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republicans and eighteen democrats.
r r tered t fn;l j ;e tt»e republican majority in the
da lacs -mbly -sixty-four.
ll.etlw WYOMING.
XCta^’>>*y en »*« "'yo.. November 7.—lncomplete
eturns front every county in V> ye tiling
how that Frank \V. Biondell, republican.
'TeC amlldate for congress, will have at least
.-t0'2.590 plurality. Kt’-nards, .or governor and
the rest of the republican state ticket. Will
ac< be elected by at bast !.»•». The republicans
w will have thirty-nine of the fifty-live mem
rf of the nrtt legislature, insuring the
election of both senators.
Ihe bay in Idaho.
Boise City. Idaho. November 7.—The re
publican state committee is satisfied that
the party's entire state and congressional
tickets are elected. The legislature will be
T>publican, tbit of fifty-four in both houses
the republicans will have tnirty-two at
least, ai.d this will probably be inerean-d.
£. nator Shoup will probably be re-elected.
Monlnnn t.iiew llo’h Senator*.
Butte. -Mont.. November 7. The latest
returns indicate that the republicans will
have a majoi .ty on joint ballot in the
1 gi«lature. This insures the election of two
republican I nited St«u -s senators.
Fresh trout. Oklahoma.
*The ri «iritorial legislature will £*7
wnh th. • batanre of power in the bands of
the populists.
!, I*o RUNG ’H> I»ISHK%KTEXKO
Un lrri»»nl of •*>'• Adoption of the
Anti-Gnmblinu Amendntt at.
New York November Si.—Now that It Is ,
an absurd fact that the anti-gambUng
.- m. ndm. rt to th- t-onstitution has been
earth 1 the turfmen have began to lo.e
heart. At first they did nul regard tn<
; m .n.ln-..-nt whim profits betting, pool
sell ng r gambling of any kind seriously,
n was th- consensus of opinion of the men
Hentiiiod with racing in this state that
th • ><•! amendment would be lost.
The booktiakers took matters easily. They
argue.! that if it did p.,-s there would be
some w«v arranged to evade it.
Richard Croker, who is th- proprietor of
r . M. itt tn stab*. and atom owns aMe
interest in the famous Belle Meade stud
Jt-m w asked for his views upon the
situation today. He sa.-l:
•It sirnpl- the drawing out of this
state of •••..•» a:11 ,be throwing of
Lunar.- Is oi n..-n out ot employ meat. I do
not think the voters knew what the* were i
toting for. They were not proierly in
s’ ructed on the proposed amen intents. This
result'd m those wh.. were opposed to the
ni’ sure- bolting the amendments alto
e.."h r It Will no* -Io wilh rac ' r ”
in this country, but 1! will effectually stop
it in th;: stat. . H Is « hard blow to the
hr. Icr, farmer and merchant adke to drive
ruch a big industry into the western stales
•in 1" abroad, far a number of men have
: gnih 1 the r intention of racing in Europe
fat the event eT the bill passing."
At the various uptown resorts the book
r v I urnv I from t> defunct
Narrangansett association's nwetinff were
c' th. opinion that racing .n the east was
a thing of the past. They for the most
part pooh-rrfohed the English credit svs
i_ ,*p- ,■» small bookmat; r has not much
T ilth in mankin I. He would not trust h!s
j..-.-.-m relative. He has got to leave this
state und-r the new order of things. Only
th- big anl reliabl. bookmakers can exist
xi- b-r ;h relit m« thods used in England.
This fact b: ‘~ cause I the biggest pep
■s,.. ’ to xt.kc quite a ho;* ful view of the
situation.
John A. Morris has said that ho would
pot open Morris nark next season.
■ the Mi '■ 'f thnl
‘ •sibling amend-
ment passing I: ■ would not open Gravesend.
Now that it has passe I. h- says that if he
can s-c his way to paying expenses he
will race at Gravesend next season.
Til- Coney I land Jockey Club will race
a« usual ?.t'Shecpshead Bay. if racing can
be emdiicl.-i without violating the law.
Brighton r.ea.-h. Maplesen I an l Aqueduct
r .- rk are booked to remain closed. Some
of the more ho;«-ful turfites are casting
their eyes longingly tow;.rds New Jersej.
They have not lost al! hope of getting a
law pass- d that will permit racing In that
Mate. The talent take the most somber
'-few of the s ’nation. They see only the
• are of dally toil for a
; uhs-istene.- before them under the new
con lit on of affairs.
Th- question as to which is the best
baking pow.br is settled not only b> the
PKhest award to Hr. Brice’s at the world s
« umbian • tie. but also by highest honors
and gold medal at the California Mid
winter fair.
AS to THU CAI *E.
Mr. S. M. Inman Fell* What He Think* I.ed
(«• Tii—.Uv’- Ke«««*».
-The chief cause < f th- great republican
ynajorit.es in the r-.-vnt election.” said Mr.
b. >l. In .an Thar-lay. H e fart that
the democratic party had been held re
sponsible for a great deal. There were,
lnd»i l. grave resi»»nsibiiitli-s resting nj-on
the democratic party whet, the last election
; in • I.,:: - ■ <• the
affairs of the nation. The party ’ook charge
of the government at a time when the r--
p -.Mi.an party and emptied the treasury,
•1 ! Um nation v t at. 1 ind vidu.’-l
suffering from the too heavy burdt n of
t . .at.on. of course, then, when the demo
(■ats went into power a great deal was ex
j nd. The d.-mocmUc i Utfurin framed
at C..ic.ioO was th- m »st sound and credit
c de «; •-uneiit which established favor for
the party the nation over. The promises
i that declaration «>f principles were such
: - assured th- of the country that
here was the pU’-'.y that could save them
1 -n the evils • ’ th< day, and the dang-rs
of ’!•< fct jre. The |«arty was trusted. Mr.
