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THE MACON TELEGRAPH: WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 7, 1894
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YESTERDAY'S ELECTIONS.
At this hour tbe reiuroK Indicate Hint
Uic tidal wave which rolled across tbe
country In 1800 has rolled across*It
again In tbo contrary direction. The
Republicans have made o. sweep ■>£ the
North and have probably gained con
trol of the lower honse of congress.
The South, however, has stood stead
fast la Its Democracy, losing hardly
more than half a dozea votes la con-
ffrest.
In New York the Republicans tuive
won n victory astonishing iu it* com-
plctouess. Morton's great -majority
probably makes ii.m a rand.date for
the Republican nomination for-presi
dent—and a formidable candidate at
that.
There is much In tbe results of yes
terday's voting for Democrats to regret,
but there Is nothing to make tbeiu de
spair of the future of their party.
IN THIS DISTRICT.
Our returns Indicate that Charles L.
Bartlett -a elected congressman from
this district by; a majority slightly In
excess of six thousand. Wo are Dee
to say that we are surprised it the
largeness of this majority. We liad
expected his elcct.on, but by it ma
jority not In excess of twenty-live hun
dred or three thousand. The result is
probably due to the alarm excited In
Democrats by the result of the state'
election, causing them to exert ilium-
aeivea to brftig out tho.r full vote, pud
also to the fact that the 1’opuhsts seem
to uave made no cuerger.c attempt to
carry the election, iu aifmn of the
districts of this couoty they hud not
taken the trouble to prov'do tbdr vot
ers with tickets, and It Who manifest
In. other ways test they ues pa .rod of
success. The Dill returns are not at
hand, but we th.nk mey will show uol
ouiy a very considerable Increase of
the DomocraUo vote, but a decrease
of tuo l’opulist vote. As tho queat.ons
of publ.o policy -n which the Populists
arc .nicrvated arc minimal In charac
ter, It la somewhat surprising that In
a uai.onnl election they apparently felt
lens interest than iu n am to election,
in wmcb succtua oould have dona nettl
ing to insure the ijuccm* of tlio’.r 1>e-
cuilur economici nliuis.
J’udge Bartlett la V mbn of untiring
energy, of high character and great iu-
tell.geucc, and will' uni go A toasreta-
man of exceeding haefuiuess to tlio
lllstrlet. Of aggressive disposition and
an untiring worker, ne ,s l.kvly to take
n prominent placo lu tuo house, even
though ho should bo ouo of the minor
ity .u teat body. Tho peculiar Inter
eats of his dlstisct will lio admirably
served by Congresamao Bartlett, wc ara
sure. He Is a man who never toigets
an obligation nor falls to perform a
duty. Ho M young, and begins bla ca
rver In national politics under tho hap
piest auspices.
BALLOT REFORM?
Tbo Atlanta Commercial has a load-
tug ahlclo In which It urges ou tho
Icgjdature tho Importance of a reform
iu our ballot laws. It recognises, as
the Telegraph does, tho change In tho
political situation—and a profound
change it Is—brought, about by tbo di
vision la tho ranks of tho whits peo
ple. "It Is no longer a solid phalanx
of whites.against this negro clement,'*
says the Commercial, "but It la two fac
tions of whites contending one wttb
the other for teo control of this igno
rant mass,'' This is a true ayt.-ment
of tea situation, and n statement which
ought to moke an lmpresstcu on the
minds of legislators, roaponstble for the
failure, if there Is a failure, to provide
against the evils which must ucceeea-
rily grow out of such a aicuMlon. I he
Commercial says cut "there are but
two ways to* control tee negro. One Is
by evincing -an- nmmural litter,*t in
him and giving him a false notion at
his political rights. The other, by elim
inating him.” By eUmhmlon la meant
teat tee eleeuon laws should bo so
changed as to set np a standard of 10-
toll fence and education which will ex
clude from the franchise the most ig
norant doss of people—and we take n
teat tee Commercial means tee m^t
Ignorant white people a* well as tee
m, st ignorant negroes.
