The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-07
FIRST REPORTS
From Penpsylvania-The Candidates
Cutting Niles In Pittsburgh.

From PenpSyltanih-Vne CauuIuHtes.
Cutting Niles In Pittsburgh.
Pn11ADELnH1A, Pa, November 6.-The
weather to-day is fine, and the indications
are a much larger vote will be polled in
the State than anticipated by the party
managers. The contest in the State pre-.
sents no issue other than a regular one be-
tween the Republicans and Democrats.
The candidates Of the State ticket are
Jerome B. Niles, Republican, OF Tioga
county, and Robert Taggart, Democrat, Of
Warren county, for Auditor General; and
William Livesy, Republican, O. Allegheny
county, and Joseph Rowell, Democrat, Of
Bradford, for State Treasurer. The
Greenback and Prohibition parties both
have candidates in the field Tor these
places, but their oganization ts go disrupted
that they will not be factors in the fight.
II is agreed between the leaders Of the
Democratic and Republican sides that all
com parison Of figures shall be made with
last years election for Governor. The
combined vote OF Beaver, Rep, and Stew.
art, Independent, will be set agatnst that
OF Pattison, DEM, 80 that gains for the
Democrats to-day will mean gains as
against the ftilg Republican vote. The
Democrats will have to gain some 1000 on
the full vote in order TO elect their ticket
today. In the city the interest centers
chiefly on the controllership. S. Davis
Page, Democrat, is endorsed by the com.
mite Of one hundred for that office, while
Harper E. Jeffreys, Republican, is running
as a straight out. AS the committee Of one
hundred is large factor in municipal poll
tics here the election Of Page is expected
PITTSBURGH, Pa, November 6.-The
day Is cloudy, warm and threatening rain.
The election Is passing off quietly. Nc
disturbance has been reported and up to
noon very light vote has been polled.
Republicans are cutting Niles, candidate
for Auditor General, while the Democrats
generally are voting the straight ticket.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, November 6.-Returns
from Allegheny county are coming in
slowly, but from those received 1t is esti
mated the Republican majority will be
5000. The vote has been rather light with
Republican gains reported from all sec
lions. The election passed of without any
disturbance, and at this hour, 1880 P. Ne
the streets are almost rte1and.unusua
quiet reigns. - :, :.
Berks county gives Tsggart {, 400; Powell,
$3.50 majoIity, Republican gain OF 9. .12l
Lancaster county gives the Republican
State ticket majority OF 600, Repub'
lican gain Of SO.
Wayne county gives Taggart and Powell
400 majority, a Republican gain OF 200.
ERIE, November 6.-Erie City gives
Democratic majority Of 6SS, a Republican
gain Of about 500. Erie county, including
the city, gives a Republican majority ol
about coo, a Republican gain OF 100.
PnILApRLPniA, November Cat 1l:3C
o'clock only "a counties ont Of 70 were
heard from. These chow a net Republican
gain Of 4,6l4 This does not include the
county Of Philadelphia, the returns Of
which are coming in very slowly.
PHILADELPHIA, November CIV. A.
Hensel, Chairman Of the Democratic State
Committee, has Issued the following: "The
Republican mHjority exceeds the most
sanguine Republican calculations 1twipes
out all our estimates Of msiority, but the
country districts hold up 10 our figures,
and until the western counties are heard
from do not concede the State to the op-
position"
Chairman Cooper, of the Republican
State Committee estimates that his party
has carried the State by not lees than
%, 900 msjority. He says the returns come
in 80 slowly the exact result cannot be
ascertained until morning.
PHILADELPHIA, November 7-l:55 A. M
Complete returns received at the Asso-
ciated Press Office from 81 Of the 07 csun-
ties in the State give Niles,
Republican, for Auditor General, major
ity Of l5,44S. The three remaining coun-
ties, Bradford, Forest and Sullivan, will in.
crease the Republican msjority to about
i. 600.