Ci’v-ln-rl wa« tried. As the leader, of
« urs» . the demo- rats all looked to him for
the fulf-llmrat of the pr-nrses of the |cir
t platform to th- pe».i>te. Well, there has
I on a great d-al of differing among d.-in
<• rats, and the pre.ident has been wi-i.-ty
at variance with the great masses of the
j-—opi as to what should be done. This dlf
frrenee has caused the falling off in the
democratic vole, ’mere can be no doubt
of ik"
"Mr. Cleveland and the democratic con
gn ss have themselves to thank for all this,”
was the way Major John C. Winder, of
the Seaboard Air-Mne. put it. Major
"Winder i In the city to attend the meeting
*»f the stockholders of the S-aboird Air
lane today, b Ing president of the com
pany. "You know up in North Carolina,
just as it was d u n here iu Georgia, there
was much discontent among the masses w.-
to Mr. Cleveland's financial policy. Thlt
discontent am’ unrest h-is burst forth in
the result of the election.’’
Major E. R. Ftahhnan, commissioner of
the Southern R-.:lway and Steamship As
portation, m.--.iking of the election, said:
"This ele -tion, coupled with the presi
dential election of too years ago, has
given in-reased confidence in the perjetuity
if our r. publican form of government in
this country. Mr. Cleveland was ele. b.d by
an overwh-Iming n.ajorkv- two years ago.
His eb-.*..-Hi v-a. a rebuke to republican
u extravagance and malignant administration
of the affairs of th- guv<-mment in various
ways. Tin- democratic administration by
1 i Its c>urs«- during th- last session of con
gress in dval ng wita :ln.tn< i.al i.ad economic
jl>i« Hom’, has pretty cl.-;-rly shown to the
‘‘ountry its Inabili .. to do w* .t th people
ilie liemand. and. th-refocc, they in turn have
versed tn«- iar ,e d»-toeratlc majoritio:
rrhuke.l ih<- ra*.- party in the
ty Wot- election. The gratifying feature to r.ie
th«- uiiinis!; kabl- sign that there is s-u.-h
* *a l.»rg”- protx»ri*<n •> the voting, population
ivn tips this country that is not hide liound iu
. t T- ! ’ ’ ■ ■ > t Or 1
and best measures without reg-ir! to poli
•** tea, and stand ready to approve or eon
aj. stnn whenever the acts of cither party <ie
rve approval or condemnation.”
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA. GA.* MONDAY. NOVEMBER 12. 1894.
NO LONGER SOLID.
The Heretofore Solid South is at Last
Shattered.
TEKRESSEE SEEMS TO H AVE GONE OVER
And Republicans Gain Strong Foot
hold in Kentucky.
WEST VIRGINIA DEFEATS WILSON
From All Section* of the Couth Couim
Ifepurta of Uetnocratlc Losi.ee—Ths
Story of The*e Stule*.
The election us IMH has parsed into his
tory and the solid south is n<> mor ?.
Following a phenomenal vietorj, in which i
the people w-re bouyant and hopeful, the I
disaster of defeat is iuily us crushing.
Out of the wreck of the buttle the salient
points in view indicate the centers cf popu
lar displeasure.
Not only was Air. Wilson, of West Vir
ginia. defeated by his people, Tuesday, but
his state, one that has been democratic
from its birth, has elected a solid republi
can delegation. Nor is this all, for the
next seuutorship from (hat state will be in
republican hands.
Then there is Delaware, which remained
democratic under all circumstances until i
its senior senator accepted a place in I’resi- .
dent Cleveland's cabinet. Then it sent re
publicans to both brunches of congress,
and now that the ex-secretary, who is
minister to England, has returned home
to canvass the stale, it finishes up the
task of becoming wholly republican.
From the southern point ot Louisiana
there is a story of disaster bound to be ,
heard from in the future, and ia Virginia
and North Carolina the neck and neck
character of the voting was decidedly un
comfortable. Alabama is solidly demo
cratic, as ate Florida and Mississippi, while
two districts in Texas await the official
count.
South Carolina has been enjoying a quar
rel of her own, resulting in the continued
triumph of Governor Tillman, but the ugly
threat is made by Dr. I’ojie that he is in
tent upon a contest, both state and federal,
which is Island to invite the investigation
of republican south-haters, now once more
in power.
This is briefly the story of yesterday's
election In the southern states. Wiiat does
it mean< That is a question to be an
swer-d by those whose duty it is to lead
th- democratic party. It has been led into
political ambush and the interest of the
future r.iu~i be concentrated into that
figure that is to lead it out again into the
plains ot victory.
MHU It CA KOI.IN A, TOO,
I* Now to lie Enrolled in the Republican
Column.
