Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-11-06
The state Elections.


The following is . summary OF last nights
dispatches in reference to the state elections Of
Tuesday;
NEw YORK.
The New York Evening Express makes the
state senate stand fifteen republicans TO fifteen
democrats, with two districts in doubt. The
Albany Journal (rep.) claims that nineteen re
publicans, twelve democrats and one indepen-
dent have been elected to the state senate.
Three democratic and one republican state
senator are elected from New York city. while
eleven democrats and six republican members
OF the assembly are elected. A vacancy in the
board Of aldermen is filled by democrat viii
ler's, democratic candidate for secretary OF
state, received 81 ,9sl majority in New York city
Inc iotaI vote OF brooklyn city was d Jos, o.
which Hunter, dem, for mayor, received b, 80
and johnson, rep, 2I91S. Brooklyn elected
thirteen aldermen, and that body will stand
nineteen democrats to seventeen republicans
That city also elected I've democrats and -four
republicans to the assembly, and two democratic
state senators.
The majority for wOoltord, democratic candi-
date for controller, was estimated in Baltimore
last night at 10000. The democrats carried
Baltimore county by Ign majority. Prince
Georges aud Charles counties were carried BY
the republicans by majorities OF 200 TO 800. In
several counties there are split legislative dele
cations. With DR.. Steiner, republican, OF
Frederick, holding over, the election of ). L.
Suit, republican, in Prince Georges, gives the
republicans two senators. No additional re
turns have been received from Frederick,
where the contest is close, but assuming that
the republicans hold on to their i've delegates
as in the last Legislature they possibly will have
eighteen members Of the house, instead OF
twelve, as in the last legislature. An associated
press dispatch says "Frederick county elects
the republican ticket, except sheriff, by from
one to five hundred majority. The republicans
claim to have elected one member of the house
of delegates from this county" The counties
electing republican delegates are said to be-
Prince George 8, Garrett 1. Somerset ?, Charles
z, Caroline 1, Frederick >, Talbot 1. Besides
these there are one or two independent dele
gates elected: The counties giving democratic
del, 4so; Baltimore county, 1900 Caroline
small majority; Carroll, 800 to $50; Cecil, $50;
Garrett; 4S to 100; Hartford, 800; Howard, 60;
Kent, 40 TO $50; Montgomery, 100; Somerset 80:
Talbot doubtful, ana Washington, 50 to 300
The republican maJOrities are Charles, 200 to
500, and Prince George, 80. There are other
counties from which there are no definite re
turns, though Talbot is claimed by both parties
VIRGINIA.
Returns received up to last night, as com
ST sans 50 f saGS
losses, 5,1S2. From the incomplete returns
there will be but little change in the legisla
ture-that is, about two-thirds conservative
majority on joint ballot. The following counties
give conservative gains :-L0udoun, 2S5; Pitt
sylvania, 90; Henry, 1Gl; King George, 176.
Russell, SOC, BOtetourt, IG: Spottsylyania, CS
Westmoreland, 10; total, I,36S. Counties show
ing conservative losses are ;-Albermarle, 81.
Iihce William. bl5 Alleghany, %; Bath, 22-.
Campbell, INCLUDING Lynchburg city,) 49,;
Amherst, So Nelson, 155; Franklin, 45i; Bed
ford, 10; Halifax, 45G; total, 1855. Altogether
forty counties and cities heard from give
Ne per net gain Of ,236 over Walkers ma
jority in 1869.
MISSISSIPPI.
Nothing Official is known as to the result o.
the election, but it is generally believed that
Ames has carried the state by a majority OF
1j000.
WISCONSIN.
iS rio .I,r
districts to hear from. The reformers have
large majority in the assembly.
MINNESOTA.
Governor elect g. ID. Davis telegraphs from
st. Paul that his majority estimated at from
5000 to 10000 This is probably the republican
majority on the state ticket.
Later returns give Davis republican, from
5000 to 1000 majority. Dixie, the farmers can
didate, for state treasurer, is probably elected
by small majority.
ILLINOIS.
Returns from q counties show that the far
mers' ticket was elected in 10 counties. the re-
publican in ten, and the democratic in two
Collins majority for mayor of Chicago is II 900
MICHIGAN.
Comstock, democrat, for Congress in the 9Th
district, Is elected by about 200 majority.
KANSAS,
Returns from q of the 100 legislative districts
show the election of 81 opposition members and
q republicans. Anopposition ma ority on john
ballot is claimed.