The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-07-08
Virginia Election.
THE STATE GOES CONSERVATIVE.
RICHMOND, July 6.


The election passed off quietly. After
night-fall the streets resounded with
cheers for Walker and victory In the
State. A meeting of Walker men was
held addressed by six cOlored men and
| several whites, including Mr.. Hunni.
cutt. Prominent Walker men here
claim the State by 10000 majority, and
the Legislature, Prominent Wells men
claim they have a decided majority in
the State, but give no figures. Nearly
every telegram received here by either
side shows large gains for Walker and
serious split in the colored vote,
which was claimed would be cast solid
for Wells. The heaviest detection of
colored men from the Wells ticket Is in
the south side counties, where the
Walker men ran several colored men
for the Legislature. In Charlotte, ii
very strong colored county, four huns
dred voted for Walker.
Up to midnight, kilograms were re-
ceiVed which announced that Walker
had carried the following counties
Bedford, by 100 majority; Augusta, by
300 majority ; Albermarle, by 300 ma
jority; Culpepper, by 200 majority
Washington, by 100 majority; Smith,
by 100 majority; Louisa and all the
Wells carried Petersburg by 1900 {;
Gravesville by 800 and Chesterfield,
Nottoway, Charlotte and Halifax.
The Congressional candidates sues
cessful as far as heard from are Porter,
Wells man, in this district; Booker,
Walker man, in the Pittsylvania dis
trict; Norton, colored, In the York
district, and McKinzie, in the Alexan-
dria district.
In very few counties have the blacks
polled their registered vote, while the
whites everywhere have polled nearly
their entire strength. In this legisla-
tive district the walker men claim
1000 majority, which gives them IL
members OF the Legislature. II is esti-
mated by old politicians here, that Gov.
Wells defeat Is the most decided that
has occurred since the Presidential
campaign of 1856. The Constitutional
vote on the objectional clauses expur.
gated, is adopted by an overwhelming
majority. About thirty counties have
been heard from which give Walker
nearly 1900 majority.
RICHMOND, July7.
1870 A. NJ, thirty-three counties heard
from, give Walker about $1,000 msje-
rity.
President Grant Congratulated
walker majority 10000.
WASHINGTON, July7.
The following dispatch was sent this
er State Executive Committee:
RICHMOND. July7.
To President Grant:
Mr.. PREsIDENT.-On behalf of the
State Executive Committee of the
Walker party, / congratulate you upon
the triumph of your policy in Virginia.
The gratitude of the people for your
liberality Is greatly enlivened by the
overwhelming majority by which that
policy prevails.
(signed) X. T. DANIEL.
Chairman.
Walkers majority in the State is es
timated by the additional returns this
morning at 10000. Both branches Of
the legislature are undoubtedly car
ried by the Walker men. This district
elects IL ofthe Walker men to the legis.
lature. The returns upset the Calcula.
tions of the Wells men based on the
counties having given large matorities
Later-COmpOsItIon OF Congressional
Delegation and Legislature.
RICHMOND July7.
Up to one o'clock to-day. dispatches
received here shows that Walker car
ries the State by 10000 and the Legis-
lature by 40 on joint ballot. The
following Walker candidates for Con-
eress are certainly elected Mckenzie
in the 7th district: Milue in the 6sh;
Gibson in the Sth; Ridgeway in the 9th;
SeRar, Congressman at large.
.NThe following Wells congressman
are elected: Pratt in the I'd district;
Porter in the Sd; Norton (colored) in
the lst. All the kilograms of this morn
ing give overwhelming gains for Wal
ker, 80 large as to divest the result of
the interest of doubt. The Walker
11S l..
great crowds cheering over the returns.
FORTRESS MONROE, July7.
The election In this vicinity passed
off quietly. Returns from Elizabeth
City and County give Wells 1,205 maio-
rity and Warwick county about l2O.
Harris, the colored candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor on the Wells ticket.
falls behind in the two counties SOME
thirty votes.