Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-11-15
VIRGINIA..

VIRGINIA.
The campaign in this state has been
the hottest and bitterest ever fought.
The largest vote for years was polled
and there was intense excitement at
all the polls. Half Of the senate and
entire house delegates elected. This
Legislature reapportions the state for
congressional representation, and
elects most of the heads of the state
departments. The new senators vote
for successor to Z. S. Senator Ma
hone. The race issue was never before
so strong y marked: A dispatch from
Charlottesville says: Democrats claim
the county by large majority; also,
that as far as heard from in the state,
there has been majorities for the. dem
ocrats. a man from West Virginia
was there to-day giving coIored men
incendiary circulars, melting them 10
vote for readjusters and resist the
whites. Attempts were made to arrest
HIM but he escaped. Leading readius-
terS denounce his action.
A Richmond dispatches says:
Indications are that the democrats
have carried the state, The estima-
ted democratic majority In this city
is larger than ever before. Following
cities give democratic majority: :
Portsmouth, 35; Staunton, 354;
Alexandria, 633; Fredericksburg,
POI.
A dispatch from Winchester says
the democrats carried that place for
the first time in seven years, and that
the democratic majority of the county
(t'rederick) will be 1000.
Charlotte and Halifax counties cart
ried in the last election by coalition
lists, are reported as having gone
democratic, InChesterfield. a senate
rial district, the democrats made large
gains.
The democrats expect to have a
majority in the senate and probably
in the house of delegates. Neither
side, however have as yet received
information enough to justify any
positive statement.
In Chesterfield a senatorial district
the democrats made large gains and
elected Warwick over Flanagan
coalitionist. This would be gain o
one senator. The most hotly contests
ed senatorial district in the state was
also carried by the democrats. The
contest was between Gen. VIM. G
Wickham, supported by the demo-
Gratis, and Col A. Jones, readiuster-
The democrats expected to have a
in the senate and probably
IN the house Of the delegates.
The Dispatch democratic claims a
glorious victory with a majority on
joint ballot of 10, which may possibly
be increased to %. Aggregate popular
maj Orities will foot up between 10, 600
and 10000.
MASSACHUSETTS.
This was the bitterest fight that was
ever fought in the state. The cleo
ton was for full set of state officers.
Butler was opposed by Robinson. The
ticket is probably elected
by 10000 majority The following
dispatches were sent from variou-
points on the night of election:
BOSTON, Nov. Six hundred and
ten towns, including Lynn, Lowell,
Fall River, Taunton, Newburyport,
and Fitchburg, give Robinson 90, 878,
Butler 26, $40; majority for Robinson,
5000. Lowell gives Butler 1, O92 ma
jority against 1,527 last year. Com
plete vote of Boston, given by the
Journal: Butler, 2,165; Robinson,
25, 955; Buffers majority, 6,211. Last
year Boston gave Butler 80, 375, Bish-
OPP 1905.
Boston, 8 p. m.-Butler's plurality
in Boston is 5000 behind last year.
cities and towns heard
from indicate that the vote of the
state will be: Robinson, 155, 900; But
Ter, 135, 900; scattering 5000. The re-
publicans claim 5000 majority on the
state ticket They elected seven out
of eight governors counsellors, and
twenty-sev out of the forty sena-
tors.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Nov. 6. :
gives Robinson 1926, But
Ter 2, 900. Last year Butler had 500
BosToN, Nov. 6.-The Globe dem |
comedies Robinson's election by 10, 900 |
the Traveller claims %, 600;
the Herald claims 20, coo majority and |
the Advertiser extra thinks
majority will exceed |
Is, 900; the Traveller says Lieutenant
Governor Ames is elected by $4,000
majority. The republicans held an
meeting at Faneuil hall
tonight. The revised footing Of 200
towns and cities give Robinson a ma
jority O II. 900, so that the claim of
a total republican majority of Is, 200
and over will be sustained.
CONNECTICUT.
The election in Connecticut was
for half the senate-twelve mem
bers, all the members Of the |
house Of representatives and |
sheriffs in eight counties. Re
turns at the Courant office show
the republicans carried the leg
stature probably by 40 majority on
Joint ballot, and probably have nine
Of twelve senators. This will make
the next senate stand fourteen repub-
leans to ten democrats.
MARYLAND.