election day there
will bo better facilities for voters If the
n«xl: legislature Is furnished with proof
of the look of time and the lack of
both loom for voting. •
All the election districts to New
York give Morton 124,373; Hill, 127.177;
Wheeler. 8,749. Two thousand one hun
dred and slxty-two districts outside of
New York and Brooklyn give Morton
399.507; Hill, 212,514; Wheeled, 4.425. The
came districts to 1891 gave Fassett 238,-
772; Flower, 219,694.
-AT TAMMANY HALL. , ..
There was an ominous silence as the
returns were read at Tammany Hall.
‘‘Tammany’s beaten," was the cry
around th hall. The strains of Boyne's
band -were Insufficient to keep the peo
ple In humor.
Police Justice Ryan, -who -was on-e of
the few Tammany men remaining tut the
wigwam, said things looked bad.
"It looks like a Republican landslide,”
said he. “and I am afraid we are going
to be snowed under."
Nicholas Donoho made an address. He
said he could not believe that two such
■khorough-eouled" Democrats as Sena
tor Hill and exsMayor Grant could be
beaten In the state and city of New
York.
-By thls'-Kme the news ted spread that
Hill and Grant were defeated, and ab
solute silence prevailed In the hall. Mr.
Crain, to break the monotony. Intro
duced John B. McGoldrlck, secretary of
the Tammany Hall organization, and
he met with a great ovation.
“You have heard me announce In the
past yens the victories of Tammany
HaU. Tonight. I am ifcrry to say. I
have to announce a defeat. We have
lav; the city by 25.090 votes, and the
state by 100.009 votes. It has Veen a
la clsllde—a tidettet we could not stem.
We have, at any rode, nailed our colors
to the most and ftmgbt -to the hurt
ditch."
A wall went up from the crowd as Mr.
McGoldrlck gave out the oflk-lil state
ment that victory hail deserted the
ranks of the Democratic party, and that
Tammany HaU was defeated.
Mr. Crain, seeing there was no use In
protonging the agony, said: "I have one
thing to ask you before I go, and that Is
to Mr* three cheers for David B. Hill.”
Word* cannot oonvey the intensity of
the cheers that followed. The crowd
completely lost control of itself Men
throw their hats in the air. while the
la-lles In the boxes waved thetr hand-
kerchiefs. Then Mr. Crain culled for
three cheers -for Hugh J. Grant, and
they were given with a right good wttL
(Then the ‘‘braves’’ slowly left the
hall and filed Into the street. The glo
nhu <jt Tammany Hall seemed, for the
preipjt Mt least, to have departed.
A tog crowd fingered outside Tsunmn-
aw Hull until late to -the night. Neith
er ga-Mayor Grant ncrr any of the
prominent Tammany men came to the
wigwam during ithe night.
The official vote for governor In New
York city Is: HH1.124.050: Morton, 121,501;
Wheeler. 8.787.
The following congressmen are elect
ed in Brooklyn: Bruley (Republican).
Second district: WiUwre (Republican),
wjftr# * district: Bennett (Republican).
Fifth district; Howe (Republican), Sixth
district.
Congressmen probably eloeted in New
York city are: Seventh district, Austin
E. Ford (Republican): Eighth district.
Jumps J. Walsh (Tammany-lte); Ninth
district, Harry C. Miner (Tarnmanylte);
Tenth district. Andrew J. Campbell
(Republican); Eleventh district, F. Erd-
man (Republican): Twelfth district.
George B. -McClellan (Tarnmanylte);
Thirteenth district. Richard C. Shannon
(Republican): Fourteenth distriot. L. B.
Qu gg (Republican): Flfteenith district,
Fhllip R. Lo w (Republican).
J. H. Hanley, chairman of -the Repub
lican national executive committee, has
pant -the following telegram of congratu
lation:
„ "Fifth Avenue Hotel. New York. Nov.
6- 1S31.—Hon. J. W.■‘Babcock, Chairman
Of. du Republican Congreeslonnl Com
mittee. Washington: I heartily congrat
ulate you on the result of your labors.
Our victory to complete and perfect,
from -Maine to California. The result Jn
New York to the grandest victory of oil.
We have laid thla day a solid founda
tion upon which -to erect In 1896 the
structure of national vlotory for protec
tion and prosperity.
