Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-11-09
STATE ELECTIONS.
LAST NIGHTS RETURNS.


LAST NIGHTS RETURNS.
One hundred and thirty-three members of
Congress were chosen In twenty Stateseof the
Union on Monday and Tuesday Of this week.
The States voting were Alabama, Arkansas,
Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Massachusetts,, Maryland, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New
York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, and
Wisconsin. The following is summary Of the
returns received here last night:
Maryland.
First Distrfct-COmpriSing the Eastern Shore
counties OF Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot,
dorchester, Caroline, Somerset, Wicomco and
Worcester. The indications are in favor OF the
reelection of Sam. Hambleton, DEM, over the
republican candidate, Henry X. TOrbert, Esq.
SecoNd DistrIct.-This district 10 composedof
the LIST, I'd, 3D., 4th, 9Th, 9th, and 7th wards Of
nS s, city, the Sh s IT, 9TH
the whole of Hartford county. Stevenson
Archer, dem, is re- elected by 1892 maj. Bslti
more CITY lseven wards) gave him $50 votes, to
in the seven wards shtes and s0 co
ored. Baltimore county (seven districts) gave
2,7Ss for Archer. and Lass for Marine; regis
county, 5000 for Archer, 1,674 for Marine.
Total vote, IA ,622 for Archer, I 800 for Marine;
majority for Archer, 1902.
the 9Th to the Goth wards Of Baltimore city. Ex-
1906 maj. over W. Booth, rep. The vote was
swami 1000, Booth 1o,S5ii registered voters
FoSrN District.-This district is composed Of
Allegany, Carroll, Frederick and Washington
Captain John Richie, Of Frederick city, dem,
BY at least 600 majority over John K. Smith,
Of Carroll, rep. Five districts Of Allegsny
county give democratic majority Of 522. Seven
viU fobi Aov,,
Gs1 MAJ. Frederick county gives Richie 81
D 1i, e his district y composed Of
timore county, Of Anne Arundel, Howard,
Prince Georges, Montgomery, Charles, Calvert
and ST Mays counties. The complete returns
more county in the fifth congressional district
giving w. NJ. Merrick, dem., 400 mai, together
with scattering returns from other counties,
Albert Gary, rep. Baltimore county (6 districtsJ
gives Merrick 1913 maj, and Howard county
The following returns are from places in the
vicinity Of this city In Anne Arundel county
Gary, rep, has "A maj. In Annapolis. The I'd
district gives Gary l20 maj. The 4th district
maj. ~. he sth district gives Merrick go;
Gary ZIG. Maj. for Merrick a.
In Prince George county, Queen Anne, Gary'e
ham, Gsiy's maj. 10; Surratts, Merrici's maj.
MerIicks maj. leo. Yannsviils district gives
81 nsnisl G siSs: Msse DEEM mai
Gary, rep, 12i-dem. maj. 40. Bladensburg,
maj: for Merrick 80. Nottingham gives Gary
10 mai, and Aquasco 5 maj. for Merrick. The
latter's maj. in the county Is 81.
new YORK.
The election in New York was very quiet
Hoffmans majority in the State, according to
figures at midnight, cannot rise above 10000.
that the majority will not be over 5000. Re-
turns from sixteen wards, at Q. M, gave Hoff-
man IS ,735; Woodfofd, 2o,s29. Hoffman's ma
with the chances in favor of the democrats
CONGRESSMAN.
The democrats seem to have elected fifteen
eleven districts seem to have elected democrats,
with the exception of the 4th district, noted
below, as follows list, Townsend; I'd, Ken.
the young democracy and republicans); 9Th.
Roberts; 9Th, Cox; eth, Ely; 8th, Brooks, (by
800 majority over Wilkes, rep, and !, 200 ma
jority over both Wilkes and Wadsworth, indie
pendent pen, democrat;f 9th, Wood; 10th, Potter;
In the l2lh district, General Ketchum, rep, i.
re ,s,s &C. to Congress 6y Zoe majority:
18th DISTRICT. NJ. Warren, DEM, is elected
to Congress by very large majority, probably
10th district-Prindle, rep., elected.
2Oth district-Jefferson county complete gives
800 majority for Clinton L. Merriam, rep.
sd district-McCarthy,r rep.
x,2 AN u distlict.Senecs county complete gives
can majority. 200. -
3Oth district ufialo)-williams, DEM, elect
ed to Congressover Bennett, rep; democratic
gain. .f..." ~ ~.
VIRGINIA.. s
The Congressional election resulted as fol-
lows-1st district DR.. Norton, ,(colored,l rep;
IsP sa co Duke 3D. s Ga.'
Terry, dem; It'll. Elliot NJ. Braxton, dem, prob
ably; 4th, not heard from. In the eth district,
Mckenzie, rep, has a majority in Alexandria
n ,a,ss township; maj; Culpeper county, Ca
In Richmond, up 70 2 O'Clock this morning,
the vote Of sixteen precincts gave $50 majority
for the conservative ticket and only two pre-
cincts to hear from, which win not change
the result. The election passed of quietly, and
the Federal troops did not approach the polls.
In Alexandria, the election passed of quietly
The vote is 600 or 700 short OF that pOlled in
May last. Three wards gives BraxtOn, con-, ~
maj, but the city will give Mckenzie, rep,
probably $50 maj. Fredericksburg gives Brax-
ton 200 mai.
The election passed Off very quietly in Nor
folk. company OF marines was held in readi-
ness at the custom house. ~.
MASSACHUSETTS,.
A very full vote was thrown. The result in
Boston foots up for governor :-Clafin, rep,
40 ,O46; Adams, dem, 1920; Wendell Phillips,
temperance and labor reform, 800.
Al ,O93, Adams II 1856, Phillips 1b.s25. The same
towns last year gave Clafin IS i'll, Adams 20 6s2
Chamberlain 7,110. Claim will have as large
q majority as last gear on the increased total
vote. His majority last year was 9 800. All re-
publican Congressman are reelected, Twitchen
In the Sd district by about 800 plurality, and
Hooper in the 4th by over 2, 900 plurality. Both
publican. Wendell Phillips received smaller
vote than his opponents conceded him. John
Quincy Adams Is elected to the legislature.
The congressional delegation Is the Same n
last year, viz:-lst district, james Bufington;
I'd, ,Oakes Ames; Sd, Ginefy TWitchell: 4th,
Samuel Hooper; 9Th, BENZ. r. Butler; 9Th, Ma!
thaniel z. Banke; 7th, George NJ. BROOKS; Sth.
Geo. +. Hoar; 9th, VIM! d. Wash burn; 10th
Henry l.. Dawes-all republicans.
RHODE I0LAND. tF..,
In the western district the vote Is very light.
James M. Pendlet0n, rep, has 3S7 majority.
With two towns to hear from. The vote stands
Pendleton, ,457; Samuel ,ROdman, 81 sostter-
ing, 129 In the eastern district no regular repub.
l1can nomination was made. Benjamin T..
Eames, rep, has ,952; Thomas A. Jenckes
Slick, dem., ,402 Benjamin Mumford, tempe
rance, 3e3; scattering, 49,. Eames' mai, i6s
Several arrests were made for bribery and It IL
up1ersfnod fha elAcfion mill hA coutasfad for