Washington. November S.—The following
letter from X rth Carolina received at
headquarters explains itself:
"Greensboro, N. C., November 7, ISM. —
Hon. J. W. Babcock, Washington, D. C.
i>ear Sir: We won a complete victory at
the polls here yesterday. Have elected
the ju.ii .al ticket by an estimated majority
of over and have ln»ih branches of
the l-glsiaturv, witli four republican con
gressmen and three populists. The fight
will have to be made tomorrow before the
county canvassing boards. These boards
have judi al |a»wcis with the right to in
vestigate the legality of every vote and
pass ii|n»ti the regularity of the precinct
returns. It will be necessary for us to have
lawyers of reputation and ability to ap
pear befoie these canvassing boards in
many of the counties of the state. Me
wirl be compelled to employ democratic
lawyers, at good fees; besides it will be a
stroke of policy to get them.
"I have borne expenses of this campaign
mainly, and now my money is exhausted.
Our candidates claim tnat they have not
the menus, and this is true with the most
of them. If we succeed in holding the
state it is the end of democracy here, for
we have had for years th< majority, but
through tile election machinery we have
been defrauded. If yhi can do anything
for us name the amount by wire immedi
ately tijH.n the receipt of this. We have
bet n arranging to employ counsel by wire
where nceiled if we can tai.se the means.
Tne democrats say they have given up
the state, but information com-s to us
that they intend to io their work before
the canvassing Imards tomorrow.
"Some of their unguarded politicians are
saying that they In ve the machinery and
expect to use it. and no doubt intend to
gi 'e up the state, 'that the courts beats
voting.' 1 have made estimates in thirty
counties in tne state on definite informa
tion and in these counties we have gained
27,<«M over the videos two years ago and
have gained in these counties thirty-live
meinis rs of the house out of forty-six, and
It seems that tills ratio will be kept up
except in the first and ninth districts, and
in these we have gained about 6,«X).
"Pearson’s majority in th ■ ninth is 192.
and Skinner's in the first is about
Yours truly. A. E. HOLTON.
"Chairman State Executive Committee.”
Chairman Babcock t« le-graphed a reply
to this letter, directing the republican
managers to take the necessary steps to
protect their congressmen and that the
committee would stand by them.
The Populist Vote Increasing.
Rakigh, N. C., November B.—(Special.>
Official returns received tonight indicate
that the fusion majority Is larger
than was thought today. It is
now estimated by some care
ful democrats that th- fusion majority on
joint ballot in the legislature will reach
thirty. The returns further indicate that
the fusion majority will approximate 2t».»*«».
In other words the cfiicial returns vv.ll
niake an cv-ti worse showing for the demo
crats. It is now unquestioned that the
democrats lose six districts. They have
elcctcq Woodward in the second district by
perhaps 2,000 and Loekhard iu the sixth by
1, The majority of Shaw, democrat, in
the third, will not exceed I.OUV. His elec
tion is not yet settled definitely.
The OiUcial l iguro.
In the absence of official figures the
following carefully prepared estimate may
Is- relied upon as latest figures on the
popuiist-funionists majorities. It must be
noted that the present associate justice,
Walter Clark, will keep his seat, as he ran
on laith tickets and got nearly all the votes
c..si. The next I'nitcd States senators will
probably be Marion Butler a’.<j Mr. Mott,
with a chance lor Pritchard, but Aloft has
the go now. The congressional race tesults
as tallows:
Fit-i District—Skinner, populist, 2,<MM>.
be and District —Woouv.uru, ucmucnxt,
2,
T mr»i District—Shaw, democrat, 1,000.
Fourth District—Stroud, popu.ist,
Filth Distnet —S-ttle republican, 2,siM‘
Sixth District—diali, democrat, 2,b»>.
Seventh District Shuford, populist, 750.
Eighth District—Linney. populist, 100.
Ninth District—Pearson, republican, and
Crawford, iemoerut, both claim that the
official count is necessary to decide.
Th. state and judicial tick ts of the
fmionist is eleeted by several thousand.
Marlon llutler. the pop'ilist leader, elaitns
The legislature on joint ballot will
probably be fusion.
This Does Settle It.
Raleigh. N. November B.—Semi-official
I returns from nei.ri.v every county in the
I state indicate that the fusion ticket, state,
ju li< .?i| and legislativ-, put out by the r<-
■ publicans an t populir’s. is elected by some
2t’,oN majority.
Th’ gives them the state treasurer, chief
justiie and two assoe'ate justices of tne
i supreme court and if’e judges of the su
perior court
Chairman Butler, ox the populists, claims
I the state by 30,W0 and says that the fusion-
ists will have a majority of 30 on joint bal
lot. This latter estimate is believed to be
correct. They will h*xve the senate by ten
majority. It is not yet possible t-> esti
mate their strength tn the house.
Only three democratic congressmen have
been elected. Woodward in the second,
Bhaw in the third and Lockhart in the
sixth district. Cranford is defeated by
Pearson in the ninth oy a very smull ma
jority.
A New Party Discovered.
It is found upon a careful examination
that of the fusionlsts in the legislature the
populists have the majority. It is thought
that this Tact may have considerable in
fluence in several ways. The republicans
will contend that they did most of the
voting and really carried fusion through.
The telegrams today told of a new move
ment for a new party in Texas. W. F.
Stroud, fusionist elected to congress in
this district, said today there was a similar
movement in North Carolina. Some demo
crats claim that the election of fusionlsts
has already depressed North Carolina se
curities and will still further depress them
and municipal securities. Other democrats
take a more optimistic view. Shaw, demo
cratic nominee for congress in tho third
district, telegraphs here today that he is
certainly elected, but does not give his ma
jority. The populists claim they have
elected Cyrus Thompson in that district.
