Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-11-03

the regular democrats one. The read
jus ter leaders who are here are ready t,
throw up the sponge, The feelin!
among these cannot be better portrayed
than by the following extract from al
editorial which Will appear in the Wing
the leading readiuster organ, to-mor-
row.
Sin Virginia the Ggures are uufavor
able to the readjnsters to our intense
anazement. The returns. no Yeyer
while apparently indicative are moi
conclusive Of results. We shall not at
tempt 10 explain now what appears &c
US inexplcable, although it Is easy 10
understand that that the outrageous
exclusion Of many legal votes directly
from the ballot boxes operated indirectly
TO the exclusion Of many thousands
more. Of course if John s. Wise and
Frazier have been defeated by these
means, the grounds for contest are Too
obvious and too easily established to be
neglected. We forbear further comment
until we know more We may remark,
nevertheless, that teere can be no doubt
of the fact the State debt will be in issue
next year, and if the determination OF
that issue be more difficult by reason OF
the results OF yesterday, the simple
minded readjust who aided in bringing
them about may thank themselves for
it and enjoy the congratulations that
they are likely to receive from III
funders."
THE LATEST TETURNs.
RICHMOND, Nov. 3, . A. M.-Re-
turns show that in the second district
the vote is very close between Goode,
democrat, and Dezendorf, republican,
Lacy, the readjuster, runs far behind
the first two. In the third district Geo.
D. Wise, democrat, is elected over Jno.
S. Wise, readjuster, by majority Of at
least $500. In the fourth district
JOrgensOn, republican, is reelected
owe Coleman, democI:t, BY large ma
iority. In the fifth the vote is very
close between Cabell, DEM, and Stovall
readjuster, with the probability that
Stovall may be elected. In the sixth
the readiusters are almost ready to con-
cede the election Of Han. Tucker, DEM,
over Frazier, readiuster. In the seventh
the vote is close between Allen, DEM,
and Paul, readjuster, and both sides
are claiming the district. In the eighth
district, Barbour, dem., it is conceded
is elected over Williams, readjuster,
and Bayly, republican, by very large
majority. In the ninth the readjusters
claim that Fulkerson, readjuster, Is
elected over Trigg, denI.. and Goodall,
rep, The district is very remote. From
Montgomery, one ofthe counties in it,
information has been received by read
iusters unfavorable TO that side. The
district was carried by the readiusters
last fall by large majority. From the
first district little has been heard here,
but it Is believe that Garrison, demo-
Crat has carried it.
RICHMOND, Now, 2.-Virginia cleo
ted IL presidential electors and Q Con-
There were two Hancock
electoral tickets in the field, one sup
ported by the regular democrats, the
other by faction Of the same party
styling themselves readjusters. Vir-
glnla gave democratic majority Of
44,ll2 in 1876, and the present con-
gressional delegation stands 8 demo-
Gratis aud l republican.
Returns indicate The election Of con-
gresham: Geo. d. Wise, dem., in the
Sd district John S. Barbour in the 9Th
district John r. Tucker, dem., IN the
9Th district aud the reelection ofJoseph
- Tho liafrtot
Goode, DEM, for Congressman, has
a plurality of 80 IN Norfolk, but the
election Of Dezendorf, rep, is conceded.
Lyuchburg gives the regular demo-
cratic ticket | ,376, republican sci, and
"a, Fredericksburg gives the
regular ticket 2l2 majority.
In Petersburg the vote stood: Re-
publican electoral ticket lob; demos
cratic ticket 1915; readjusler ticket
725. Congress-Jorgensen, rep. l,G7;
Coleman, dem., LIS.
In the seventh congressional district
Paul, rcadjuster, is probably elected
over Allen, dem., Trigg, DEM, beats
Fulkerson, readjuster, in the ninth dis
trict as far heard from, Cabell, dem,
leads Sloyall, readjuster, in the fifth dis
trict.
Great energy was displayed in Norfolk
Today BY the three parties and heavy
vote was polled, but TIE election passed
off very peacefully in both Norfolk and
Portsmouth. The republicans gained
On all sides, and will elect Dezendorf,
republican, TO Congress by 1000 major.
ty. The readiustcrs pollsd small
vote and are dlsplrited. Norfolk went
democratic by 80 majority and Ports
mouth by 1877, but the district is natu-
rally republican stronghold.
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