W« are glad to bare tho assistance
of the Commercial la urg.ng on the'
attention of Ute legislature a matter
which aeems to os of prime import-
once. It U not of prune Importance
that our election laws be changed so
that elections may no fairer. There Is
cause for complaint, wo know, but :h9
worst thing In the situation Is not the
luxncss of the law which allows cheat
ing or bribpry at elections,’or any other
business of that kind, but‘t is tbo fail
ure of our election la.va to require, as
tee title to tbe right to vote, anything
more than that tee i-erson who offers
tbe vote shall bo a man twenty-ouo
years old. The requirements should be
something more teau this. When men
ure too ignorant to read their .ballots,
when it Is certain teat they can have
no intelligent idea of the public ques
tions they aro passing upon, when they
vote either blindly or at tho direction
of men who control thorn through tbvlr
prejudices, their passions or their ava
rice, then they should not lure tbe
right to vote at all. We do not think
test tbe right to vote 1* Inherent—that
It is born with a men. It is a privi
lege which Is conceded to him by so
ciety in ihu interests of Society -tself,
and if any man Is unable, through Ig
norance, to serve society In this ca
pacity, then the privilege ought to be
withdrawn from him.
It is especially necessary that this
reform should be made In Ueorgla, be
cause, with the white people divided,
a struggle will immediately nrgin be
tween the factions of wh-to people to
control Hit- uegro, vote. -\Vo liavo al
ready seen the begluulug of this strag
gle. Tbe consequences'of It ara easy
to Imagine. The white man wlio
comes to tbo negro, pleading for b,s
vote, must do one of two things; he
must buy that vote with rnouey, or he
mutt make concessions of a social kind
to the negro.
DO YOUR DUTY TODAY.
Tho gentlemen wlio undertook to
manage the Dlxlo Interstate Fa,r did
so without tee slightest hope of gain-
lug for themselves any prollt which
woo not shared by teo commua.ty at
large. They expected to do a great deal
of bard work without reward, except
the consciousness of having helped Ma
con recover from a per.od of depres
sion wh.ch was sapping tbo energies of
her people and clouding her future. It
cannot bo denied that these gentlemen
have worked faithfully and intelligent
ly. The fair which they created ,s uni
versally conceded to bo the best ever
seen in th.s city, and perhaps the best
over seen in the state. In many of its
departments It was Undoubtedly tbe
best. In every respect where intelli
gent and energetic mauugemeut could
affect results, tbo fair Is a success. Tho
manugen have not failed In any re
spect In thelt- duty. They have served
their olty wed, and this means, of
ooursc, that they deserve well of tho
city.
Id yesterday's Issue of tea Telegraph
there appeared so appeal to the peo
ple of Macon, signed by theso gentle
men. In this our citizens were begged
to come to teo aid of the exposit.on,
Which Is threatened with u large flmtn-
Dial Uedo-t uniess the attendance dur
ing tee last two days of tho fair is un
usually large. They ask teat every
person In Macon, in his own Interest
gijtl in the Interest of tee city, attend
tho fa,r'today,, which is Macon's day.
The amount of money Invested by each
olt.zen in this way will be very small.
There will bo a lull return tor It In
tee msghitlcent displays submitted for
bis .nspuouon. But iu the aggregate,
If Macon people do their Dill duty, ,t
they ndm.t their obligation to the gen
tlemen who have created this fair in
Macon's interest and fulfill It, tee re
turns from the collect,ons at tee gates
today will be sufilo.cnt to Insure tbo
financial shocess of the fair aud relieve
the managers from tho nuxioty teat
now oppresses them. The Telegraph
urges our peoplo to nuiko Macon's day
a demonsirat-on of their grudiudo to
the gentlemen who have worked so
unaelUshly and Intelligently In tho pub
l.o Interest. They aro entitled to that
sort of recognition. If ihsy fall to ro-
celvo It, what shall other men say when
It Is suggested to teem that they, in
their turn, do someth-ng unaided for
the publlo good? They will havo no
reason to suenfleo themselves for they
may face tho probability that they
will be teo victims of au embarrassing
failure, aud that they w.H bare In tho.r
failure no help from the peoplo whom
they havo endeavored to serve.
