Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-08-26
iIyNCHBURG, AUGUST 26, 1890
STATE ELECTIONS.


sons,hipy like a certain opinion OF the result OF
he late election in Kentucky; which, after Inc
ctoting of the Jacksonians, must prove e1'
tremely morl,fy ing TO thrm, and iearo 'hem
hereafter 10 pay more attention TO thai homely
Iara which teaches us " not TO halloo before
40 ar. out of the woods" Returns had been
xsceiyed at Frankfort, from all the counties
.,cept three, (Which il is thought, viii SEND
n,o members for Clay and Que for Jsckson)
' m the llth inst. and wa learn from the I" Com
,os,tatJr. erira" Of that date, that the result
- 80 for Clay aud 81 for Jackson IN the House
al REPRESENTATIVES and, IN the Senate, (eKGlu-
sye of three districts yet to hear irom) 70 for
CLAY. and 10 for Iackson-so that the party
.oppo.ed TO the present Administration, will
have a majority on joint ballot, greater ha"
thu had last year
INDlANA-The Indiana papers which we
receive furnish the election returns Of members
10 the next Legislature, but say not word of
che political creed. OF any Of the candidates.
A correspondent of the Louisville Focus. how.
ever, residing in that State, classifes them in
the several counties. from which lie had heard,
which gives the following result: For Clay
IL including two Counties which last year
usra represented by Jackson men for Jackson
o.
!LLINOI5.-We have no returns for mem.
bers o the Legislature but tho las, ST.. Louis
Tunes says that there is no doubt of the cleo
son of Judge Reynolds as Governor, in lieu
Of Nnisn Edwards, who declined re cleo
iion. Both Judge Reynolds and his opponent
are friendly 10 the present ADMINISTRATION.
MlSSOURl.-We have received no returns
from the Missouri elections, except those from
81. Louis. Our readers are already apprlzed
Ihat,he Barton and Clay ticket succeeded
there by majority of about 500. At the last
PresIdenIial election, the same district gave a
majority Of upwards OF 200 for Jackson ! In
addition 20 this. we have seen gentleman from
Missouri, who resides about 80 miles above
St. Louis, who informs US that the Jackson
party in that section has lost much of its
strength. We cannot indeed see, how any
party can maintain itself, of which such a man
as Benton is the head and ieader-a man of
nately, totally destitute Of principle, both as
man aud as politician.
LoUlSiANA.-rh Jacksonians will not
allow us even to have this State, where they
Know they have been routed, " horse, foot and
dfasoGns" az 5000 votes given for Governor,
they know that their candidate received only
sbput 20o0--and they know that every mem-
Der 81 the next Congress hom that Slate is in
favor oil Mi. Clay-tot they will not give i,
up They meat our vottS with sage c0tcul1.
-.oaI-and We are gravely assured, Oh the au-
shory Vi some moon.stru.k arlthmetician
that The Jackson party will have majority
OF 10 ~ the neEt Legislature OF that State
a, Beau Rrumnell would excIaim, a. Fudge ;!
MiSSlSSiPPi-The returns Of members io
She next Legislature of this State, begin also to
teach Us but the political creeds of he candi.
4 dates are not stated The Congressional elec
Il sonalso took place in Mississippi tins month nd
! Che returns from seven counties give the fol.
owing result: For Gen. David Dickson 1893
& Franklin Plummor 547, WIN. c. Wilkins $50.
John II. Norton s23, D. l.. Sharkey 523, r.
4 Weboer lbs. Gen. Kinds IS the present Re.
81 preSentlve, and declines a ie.election.-We
q believe all the Candidates for Congress are
Jackson men, except Mr.. Nortoni but Mr..
Wilkins was the Caucus candidate of the Jack
sn"'ans.-Al its next session, the Legislature o.
hl"ssspp will elect II Senator to supply the
vacancy occasioned by tue late death of Rob
a ert II. Adams, ESQ.
III lie elections ia the above States are inDor-
'' )" "a''onal point ofview, only because,
!" each Of them, United States Senator is TO
"a Ia elected next winter,
81 IN Kentucky, Mr. Rowan Jacksonianl will
- VI course be superseded bya friend of Mr.
&. o'dy-it Is supposed that either Mr.. j. J. Crit.
'e"aen or iMr. Robert Wicklife will be Mr..
howaD's successor.
In Indiana, Mr.. Hendricks term oCss,yice
Tie claims TO be IA friend of Mr.. Clay
'"' MS votes generally were ia accordance
VII" us professions; but, the Clay party
s'Oo'o OBTAIN the aScendancy ia the Legislature
We nope they will seek for same marc d.c,dal
'''ena than Mr.. Hendricks. But for the vote
'"a' gentleman. Amos KeadoA would have
o'e" seat back to Kentucky, Instead of beio.
''s'ened Oh the Public Treasury. a. nefama,
General 10 the administration aud the Nation.
o",t"dar would not have been disgraced BY
's''u'as' as one OF the officers of Govern
""'"e synonymous win inlany.
Ia Illinois, Mr.. Kane, ,.rn of ss,.,oo al,
e friendly TO the present admins
"' anu We expect be will be reelected.
u M b'r,on's place, IN Missouri. ,bsrs !.