Judge Graves, of the superior court, is
dying at Alt. Airy, his home.
The North Carolina Scnatorshlp.
There has been a great deal ot t:..k and
much feeling by reason of the contest be
tween Senators Ransom and Jarvis for re
election. One county, Mecklenburg, h Id
primaries on this question Tuesday. Tho
result was a majority of 40 for Jarvis. Os
course the primary was valueless, as North
Carolina's senators will be populists—
Marion Butler for the long term and J. J.
Mott. Jester C. Pritchard or Oliver 11.
Dockery, republican, Tor the short term.
I lie. M«rtl> « aroliua Vote.
Raleigh. N. C., November 10.—(Special.)—
Marion Butler, state populist chairman,
says he sticks to his figures of lio.OUO as
the majority for the fusionlsts on tho state
ticket, and there is twelve or thirteen
fusion majority in the senate and certainly
thirty, and perhaps thirty-four, fusion ma
jority in the house. He is of the opinion
that the democrats lose the third district.
Shaw, democrat, declares he wins there,
but does not give his exact figures, and
many democrats consider this ominous.
Butler says there are seven more populists
than republicans in the legislature. He
declares he is amazed at the error of Hie
democrats in their estimate of the result
of the vote in the state and that he could
not be deceived in regard to the situation
that fusion, which the democrats declared
would be in their favor ixwauso it would
cause a weakening of both populists and
republicans, was really favorable to both
the latter, and tiiat lie knew tins when he
arrange! the fusion. lie says he opened
his headquarters list January and had
ever since be n hard at work; that he con
ducted ins eampaign through the mails al
most entirelv. Ail that was required to
beat the democrats was a la tter organiza
tion than their own. As one of his m th
esis of eonducting tho campaign li secured
a carefully prepared list of the names ol
all democrats who were not enthusiastic.
To fa il “I tins. I'huliiiian Butlvr sent nis
newspaper. He says he made converts ol
thousands of th. m. For he found no less
than of th'-se people. V.l' • Stroud,
fusion nominee for congr ss in this district,
h is 4.291 majority over t'iiarles At. < ooKe,
democrat. This is. so far as known, the
large-t majority received by any congres
sional candidate.
bOIJ I II < AKOLINA.
Columbia, S. November 7.--(Special.)
Election returns came in with unusual trdi
ness. Out of 511,0.10 votes reported. Pope
gets 1’t.631. Evans 29,301. The total vote will
aggrt-gat.* about LS.uitO, and tho Evans ma
jority will approach 25.000.
So far tlie returns show the constitution
al conventldn- affirmative, 21,171:’ negative,
22,5,21. Il is probable 'hat the atlirtnat .e
will win by a few thousand majority, bat
this is mere conjecture.
The legislature will contain 127 Til'msn
ites 30 ai'ti-Tillnianites and 3 republ cans.
Elliott’s majority over .Murray in the first
eongressiom.l district js at least 2,000, thus
insuring a s >iid democratic delegation. Ihe
f< ar is expressed here that contests will
be made by republican candidates in every
district on charges of fraud, and bn the
claim that the registration law is unconsti
tutional.
Pepe insists that wholesale frauds have
Imcii perpetrated.
The breaches hi the ranks are thoueht to
be irreparable, and a finish fight lietween
distinct party organization.-- of .intis and
Tillnianites is regarded as inevitable in 1.‘>95.
It i. I van-In 50... '• i aro ii a.
Columbia. S. C.. November B.—(SpecialA-
Eater returns confirm the opinion that
South Cirolina will be represented in the
next congress by a solid democratic dele
gation. J. )V. Stokes has been elected be
yond uii doubt in the seventh district, and
eat h succe.ssive report from tho first dis
trict increases the majority of William
Elliott, democrat, over the negro repub
lican. Murray. The defeated republican
candidates in tho first, seventh and fourth
districts will contest the elections. Com
plete returns from twenty-three counties
and partial returns for the other tw Ive,
give Evans 36,197 and Pope'. 17,371. The
counties yet to be heard from will likely
increase Evans majority. The vote on the
constitutional convention on the same re
ports are 21,461, yes, and 25.637, no. The ma
jority will li-tely be favorable to the con
vention when ail the reports come in.
(.'»n*tit at ion al < on vent i<>n.
Columbia. S. C., November 9.—(Special.)—
With two enilr - counties and twelve scat
tering precincts besides to heir from, the
vote on calling the constitutional conven
tion stands: Yes, 27,197 no, 25.650--majority
for convention, 1.517. Further returns will
not materially effect this result.
For governor, Evans received 34.7R1 votes;
Pope, 17,.'.’>7 Evans's majority, 17,957. The
total vote of the rdate is 56.C05.
Tin opponents of the convention continue
to chatge fraud, a:.d the closeness of the
vote is sure to cause an acrimonious con
test.
In Chest, r today Dr. W. B. Cox was at
-1 ,-ied at, tlie instance o. AV. 11. Davie, the
defeated independent candidate for con
gre.-.-, on tiie charge of violating the elec
tion law- at tlie stat ? box on election day.
Iu N a berry Robert Moorman, the de
feated republican candidate tor congress,
has sw’orn out a warrant for the arre.-t
ot Supervisor of Registration Beden Baugh.