Let all of our clttious today go to
the park. It la a duty to do so.
OHINA HAS ENOUGH.
Wants the Powers to Intercede For
Peace.
London. Nov. 0.—A dispatch to tbo
Time* from Tlen-Tslu says the wpre-
sonutjvcs of all toe power* wore as
sembled on Saturday otsc by the
Tsung b> Yarncu to bear the Chinese
government's statement respecting tbe
critical situation of affalis.
Prince Kuug, president of the Tsung
LI Yantcn, the dl-patcn adds, calmly
avowed tee Impotence of Ch.ua to
withstand tee Japanese attack, and ap
pealed to the power* to tuterveuc, say-
lug that China was willing to abandon
her sovereignty oyer Coro* aud ro pay
a war Indemnity. The min sters ap
plauded tee frankness of this confes
sion and promised to report China'*
appeal to the'.c re»peadve governments
w.th a view to tee restoration of peacu
In enter to avert the dtugi-r* threaten
ing all Interests.
Tbe Trench minister believed tu tak
ing a leading part in tbe proposed In-
'-rvenUoo.
FIRE INALABAMA.
Montgomery, Nov, «L—A special to
the Advertiser from Evergreen, Ala.,
says: A lire broke out In tee Forlners
hotel this afternoon, wb.ch soon srread
to tee entire block. A high wind car
ried tbo names across the street rod
before tho tire was stopped property
to the value of $40,000 was destroyed.
Tbe Insurance was light,
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
Washington, Nor. d—For Georgia:
Fa .r. and Wanner; variable winds.
LANDSLIDE.
(Continued from page 1.)
doubt. Oh-lirman Irby declines to make
any edtlireMea ou it tonlg-.ih. if it Is
carried tt will be by a close margin.
Mr. Irby says that the returns In tee
congressional races are very meagt'e
and not sufficient to make toy d^Qjute
statements, but he has every reason to
expect 'that stvea Democratic congress
men will br elected. The vote for El
liott In Charleston has given Elliott
a fine start aud will possibly insure his
•lection. The only chance of hb de
ft J- Is for a very large vote In tee
eoki-ed districts.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U.S. Gov't Report
AB&OUimY PURE
the badance. The constitutional con
vention will be carried by a RimII ms- ,
Jerky, mot over IV,000. All at tbe I
Democratic nominees for congress are 1
elected.
WEST VIRGINIA. |
Wheeling, Nov. 0.—Fragmentary re- t
turns from tee First. Second and
Fourth West Virginia district* ludlcate i
that the Republicans have carried all i
three of them and Wilson ts probably
beaten, but complete returns may be !
required to - settle the result. Howard
(Democrat! is beaten by 800 iu tlioj
First district. Tlio probnluhtlcs are*
that West Virginia will bo represent'd
by a solid Republican delegation ,u the
next house.
At 1130 p. in. Chairman IJelaplnln
of the Democratic committee concedes
the Democrats are buatca In this con
gressional district by (MO. Reports
from the Third district Indicate that Al-
dersou (Democrat) is beaten for re-
election by Haling (Republican) by
over 1,0On. The Democrats may pos-
s.bly save Hervoy from the wreck lu
tbe Fourth district, but even this Is
not probable.
Chairman Dawson of the stale Re
publican committee claims a small ma
jority in the legislature, and three and
possibly four congressmen.
Charketon.—Dayton (Republican) Is
elected, defeating William L. Wilsar..
Miller lux also defeated Hurvey In the
Fourth district, and the Republicans
claim all four congressmen. The Indi
cations are that a Republican legisla
ture Is elected. This will give the Re
publicans a United States senotor In the
place of Camden (Democrat).
