Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-08
THE VOTE YESTERDAY.
The different MsjOrities Given I
Candidates.

Lno UlHSreHt MhIUHItte8 ViFtn 10
Candidates.
The following figures and list Of ma
il this city yesterday will be of
interest to the citizen who finds pleasure
in turning figures around.
CITY MLJoRIrIEs, ETC.
For President and Vice P~resident-
Tilden aud Hendricks (Democrats) over
Hayes and Wheeler (Radicalsl 1867.
For Governor-Thomss dad. Dem
over Porter Dem. nominee) 1852.
For Cougress-Young DEM over
Randolph Rad lO49.
State Senators-Milliken DEM ever
Etheridge Grad } 964; DuBose Diem
over Smith (Rsd. $50; Maddox (Dem.)
over Kortrecht Rad. 1854.
Representstives-Stew Dem over
Hill (Rad.l GIG; Douglass Dem. Over
Thompson Trad. Begro) 1914; Nelson
Dem over Hamilton (Rad.) 1910;
Peters Dem over Moore RAD 92l;
Coleman Dem oyer Ramsey Trad }
1860; Lowe (Dom.) over MerrimAn
Grad 1000.
Dorsey Thomas received a majority OF
1874 votes over Tilden and Hendricks,
aud a majority of 1911 over Hayes and
Wheeler, which proves that nearly 1900
sterling Democrats and ludepeu tents
voted for him.
Wm L. Yardley. negro candidate for
Governor. did not receive a single vote;
neither did George B. Nancy. Simon W.
Green, of Memphis, received one vote
Tor Governor.
The Cooper and Carey electoral ticket
received twelve votes.
Judge 7. W. Brown. Of Memphis, re-
ceivsd two votes for EIector for the State.
at-Large 10 The place Of Mr.. 4. A
Jemes, Of Hamilton county, who was
scratched.
Tilden and Hendricks carried thC
First, Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth suC
/, Eighth wards. Hayes aud Wheeler car
, ried the Fifth, Seventh, Ninth and Tent
wards.
Porter carried the Second, Third anC
. and Fourth wards, while Thomas carrieI
the First, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth
4 Ninth and Tenth.
The total vote cast in the city. takiu
!. the Presidential ticket as a basis OF cal
{. culution. was 1928.
S%PECULATIoEs or FIGURES.
Our tabulsted statement is completl
with the exception Of the First, Mint
and Seventeenth districts, and from theG
which came in to the sheriffs Office at
late hour, but in an incomplete name
we can speculate as follows as to tn
fnal result.
Complete returus have been receive
at the sheriffs Office from the vsriol
wards and distr, cts Of Shelby county, e
cept the First district (which in 49,
gave Porter a majority Of Ill over Ma
nard for GOVERNOR and from Island 4
known as the Walnut Grove precinct, Il
" total vote of which is estimated at thirt
81 five. With these exceptions the rssu
~ -. L. .4.4oI -. f.I1~m
%, Dorsey B. Thomas, 1888; James
~, Porter, 6666. Thomas majority, 27l
W. Casey Young, S252; W. NJ. Randolp
1871. YouDg's msjority, 38l.
-" W. A.. Millikin, Sill; Emerson Fl
ridge, 1885. Millikin's majority, 236.
l. ". A. Collier, $685. C. c. Moore, 7st
YES Golfers majority, $40.
ny TIE Legislative ticket received the +
,ea loving vote;
ior For the Senate-S C. Maddox, sli
OF Il, G Smith, 1875; Charles KortrCc
y 1888; j j, DuBose, 1881.
luz For Representative = Peters, S3t
Is Coleman, 1920; Lowe, S2l8; Nelst
''er 1886; Douglass, Sl75; Hill, 1862; Moo
VIII 1882 Stewart, 1874; Hamilton, 1sI
IN Merriman, 1886 Thompson, III
As' Ramsey, 1893.
Anticipating a Democratic msjor
nu' in the First district and a very sn
'ne Republican vote at Walnut Grove, i
re certain that the whole Democratic L
ices ~ialative ticket has been carried in She
els county, unless l. NJ. Hill should L
80 Colonel NJ. D. L Stewart, and H.
Tue Smith lead Colonel J. /. DuBoss in
ven Gnsl result.