Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-08
THE ELECTIONS.


 poets i'm Some of the States.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-The Post special
 from Richmond says The most exciting po-
 itical campaign ever known in Virginia clos
 ed tonight The Democrats are sanguine of
 victory tomorrow and the Malone people
 are equally sanguine. Both Democrats and
 Readjusters have been badly mistaken in their calculations prior to former elections the Democrats in 1879, when the Malone party swept the State, and Malone in 1880, and it is foolish to make any definite predic- tions as to this result. The uncertainty of the colored element is disturbing factor
 The Democrats claim they will carry the State for Daniel by from 5000 to 5000 ma jority. They estimate that the entire vote boiled will be about 21O, 900, that Daniel will poll all of the 96,6OO Democratic vote, together with portion of the ne- gro vote and the former Readjuster vote, enough to make a total for Daniel of 10000. Careful and experienced Demo- cratic politicians have figured up the Con- gressional districts thus First Garrison's district, Daniel 1000 majority; Second, Dez- endorf's, Cameron 1000; Third, Wise's.
 Daniel 3, 800 majority Fourth, Jorgensen's,
 Cameron 5000 (this is the Petersburg dis trict, the home of Cameron and Mahone);
 Fifth, Cabell's, Daniel 1000 majority; Sixth,
 Tucker's, Daniel 5000 majority (this is Dan iefs home); Seventh, Pau's, about tie;
 Eighth Barbour's. Daniel 1O, GOO majority;
 Ninth, Fulkersons, Cameron ,OOO majority.
 General Malone has made Petersburg his
 headquarters for the past week and has been directing his forces with his usual skill, but he has been quite indisposed since Thursday, and on that account has failed to make several winding up speeches that had been promised. He rose from a sick bed today and came over to Richmond
 He remained here two or three hours in con- sultation with Q few friends. A confidential friend of Malone figures the election as fol- lows: The First district they claim for Third they concede to Daniel by 5000, the Fourth they claim for Cameron by 10000, the Fifth about stand off, the Sixth they concede to Daniel by g. GOO, thes Seventh they claim by 2,0OO to :, 1000, the Eighth they concede to Daniel by 3, 1000 to 4,OO0, the Ninth they claim by 5000 to 5000. They claim the State by 10,O That the Legislature will probably go to the Readjusters by small majority on joint bal lot many of the Democrats admit. There are other Democrats who are as confident of securing the Legislature as they are of elect ing Daniel. A large vote will be boiled in Richmond, but not the full registered vote ton tax, and 5000 have had theirs paid for them. Daniel addressed a large meeting here to night, and that act completed mag nifcent orato1ical campaign.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-The work of the poli- | ticians to-day consisted principally in closing up the ranks of the voters. It is generally ! 8 dmitted that more money has been spent by | the candidates than in any election for many years past. The vote in this city tomorrow | will undoubtedly be very close, and each of | the three parties who have candidates in the field profess to be confident of success Things are mixed, " is the substance of all | the replies of politicians tonight to questions
 k1,, ,<,GA .ion in this State. It is really impossible to | induce any politician who has any regard for | his reputation as prophet to hazard any thing like a definite prediction upon | ,he subject. This is not only an 'of year." but everything is of so | far political calculation goes. There ! are some Democrats who do not hesitate to- ! ihe State of some 30,OO and to claim that ! shey will elect majority of both branches of | ;he Legislature. Whatever may be the l chances of verifcatson of the first claim, that ! of the second is thought to be politically i'm | possible There is great disaffection among 5he Democrats in New York and Brooklyn | and in the country districts there is | l similar feeling among the Re- pubGcans. As result of this l double disafection it is probable l that the Republican majority in at least the | lower branch of the Legislature will be much | reduced. The 6talWarLS are OpenIy WO1k1ng for the defeat of certain members of the | State ticket, mainly for that of ex-Speaker | James H. Husted, the candidate for the State | treasury, who were principally instrumen l tai in forcing ex-Senator T. c. | Platt from last summers contest at l Albany. As matters stand tonight it is | probable the Democrats will gain consider l able in the Assembly, probably in the Senate 1 and it is almost certain they will more evenly | divide the State ticket with the Republicans ! of William W. Astor, Republican, as Con- in the Eleventh in place of Fernan- do Wood, Democrat, deceased, is possible 1 but not probable. The highest vote on the State ticket will probably be for Carr, ,Repub- lican candidate for Secretary of State. At late hour both Democrats and Republicans were alike confident of success.
 PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 7.-There is little in- dication this evening of the election that is to take place in this city and throughout the State tomorrow, and despite the efforts of the reformers 1t would appear as if the old parties would about muster their customary strength at the polls on ''off year, The in terest in this city centers in the commission srs' fight and it is plain that tho reformers ticket will poll a good vote, but not near enough to elect The result in great measure depends on the size of the vote. If pretty full vote, say about 700, ,O00, is boiled, the chances are largely in favor of General Bailey's election for Treasurer. Should the vote fall much be- low 600, GOO the chances then would be in favor of the Democratic nominee, Noble The independent candidate, Wolfe, has not the slightest chance of election