(I.Ufton, W. Va„ NOv. 6.—At .0:30
o’clock there Is scarcely a ray of hope
for the escjpe of William L. Wilson
from the Republican deluge. Dayton
ba« mado gains In every county ao far
heard from. This county gives him 450.
a gain r«f 100; Preston 1,900, a gain of
22o; Darkeley 223, a gain of 75; Mineral
200. a gain of 125. Marion Is in doubt. !
Wilson carried the county by 90 two 1
yett.ro ego. The agricultural counties in
the Interior may change the aspect, but
ft is not probable. DaFollcftte, the Re
publican chair main, claims Dayton's
by 1,000. — '
OHIO.
Cincinnati, O., Nov. -L-E.-ory indica
tion la that this city end Hamilton
couuty have gone Republican by u ma
jority equalling that reoutvol by Gov
ernor McKinley last year. The ohiy
possible exception Is In roe First con
gressional district (Bellamy storrer's
district), where Judge Peck (Demo
crat) opposes Charles P. Taft (Republi
can). It Is believed that the Catholics
have scratched Taft <n revease for tee
defeat of Storrer, who It Is claimed
was Bhclved through A. P. A. influ
ence, bis wife being a Catholic. This
will put tee election tn Unnbt.
Columbus, O., Nov. it.-one burdred
and titty-s'.y prOoinots la Ohio shOtY a
net Republican gain over last year,
when McKinley had a plurality <il"80,-
005, of -»7), and thirty preoiucts out
side of Cincinnati show a net Repub
lican gain of this.
Columbus. O.. Nov. C.—Democratic
State Chairman Taylor has Just tele-
gr.iphcd -the Cincinnati Eu-utter, con
ceding the utsite ilo the Republicans by
90,000 plurality.
Columbus. O.. Nov., JU 9 p. m.,
Ch.ilrman Allen \V. Thurman said: "The
whole country seems to have gone Re
publican. There ta but one bright spot
apparent South Carolina mill otnhda
Democratic. We havo heard from only
165 'precincts In Ohio, but that • Is
enough. If tt keeps up the Republicans
noil carry the state by 150.000. It means
that there will not be a Democratic con
gressman elcoted In Ohio. I think Outh-
watte ts defeated tnr at least 2.000." •
Columbus—At 10 p. m. Chairman
Dick of tbo Republican state commit
tee sent a messagn to Governor Me-
K.nley stating that returns rece.ved up
to teat hour indicated that tho Repub
licans had carried the state by tbo
largest plurality In the history of tho
state, not excepting the famous plu
rality of John B Rough over Vallan-
d.gham In IS03, which was 101,000.
Columbus, O., Nov. 0.—In spite of
the overwhelming odds against them
In the state, tho Democrats have
elected at least three congressmen and
two d.stricts are In doubt. The Dem
ocrats elected are: Paul J. Sorg, Third
district; E. C. Clayton, Fourth, aud J.
A. U. Richards lu tho Seventoeute.
The Fifth and Thirteenth districts are
in doubt.
tSevetand—Congressman Thomas L.
Johnson concedes U!» defeat by be
tween 4,000 and 5,000, Eleven votlug
prectnots heard from at 1)30 o'clock
give Burton 1,756, Johnson 1.187.
Johnsou*a*loss from his vote two year*
ago averages S3 to the precinct. ■
Cincinnati, NOv. 5.—In the otty of
Cincinnati forty-live precincts give
Taylor, Republican, 7.SS9; Turner. Detn-
oerri:. 3.994. in IS9S they gave McKin
ley 7,093; Newel, 6,031.
ILLINOIS.
