The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-05
VIRGINIA.


INDICATIONS THAT TILE DEBT PAYERS HAVE
CARRIED THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AND
TACTICS OF BOTH PARTIEs-THE UNITED
STATES sENAToRsaIp.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
RICHMOND. Va. Nov. 4. 1879.
The indications tonight that the debt payers
have carried the Legislature by small majority.
though the returns meagre and unsatisfactory.
Owing to the unprecedented nature OF the con-
test between two factions of the democratic party
on the debt question. with the negro vote as
balance OF power. 1t is impossible with the
scant returns at hand to make any safe prediction
1t is the first election under the constitutional amend
ment creating biennial sessions of the Legislature.
and the superintendent is new, consisting of only
one hundred members of the House and forty sena-
tors. all Of whom were elected to-day.
CLAIMS BOTH PARTIES
The forcible readjusters have elected two men,
bers of the House they had not counted upon. but
the debt payers claim others which they
adjusters concede the defeat Of Parson Massee
This was accomplished by casting the solid demo-
cratic of Masses Senatorial district for Early
tics have been resorted by the democrats in other
districts. whore they voted soidy for republicans
It is confidently believed that the great majority Of
the republicans. both white and colored elected to-
day will be debt payers and that the Mccullough
settlement will be sustained. The Indications how
ever. that General Mahone the leader Of the re-
adjusters will be able to SECURE sufficient number
Legislature to elect him United States Senator to
succeed Withers
THE VOTE IN RIcHMoND-BoTH PARTIES CLAIM
ING THE LEGIsLATURE-FITz LEE DEFEATED.
RICHMOND. Nov. L. 1879.
there being no opposition to the funders or debt
payers ticket. But few negroes voted. Returns
from other portions of tho State show that
the result OF the fight between the funders
and readusters has been stubborn. and the indica-
tons that the majority in the Legislature of the
successful party will be small Returns are as yet
too meagre to state positively which side will have
q majority. Returns received at the funders head
quarters here show that all the counties which were
considered doubtful have gone for the readJusters.
With all that however 1t is claimed that the funders
will have majority in both Houses.
General Fitz Lee. the funder candidate from Stat
ford and King George counties is reported BEATEN
although 1t was confidently expected that he would
be elected.
At the readjusters' head quarters it was claimed
that they Will have o small majority in both Senate
and House; that from every direction the current
seems to be in favor Of the readjusters. and that
their victory may be greater than they expect
Reports from the Charlottesville Senatorial dis
trict state that John L. Marcy. prominent read
Juster VINO mas Deen the leading canvdSser OF tnat
party throughout the State is badly beaten by his
funder opponent. the majority against him being
stated at 500.
A PEACEABLE ELECTION IN PETERsBURG-sUC-
CESS OF THE READJUsrERs-THE DEBT
PAYERS CONFIDENT OF VICTORY IN THE
STATE
PETERSBURG. Nov. 4. 1879.
Considering the great interest and anxiety mani
tested here during the State debt the cleo
ton to-day has been of the most orderly and
friendly that Petersburg has witnessed for years.
No disturbance of any Kind occurred and
the best feeling existed between tho debtpayers
and the readjusters. Both factions have labored
heroically to poll their full strength, and "a very
large vote has been The result of the election
here gives Il. B. Wilcox of Prince George county.
the readjuster candidate for the Senate IRON this
district majority Of 34S votes the debt paying
candidate. L. b. Barham. of Surrey county.
DR.. William X. HARDWOOD and DR.. David +. May,
readuster candidates for the Legislature. from this
city. have been elected by about 800 majority
their competitors. Colonel f. H. Archer and Mr.. c. A.
Jackson. the debtpaying candidates.
Returns from various precincts in the adjoining
counties give the readjusters o small majority.
Though defeated in the election here to-day. the
supporters Of the McCuloch bill confident that
they have Q large majority in the State The read
justers are highly elated over their victory.