(Signed) “J. H. Hanley.”
ALL QUIET IN BROOKLYN.
Brooklyn, Nov. G.—A more quiet
election tvas never known in Brook
lyn than that which passed off today.
It afforded a marked contrast to last
year, when there was much excitement
produced by tho riotous -ccues In
Gravesend. Now this former town is
a city ward.and, Instead of the polling
places being bunched together In the
town hall, where nil the vofing was
formerly done under tho eye -if Me-
Kano, the polling places .were scattered
•throughout tho ward. Tho keen air
prevented much loitering about the
polling places, and' the booths of tho
workers wfio distributed pasters and
gave Instructions In voting wore nearly
deserted. There wero a few arrests
for illegal voting, but some of them
were -due to - the errors of registrars In
.taking down numbers.
The voting proceeded slowly owing
to the multiplicity of ballots and many
Toters spoiled their l-allo's to their
first attempts. But die bulk of llie
voting was cast by noon.
The Republicans have made a clean
sweep hi this city. Morton carries the
city by about 18.000. Saxon's plurality
is n couple of thousand less. Harman
(Republican) Is. elected registrar and
tho Republicans have probably elected
three congressmen to this district.
SOUTH. CAROLINA.
Columbia, 8. 0., Nov. 0.—llie weather
In South Carolina was cold nu;l clear
today. The election, was die most ex
citing to years. In.addltlon to llie con
gressional contests, there has been a
hot fight 'between tho regular Demo-
.crntlo candidates for go venter, John
Gary Evans of Aiken, and Dr. Samp
son Pope of -Newberry, Independent
candidate, supported by dike men who
have left the Deffiocfitle party Ik outre
of their bitter feeling towards tbo pres
ent. administration, tlacked by thn ne
groes of the cities'mkl towns. In ad
dition to all this, the store has been
agitated over the question of lio.M'ng
a constitutional convention which, if
held, would dlsfraficnlsc the negro and
eliminate him from polities. This
aroused the negroes and on tills ques
tion they have been supported by he
Independents, who wish to use the ne
gro In tho future. Feeling has leen
bitter and the negroes have turin-d cut
a larger number than In years—that Is,
they have turned out In tho cities end
towns—hut It Is not llkelv that they
have turned out at the count-y pre
cincts,. where the Democrats are in a
large majority and tenets there ara no
Independents to give tho ne-rro encour
agement and assistance. Tho calling
of a constitutional convention, ns
stated, means that a new co.-ui'nitlon
will bo made and tho negro dbtran
chisad. . ■
“What do I think of the electionV
said Dr l’ope, the Independent candi
date for governor.
“Why; I have been elected, and be
fore I’ll bo defrauded out of It, I'll take
It up before every returning board,
state board and court to tho state. And
I want to say that Governor Tillman
will never get Ills seat to tho senate,
and J. L. M. Irby will be unseated
when we shoiw how he has partici
pated In the frauds that have been
committed. When the United States
senate sends an investigating commit-,
tee down here I will promise to supply
It with the proof of fraud and tha part
that Senator Irby and Governor Till
man took. I will prove what instruc
tions Governor Tillman gave out and
those of Chairman Irby on Saturday
night”
He estimated tho total vote cast at
60.000.
Charleston, Nov. 6.—Pretty full re
turns of hhe state election I'coe-Wed and
Indicate the election of all seven -Demo
cratic congressmen and regular Demo
cratic state ticket, headed by Evans
for governor, who defeats Sampson
Pope, Independent, hi» only opponent.
Rwtusns for leglslalture shown a- safe
majority for Tillman tat the United
Stoflea senate. Election quiet tUrough-
out'the state. Pope claims that there
was much flagrant fraud throughout
the state, and evidence appears to sus
tain the claim.
Happily tbe election In South Caro
lina passed oft very quietly, ad with
the exception of ope fracas uit Lamar’s
no trouble was reportted. The regular
Democratic mavhlntlry now in the
hands of the reformers has swept
things its own way, but its anticipated
majority was out down.
Chairman Irby has now come down
in his estimated majority for Evans
for governor. Dr. Pope, who 1* making
an independent race for governor. Is
receiving numerous reports of fraud.
Some of it has bc-vn most rtagpint.
The report Is prevalent here that
trickery has been used by the reform
machinery In Dnrllngton, Florence.