Chicago. Nov. t.—The Republican
etxte central committee claims Illinois
Is Republican by >70.000 plurality. Six
teen Congressmen, at leant, and both
brooches of * the General Assembly-
which Insures the return of Untied
States Senator Cgllom
Chicago, 1 a. m.—The returns are
oomtng in slowly owing to the hrav>
vote polled and no owe can give abso
lutely correct estimates on the remi.ts
of tee election In imuois just yen, but
everything point* ho <s complete vic
tory for tee Republican forces and a
largely increased vote for the Popu
lists. It to now reasonably certain teat
the Republican suite ticket will be
elected by a big majority; that the Re
publican* have elected a majority of
the Cedi county commissioners and
will haw a majority in the ditto as
sembly. They haw also elected a num-
b;V of iiiiiiinunfli If not most > of’
them. Even the Democrats concede
Uuk. The r.epubUcana. with a few
exceptions, aiy they have woo signal
victories everywhere by tncreaeed ma
jorities. Wulff. Republican, candidate
for 'measurer, tt Is claimed, will wti
by at least 20,000 majority. The Popu-
ll»U polled a vote In Cook .eouny ot
25000, and It la <to this teat many Dem-
o Lau are Inclined to attribute their
defeat. It Is certain teat nearly all this
vote was gotten from tee Democratic
party.
At 11:15 p. m. the Democrats con-
'«3ed tee election of all the ongrea-
tlenal ticker in IUInotst frith the ex
ception ot the fallowing) Lee Mc
Ginn, Chicago: J. J. Hannahan. Ch
eago; James R. Williams. George Fl-
'hi-n. Edward Laoe.'O. O. Birnro and
F. E. Downlnr. Of these (hey at* by
to mesas certain ot MuGann and Han
attain. This would leave tee Demo
'rus but erven congressmen out of te,
twttfty-two which tec state latuttu.
The Democratic state central cocnml-
tee gave up all hope of electing ans*
of the county Ucket at a. lato hour and
concede it, as well a* the sate ticket,
to ten Republicans.
Washington, D. C., Nov. 5.—A dis
patch received at Republican headquar
ters from John R. Tanner, »he chair
man of the Illinois state central com
mittee, says the Republicans twive ear-
r.ed Cook oounty, Iillnola, by 12,000 ml-
pority.
LOUI8IANA.
New Orleans. Nov. 6.—Returos indl-
catea the eleotton of live and possibly
six Democrjtlo congressmen In this
state.
New Orleans.—Drier.—The following,
all Demo-:uira. etootei to congress to
day: Louisiana dlstrlota. First, Meyer;
Second. Buck, to succeed Davey; Third.
Price; Fourth, Ogden: Fifth, Boetner;
Sixth. Robertson.
iMh»ladpp>l districts: First. Allen; Sec
ond, Kyle; Third, Caitohlngs; Foutrh,
Money: Fifth, William Denny to suc
ceed Stockdule; Seventh, J. G. Spencer,
to succeed Hooker. All elected by goad
majorities.
New Orleans, Nov.'S.—The following
letter, Issued late tonight, ts self-ex
planatory:
Headquarters National Republican
State Central Committee, New Orleans,
Nov. 0, 1894.—To Associated Press:
Kernochan, Coleman and Bpattle have
been honestly elected In. this state.
Wholesale violence, intimidation and
fraud have been perpetrated and tho
conspiracy by state and city -.uHclals
against Republican success will no
doubt be consummated by tho giving
of certificates to their opponents.- Wo
will contest and show to the American
people tho most appalling frauds.
(Signed) W. J, Behan,
Cha.rman Republican state Central
Committee. ’!
Attest: Davis S. Ferris, Secretary.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Philadelphia, Nov. 0.—Incomplete re
turns recelvcd'up to 1230 o’clock show
a net Republican gain of 80,021 over
the vote of 1S02. The same ratio of
gain carried through the state would
g.ve Hastings (Republican) for gover
nor 200,000 majority.