To c.ml.st •mulli < »e«>luv«
Columbia, S. C.. November 9.— (Special.)—
The pr.l.al.ility that the republicans would
contest the congressional elections in this
state, as announced in The Constitution,
dev. lops into a certainty. Chairman Ford
ham has made public tlie following state
ment:
"Complete returns in from the precinct
chairmen show C lonel Johnson’s majority
over Dr. Stokes, democrat, in this county
to be 1,20 ft votes. We claim tho election of
Colonel Johnson, and have the proof to
back it. The republican state executive
committee claims the election of Murray
from the third. Aleiton from the fourth,
Wilson from the sixth and J' hn.o?i from
tfie seventh congressional districts of South
Carolina, Wc intend io contest every inch
ot ground from now on until our men are
seated.”
DASE‘»t E.
Nashville, Tenn.. November 7.—(Special.)—
The election returns are coming in as slow
ly as usual, but there is nothing to justify
a change in the inn cations of last night.
There is no doubt about Evans being
elected, but it Is an open question as to
who gets the office. The democratic com
mittee I*< receiving telegtams from East
Tennessee that Turney is being counted out
in that section, while the republican com
mittee is being flooded with telegrams from
west Tennessee to tlie cfl'< ct that Evans is
being counted out there. The legislature is
safely democratic, but the majority will
be reduced.
The ('unwrcMsmen.
The congressional delegation will stand six
democrats and four republicans.
Democrats tonight concede the election of
John E. McCall, republican, over B. A. En
loe, democrat, by 500. but tho republicans
claim McCall’s election by 1.000. In the
: >cond district Henry R. Gibson, republican,
d feate.l John C. Houk, republican, by 2,473
majority, bin Houk may contest the elec
tion on the ground of irregularity in ballots.
In the third district H. C. Snodgrass was
defeated by nearly 2,500 plurality by Foster
V. Brown.
Evans for Vice President.
Knoxville. Tenn., November 7.—The Knox
ville Journal, the leading republican daily
In the south, will say tomorrow, in double
leaded editorial:
"What is the matter with 11. Clay Evans
for vice president in 1896? Tlie solid south
is broken, the northern republicans must
recognize the party in the south, and Mr.
Evans, governor of Tennessee, has proven
his availability.”
The News in CltrUlnnoogn.
Chattanooga, Tenn., November 7.—(Sne- !
cial.)—lf ever there was a thunder-struck !
crowd of democrats on tlie face of the earth '
it is the Hamilton county democrats, who '
thought Snodgrass had a clreh. Wards, j
democratic from time immemorial, turned
topsy-turvey into the republican puddles.
It was u dean sweep from end to end.
Evans and Brown carried every ward ex
cept the sixth, which gave Turney the
spiteful majority of 13. Even the first ward,
heretofore the very fort ot’ democracy,
tumbled into the dust of defeat, it was
ail done by democrats who threshed their
party without mercy. When the returns be
gan to come in the democratic leaders could
hardly believe the veracity of the reports. |
But time has not changed them, except for
the worse. Instead of the 2,500 majority re
ported last night for Brown, it will be
nearer 3,000, If it does not exceed that fig
ure. . „
Governor-Elect Evnns I oiks.
Governor-elect. Evans was seen at tlie din
ner table of the Read today by your cor
respondent. .
"It* the impression shall obtain in tlie
north,” he said, "that the solid south is
broken, it will be the best thing that ever
happened for this section, and especially
for Tennessee.” And then Mr. Evans add
ed, with an air of pride, “It was the bus
iness men who elected me.”
The Latest from I’enm s-e..
Nashville. Tenn., Novemb r -(Special.)—
Returns from Tuesday’s election are still
incomplete and as both committees ate
claiming tlie victory, the result may be said
to be in doubt, although every indication
still points to the election of the republican
candidate, Henry Clay Evans. A demo
cratic table made this afternoon showed
returns from eighty-tlir •■■■ counties ai.d
these gave Evans a puirality of 3,000. The
vote of 1592 in the thirteen counties that
were missing would reduce this plurality
by one thousand, but it the ratio o. demo
cratic loss is maintained. Evans’s plurality
would be increased to 3,500.
The democratic committee, however, has
figures that do not tally with these, as
Chairman Carroll Is *llll hopeful of Tur
ney's election, but says that the ottl. ial
returns will be neces.ary to decide tlie re
sult. Chairman Sand -::’, of the r- publican
state committee, tonight said he saw no
re-son for changing his estimate and was
still confident ol Evans's election by P oni
seven to eight thousand plurality. Every
county repot ting showed democratic losses.
Crockett county, which gave Turney a plu
rality of 119 two years ago, this year gave
Evans a plurality of 4J9, a republican gain
of 548. The last five counties heard from
gave republican gains of 2.355. He was
fearful of frauds, especially in Lauderdale
county. He received a telegram from ex-
District Attorney S. W. Hawkins that he
was refused the returns A republican was
sent from here tills morning to Ripley, the
county seat of Lauderdale, and he also
wires that the sheriff refused to give him
the returns. Mr. Sanners further stated
that the only discouraging reports received
were from the counties ot’ Hardin, Lauder
| i. . an <j Fayette, where he
had cvidenci s of crookedness.
Evans Is'Governor.
Nashville. Tenn.. Novimber 10.—(Special.)
