Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-08
YIRG fNI5.
A Peaceful Election The Result in
Doubt and Both Parties Claiming

Contrary 20 expectation v.st-rda, =
election in Virginia passed without s-fl
GUS disturbance. Returns come in slowly,
however, and this mornire' 4 pagers glv-
nothing defnite Half the senate aud
a full lower house were TO be cbos-r
Last year the Readjusters had tao
majority in the senate and two In the
house. Chairman Poindexter OF the
Richmond Democratic city committees
last night claimed Democratic victory
on popular vote, with Democratic control
| OF the senate and a fighting chance for
the house. John S. Wise, for the Read
| jus,ers, conceded the p1ssibln loss OF the
senate but claimed control Of the house,
with the whole result in doubt. The
| regi-tration books in a strong Democratic
| oracinct of Roanoke county are reported
stolen.
The Richmond Dispatch, DEM, aims
the state by 10000 10 $1,000, and tele
gram from Malone early this morning
declares that the recent blOodahed In
Danville and elsewhere has seriously
affected the result in the state. Read
justers claim that their voters at Dsnville
remained sway from the polls and that
the district vote will be rejected on the
ground of intimidation.
John s Barbour, chairman Of the Vir-
sinia Democrats, telegraphs to the Balti-
more Sun as follows We have carried
both branches of the Legislature, with
majority Of between rs and 80 on joint
ballot, and not less than 20, 900 majority
on the popular vote of the state. Victory
overwhelming.
The Baltimore Sun says that Malone
has sustained crushing defeat in Vir-
ginia, and that the Democrats have, be
yond any reasonable doubt, carried both
houses of the legislature. They will have
two majority IN the senate, and possibly
ten in the house.
Tine vote on congressman at-lsrge in
Virginia last year was: Wise, Mshonite,
1899; Massey, Dem, "a, 1874 !, Dawson,
Ind, q, 342
Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires.
RICHMOND, Nov. 7.-Additional returns
this morning show Democratic gains OF
one member Of the house Of delegates in
each of tine following counties: Charlotte,
Culpepper, Fairfax, Fluvanns, franklin,
Henry Montgomery, Norfolk, Wythe Prin-
cess Anne, Craig, Roanoke, Green, Madison,
Smith and Blank also two in Chester
field and Powhattan counties, two in
Rock bridge and two in Washington.
This, with the loss of one member in
Caroline county, makes q net Democratic
gain of Is, which insures Democratic
majority in the house of IL,
with good prospect of the
majority reaching rs or 80 on joint
ballot, the Democrats having % out OF
DO senators, which will make their
majority in the senate 4, with the
CHI shoes of increasing it to 8. The Dem,
ocrsts estimate their majority on the
popular vote at between $4,000 and
20, 900
RICHMOND, Nov. 7.-PromiDent Read
justers have given up the contest. There
is no doubt but that the Democrats have
elected a majority in both branches
in the Legislature. They now claim
majority of three in the senate
and of 20 in the house,
wticn will give them ma
jority of % on joint ballot. This in
sures the election of a Democratic United
States senator as successor of Malone
If the Democratic gains continue to in
crease in the same ratio as those already
received, the Democratic popular ma
jority will probably reach $4,000.
PETERSBURG, VA, Nov. Returns re,
oeived up to l.30 p. m indicate that the
Democrats have carried the state by from
10000 to 200 majority.