The Democratic dlssentlon tn the
Third congressional district uuw repre
sented by William McAleer (Democrat)
and for so many years represented by
the late Sjmuel J. Randall, was shown
today to have been even greater teau
the most hopeful Republican had an
ticipated. ■
Rumors Indicate the election to con
gress of Joseph J. Hart from the
Eighth district, of J. S. Erdmon from
the Ninth and Charles R. Buckalew.
from the Seventeenth, nil Democrats,
and that the rest of the twenty-four
representatives will be Republicans.
TENNESSEE.
Memphis. Tenn.. Nov. 6.—In west
Tennessee the vote was extremely light,
and as the strong Democratic vote ot
the en&to lain this section, there Is anx
iety us -t > -the success of Turney Sor.
governor, i /.-.nvocimls congressmen have
tyten chosen In the Eighth, Ninth and
Tenitlh districts.
Chofttanooga.—Evans (Republican)
claims his eleotton as governor of this
etite. but declines to give any figures.
Fbster V. Brown (Republican), who
defeats Snodgraeu (Democrat) for re-
election. carries ithla district- -by over
1,000. Ohoittaoogx gives a Republican
gain, compared to 1893. of 992. and tele
county gives a Republican gain of 1.700.
Knoxville.—Indications' In this (the
Second) Tennessee oongreastonal district
point ito the election of Henry R. Gibson
over John C. Houk by 5,000 majority. .
In -the First district, W. C. Anderson
(Republican) Is «looted over Thad A.
Cox (Democrat.
The voting waa light. In Best Ten
nessee. Eva us (Republican), for govern
or. runs ahead -of Governor Turney by
20.000. '
WISCONSIN.
Milwaukee. Wl»« Nov. 6.—The Repub
licans of Wisconsin have carried the
state by over 16.000 plurality for Gov
ernor Upham and their state tloket. D.
C. Wall., chairman of the Democratic
state central committee, has just admit
ted this, and has given up all tioptc- The
Republicans have made gains in almost
every precinct, while tee Demccrts have
lost votes so that they are down to the
Populistic votes in the cities. The coun
ty of Milwaukee (including the city)
will give a Republican plurality of from
7.000 to. 8.000. and Otjen (Republican),
for congress In tho Fourth dlatriot,
claims his election. Thirty-three pre-
cJncta give him 2.000,plurality over Rose
(Democrat).
The Republicans claim the eleotton of
eight, and poL-elbly nine eongretomen.
These are: Theobald Ocjen, Fourth dis
trict: Ed. Sauerhlng. Second: iH. A Coo
per. First: G. W. Baboock. Third: Gen.
Michael Grllfin. Seventh: G. J. Jenkins,
Tenth; Alexander Stewart. Ninth, and
S. Barney, Fifth.
The Populists have made great gains
In Milwaukee and in (he state, but will
elect no candidates.
Thirty-two , preclDcts In Milwaukee
give Upham (Republican) 4,191: Peck
(Democrat)' 3.677.
MARYLAND.
Baltimore. Nov. 6.—Maryland's solid
Democratic front tu been broken, and
tec Republicans have unprecedented
gains la every dtreotlon. It Is certain
at tel* 5»ur (midnight) that thtrtu
Republican Oongroesmen have been
elected—Baker In the Second district,
Coffin In *he Fifth and Wellington In
the Sixth. The Democrat! carried the
Third and Fourth district* with Rusk
and Owen, but by very largely re
duced pluralities. The Flrat district 4a
atilt In doubt*. The Republicans gained
ten city councllmen. and will control
the first branch. John J. Dobter (R*-
pubtlc-iii) defeated Charles G. Kerr
(Democrat) .for supreme bench Judge.
Baltimore. Nov. Maryland Join'd
theRspubhcan procession and will, for
the first time ta the history ot the state,
send more Republicans chan Democrat*
to represent her in (he halls of congress.
Four of tee six congressmen elected to
day are Republloans. a no: gain of four.
Unprecedented sains -vre.-e also made
by tee Republicans In other uirettens,
and tee flrat branch cf tee Baltimore
city ooamcl! wltl. for tho first (fine be
controlled by the Republican*.
