The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-07
VIRGINIA.
The Elections.

RICHMOND, July 6.-The election, as far as
it has progressed, is the quietest ever held in
Virginia, and the city presents the appear
ance of Sunday. body of troops are
bivouacked in the public park, and the am
balances of the two parties, covered with
national flags are driving about for the weak
and infirm. A number of blacks have openly
voted the Walker ticket, without any of the
hostile demonstrations from their brethren
which characterized the last elections The
whites, up to 80 p. NJ, have 430 majority
in the three wards
RICHMOND, July 6-Evening The cleo
tions here closed quietly, and the ballots are
being counted. Both parties claim the State.
The returns show large colored vote for
Walker, and it is thought he has carried the
State by large majority.
Dispatches from conservative sources from
the south-side counties state that the colored
vote for Walker is very large, and that several
members of the Legislature have been gained.
RICHMOND, July 6.-The election passed off
quietly. After nightfall the streets resounded
with cheers for Walker and the victory in the
State. meeting of Walker men was held,
and addressed by six colored men and several
whites, including Mr.. Hunnicutt.
Prominent Walker men here claim the State
by 900 majority, and decided majority in
both branches of the Legislature, but promi-
nent Wells supporters claim that they have a
decided majority in the State, although they
| give no figures. Nearly every telegram re-
ceived here by either side shows large gains
for Walker, and serious split in the colored
vote, which, it was claimed, could be con-
| trolled 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, n
very strong colored county, four hundred
blacks voted for Walker. Up to midnight,
| kilograms received announce that Walker has
carried the following countless
Bedford 1000 majority Augusta, 5000;
Albemarle, 300 Culpeper, 200; Washington,
1000; Smythe, 1000; Louisa and all the white
counties west of the mountains
| Wells carries the following:-
Petersburg 1900 majority; Greenville, 300
maj ority; and Chesterfield, Nottoway, Char
lotte, and Halifax counties.
The Congressional candidates successful as
far as heard from are, Porter (Wells man) in
this district, Booker (Wall1er) in Pittsylvania
district Newton (colored) in York district,
and Mckenzie in the Alexandria district
In q very few counties have the blacks
polled their registered vote, while the whites
everywhere have polled nearly their entire
strength. In the legislative districts the
Walker men claim 800 majority, which gives
them II members of the Legislature.
II is estimated by old politicians here that
Governor Wells defeat is the most decided
that has occurred in Virginia since the Presi-
Dental election of 1856. The Constitution,
with the Objectionable clauses expurgated, is
adopted by an overwhelming majority.
There are about thirty counties heard from,
which give Walker nearly $4,000 majority.
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