Clalrendoo, Greenville, Wlnnsboro and
Aiken. It is likely that a contest of
some kind will be made. Nothing more
than the election of Evans, even If
Torced, was expedted. Returns no
daunt will show a majority of 20,000
for Eva no. Dr, Pope Insists that he
tea been elected. Chairman Irby says
that Sumter, Charleston. Beaufort,
Georgetown wlH be the only counties
electing memters of the legislature an
tagonistic to the candldtcy of Oov-
erod.- Tillman to -the senate. Horry and
Berkeley be classes as doubtful. The
constitutional convention Issue, which
has been a leading Issue, la still In
IS
S&e Will Send a Solid Demo
cratic Delegation to
Congress.
BLACK DEFEATED WATSON.
There Is Eittlo Doubt of tho Election
of Judge Maddox in tbe
Seventh.
BIG GAINS EOR THE DEMOCRATS
Bxerjr District In tbs Hate Polled s
Good Vote and There Is Ito Danger
of a Contest In Any of Them
Except in tile Tenth
District.
(Continued on page (J
Atalnta. Nov.- 6.—(Special.)—Returns
received here up to midnight show
that Georgia will send a solid Dem
ocratic delegation to Congress. (There
Lave (been heavy Democratic gains
as compared to the vote cast In the
state election in every district, with
the Seventh perhaps an 'exception.
In this city the election was very
quiet, a very email vote being polled.
No special effort was deemed neces
sary to defeat Todd, the Populist can
didate. Livingston's majority to the
district will be about 2,400. Todd car
ried Rockdale, Campbell and TViiglAa
counties bv small majorities.
Carter Tato’a majority In the Ninth
district -will go over 3,000. He beat
Twltty at every point, carrying his
own counity, Jackson, by 200,
The official vote to the Seventh dis
trict will not be In before to-morrow,
Ad. It now stands. Dr. Felton (Pop
ulist) has Gordon. Bartow, Haralson
and Paulding counties, with hto ma
jorities only o few hundred below -Mad
dox. The vote Is pretty close, but dis
patches from Rome indicate that there
Is no doubt of -Maddox’s election.-The
estimate there of his majority is 2,500
In the Tenth district Watson to again
defeated bv the heavy vote In Rich
mond. It Is learned here to-nlg.n . -
all the big Republican leaders in the
stoke were down in Richmond to-day.
on -the quiet, taking notes that will
be used to unseat Black, to case the
House Is Republican. So o. contest Is'
assured there. Watson oarrled -v*
county In the district, but Hancock and
Richmond.
Moses defeats Thornton to the Fourth
by’3.000, and. Bartlett gets every coun-
ty-to' the Tenth- bat Pike, -which went
to • Whittaker. His majority here to
estimated at 4,000.
The only county Crisp lost In th'
Third was Taylor, Senator Gordon’s
county, .which voted ltfi strength for
White (Populist). ' *
Lawson's majority over Yancey Car
ter, In the Eighth la something above
1.000.
Lester and Russell had things their
own -way In -the First and Second dis
tricts. nn-d Turner easily defeated
Johnson to- the Eleventh, although In
several counties .the vote was croee.
LESTER'S BIG VICTORY.
He Wins' to fluff First by Eight
Thousand.
Savannah. Nov. 6.—(Special ,)-The
First Congressional district gives Les-
.ter (Democrat) 8,000 majority.
.CHATHAM’S FINE WORK.
Savannah. Nov. 6.-Ohaith.ini county
gives Lester, for congressman the larg
est majority It ha* ever given a con-
jgrawloni.il candMtvte. Total voto to
6,389, of -which' Leetor received 6,332 ana
Brown (Populist) 67. tester’s majority
is 6,275.
DECATUR IS SOLID. 1
Batobridge. Nov. 0.—(Special.)—Fif
teen preclnot* out of twenty-one In
Decatur county give Russell, the Dem
ocratic nominee. 6*1 majority. Those
not heard from will probably reduce
the majority to 550. an increase of 100
over the majority In the state eleotton.
Decatur Is still 'Democratic, as she
always will be.
QUITMAN FOR SMITH.