Tlie Amerli an will say in th.' morning that
on tli< face ot’ the returns H. Clay Evans
is elected governor of Tennessee. There
are. hovvev-r. some enthusiastic democrats
who have been tigering night and day since
Tuesday night who doubt tiie correctness
of the returns. Your correspondent has
just been given the last estimate by the
democratic «xecutive committee. base<l on
returns, official and unofficial, from every
county in the state, ami this shows that
Evans has a plurality of 691.
—“
VIRGINIA.
Bichn end, Va„ November 7.—Chairman
Ellyson has just received a telegram saying
the ninth district has gone f t Walker,
republican bv 7"0 or 800. He thinks this is
probably correct. The district is certainly
republican.
Hoge M ill < ontest.
Roanoke, Va . November 8.-J. Hampton
Hog", the republican candidate who ran
lor congress in this, the sixth, district and
was defe.-.ted by Peter K. <>*<?• -
informed a Times reporter tonight that he
would contest Otey's s. at. He claimed that
t Ctio leg.ll votes cast f. r him in tho district
were thrown out by the judges of election.
He eharg. - fraud in the eastern end of
the district.
To ( on<r*t Virginia Election*.
Richmond. Va., November 9-Ex-Con
grosman Edmund Waddill, who is the ac
knowledged republican leader in this dis
trict said t»dav ho thought that Borland,
republican, would contest the election ot
Tvler democrat, in the second district,
and that Thorpe, republican, would contest
the election of Me Kenny, democrat, in the
fourth district. He had already been con
sulted as counsel with reference to making
these contests. He sa;d the contests, if
made, would be on the ground ot’ all sorts
of fraud.
WEST VIRiJINIA.
Wheeling. W. Va.. November T.-Cnm
nh'te returns from the ten counties in Wil
son's. district anl estimated returns from
three others give Payton a maj rity of 2.517.
Lst.-r returns will not change these Ilgar i s
nituh. in th first district Howard, d-tno-
< ■ it f r congress, loses the district to Dav
r. r. r< !>ubii« an. by 3.00 c. Republican con
gr smen ar ■ elected in the third utid
fourth districts by majorities of from 1,800
to 2,500.
The republicans will have the legislature
on joint ballot by 15 majority. Insuring El
kins’s election to succeed Camden in tiie
senate.
Wheeling, W. Va., November 7.—The dem
ocrats have not a plank from the wreck
in West Virginia. Returns compiled from
non-partisan sources show that the state
senate will be a tie and the republicans
w.d hive u majority of nineteen in the
next nouse ot i.eieg. t< nuiamg possible the
passage of biii- icou'ti.i.g tne state so
xiiat the democrats wdl not again gain the
ascendancy lorycars. These rmurns ate oin-
< i ll with one or two exceptions and a re
publican senator will succeed Senator Cam
den.
Tho total of republican majorities in tho
four districts is over !•,<»“) William L. Wil
ton is d< seated by over 2.0(10 in the second
di-trict This return is official except from
t’.r-e small counties that are estimated,
and the result will not be changed 100
votes bv the l .t-'f figures. The republicans
carried the first di trict by over 4.500. elect
in'- B D D .vencr; the third by 2,;>00. elect
ing Jame- F. n"i i "a; the fourth by 2,000,
electing Warren Miller.
KFNVTrKT.
Eexington. Ky.. November 7.—Tzitest re
turns in the Ashland district give Owens
118 majority, as follows: Scott. 529; Frank
lin. 435; Owens, 153; Oldham, 212; total. 1.659.
For Denny, republican: Fayette, 1,065;
Woodford, n; Bouraon, 437; Henry, 28; to
tal. 1.541.
Colonel Stone, republican, has over 3,000
plurality in the eleventh district.
Lexington, Ky„ November 7.—Judge
Georre Denny, Jr., does m>t believe the IIS
maiority claimed by W. C. Owens, and in
an interview tonight raid: “I don't believe
the vote of Owen county has been officially
reported and when the true returns are re
ceived Owens's majority in that county
will be much smeller.”
Chairman Hancock, of the seventh district
congressional committee, is also of the same
opinion and says that the election, if de
clared for Owens, will be contested in the
house.
In Breckinridge’s home county few, 11 an ,
of his friends supported the noin nee. Breck
inridge is thought to have received ids
death blow by this knifing of the nominee.
Ovvciin’h Alitjorify 101.
The official count gives Owens, democrat,
101 plurality over Denny, republican, in the
Ashland district. Judge Denny alleges that
hundreds of republicans were denied the
right to register in I,exington and that
frauds were committed at the election in
the interest of ids opponent, and says he
will carry the contest to the house of rep
resentatives.
Kentucky Has Six.
Lexington, Ky„ November 10.—The official
count in the tenth district today shows
that Joe M. Kendall, democrat, is elected
to congress by I'd plurality, over N.~ 1-
Hopkins, republican. This makes Ken
tucky’s delegation six demuciuts and live
republicans.
ALAI'. VMA.
Montgomery, Ala.. November 7.—(Special.)
Alabama helped to break tiie solid south.
Al. W. Howard, populist, is elected to
congress from the seventh Alabama district.
W. H. Denson, the present congressman and
democratic nominee for re-election, wires
from Gadsden, his home, tonight: "i am
defeated.”
Defeated by Cleveland Men.
Denson has been In favor of carrying out
th’s Chicago platform, and Air. Cleveland’s
backers in this state, after Denson’s nomi
nation by the democrats of tlie seventh
district, made a relentless fight to have him
taken down, charging party perfidy. They
claimed he leaned too much to the populists.
