The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-27
GEORGIA,
THE ELECTION.

SAVANNAH, April 25.-The county vote is
I52O, $50 OF which are challenged; nearly all
OF which are the straight radical ticket The
city vote is still being counted, and will con-
tlnue till II O'Clock tonight. 1t will probably
be Monday evening before the counting is
through. Gordon is said to be ahead so far
Fitch is about 200 ahead on the city ticket
Baker county, Gordon 300 majority; Ware
county, Gordon 100 majority; Fitch 200 major
lty; for the Constitution 300; Pierce county,
for Bullock 124 majority; Cliff 80; Appling
county, Cor lon and Fitch have large maiori-
ties; against the Constitution 2cl; the other
counties have not been heard from.
AUGUSTA, April 25.-The election returns
are conflicting. The Democrats claim Cor
don's election by a small majority. but admit
the ratification of the Constitution The Re-
publicans claim Bullock's election by 10000
majority.
MACON, April 25-The following is the Off
cal vote: Pike county gives 26S majority for
Gordon, and 26l majority against the Jonsti-
tuition; Clayton gives Gordon 349 Bullock 326
Constitution 446, against 233; Fayette gives "a
majority for Gordon and majority for the
Constitution; Henry gives 76 majority for Cor
don and 60 against the Constitution; Ferrill
gives Gordon 1872, Bullock 337 for Constitution
81 against 1866; Quitman gives Gordon 356,
Bullock 6, for Constitution II, against 1865;
Crawford gives Gordon 53j, Bullock 514 Tor
Constitution 511, against 538; Clay gives Cor
don 430, Bullock 319, for Constitution 319
%,
"a, for Constitution 80, against 225; B aldwin
gives Gordon 713, Bullock 996, for Cons tuition
800, against 723. A negro Representative and
Senator were elected.
Marion, official, gives 351 majority against
the Constitution, 1913 majority for Gordon and
415 majority for Cliff for Congress; Democratic
Representatives are elected. TAYLOR gives 80
majority against the Constitution and 80 ma
iority for Gordon. Pierce gives PIG for the
Constitution against SO, 1879 for Bullock against
50 for Gordon, and 1888 for Cliff against 30 for
Fitch for Congress. Aluscogee gives 500 ma
Jority for the Constitution and $40 majority
for Bullock. In Bell county the count will ne
be complete until Monday, but the prospect is
that the vote will be very close. Washington
unofficial, the entire Democratic ticket elected
by from $50 to 200 majority. Sumter unofficial
small majority for Gordon and both Democrat
c Representatives elected. Dougherty, official,
552 majority for the Constitution and DIG for
Bullock; county officers all radicals Chata-
hoochee official, 1914 for Constitution and 80
against it; Gordon 537 Bullock 277. The re-
port from Stewart county is that it has gone
Democratic by large majority.
SAVANNAH, April 26.-The count of the vote
in this city at IL o'clock last night was as fol-
lows:-For Bullock, Republican, 2614; Cor
don, conservative, 2464; for Constitution, 2619:
against Constitution, 2459; the majority for the
Republicans, so far as heard FROM in this city
and county is 1900. The counting will be re-
sumed tomorrow. Scriven county returns
gives Bullock 673, Gordon 225, Gift go, Fitch
214. Several disturbances occurred last night
and the night before policeman was fired
upon and numerous arrests were made.
AUGUSTA, April 26.-Richmond and Burk
counties will give Bullock add the Constitu.
ton from 5000 to 1000 majority. The radicals
claim the district by 10000 majority.