VIRGINIA.
Richmond. New. 51—At midnight Dem
ocratic State Chairman Taylar gave out
tee following: "The returns oit this hour
aeoralo tadlcate teal we have carried
tee First and Elihth dtotrtet* The
news from the Ninth and Tenth dis
tricts Is not definite enough to warrant
%n fronton to the results of tha
elections 1a Cham districts, though we
have strong hope* of carrying teem
both."
loser.—Tucker (Demacrat). ta tee
Tenth district for congress, is elected
by about 1.800.
The modi (ltd Australian ballot system
tried for the first time In Virginia, give
entire satisfaction today as a rule, al
though here and there video: opposi
tion was made to tt by whites and
blacks. The constitutional amendment
providing for (he enlargement of the
juried! ns of magistrates wss adopted
oveewbetmlnrly. .
FLORIDA.
jiteMc*)villa. Nov. I—Moette* dhsr
Id Floras was fair and pleasant. An
extremely light vote was cast; probably
about one-half ofthat cast In die state
election In October. The only office* to
be lilted were those of the two con
gressmen. In the Firm district tee vote
u h-eavld: thin In the second. Spark
man, Democrat, will proibably be elect
ed over McKinnon, Populist, by nbout
10.090 majority. In rhe Second district
Gooper, Democrat, will defeat: Atkin-
son. Populist, by about 6.000. It Is not
likely that the Populists will carry
more than four counties tn the state,
and the vote Is close In these. The en
tire Populist vote In the rotate will not
b* likely to reach 4,000'. Duval county
(Jacksonville) gives Cooper a majority
of 1,000.
NEBRASKA.
Lincoln; Neb.. Nov. Under-the most
favorable conditions anythin? like defi
nite results In this state will not be
known before noon tomorrow. The vote
polled Is eaual to that of presidential
years. Up -t 10 v. m. only 7(1 ot (he 170
voting precincts hays bean heard from.
These show a alight Republican gain.
If the presenk ratio o? gain la main
tained. In the First congressional dis
trict (Bnyan’s district) Strode (Republi
can) Js elected over Weir (Fusion) by
1,300 majority. Return* from over tee
state Indicate a aulet election and heavy
vote.
ARKANSAS.
■Little Rock. Ark.. Nov. 6.—The elec-
4.8m in tel* stage today resulted in the
selection of tee following congressional
delegation: First district. P. D. McCul
loch. Second. John S. Little; Third
Thomas -MoRae: Fourth. WilHatn L.
Tery: Fifth dlstrlot. Hugh A. Dinsmore;
Sixth district. Robcut Neill—all Demo
crats. John S. Little, who succeeds Clif
ton R. Breckinridge, .ts iche only change
In -the delegation.
Later.—The return* from all portions
of tee state show that all the six Dem
ocratic congressmen are elected. 31c-
Culloch in tee First district: Lritle In
the Second; McRae in the Third; Terry
lu tee Founth: Dinsmore In the Fifth:
Neill in the Sixitn.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Raleigh, Nov. 6.—Democratic state
and Judicial .tickets ta North Carolina
are no doubt elected by reduced major-
Wes. The legislature -will be Demo
cratic by good majorities. The Demo-
orata will carry seven dtotrlots certain,
probably nine.
Wilmington. N. C.. Nov. 6.—The Star
estimates teat ithe Democrats have
eleoted state and Judicial tickets, seven i
of the nine congressmen, with one dls-
(rlctrin doubt, and that the Democrats
will have a small majority in tee legla- I
! at ure on Joint billot.. ;
Raleigh, Nov. 0.-The Fifth district.
Indicates that Settle la elected. Other,
districts are probably Democratic, But ■
news Is very meagre. The legislature ’
Is Democratic by a greatly reduced
majority, and the Democratic state ju
dicial ticket Is elected by reduced ma
jorities.