Georgetown. .Nov. 6.—(Special.)—It
Is Impossible TO get the official vote,
but It looks aa If Smith, the Populist,
has carried the county by a small ma
Jorlty. »
CLAY FOR RUSSELL.
Fort Gaines. Nov. 6.—(Special.)—
Russell swept everything here. Ills ma
jority Is 400. Bacon’s election helped
to do the work.
MITCHELL IS SAFE.
Camilla. Nov. (Special).—Ben Rus
sell carries Mitchell county by 200 ma
jority.
CRISP HAS LITTLE TROUBLE.
Hto Home County Gives Him a Ma-
. Jorlty of 800.*
Americud. Nov. 6.—(Special.)—Amer-
Icus gives Crisp a majority of 628. Ills
majority to the county Is about 800.
CRAWFORD SAFE FOR CRISP.
Roberta. Nov. 6.—(Special).—Approxl
mated vote of Crawford oourety: Crisp,
450: Wheat. 150.
DOOLY FOR CRISP.
Cordele. Nov. 6.—(Special.)—Crisp’s
majority In Dooly county la 343, with
one precinct to hear from, which' may
reduce the majority a little.
LEE COUNTY.
Leesburg, Nov. 8.—(Special).—Lee
county gives Crien 3.5 majority. There
were tmly 23- Populist votes cast. The
vote was fight.
TAYLOR POPULIST.
Butler. Nov. 8.—(Special).—Reynold!
awl Howard give Crisp -14 majority.
Four precincts to hear from will give
Taylor to the I'opuiiots.
SCHLEY FOR CRISP
Ellaville. Nov. e.—(Special).—Crtop’s
majority in Schley to estimated at 230.
MOSES IS ALL SAFE.
Muscogee Rolls Him Up a Big Majority.
Columbus. Nov 6.—(Special).—Musco
gee county gives Moses (Democrat) 900
majority.
CALHOUN AND MILLER.
Arlington. Nbv 6.—(Special).—Calhoun
’ to O. K. Miller Is doubtful, but perhaps
•fall In fine, as all precincts have
not been heard from.
MARION WAS CLOSE.
Buena Vista. Nov 8.—(Special).—
Thornton’s majority -will not exceed 50
in Murion.
TALBOT FOR (MOSES.
Talbotton. Nov. 6.—(Special).—Talbot
county give* Moses at least 225 mtlorl-
tar. The Donnxrats are jubilant, Cary
Thornton suffers a soyere defeat In his
am county. Atkinson received only
7IBmjWtty, but Moses boats Thormton
228.
THORNTON CARRIED IT.
Cuasefa. Nov. 6.—(Special).—The elec-
Go* passed off quietly. There was no
disturbance . It is Imtxwsjble to get re
turns tonight, -but Thornton has carried
'll* county -by fuily 208 majority.
COWETA DID HER DUTY.
’Newnan. Nov. 8.—(Special.)—Moses
ha* oarrled Coweta by 1,250. majority,
and. from Information received here,
ha* carried the district, by 3.000 mi-
Joflty.
TROUPE FOR MOSES.
LaOrange. Nov. (>.—(Special.)—Re
ams from all but three precincts give
rages (Democrat) a majority of 716.
w may be reduced by about 100
otrs. but COO Democratic majority Is
g.tfe estimate. More negroes voted
rtm the Democrats than .in the recent
two election.
i FELTON KNOCKED OUT.
IMdox Carried the Seventh by Over
* J Two Thousand. 1 1
t(tDme, Nov. 6.—(Special.)—Floyd
oulity gives Maddox a majority of
_.2#i estimated In this (the Seventh)
district. Bartow. Polk, Paulding, Har
alson and Gordon counties so for Fel
ton; -all the others for Maddox, and
his majority wifi be’about 2,500.
Marietta. Nov. 6.—(Special).—Maddox’
majority In Cobb county Is between
too and 600.
WHITFIELD SOLID.
Dalton. Nov. 6.—(Special.)— 1 'With
tour nreclncts to hoar from. Maddox
ho* 814 majority to this county. Pop
ulist* concede It to Maddox by 100 ma
jority. Murray county goes for Mad
dox by 150 majority; A Populist tough
had Ills Jaws slapped by a Democrat
to-day for telling him that he voted
n scoundrels' ticket when he voted tho
Democratic 'ticket. The Popullat got
a good ear boxing.
