Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-11-05
THE STATE ELECTIONS YESTERDAY
Summary Of Last Nights Dispatcher


Ma Wand, Virginia. Mississippi, New York,
Nj ssachusetts, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Illinois,
Michigan. Arkansas, Kansas, and Minnesota.
The following is q summary OF dispatches re-
ceived mp 70 2 a. m. this morning:
New York.
Up to one O'Clock this morning the total re-
turns from three hundred and eighty four towns
and ten counties outside of New York city
showed net republican majority of IS, POI. ana
a MT democI ate gain of 1919 over the vute OF
ISL. The democratic state ticket was carried
in New York city and county by ?5,0O0 majority
Common. for sheriff, has about the same ma
iority. The Tdmmany candidates TOR Judiciary
Offices are elected by large majOrittes. The
democratic majority in the whole state will be
from 25, 600 to 30 900.
Still later returns from thirty seven additional
districts and towns, one county and the city OF
Rochester show a net democratic majority OF
1874. which il a net democratic gain of ,662
This reduces the net republican majority in i2l
towns and eleven counties to 1l,s37, and in
creases the net democratic gains outside of New
York city and Brooklyn to II sol.
NEW YORK CITY
elects three democratic senators and one repub-
hcan, Booth. OF the twenty-one assembl ymen
eight are democrats, i've republicans, and three
oubtful, but given TO the democrats and are
doubtful to the republicans. The republicans
elected are Peake, Sherman, Dean, Nice afee,
and Spencer. Reilley's (rep.) election is
claimed in the fourth district. The doubtful
districts are the third, fifth, and tenth. Those
not heard from the eighteenth, nineteenth,
twentieth, and twenty-ffth.
BROOKLYN.
I'D to O'Clock a. M, the returns from Brook
lyn indicated the election OF two senator's and
four assemblymen by the democrats. They also
elect judge OF the supreme court and full
county ticket In sixteen assembly districts
out of twenty one the democratic majority on
the state ticket is 10000
GENERAL.
s. s. Cox is elected TO Congress from the 9th
district, over Wadswortb by 100 IN ajorlty. Po-
keepsie gives 81 democratic majority-a net
democratic gain of $50. Schenectady gives a
republican majority OF 400-a republican gain
OF 1S7. Tioga county went republican by ma
jority of about I00--a democratic gain of il2.
St Lawrence, Franklin, and Seneca coupties
went democratic. The Tribune says: There
has been no increase in the democratic vote,
but large falling off in the republican. The
assembly is republican by reduced majority,
and the senate doubtful"
Virginia.
Returns indicate the election of the conserva-
tive state ticket by majority of from 10000 to
20,O00. kemper's official na j0rity in Rich mond
is GIG; in Norfolk S2i; gain over Walkers vote
800. All returns show conservative gains ex-
cept in very few instances. Comparison be-
tween the present and that OF the last presi-
dental vote show that one hundred precincts in
thirty-tive counties give over 5000 gain for
kemper. continuation of such gains will
make Kemper's majority 10000. A cOnserva-
tive gain of 400 is reported from Petersburg.
Danvile, StauntOn, Winchester and other cities
give additional conservative gains. Partial re-
turns from thirty counties indicate that the
conservative majority is a large increase over
Walkers majority in 1869. which was over
"a
the last presidential election by 2l2 majority.
ALEXANDRIA CITY
gave a conservative majority of about 200 and
Alexandria county republican majority of
800. O'Neal and Syphax, republican candi-
dates tor the house of delegates, were elected.
Hughes, republican nominee for governor, re-
ceiyed $50 votes in Alexandria county and
Kemper 100. The following was the vote in the
county named for candidates for the house of
delegates: John b. Syphax, (rep) Az; j. G.
0'Neal, (rep.) 453; JAS. NJ. Stewart, (con.) 125;
hos = yrnr ID hiatt
publican, was elected county treasurer over
Nandenberg, by 76 majority. Il. ID. Ruffn,
conservative, was elected sheriff over Jewell b.
