The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-26
THE ELBOTIONS.
The Result in West virginia.

can majority In "a counties. casting tour. fifths
of the vote OF the State, Is 1867. Tue remalniuS
counties will not materially change this. Iu
the First district Duvel, the Republican candt-
Sc econd McCirew tRep.J has 200 mai 1riIy. r..
tulns from SIX counties OF Inc Th1rd district
Indicate + ON 500 to 1000 majority for Witcher
jolly on Joint ballot in the Legislature, mum
bering 7S members. The Democratic specials
claiming the Slate are deliberate ana persistent
w. p. HUBBARD.
Secretary Republican State Committee
Roth Parties still Claim the Election.
WHEELING, Oct. 26-Tne InteIligencer IRE
publtcan) this morning says:-"Our whole State
ticket Is elected by q majority which will not
have almost, IL not quite. our usual majoriLy In
the Legislature, and have elected beyond per-
adventure our congressman in the First aud
Second districts. and returns from the Third
district remove the doubts OF General WitcheI's
election"
The Register (Democrat) says: - "Tolerably
complete reports from eighteen counties out of
the fifty three composing the State show net
Democratic gains of 2500, and the same ratio of
gain through the state, which ratio certainly
exists; viii lu,g, give us West Virginia by hand
The "WOrId" Sees Great Democratic
Gains.
The following is the special 10 the New York
WHEELING, West Virginia. October 25.-Re-
turns from the State election come in slowly.
but all show large Democratic gains. Thirteen
gains as folIows:-Brooke, 81; Hampshire, 200;
Harrison, 2Oe; Kanawha, $40; Lewis, $50; Ma
100; Taylor, $50; welzel, $50; Writ 20; Wood,
400. The radicals calm 80 gain In BraxLon and
so in Putnam. Net Democratic in fifteen
win the make ne sae
cratic by 1000. Democrat authorities
claim that the gain in the remainder OF the
STATE will be much heavier, as the bulk of the
new registration, which is heavy and largely
Democratic, was made in districts from which
there has been no return as yet. Tney expect
1000 majority in the Greenbrer Valley alone,
and are confident of 5000 majority in the State
In five Senatorial districts heard from the
Democrats carry three-a gain of two. The
State Executive Committee are confident of
Joint ballot, and Democratic successor to Mr..
Van Wrinkle In the United States Senate. Tue
registration books were opened yesterday.
Large additions were made and four -fifths of
the new enrolment are Democratic You may
reckon this State sure for Seymour and Blair.
Republicans are depressed. Democrats are
active, aggressive, and determined to repeat
their victory.
Republicans profess to have heard from couu.
State in 1865. and claim a majority OF 3OOO
Their estimate does not include tne counties in
which the new registration was heaviest and
where the Democrats will have probably 5000
majority.
The Result of the Ohio State Election,
From, the Cincinnati Commercial. Oct o.
Three counties remain to be heard from in
Ohio-Hockipg, Licking, and Sandusky. re-
vision of the figures and the addition of official
returns from several counties received ysster-
day show the following result
For Sherwood, Republican. .......... 260 107
For Hubbard. Democrat. 2I0036
Sherwood's majority. 2O07l
Total vote, as far as 500 li3
Inci ease OF vote in Is 9I6
The complete vote Of the e, Eighth and Seven
ceived since our tables were published. In the
former, John Beatiys (Regu6lican) majority is
9lS; in the latter, Amber (Republican) is elected
Nv handsome mdlOritV