OVER IN THE EIGHTH. I
Judge Bartlett Wins tbe Race
by an Overwhelming
Majority.
popdlistsIFtherun.
Every County in tho District Gives
the Game Cock of Bibb a
Majority.
BIBB COVERS HERSELF WITH GLORY
Tits Hlgge«t Vow and Olo.i Enthusiastic
Election Ever Held In the Cauntjr
—Good Order nnd Good Humor
Pro. oiled Til.oughout
the U.y.
Lawson Reoelvea a Good Majority All
Around.
Washington. Nov. 6.—(Special).—Five
precincts. Including Washington, give
Lawiim 1,201 majority. Three precincts
not obtainable tonight now give Yam
cy CUrter 400 majority. This will leave
L.iwuo'n between 800 and 900 majority to
Wllkt*. the banner Democratic eciunty
of (the Eighth congressional district.
MADISON ALL RIGHT.
. Donletevllle. Nov.' 6l—(Special).—Law-
son carries Madison oounltiy by 375 ma-
Jo*ty.,
GREAT OLD JASPER.
Montlccllo. Nov. 6.—(Special).—Jas
per's vote is: Lawson. 821; Carter, 192.
IN HOUSTON.
•.Perry, Noi-. 6.—(Speohtl).—Houston
will give Orion abou't 1,000 majority.
There, was a light vote. There were 615
Votes at Perry, all for Crtep.
■EATONTON’S SNOW STORM.
WBhcntcn.- Nov. (apoolalW—Law*on
oitowed Carter under today -to (the .tune
of 800. Cur ter'only reoeivad 24 votes.
ELBERT WENT SOLID. !
Elberton, Nov. 6.—(Special.)—'The
election In Elbert passed oft quietly.
Judge Lawson's majority la about 000
la the county.
IN MADISON.
Athens, Nov. 0.—(Special.)—Returns
dhow that Lawson carries Madison
county by 300.
RETURNS CONSOLIDATED.
Athens; Nov. 6.—(Special.)—iA con
solidation of counties to the Eighth
district gives Lawson 2,500 over Carter.
NO TROUBLE FOR LAWSON.
Athens. Nov. 6.—(Speclal.)-Clarke
ts Democratic. There wa« a very light
vote, ttnd little interest manifested.
The retumo *how Lawson 095 and
Oarter 341, giving Lawson a majority
of 254.
GOT TOGETHER FOR LAIWBON.
Lavonkt. Nov. 0.—(Special.)—Lawaon
has reduced Hines’ majority about
eighty vote*. Out of a total vote of
2,025. Carter's bojorlty is about 285.
■ -■ — t 2
TATE IS ELECTED,
Gets a Majority of from 1,600 to 3,000
in Hall County.
Gainesville. Nov. 0.—(Speol'al.)—HaU
gives Tate over 700 majority. .Reports
so far are favorable from other coun
ties. Tate will win by anywhere from
1,500 to 3.000.
LawrencevlHe. Nov 6.—(Special).—
Gwinnett goes Democratic by about 300
majority.
BLACK WHIPS WATSON.
His Majority to the District Over Five
Tbouuand.
Augusts. Nov. 0.—Indications are that
the reoord of two year* ago In the Tenth
district to being duplicated. The probse
blindes axe that In the country districts
Watson'* vote to Increased over that of
two year* ago. but noit enough to over
come the majority Wh!t% Black will get
in Richmond. Hancock and Wllklnoon
counties.
The vote to Richmond Is unusually
heavy, and tt will be late before the of
ficial count Is completed. There were
sever 11 fights In Augusts, one resulting
in the death of one man and the wound
in'-. of e-voral 0:11,-ia. In the fifth ward,
which has * la-gr I’lP’dirt votr. John
M. Goss, one of the Populist workenr,
challenged a negro vote. In the dtiflculty
that followed (loo drew hto ptotol, and
a general melee ami fuzllade of shot*
followed. Goss was lnctantly killer), but
not until be bad emr/tled his five-cham
bered platol. Among the wounded wero
George Heckle, marshal of Summerville,
a residence suburb of Auguata, ehot In
the shoulder and side, Loth fienh
wounds: Dan Bowles, shot In forehead,
and cut. all fia<ti wounds! will Bohler,
serloucly shot. AM sttriles are white.