COrbett by ll6 majority. Lewis T.. Payne,
Edmund Burke and Nelson Wormlev, all re-
publicans, we're elected county clerk, common
weath's attorney and superintendent of the
candidates. With the exception of disturbance
at Petersburg the election passed of quietly
throughout the state.
Maryland.
The election in Maryland was for members of
the legislature, who will choose United States
Senator TO succeed Senator Hamilton, in 1875;
also for two state oficsrs-controller Of the
treasury and clerk of the court of appeals-the
candidates being For controller, Levin Wool
ford, OF Somerset county, democrat, present
incumbent, and Henry II. Golsb0rough, OF Tai
bot county, republican; for clerk OF the court OF
appeals, James s. Franklin, of Anne Arundel
county, democrat, present incumbent, ana
Judge John Ii. Price, of Hartford county, re-
publican, In all the counties Of the state, mem
u,
registers of wills, and other county officers were
elected. In Baltimore city one state senator
was elected from the second legislative district,
and eighteen members of the house Of dele
Kates-six from each OF the three legislative
districts into which the city of Baltimore is
divided; also, five clerks of courts, the sheriff
register Of wills, and city surveyor. The demo-
cratic state ticket is of course elected, although
full returns had not been received late last
night. The fetal vote Of
BALTIMORE CITY
on the state ticket was 4l,I33, of which Mr..
NoOlfOrd (dem) for controller received % orc,
and Mr.. Goldsborough (rep.) for the same office
IL, showing ma iority for Woolford OF IA 49,
The vote for Franklin (dem.) for clerk of the
court of appeals was % ,153, and for Judge Price
1874 showing q majority for Mr.. Franklin of
1876. This exhibits an increase in the vote of
the city over that of the municipal election of
two weeks ago of 6,3S0. The eighteen demo-
cratic candidates for the house of delegates in
the three legislative districts of Baltimore city
were elected, as well as the democratic candi-
date for state senator. Brown (dem.) was
elected register of wills, there being no opposi-
tion. The democrats also elecred their nomi-
nees for sheriff and surveyor over the reform
candidates.
THE COUNTIES.
The second district of Howard county gives
from u 10 % republican majority, electing the
republican state and local ticket. The first dis
rlct OF the same county went democratic by
small majority. The republicans carried An
naIohs by 2i9 majority. In the fourth district
(Anne Arundel county, the democrats have
carried the district by 30l majority, increased
majority OF li6 over the two years ago. In
Frederick county the democrats probably elect
the county clerk and register. Frederick gives
162 democratic majority. The vote in this
county is very close. Prince Georges county
went democratic by less than 100 ma iority Kent
county gave tronDl50 to lS7 democratic ma
jority.
Massachusetts.
returns from 5ll towns give Washburn, for
governor, 60 426; Castor, 81 $780, scattering, t26.
Of 40 senators the republicans elect 20. The
house williprobabiy be three -fourths republican.
In the senate two TO one are opposed to the pro-
hibitory liquor law. The vote of Boston COM
plete gives Washburn, ,I26; CASTOR, Ia; scat
teriDg, 50. The total vote is Is 300, which is
little more than half of that of last year. Banks
plurality for the state senate is over 500.
Charles Hall is elected to the legislature from
hoston by large majority. Washburn's ma
lority Is estimated at from 5000 TO 10000. His
plurality last year was about %, 900. The re-
publican ticket for state officers is elected, and
the republican councillor ticket, together with
republican majority in both branches of the
legislature. Lowell gives Washburn 1854, Cas-
ton Z,lI0. worcester gives Washburn 2, 1862, and
CASTOR :, $50, and also elects democratic sena-
ator and members Of the house. The anti-pro-
hibition was an element of strength to the dem
ocrats, and their Candidate (Mr. Gaston) re-
ceived heavy vote in several Of the larger cities
ton.