The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-09
NOTES or THE ELECTIOM
Latest from Doubtfui Congress Districts-
Another Democratic AssembIytnan.

The Ninth Congressional District OF Vir-
ginia Is still in doubt. In eleven counties.
McMullen lind. Conservative and Greenbackerl
leads Richmond (ConservativeD 81 votes. 1t Is
expected that Newberry lind. Conf will divide
the opposition vote with Mullen in the four
naming counties. thus insuring Richmonds
election. McMullen has nearly solid negro
vote. Full returns havo not been received from
the First Virginia District whore there is n
strong fight between Bealo tCon.) and Round
und.l. Beale will carry the district.
The returns thus far received give Bisbee
Rop.) for Congress In the Second District Of
Florida $50 majority over Hull tDeml. with
threo counties 10 hear from. Those gave in
1876 4 Democratic majority OF 7j6 and II IL
expected there will be falling on in the vote
this year.
tory place tho election Of Brgnts lRcpD dclo-
gate TO Congress. beyond doubt Tho Republic
cans have elected most OF their Legislative
ticket and District officers.
In tho Second District Madison County. n.
" Berry DEM for Assembly has "a majority.
Taylor (Repl claims to have been elected.
though tho face Of tho returns shows Berry's
election. A recount Is demanded
~. A recount OF the, vote for Representative in
tho Massachusetts Legislature from the llaver-
hill District elects d. Smith Kimball tDeml over
C. Z. Kelloy !Repl by nine votes.
Citizens Of New Orleans continue to make
affldavits against the Democratic election man
agcrs, charging fraudulent counting, b.llot;,bb3x
stuf1lng, dcstt uction ot votes polled, a.. Iho
alleged frauds involve the titles Of the Cou-
Rressmcn from the First and Second districts.
AZ well rs OF all successful candidates for city
and parish offices.
Returns iron IS parishes in Louisiana give
Burke tDem.l. for state Treasurer 39.I3O ma
jority. Those parishes gave the Democrats TO-
900 majority in 1876 The Democrats made
large gains for Congressman and In the L, q
islature by making fusion tickets in many
parishes by which the negroes were accorded
such offices as Sheriff. Police Jurors. Justices
OF the Peace. Constable and Coroner. The Re-
publicans. however. ascribe the pecul!aritics Of
the colorod vote to intimidation and to tho fail
urc to put regular Republican ticket in the
field.
Petitions for n recount Of the vote in the
Third Massachusetts District, In which Wal
bridge A. Field defeated Bcnjamin Dean for
Clerk Of Boston. on the ground that several
hundred ballots were counted for Field which
did not belong To him. The difficulty arose on
tirely from ballots having the name Of Benja-
min Dean for Congress duplicated thereon. In
one case the name was In large. plai IN type, and
In others small type. not easily read nor likely
one Of Deans. they would neutrnlizo each
other, and the citizen who intended to vote for
Field In place OF Dean would lose his vote. Mr..
Dean being thereby the gamer.
The latest returns elect Robert Klotz TO Con-
Rress In the Eleventh Pennsylvania District by
100 plurality. Gen. Albright will probably con-
Returns from Dakota say that Bennett. Rep.
for Congress has .059 majority in twenty
eight counties. Tho five additional counties 10
hear from VIII make his majority 900 Re-
turns from nine Of the thirteon legislative dis
tricts give the Republicans 20. and the Demo-
crats 4.
A despatch from Springfield. ILL.,. says that
Morrison Dem.l. for Congress- is undoubtedly
elected in the Seventeenth District. Republi-
cans generally concede his election.
Tho official vote OF Iowa shows n Republican
majority on Secretary Of State Of lO,96I; on
Auditor 14.si on Attorney General. 5196
on Treasurer. 1878; on Supreme Judge, s.7Ii.