Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-07
THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS.
SUMMARY OF LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES
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THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS.
SUMMARY OF LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES.
Pennsylvania.
In the 7th Congressional district VIM. Gods
chalk. rep, will have 1000 majority In the 1lth
Congressional district the contest between
klotz, DEM. and Albright, rep, is very close.
Full returns will be necessary to decide which
is elected. In the 18th Congressional district
II. g. Fisher, rep, is elected over Stenger, dem
by about 400 majority. In the Sth Congressional
district Heister Clymer's, dem, majority will be
6.c47. In the Goth Congressional district Seth
II. Yocum. national, is elected over A. G. Cur
tin, dem., by 13 majority. In the 18th Congress
sonal district F. f. Beltzhoover, dem, is elected
by $500 majority. In the 18th Congressional
district John W. Ryan, dem, is elected by $50
majority.
New York.
The returns indicate the election OF from % to
"a republican congressman out of the 33, gain
OF from to I. Among the republican Congress
men-elect are John NJ. Bailey in the l6th
Joseph Mason in the 24th and Prescott in the
Oneida district. ketchams, rep, majority for
Congress in the 18th district is S626 the largest
ever given in that district. Archibald NJ. Bliss,
DEM, majority for Congress In the 4th Brook
is elected to Congress from the OSwegO and
Madison district by from 500 to 900 majority.
Ferdon, rep, has $50 majority in Orange and
400 In ROckland county. Beebe, dem, has 600
14th district.
The 4th congressional district rejects Alvah
Ciark, dem. The other districts are republican.
New Hampshire.
special dispatch to the Boston Journal,
speaking of the New Hampshire election. saws:
1.-The new legislature will be called upon to elect
United States Senator In the place of Balm
bridge Wadlefgh. Of Milford, whose term will
expire in March, 1879. The parties desiring the
place are understood to be the Hon. Mr. Wad-
lelgh General Aaron +. StearnS of Nashua;
Hon. Henry n. Blair, of Plymouth; General GILL
man Marston, of Dover; Hon. Austin F. Pike, OF
Franklin, and Ex-Governor P. c. Cheney, of
Manchester. The contest over this election VIII
be very lively one. The senate stands as fol-
lows: Republicans, Is; democrats, 5; no choice
3. AS far as returned. the house stands: Re
pubiicanS, l66; democrats, 9; greenbackefS, TO-
The towns to hear from VIII probably elect
republicans and IA democrats. a republican ma
Jolity of about So. Returns of the Congressional
vote in all but q towns in the 3 Congressional
districts have been received, as follows 1St dis
tT1ct Hall plurality Is about $500: Cd district
Briggs plurality is about $500; Sd district Fairs
plurality is about 1000.
Illinois.
a private dispatch SayS:-..R w. Townshend
DEM, OF ShawneetoWn, Ill., has been returned
to Congress by over 4,0G0 ma jority In the 18th
Illinois district The state legislature will, ac-
cOrding 10 the latest figures and estimates,
stand as follows: Senate, % republicans and 25
opposition; house, 81 republicans and p opposi-
ton. These figures are those Of the republican
state central committee. The democrats con-
Cede the republicans have working majority
The congressional delegation has changed con
slderably in complexion since last night Tip
tons defeat is assured. There is some doubt of
Boyd'S election, and ForSythe has been elected
over Decius, and Morr1son's election is doubtful
The latest estimates Ct pluralities are as fo:-
lows: First district, Aldrich, rep, ALI; I'd dis
tIict, Davis, rep, 5193: Sd, Barber, rep, 4O61;
4th, Sherwin, rep, 1900: 5th, Hawk rep, zoo;
eth, Henderson, rep, $500; 7th, Hayes, rep,
10th, March, rep, eco; nth, Singleton, dem,
l,ocO; 18TH, Springer, dem, 2,000 18th, Steven
sen. dem, 1000; 14th, Cannon, rep, 1900; 18th,
dem. SEQ. In the 18th official returns Will prob
ably be necessary to determine whether MOrri-
son, DEM, or Baker, rep, has majority. In
the 18th d. Thomas; m rep 800; 18th, Townshend,
dem. 1900. The Illinois delegation in Congress
viii therefore stand with a republican gain of
TWO, ana possibly three, counting Forsythe as
republican.