Others received alight cuts and brule,
negroea and whltr» fighting 09 both
sides.
Later.—Almoet comnletc returns from
the Tenth given Black (Democrat) 5.600
majority over Watam (Populist).
WASHINGTON FOUOIIT HARD.
Tehnllle. Nov. 6.—(Special).—Washing
ton county'* majority fir Watson will
be about 200, against 750 In 1892.
HANCOCK DID WELL.
Sparta, Nov. 6.—(Special).—Hancock
goes for Black by over 1,000.
SANDERSVILLE'S WORK.
Sand.-ravine. Nov. 6.—(Special.J-The
election here to-day for C'ongresi-
masi w.is verv close. Watsoa has about
150 majority In the county. The Dem
ocrats have done some good work. In
Sandersvlfie Wataon got only eighteen
rotes, and Major Black received a ma
jority of 623
(Continued on page 5.)
Since 1870 there has not been a
more enthuslast'.o election held in ll bb
county than the ono held y ntterday for
congressman to represent tbe Sixth con
gressional district in the uatloual houro
of representatives.
Throughout Bibb county tho enthu
siasm ran high all dny, and tbo con-
sequcnco was tho polling of an unpre
cedentedly largo vote. Notwithstand
ing tho great enthusiasm, however, It
was tho best humored and mo«t orderly
election ever held In Bibo county. Not
n difficulty occurred about any of ilia
polling precincts, and It Is not believed
a cross word was spoken. This Is
easily accounted for from tho fact that
tho voto was practically mmuiracus
for Bartlett at every precinct. In tho
morning when tho polls first opened
11 few Populists wero seen congregat
ed nround tho polls, but they wero
hacked to start with anil mafia no ef
fort of any conscqucnco to lnfiucu tbo
floating voto to go with them. It was
perhaps tbo only elootlon In thn his
tory of Bibb county at which whlto
puoplo and negroes worked and voted
«lfio by sifio In a common cause, and
It was a remarkable sight to sea lead
ing negroes working for Bartlett
among their own ruoo and uxtolllng to
them the necessity of electing a Dem
ocrat over a Populist.
When tho polls opened yesterday
morning the workers for each sldo
were on.hand at each precloot Tho
Bartlett workers wero largely In tha
majority, to fact there were mors Bart
lett workers at each precinct than
there were Populist voters and work
em combined, nnd It was not ling be
fore tho Populists saw that they were
even smaller in numbers than they hod
led themselves to believe, ,-tnd after
putting In -tbolr votes they left tbo
polls In desralr. Tho Bartlett men
started out with a feeling of triumph
and their main object was to mako
tho majority nB large ns possible. They
realized that every voto east for their
candidate was virtually it majority
vote, and they worked hard to mako
It as largo as possible. At tbe court
house one of the Populist loailoix, see
ing that everything was golug for Bart
lett, resorted to challcaglug lu order
to mako tho. voting ns slow ns possi
ble so that the majority would bo held
down, but tho voters crowded to so
fast that he soon gavo up tho Job and
retired from tho polls.
Tho court houso precinct was the first
to open and them was a largo crowd
on hand when Ad, Thomas threw up
tho llttlo window In tho basement of
tlio court houso on tho Academy of Mu
sic Milo and announced ready for bus
iness. .There was a rush fur tho win
dow by n largo number of voters want
ing the’ honor of being the first to put
in a vote for th* game cock of Bibb,
TUIs was tho signal for tho voters and
from flint moment until S-910 o'clock p.
m. there was a solid stream of human
ity at tlio polls. Such steady voting
was never before seen In Bibb county
and Tlicro was hardly n mlnuto during
the entire day when there was not *
voter waiting at tho window to cast
his ballot One noticeable thing at
till* precinct was Iho perfect organisa
tion of tbo workers nud there were
many of them, principal among whom
was Judge Bartlett, who was actively
engaged all (lay and never left tlio
polls until the window closed down*
It lias often been said that no man had
better or truer friends than Judge
Bartlett, and this was clearly proven
yesterday, nnndreds of his friend*
worked hard for him nH day who did
It to show their friendship and not for
reward. Tills Is true even of the ne
groes, many of whom worked faith
fully. Among the negroes who labored
faithfully for him was Henry Ham
mond, who did not go homo for two
days nnd nights prior to tho clectlpn,
nnd yesterday took his own team and
worked faithfully nil day for Judge
Bartlett without reward.