The fight against him has continued to the
end with the effect that the administration
democrats, in failing to vote for Denson,
added strength to Howard, who had the
United support of the republicans and the
populists.
Five Contests Ahead.
Today's returns <!<> not change the results
announced last night in the other districts.
These returns show tlie election of demo
crats in the other eight Alabama districts.
There will, it is stated here, be five con
test cases carried before congress from
Alabama. Gardner, republican, in the sec
ond; Robinson, populist, in the third; Al
drich. republican, in the fourth; Goodwyn.
populist, in the fifth, and Aidrich, republican,
in the ninth. In most of these districts the
vote is uncomfortably close, and the com
bined opposition to democracy is inclined
to believe the next congress can bo per
suaded that frauds have been committed in
some of Alabama’s districts.
Where Is Alaba in r?
Montogomery, Ala.. November
clal.)-Hon. A. T. Goodwyn. of tho fifth dis
trict. is in the city. He says lie has carried
his district over Judge Cobb and will be
He claims majorities as follows: Coosa,
500; Elmore. 850; Randolph, 600; Chambers,
SOO—total 2,750.
He concedes Afacon to Cobb and claims to
have information from Lowndes tiiat less
than 2,000 votes were polled in the county,
and conceding all of them to his opponent,
together with tlie small majority for Cobb
in Waiaug u he will still have a majority of
not less than 2.0") in the district.
The populists hero are also claiming to
have defeated Underwood in the ninth;
Robbins in the fifth, and Harrison ia tho
third.
LUULSI »NA.
y,.w Orleans. N vetnber 7.—The republi
cans this morning admit that the democrat
ic candidates in the sixth Louisiana district
will receive certificates. Buck, in tlie sec
ond district, is elected by 7,000 majority—
A'eyer in the first by an equal majority.
I’vice in the second will have s.”*m votes to
tpare. Returns today injure the election
of Hoatner in the iif h, Deden in the fourth
and Robertson in the sixth over their popu
list opjonents. Tlie republicans will •■on
test the first, second and third districts in
the city region.
Jackson, AIDS., November 7 Later re
turns confirm tne reports tiiat all tiie dem
ocratic congressmen were elected. l»enny.
in the sixth district, was given the closest
run by Hathorn. The populists have made
wonderful gains ovt-r the last election.
It appears from tlie official records of the
world s fair that Dr. Price's Baking Pow
der won the highest award j-ositively on
its merits. Not only did it surpass all
rivals, but it frightened the more preten
tious of them from competition.
About the Landslide.
From Tho Albany Herald.
Mr. Clcv< land played the sphinx all aiong’.
He appointed pseudo-democrats to office
while the true and tried ones had to stand
out in the cold. He laughed at the repeal
of the 10 per cent tax on state bunas and
he stubbornly refused to sign tiie tauts
bill, oven after congress had agreed upon
it. He courted the tickling under tne
chin which Wall street gave Aim. and
this, too, when ho knew that the people
knew which way tiie straws were blowing.
Ho did all these things and more besides,
finally declining to lend democracy a help
ing hand in New York because he had had
some personal differences with the demo
cratic nominee for governor in that state.
In fact, Mr. Cleveland has not performed
one single democratic act •luring his sec
ond tTm as president. If he has, no one
knows of it-
You can turn the matter over just as
many times as you like, and the fact
remains that Cleveiandisin has about run
aground the good old ship of democracy.
Some p op!” uiay call it backbone, but at
this distance it looks like pure cussed
ness.
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THE CONSTITUTION,
Atlanta, Georgia.
THIS FROM TEXAS.
• CtrFKBJA’B’B r.ANHEK MAJORITY
STATK OF TWO YEARS AGO.
SEND DIVIDED DELEGATION TO CONGRESS
Such I* the Story Sent Out from the lone
Star State—lt Was Cleveland That Did
It, So Says the Associated Fra-a.
Dallas, Tex., November B.—(Special.)
Even the rock-ribbed democratic state of
Texas has parted from the faith, and par
tially gone over to the enemy.
They say that Cleveland and congress
have utterly failed to carry out the wishes
of the people, and have betrayed every
trust and all confidence put in them.
There is loud talk of forming a new na
tional party with a new name, upon the
| best planks of the democratic-populists and
old line whig platforms.
| The time-worn plurality of 180.060 fog
democracy is a thing of the past. Today's
I returns very materially -change the situa
! tion from that of yesterday, when the dem
ocrats were confident of a plurality of Bt«,-
000, while tonight they will be satisfied if
barely ahead.
New Mexico has apparently joined the
republican procession and elected Thomas
■ B. Catron as delegate to congress, making
the territorial delegation in the next house
solidly republican.
• lie eitualion in Texas.
Galveston, Tex., November 10.—Late re
: turns in the Texas gubernatorial situation
1 show that Cj bersun's majority is between
! 40,("JO and 60.W0. The populist vote shows
i a large increase over two years ago.
The congressional situation tonight stands
’ as follows:
First district, Hutcheson, democrat, 5.009
! plurality.
Second district. Cooper, democrat, 8,938
i majority.
Third district, Yoakum, democrat, 2,372
i majority.
Fourth district, Culberson, democrat.
I 3,408 plurality.
Fifth district, Bailey, democrat, 5.002 plu-
■ rality.
Sixth district, Abbott, democrat, 17 plural
i ity.