KENTUCKY. .
Lexington, Nov. 6.—Report* from the
Afhhmd d(strict Indicate a heavy vote.
The Breckinridge and ex-Oemfederate
,elemenit Is vdting large with the Re
publicans for Judge Denny for con
gress. Owen’s friends are discouraged
over the outward Indications, but do
not concede defeat. The collected vote
Is larger than usual.
Lexington, Ky., Nov. 6.—From returns
received ud to 10 o'clock, tee Republi
cans claim tee election of three con
gressmen from Kentucky. The Inaica-
tautens are teat they have carried tee
Fifth (Breckinridge's). Seventh and
Eleventh districts. The Democrats
elect three, and perhaps four of the
teecourt of appeals. In this
district tee bitterness caused by the
Brecklnrldge-Owen campaign told heav-
»y against Owens, the Democratic can
didate lbr congress.
MICHIGAN.
Detroit, Oct. C.—Careful compilations
of reports received by both state cont-
mlttees indicate the election of John
T. Rich (Republican) for governor over
Fisher (Democrat) by from 80.000 to
50.909. Tho whole Republican state
ticket is elected; a solid Republican
delegation to congress and Wayne
county. In which Detroit Is located. Is
Republican on all offices except treas
urer.
Detroit, Mioh.. Nov 3.—Nearly 900 la
borers employed by -the Brirolt Gas
Company on tho streets were forbidden
to vote by their employers. The Buper-
ln-tendent claims tee reuson iwas solely
because the lateness of tee season de
manded that (ho work be pushed.
TEXAS.
Galveston, Tex., Nov. 'I.-Tho weath
er throughout the state 1* fino and a
heavy vote has been polled. Tho Gal
veston News predicts tea usual Dem
ocratic majority for state officer* and
the legislature; also tha election ot
Democratic congressm-’n In all the dis
tricts, with the possible exception of
the Niuth and Tenth districts.
Dallas.—The ticket la ever so long
and a yard wide. I t will take three days
to oount It. All known nbw 5s that Ab-
5*8 (Democrat), for congress, ha* oeen
badly scratched. Culberson, for govern
or, received the eolld Democratic vote.
MINNESOTA.
St. Paul, Nov, 0.—Scattering returns
from forty of tho eighty 'counties Indi
cate that Governor Nelson ts re-elected,
but It appears that his plurality will he
a small one, probably less than 5,000.
The returns so far received show a
remarkable slump of the vote to
Owen, the Populist candidate for gov
ernor. Two-thirds of this has come
from the Democratic party. Figures
on congressmen indicate pretty clearly
the election of four Republican con
gressmen, with three in doubt There
is a Republican majority on Joint bal
lot.
NORTH DAKOTA.
Fargo, N. D., Nov. 6.-Meagre dis
patches only have been received from
over the state. The proposition to re
submit tbe prohibition law to tho peo
ple at the next general election has cut
quite a fleure. Tho Democrats Ig
nored It In their platform, while the
Republicans and Independents Indorse
tee prohibited law. A dispatch from
Oassellton, Cass county, says R. M.
Pollock, who framed the law. ha* been
defeated for attorney-general In that
cjty. He has lost Fargo and Is prob-
au!jr defeated.
IOWA.
Dei Moines. Nov. 6.—A small vote
wo* polled In Iowa, and enough re
turn* are at band te indicate tee .elec
tion of the entire Republican state
ticket by 50.000 majority, with tbe ex
ception of Judge Granger and R. I.
Satllnger for (he supreme court, whose
opponents were endorsed by the Pop-
ultxu. The Republicans elect ten Con
gressmen. and tbe Second district 5*
In doubt, with the chances In favor
of Walton 3. Hayes (Democrat) by a
smill plurality.
SOUTH DAKOTA. '
Pierre, S. D., Nov. 6.—Retard* from
all portion* of the state, though mea
gre. Indicate Cse Republican ticket, in-
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