At Findlay’s the voting was steady all
day to the close. At ihto precinct the
populist* had a large vote In tho last
election, and tt was considered otic of
their etromtholds. Tho result yesterday
show* that there are only n few IV>r>u-
fiat* there .-and that like all Other pre
cinct* In the county 4t to overwhelm
ingly lOemocraUc. It further proves
that It wj« the negro voto (lint
gave tho Ponultota their apparent gain
In the state election. Ywterday the
negroes voted with the Democrats, and
the result was a tremendous dump In
the PopuHst vote of the county. The ne
groes have realized that the Democrat*
are tholr best friend*, and the alluring
promise* of tho Populist* are as »o
much -wind.
Every district in the county gave
Bartlett on overwhelming majority.
The districts that gave Hines large
vote* to the state election went almost
unanimously for Bartlett, ami the Indi
cation* are-that Popultom to Bibb coun
ty I* dead forever.
After 3 o’cloclf. eun time, the workers
at each of the city precinct* nnd at
Godfrey came to she count house, and
the liveliest election scene ever wlt-
noeited to 4M* county was kept up un
til the polls closed. Everbody -was In s
good humor, anil enjoyed seeing the
voters os they zoueezed .through the
dense crowd -to get to the polls. When
a man would manatee to get through
ajm vote he would stand aside and en
joy seeing Che others struggle through
the eolld m.iKB of humanity. Negroes
ami white people worked their Way
through and Jnutled each other, but no
body cared, Juet so the vote* were go
ing to -the 4>aillot 'box. and -they did go
In about as float as It wa* possible for
people -to struggle .to the potto.
At 12 o'.doek, nearly all of -the brel<
nc*a house* closed. Wle shop* and facto
ries shut cow I], rmil everybody went to
the poll*. The day was like it hbUday.
and although a majority of the store*
reopened at 3 o'clock, some of them re
mained cloned all (the afternoon, and
employer* and employe* stood side by
side null worked at the polls. It was
a tight without a faction, and In every
respect the most Democratic fight ever
witnessed In this county. Church mem
bers and barkeepers worked side by
side and shok hands while they ex
pressed to each other their satisfaction
at the troy the election was going. It
w.ts cause for rejoicing to Democrat* of
high and low degree, and they made tbe
bast of It. Old enemies »ho«Jk bands
and wined out bid scores, nnd. token
all to all, It was itlie lolllrot election day.
Moicon has ever seen.
After the polls closed there was a
tired but gratified expression on tbe
faces of thoeo about tho polls, for tt
took no prophet 'to tell that Bartlett
ted rolled up a great big majority, sev
eral hundred more titan had been ex*
peeked by his most ardent supporters.
Everybody yelled for Bartlett aud some
of his enthusiastic friends not off red
fire omdf fire works to honor of his glo
rious victory. From Crump's Park la
Tracy’s Lake nud from Pumpkin Hoi-
low Li ltl.ick Ankle the cry of Bart-
latt could be heard until pawt' mkl-
ulglit. Tho gumo cock of Bibb was on
the lip* of every ono and thn people
were happy. At night, when tlio glo
rious tidings from 'the other dlstricta
began coming lu tile Immense crowd lu
the Telegraph office waiting to hear the
returns yelled vociferously and (he cry
wins taken up along Clio street* until the
whole itown was yelling for Bartlett.
Brass bd'inls played and tho people
were wild with enthusiasm.
Later, when I,he good news cstme from
the Teu'th that Black was a sure win
ner. the enthusiasm of Ihe ■ crowd
knew no bounds; not even tho unfa
vorable reports from Now York could
dampen their ardor. Old Georgia was
atlll mite and solid and they did not
have time Mo grieve over tho mlsfow
tuuo of other ma'te*.
'By 9 o'clock all Hie returns from the
precinct* and districts In the county
were In except tho Warrior, which
could not be heart! from, bu't whlth
will lu all probability show a like re<
suit to the other precinclB; that ts, a
big Democratic gain over the stata
election. The vWte os received Is as fob
Dirt- rtVWtl. HElrtletttf
lett. ker. Mpjorl'ty.
