The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-08

Jarboe county commissioner by 30 maj; and
w. II. Hilleary surveyor. Official returns
will not materially vary these estimates.
HOWARD COUNTY.
Mr. A. p. Gorman's majority for State
Senate, in Howard county, Is 500; Hamilton,
for Governor has about 900 majority; Robert
A. Dobbin and John T. Hardey democrats,
are elected to the House of Delegates The
democratic candidates for judges Of the Or
phans' Court have majorities; Carroll, for
surveyor, no opposition.
NEW YORK.
Robinson's plurality in New York city is
1857 in poll Of liS,9iS ballots, of which
~, 2G3 were cast for John Kelly. Potter s
total vote, for Lieutenant Governor, in the
city is 9s, 72I, aud his majority 2,702. Mr..
Kelly, though he has successfully assailed the
head OF the democratic ticket, has failed in
his local campaign, and elected nothing bu,
a minority alderman at large and six other
aldermen. The anti Tammany county ticket
is successful throughout, the candidates for
sheriff and county clerk having from 5000 to
5000 votes to spare, and Mr.. Gumbleton, for
whose sake in part Mr.. Kelly has been labor.
ing to defeat his party, will retire from the
public gaze for a permanenoy. Mr.. Cornell
lrep. succeeds for Governor by the drawing
off votes from Robinson by Mr.. Kelly. Al
though elected, there is a majority against
him on the total votes cast of from thirty 10
forty thousand Mr.. Potter, dem., is elected
Lieut.. Governor by good majority, and also
the balance of the democratic State ticket.
The Legislature will be two-thrds republican
in both branches Had it not been for the
Kelly bolt and his reyenging his personal
grievances ON the democratic party, the dem
ocrats would have elected Governor and all,
Waldo Hutchings, Democrat, for Congress,
is elected TO I'll vacancy in the Westchesler
district caused by the death of Alexander
Smith, Republican, who died on the night OF
his election last year. This is gain OF one
to the Democratic majority in the House OF
Representatives.
VIRGINIA.
In Virginia, which is Democratic by So.
600 majority, there were no political issues.
The contest was on the State debt question
whether the members of the Legislature
should be in favor Of the new readjustmeni
bill or opposed to ii, and consequently ia
favor Of reputation. The result is still in
doubt, though both sides claim the Legisla.
ture.
MASSA
Massachusetts is Republican State, and
the contest there was between Butler, indie.
pendent, and Long, regular Republican nom
inee for Governor. Long has about $4,000
majority. The Legislature is overwhelmingly
Republican. This Republicans expected to
give Butler greater defeat.
CONNECTICUT.
The election in Connecticut was for mem.
bers Of the Legislature, and the Republicans
have carried the day. The Legislature does
not elect United States Senator.
The city OF New Haven went Democratic
Tuesday by the largely increased Democratic
majority Of 1900. The Democrats elected
two representatives gain of one, in place
Of one Democrat, and Dexter Wright, the
present Republican Speaker Of the House.
MISSISSIPTI.
Mississippi elected Legislature over
whelmingly Democratic. The opposition mem.
beers are mostly Greenbackers.
PENNSYLVANIA.
The Republicans have carried Pennsylvania
by an increased majority. The contest was
really no contest, Samuel Butler Republican,
for State treasurer, beating Barr, Democrat
by 10000 majority. Several county officers
were elected in the various counties, aud the
returns respecting them are not in.
NEBRASKA ~ WISCONSIN.
Both OF these States have gone Republican
as usual, the former by 1900 and the latter
by 10000.
NEW JERSEY.
New Jersey voted for members of the Leg.
islature, and the Republicans increased their
majority in that body.