Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-11
THE STATE ELECTIONS.
Democratic Success I'm Ohio.

THEY CARRY THE sTATR BY A MAJORITY OF 1000
OR MORE AND GAIN soMR CONGRESSMAN.
Returns OF the election in Ohio yesterday 70
ceived at an early hour this morning indicate
that the democrats have carried the state by a
majority which may reach 10000 or 1900
and .have made substantial gains in the Con-
gressIonal districts An associated press dis
patch says: 1.-The gains and losses reported are
based upon comparison with the vote for gov
ernor In 1851, when the republican majority WAS
2,3Os There are 1885, precincts in the state.
Five hundred and forty-five precincts and wards
show net democratic gain OF 1878 The
reports already received from all parts OF the
state and indicate general democratic gain. In
Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland and Toledo the
democrats gain largely. The returns on Congress
men are meager ana unsatisfactory. The repub-
delegation.
GOVERNOR FOSTER ACCOUNTS FOR THE REPUBLICAN
DEFEAT
on the ground that they had eight or ten candi-
dates over whom a bitter fight was made lie
assigns as other reasons that the liquor interest
went over in body TO the democratic party not
only furnishing means, but were also active IN
polling full vote. He is OF the opinion that q
tne Republicans had gotten out TO vote the DEM
ocrats should not have caIred the state.
CoNGREssMEN ELECTED.
The following named Congressman have been
elected: 1st dist.-John T. Follett dem; "a DIST
Isaac NJ. Jordan, dem; 81 dist-Emanuel s.
Shultz, rep; 4th dist-Ben r. lie Fever, dem 9Th
dist-George L. Leney, dem; Sth dist. w arren
Keller, rep; 10th dist-Frank II. Hurd dem:
nth dist.-John w Mccormick, rep 18th dist
George L. Converse, dem; 18th dlst-Rollin A
Horn, rep; 10th dist-Beriah Wilkins dem 18th
dSt:-John I. Cpdegran, rep; 18th disL-william
Mckinley, jr., rep; 18th diSt-EZra b. Taylor.
rep; 2lSt dlsL-Martin A. FOrdn, dem. The 9th.
7h 9th, 18th, 18th and 10th districts In doubt
this morning.
NOTES.
Speaker Keller telegraphed Secretary Hender-
son OF the republican congressional committee
that he was certainly elected, but that the re-
ports from the state were not encouraging.
special 10 the Baltimore SGsa, from Cincin-
natl, says: The indications are that Ohio Will
give democratic majority OF Is 00O and that the
congressman Will stand ten 10 eleven. but ft Is
doubtful whether the eleven Will be democrats or
republicans. The democrats I'm III hamilton county
VIII nave majority OF ZOO TO ? 500 Oh the state
ticket, and Will elect two congressman by over a
thousand majority In each district"
The West Virginia Election.
GAIN OF TWO REPUBLICAN CoNGREssMEN.
Wheeling dispatch to the Associated Press
says: The first West Virginia district has elected
Con republican, TO Congress by from 800 TO 500
majority. The same counties In 1880 gave Han
cock for President LISA majority. The election I'm
this state has resulted In gain or two congress-
men. The following IRE elected: lst district
Nathan Con, Jr, republican,; 21 district-John r.
Mason, republican; 81 diStriCt-JOhn E. Kenna.
democrat; 4th distrlct-Eustace Gibson, demo-
crat.
New Jersey.
CHARTER ELECTION IN NEWARK
The Newark charter election yesterday resulted
In republican plurality over the democrats OF
$50 on the general ticket The democrats make
large gains in the common council carrying ten OF
the fifteen wards, gaining seven members. The
next council Will probably be a tie