73 . . , 2,977
30 166
■ 58 ». 219
-
181
lows:
Pro
duct.
Court house ,.8,032
Godfrey . . * , 196
East Macon , . 277
Findlay's ... 492
Rutland .... 66
Hbward ..... 90
Total* . . 181 ' ' 3,832
■Warrior will c<l;talnly furnish morn
than enough majority to make Bart-
lstts majority over 4,000, Which will be
over more ithim 600 more than hts most
Miugulrie friends had reason to expect!
The district will give lllm over 6,000
wWisreu-i
SPALDING IS SOLID. r ' If
Griffin, Nov. 6.(8p*ctoi.)-Thl* pres
cinot Mve 'Bartlett 456. Whittaker M.
No definite returns have been received
from the country, hut the voto was
light, and generally la favor of tho
DemoonWs. some of the districts going
almost solidly, ft in pretty safe to pul
the county down for abodt 600 mu.
Jorlty for Bartlett,
It Is pretty safe to put the county
down for about 600 majority for Barts
lett*
BULLY FOR BALDWIN. '
■MWIodgevllle, Nov. 8.—(Special),-.
Baldwin county Democrats nnve been
heard from, ami today they have re*
deemed old Baldwin iby giving at least
76 majority for Bartlett. Third party.
Itcs are blue, and never again will they
be able 'to hold uffloe to old Baldwin,'
Democrat* now rcallixo 'their condition,
und uro determined 4o never fall from
their true lovo again.
JOY IN OLD JONES.
Haddocks, Nov. 6.—(8pf«Ia1.)-Jnn
day has been a gala one for Demow
racy. Third partylte* are disgusted,
disappointed and burled. 'A good many
voter* they thought staunch follower*
returned to the fold. All but three
precincts have been, heard from. One
hundred and fifty majority may safely,
be counted on for Bartlett.
MONROE IS MERRY.
■Forsyth, Nov. 6.—(Special.)—There
Is much rejoicing In Forsyth to-night
over the splendid victory Judge Bart-
leit won over the Populist candidate.
Whittaker to-day. The full return* sra
not in. but Monroe will give Harriett
on 'a conservative estimate at least 600
majority. Hurrah for the game cock
of Blbbl
HENRY IS 8AFB1 1 ‘
iMcDonbugh, Nov. 6.—(Special).—Hen
ry county gives Bartlett a certain ma*
Jorlty of 160 vote*. McDonough pre.
clnrt alone gives him a majority of 425/
AH oounity precinct* have not been
heard from, nnd allowed the enme ma
jority as given in the October election,
they must change the result. ,
PIKE IS PROMISING.
Barnesvfile. Nov. 6.—(Special.)—Pike
ran he safely conted on for 150 major
ity for Judge Bartlett and Democracy.
This 1* Whittaker's home county, but
the voice at th* people say a Democracy
must prevail.
FAYETTE REDEEMED.
Fayetteville. Nov. 6.—(Special).—Tha
game rock of Bibb knocked the feutherii
off the shanghu! of Pike In Fayette. Old
Fayette goes Democratic by between 78
and 100 majority.
BUTT8 IN LINE.
Jactawn, Nov. 6.—(Special).—The Dem
ocrat* lead by 210 majority, with four
preclnots to hear from. The county la
uar<-9y Democratic by 250 majority.
UPSON UNITED.
Thci.-nasttin. Nov. 8.—(Special.)—Up.
non Is safe for Bartlett by 175 ma
jority. Thomastou precinct give* .Whit,
taker 147 and Bartlett 6S3.
FLOUR MILL IHJUNED.
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 0.—T^ho Ret
Flour Mill, owned by J, B. 51. Kehlog
of St. Louis, was destroyed by fire t*>
night. Loss ?2Gu,000; two-third* In
sured. Tlio mill was built a year ago
ami was runn'ng day and night, put
ting out 13,000 barrels of llour weekly,
which was all seat to Europe. This 1*
ihe fourth mill of 3Ir. Kehlor'i that
has burned within two years, . 1
OIL MILL BURNED. >
Memphis, Nov. 0.—The fitar Cotton
Seed Mills of this city wero burned to
night. The Insurance- Is to foreign
companies for $120,000. The Iomi la
$300,000. It Is unknown how the fire
started. The mill will bo rebuilt at
once.