The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-17
ELECTION RETURNS.
The New Constitution Adopted by q
Tremendous Majority.
Harrison Democratic for The First
Time Since Incorporation
A Negro Mobbed by Ills Race for
Voting the Democratic Ticket.

Special TO the Heraldl
GALVESTON, February l6.-The vote
in this city Is not yet county. Three
wards In the city give 72 majority fol
the Constitution, Governor Coke sos
majority, Lieutenant Governor Hub
bard l,6l5 majority, and the entire
SN.ate tisket carried by large ma
jority.
The Highland precinct gives Cover
nor Coke AZ, Hubbard Al, Boone Al,
Darden Al, Dorm Al, Groos Al, Roberts
Al, Moore Al, Gould4l, Ector Al, Wink.
Ter, II White Al. For Constitution
81 against 20.
Wechies Vote resulted AS follows
For the Constitution 1873, aud against
ll2; Coke, 1874; Chambers Ill.
Observation-Disclosures AZ follows: Coke
1879; Chambers 20 for tho Constitu-
ton l57.
Uvalde--Result of election at this
place; Coke 10; Chambers 2; for the
Constitution "a; against s.
Rio Grande City-The following is
the official count for precinct No. . of
Starr county: For Constitution 2S,
against Constitution 81 Governor,
Coke lOG, Chambers 32 Lieutenant
Governor, Hubbard l06, Miner 81;
Controller, Darden 1906, Bryan 33;
Treasurer, Dorm 50, UmdeA ock 80;
Commissioner, Groos lO6, ri hchler 80;
Attorney General, Boone 1876, Burns
81; Justices of Supreme Court, Roberts
lO6, Moore LOG, Gould l0G; Court OF
Appeals, Ector lO6, Winkler lO6,
White 1906; Senator, Russell 81, Ford
So, Haggarty L.
Overton.-The election passed off
quietly here. Coke and Hubbard 230,
Chambers and Miners oil, Boone,
Darden, Dorm aud Graves $50, Bryant,
Umdenstock and Kunchler 81 for
Constitution 222, against So; Supreme
Bench, Roberts, Moore and Gould 2SS,
Radicals nothing; Appellate Bench,
White, Ector and Winkler 22S, Radi-
calls nothing Senator, Motely, Dem
ocratic, 226, Linsley, Radical, 81;
Representatives, Garrison, Baker and
Coleman 230, Harrison, negro, 81;
Wheeler, White, Radical, 81 Norvill,
Democrat, 1880, Poer, Radical, 1872;
minor offices largely Democratic.
Hearne-The Republicans have prob
ably carried this county, with heavy
majority against the Constitution. Ma
jorties here are as follows: Chambers
1877, Miner 357, with an average ma
jority of about the same for the bal
ance of the Republican State ticket, and
of betw cen $50 aud 500 for theil county
ticket; for Senator, Ector, Republic
can, has net majority of Sii over
both Faulkner and Pendenel, ami Nc.
Culloch, Democrat. Majority against
the Constitution 49s.
Unofficial advices from Leon iEdi-
cate that McCullach, Democrat, has
carried the county for Senator. He is
probably elected.
Decentralization quiet. For
Constitution lO7 against SO; Coke 1872,
Chambers 81; Hubbard l5C, Boone l42,
Darden Isl, Dorm 1872, Groos l47
Keuchler 5; Roberts l52, Gould las,
Moore Isl; Winkler Isl, White $50,
Ector las District Judge, Crasson l43,
Redigo IS Senator, Hobby So Parsons
l2O; Representative, Watts 12l, Cham
beers SO.
Huntsville Vote for Coke 262,
Chambers 2sS; for Constitution 264,
against 25S; Tellman Smith 247, Bur-
nett 1877. We have elected all of our
county officers but Sheriff, and per-
haps County Judge.
A negro was killed here last night
by negro mob for voting part of
the Democratic ticket.
Kilfiore-Vote rs follows For Con-
stitution 50, against SO; Coke "a, Cham
bers 81; for District Judge, Bonner 40,
Norton 10; for Senator, Douglas SO,
Floater Marshal So.
Brenham--R Returns received thus far
indicate the Republican ticket for
nearly all the important county offices.
Turner's majority will be several hun
bred.
neutrality-suspicious. of yesterday
passed of quietly, and up to eleven
o'clock this morning had not got
through counting the vote, hut will
have the first Democratic majority
that Harrisburg has ever given.
New Braunfelds. election
passed off quietly. City gone for the
Constitution "a, against III; Coke ISL
Cham bers liz. Returns from the diff.
ferent precincts not In yet.
San Antonio.-The Bexar vote is
notye)t counted. 1t is conceded that
the Democrats will elect all except
DISTRICT Judge.