Seventh district, Pendleton, democrat,
; 2.731 majority.
Eighth district, Bell, democrat, 2.177 ma
■ jonty.
Ninth district, Sayers, democrat, 2.100 ma
jority.
I Tenth district, Crowley, democrat, 7.5 j.»
plurality.
Eleventh district, Crain, democrat, 1.36 S
majority.
Twelfth district, Noonan, republican, 950
, plurality.
Thirteenth district, Cockrell, democrat.
< 186 plurality.
General Nelson A. Miles is a consistent
advocate of wholesome food. He is nafur
' ally a firm believer in the efficacy of Dr.
Price's Cieam Baking Powder.
W AITE DENOI NCED
By tfie Conservative Men of Hi* Party.
A Sforrny .Meeting.
Chicago. November 11.—A special to The
Tribune trom Denver says Governor Waite
’ received a dressing down in his own ex
ecutive chamber last night by the conser
vative men of h.s party. Nearly all the can
didates on the populist state ticket were
present, and each one in turn sailed into
the oal man rough shod. Each man de
i dared himself a true believer in the party
principles, but that henceforth he wanted
to hear no more from the man for whom
they were sacrificed. Lase Pence, congress
. man from the first district, was the prin
cipal speaker. He denounced in unmeasured
tenna the governor and his following, tell
ing him to get himself off into the wilder
ness as soon as possible after January Ist.
and there bury himself from the sight of
men.
"Wa want no more long-haired, wild
eyed anarchists and socialists in the party,"
he exclaimed with warmth, “and the quick
' er you and your office grabbing friends take
yourselves away the better you will be
liked.”
The conservatives were so forcible that
for the first time since coming to Denver,
Waite was speechless. Following this con
ference it was decided to abandon all Sun
day political meetings, which caused so
j much scandal and incurred the enmity of
I the churchmen, and organize on the basis
i of good government.
TENNESSEE HEADHI AHtL— CLOSED
Nashville, Tenn., November IL-(Special.)
• The democratic and republican state com
mittee headquarters have been practically
deserted today and will probably b<- closed
early this week. There have been n •
changes today in the returns previously re
ported and the defeat of Governor Turney is
now generally accepted as a fact. As there
is a difference of nearly 1.2(H) in the figures
of the two committees, it will reauire th •
official count to decide Air. Evans's plural
ity. The republican committee claims 1.8; .
and the democratic committee concedes
69L Air. Evans and ('hairman Sanders went
! to Chattanooga this afternoon.
Local republicans will have a big rally
' Friday night. The democrats will have ■-
majority of 34 on joint ballot in the legisla
' ture, the senate standing 29 democrats, 1)
, r publicans and 3 populists, and the house
j 63 democrats, 30 republicans and 6 populists.
Senator Harris at present has no opposition
j for re-election.
MINNESOTA'S ItETI H Ns"7 OMI’LETE.
St. Paul, Minn., November H. —Complete
returns from Minnesota show that the vote
ot the state was 2SB,«XM). which is over 21,
more than the pr» sidential vote of 1892.
j Governor Nelson has a clear majority cf
1,599 over all competitors. The totals are:
• Nelson, 145,(186; Owen. 84,794;8. ker, 53.313.
? Hilleboe, 5,450. The seven republican Cvii
gressmen are elected by pluralities ranging
! from li.utX) for McClear in the second di--
trict, to 789 for Eddy in the seventh di.--
I trict. '1 he legislature contain.-; ill rcpubli
. cans ia a membership of 168. Five active
i candidates for the senatorial seat of Wash
; burn arc already in tho field—Tawney,
Towne and AlcCleury, of me congressional
delegation; ex-Senator Sabine and cx-Con
gressman Comstock.
NEBRASKA'S OFFICIAL VOTE.
Omaha, Neb.. November U.—(Special.)—
Complete official returns in show that tor
governor Holcomb, democrat-populist, re
ceived 96,945; Majors, republican, 9’3,958; Stur
devant, bolting democrat, 6,671; Holcomb's
plurality. 3,087. All the remainder of the
state otiicers elected are republicans, the,r
pluralities ranging from 13,009 to 30,009. The
total vote, including 60,009 prohibition votes,
estimated, is 201,000, or as many as two
years ago, a significant proof of republican
colonization when the exodus by the
drought is remembered.
The legislature will stand: Senate—Re
publicans, 24; populists, y. House—Repub
licans ,2; democrats, 7; populists 21. The
straight populist vote was cast tor Powers
for state treasurer, and it was 66.177, an
increase of 13.000 votes over last year, and
an uicrease of s,two votes ever two years
( ago.
Popnli*t Gain* in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee, \Vis„ November IL—The popu
list party in Wisconsin was the only one of
the four, according to State Chairman
Schilling, that gained any votes. The gain
is estimated at 45,090, about four times the
vote cast in 1892. The victorious republi
cans have fewer votes by several thousands
than they had in 1892, and the democratic
loss was evenly divided between stay-at
homes and ueserters to the populists. The
republicans made a slight, gain from tho
prohibitionists, and till of its rivals lost
• votes to the populist pariy.
] Ten practical lessons ?u joirraallsm; first
j lesson, introductory to tlie wbrk, sent upon
1 application. Remittance 4nav be mad*
when work is returned for revision. Begin
nt once. ATLANTA SCHOOL OF JOUR
NALISM, Box 96, Atlanta, Ga.