The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-09
BATTLE OF BALLOTS
IN TEN OF THE STATES YESTERDAY.
The Peculiar Results do not Warrant Aay IItsa'
alive POulIF! display ThIl AOrnlng, Some
Other NOrAIag, PsrhApS-ThS Details
Below Tell the Story Best.

NEw SoRE, November S.-Ihe voting Is
proceeding quietly here and in Brooklyn.
Dispatches from the interior represent the
weather as cold, damp and gloomy and
general apathy at the polls, In New Jer-
sey heavier vote Is being polled, and
more excitement exists, 1t is said that
Thomas Murphy, the Republican candidate
for Congress from the Ninth district, in
some parts OF his district is polling two
votes to Hardy, the Democratic candidates,
one. 1t is also said that Murphy is receiv-
ing the support Of number OF Democrats.
1t was alleged that an attempt had been
made to steal the vote for Edward Hogan
for Senator in the Fifth district, and the
entire ticket Of the county Democracy in
that district, Hogan's tickets were not de
livered, 1t was said, from the printers, and
1t Is thought that this was q plan TO defeat
him and the county ticket in his district,
The contest between Astor and Flower
for Congress is hot and close.
NIGHT REPORT.
One hundred and iorty-fye election dis
tricts in this city give Purcell, Democrat,
for Secretary Of State, l0,232 votes; Carr,
Republican, ll,32S. Seventy.tiYe election
districts give Maxwell, Democrat, for State
Treasurer, l0,007; Huested, Republican, g.
O24, There are $40 election districts In the
city OF New York. Democratic majority in
this city for Secretary OF State is estimated
at 5000 Maxwel's majority over Hues-
ted estimated at 1900 ut least. The total
vote OF the city Is estimated at 10000.
President Arthur did not vote. The du-
ties OF his office OBTAINING him in Wash
ington. lie did not arrive in time to
register. Ex-President Grant and ex'Sen-
ator Conkling walked through the 18th
Congressional district, presumably In the
interest Of W. W. Astor, Republican can
didate.
One hundred and Sighty.Aye election
districts piye Purcell 2i,7lS, Carr l4,53S.
One hundred and thirty.two election dis
tricts give Maxwell 1858, Huested 9,OO9,
Complete Purcell 1876 majority; Demo-
cratic gain 7sO.
New YoRK, November s.-927 election
districts give Purcell 20547, Carr 1880.
1856 election districts give Maxwell 2l,A9,
IIuested 1904. 81 election districts In
Brooklyn give Carr 1925, Purcell l4,4l5,
Huested s,l05, Maxwell 15,0S6.
Ten election districts in the Eleventh
Congressional district gave Astor Sl8
votes, Flower, DEM, 022. These being re-
garded rs Republican districts, the major.
fly has been reversed. Flower claims to
be elected.
The returns OF this State are compared
with the vote Of 1878, when Daniorth IRE
publican) received about $1,000 majority
Tor Judge Of the Court Of Appeals.
JonNsrowN, November S.-Complete
Republican majority 5S3, Democratic
gain OF 2S5.
SARATOGA SPRINGs, November s.-Carr,
Republican, 900 majority Democratic
glin, 3H. The vote was nearly 1000 less
than last year.
SYRACUSE, November s.-For the Assem-
bly,, Fist District, Alvord, Republican,
comedies his defeat. John Lighton, DEM
oorat, In Third District, and Farrar, Re-
publican, in Second District, are probably
elected. Mccarthy, Republican, Is elected
Senator.
New YoRx, November SIN 1902 election
districts Purcell has 40,403; Carr 22,040;
in 279 election districts Maxwell has 6S, ,446,
Huested l6l00. For Surrogate, l40 elec-
tion districts give Rollins, Republican, III
III; Walker, Democrat, 9,13l; Calvin, Tam
many, 5000. Rollins Is elected by prob
ably $4,000 majority over Walker, who
leads Calvin by $500.
BUFFALO, November s.-The election re-
turns now being received show that
the scratching was extensive on both
the county and State Republican tick
ets. Huested was cut badly, and Day.
export and Seymour 10 some extent while
on the county ticket Sirrell, Republican
nominee for Treasurer, Is badly beaten,
and ITurd, II elected at all, Is chosen by q
very small majority, which can only be
made certain when full returns from the
county have been received. The Demo-
crats have probably gained two Assembly
men. Hickman, Independent, is elect
ed. The Democrats also elect the Mayor,
the majority Of the Aldermen and prob
ably the bulk Of the other city officers.
SEw YORK, November S.-The total vote
in the city is about 10000. II is estimated
that the majority for Purcell, Democrat,
for Secretary OF State, will be elected by
$4,000 in the city. Huested, Republican,
for State Treasurer, will be beaten by at
least 5000 In the city.
AUBuRS, N. Y, November S.-The Cay
uga county Republican ticket Is elected by
4 large majority.
New YoRK, November S.-Three hun-
dred and thirty.nine election districts, Just
half OF the total number, which Is 07S,
gives Purcell 45,243, Carr 25.742. 5l5 elec.
ton districts give Maxwell 43,32S, Huested
Urea, N. Y, November s.-Patrick
Griffin (Bolting Republican,, First dis
trict, Oneida county, Is elected by l2l ma
jotity.
towns and wards outside OF New York and
Kings county, give Republican majority
Of 4,S37 and Democratic gain Of 1852.
PouonKEEPstE, November S.-This city,
complete, gives Carr sSi majority, Re:
publican gain Of sos. The county Of
4 Dutchess gives Republican majority Of
nearly $500, a gain Of about 800.
PLGrrsBURG, November 8,-Clihton
county gives s. p. Bowen, Republican, for
Senator over 1900 majority.
NEw YORK, November S.-The city Of
| Hudson complete gives Purcell 435 ma
iority. The Twenty.second ward, Brook.
lyn, Fist district, gives Carr 29s, Purcell
20, IIuested 22i, Maxwell 2S3. The Fifth
Assembly district, New York City, with
one election district missing, gives Purcell
i,7O7 majority, and the Twelfth Assembly
district, with one election district missing,
gives Purcell 2,322 majority, both ihdi.
eating heavier Democratic naioritles.
NEw YORk, November s.-The Sixth,
Eighth, Ninth, Fourteenth, Twentieth,
lTyenty.fifst, Twehty-second, Twenty
third and Twenty.hhh wards complete, In
BROOKLYN, show aRepubliCan majority Of
| 70 and 4 Republican gain Of 1,Ts5. In the
Nineteenth Congressional district Hardy is
elected over ex.Collector Thomas Murphy
by an immense majority.