In tie Isl congressional district the few re-
n turns received indicate the election of Beae
conservative, over Round and Crtcher. ind
conservatives John GOode, jr., is reelected in
tie 2d district by about 800 majority. General
Joseph +. Johnston carries three out of the five
counties in the Sd district, which. together with
his vote in Richmond makes his ma jorty in the
district over 1000. In the 4th district, in which
the only direct contest between a conservative
and re pubican took place, Hinton conservative.
Will be between 2, 900 and :, 900. In the 5th dis.
trict, Catell. conservative, is reelected by a
large majority over Witcher, ind. conservative.
In the 9th district fuckers election by an over
whelming majority is assured. In the 7th DIS
trict the reelection of Harris over Paul is
claimed by about 500 majorir. In the sth dis
tTIct HuEtOn is re elected without organized op-
position. In the eth district the contest be-
tween Richmond the regular conservative NOM
lnee, and McMullin, ind conservative is very
c.ose. New berry, another ind conservative
also ran pretty well. The race however is be-
tween Richmond and McMullin, with strong in
dlcatlOnS In favor OF Richmond.
Missouri.
The democrats eject two out of three state
representatives. A Kansas City dispatch from
republican sources says the best information at
is elected to Congress from the sth district by
LOCO majority, over Crisp, regular dem. Ran
dolph county, Missouri gives the usual demo-
cratic majority. ROthwell, dem for Congress
gets 1900 plurality, and it is thought he has
carried the district over Pollard present fncum-
bent. Lincoln county, Missouri, gives demo-
for Congress, only leads Fogg, greenback, 200
votes: A st. joseph, Mo, dispatch says the
Sreenbach vote in the 9th Congressional district
greatly exceeds expectation and the probabili-
ties are Ford, greenbacker, is elected over Rea
DEM, the present incumbent; but this cannot
be ascertained until the full vote of st. Joseph
is counted up.
Texas.
Special dispatches to the Galveston Naps
report the following CongTessmen undoubtedly
elected: lst district, Reagan, dem I'd district,
4th district, Mills, dem. Schieicher, dem, in
the 9th and Hancock. dem, In the 5th for Con-
gresS, are in doubt, The greenbackers polling an
unexpectedly large vote. The 5th district may
require the Official count to decide The Eers'
specials, giving further returns, make the cleo
tion of Jones, greenbacker in the 5th district
almost certain. Schleicher, in the 9th, is gain
ing with every report. IrelandS friends concede
his election by a small majority. The state
legislature Is almost entirely democratic. A
few gleenbackers and one or two republicans
ale elected.
Minnesota.
st. Paul and Ramsey county give Mitchell.
dem., for supreme judge, 4S9 majority and Dom
nelly, dem., for Congress, 2,117. All but one
precinct OF Minneapolis gives Washburn rep
for Congress. 5000 to $500. The republicans
claim his majority In the district is at least
3COO. The democrats early yesterday morning
conceded the election OF WaShburn but now
claim DOnnelly is elected by small majority.
Strait, rep, is elected in the I'd district and
Dunnell in the 1St. Returns are too meagre for
an estimate OF the legislature or majority In the
state. The Sreenback vote was small
Tennessee.
The Official vote in Nashville gives Marks
dem.. for governor, 1853 majority over Edwards
greenbacker, and $50 majority over both repub,
ncan and greenback candidates. House, dem,
fOr Congress, has 800 majority over republican
greenback andfndependent candidates. Houses s
majority over the leading competition is 1,S9S
The democrats will have an increased repre-
Sentat1On In the legislature There is no longer
any doubt OF the election of WhitthOrne I'm the