The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-09

The elections which took place In Vir-
,;nia Yesterday were for Governor, Lieu
,.napt-G Governor. Attorney-General. House
~ Delegates, and for senators from one
h,p of the districts, and in some counties
n 6ll vacancies in county offices. The
contest was one OF tho most animated in
tbe history Of the State. The Conservative
Democrats were opposed by the combined
forces OF the Republicans and ReSdjusters,
aided. in the payment OF the negroes poll
tax and in campaign funds, by large con-
.rjbutions from rich Republicans in the
North and by assessments levied upon the
FEDERAL ofice-holders in Virginia and other
States.
Monday Mr.. Beyeridge, the special col
lector appointed for Richmond by Auditor
Massey, issued, It Is said, twelve hundred
receipts i'm addition to those previously
Issued. The same day great number Of
negroes paid Mr.. Jinkins and Mr.. TinSley.
The Regdjusters played their game here
for All that II was worth. They gave ont to
Democrats that they intended TO pay no
taxes for Richmond negroes. They spent
al the previous week in preparation, and
on Monday and Monday night probably
put out fifteen or sixteen hundred poll
taxes. II is not unlikely that this piece of
strategy was repeated in many parts OF the
State.
At one or more precincts I'm Richmond
the Democrats lost votes in the morning
by the tardiness OF those who should have
been in place with their tickets. There
was again confusion i'm the matter of
transfers. From this cause it is claimed
that dozens OF votes were lost. The eXpe-
rlence now had in this direction admon-
i,hes the party that hereafter voters must
be induced to take upon their own shoul-
ders the trouble Of obtaining transfers.
The returns as soon as received were
displayed i'm front Of the Dispatch office,
and along with them the pictures OF
Daniel. Barbour, Mckinney, and Fitz. Lee.
During a good part OF the time the rain
came down i'm heavy showers, driving
many of the crowd to the shelter OF neigh
boring doorways. But the street was
never wholly deserted, as there was about
half an acre of umbrellas on hand, oil
rather i'm hand, and beneath these the en-
thusiastic Democracy stood cheering good
news and growing at bad. The rain, how
ever. was not of long duration. The news
was so conflicting that at one time the
crowd would be in Il state OF great eXulta'
ton and few moments later quite discour'
aged.
our comparisons are based on the vote
OF November, 1880, the Democratic vote
being put against the combined Opposition
vote. as follows: May ticket, 90, ,499; Oppo-
sition (July and Garfield tickets) ll0,54I,
An the information we have, and all thai
could be obtained with the freest use OF
the telegraph-wires, is given below. No
thing is withheld. The returns from The
Southwest are, however, but meagre. IL
some counties the vote is reported smaller
than that of November, 1880. SO far a.
information is at hand, itappears that Daniel
Barbour. and Mckinney are elected. We
have certainly made gains OF members OF tho
Legislature, and there is nothing in oul
figures TO discourage the hope OF the Demo
crats having a majority on joint ballot.
Vote Of Richmond City.