Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-07
ELECTIONS IN TEN STATES
AHONEISM DISASTROUSLY
OVERTHROW.

elected part of its Senate and its full As.
sembly to-day. Twenty-Five Senators
were chosen. Five Readiuster and l.
Funder, or Democratic, Senators hold
over. The Legislature last chosen was
thus divided: Senate, % Readiusters and
Il Funders; House Of Delegates, 5S Re-
adjusters and 42 Funders, giving a Read.
Juster majority of 22 on Joint ballot.
WASHINGTON, Nov. "a dispatch re-
ceived by Chairman Barbour, of the Vir-
ginia Democratic Committee. at his office
I in Alexandria this morning. informed
him that the entire registration books of a
precinct in Roanoke county had been
stolen. The theft was committed last
night, or at least was not discovered until
this morning. As the precinct usually
gives about 200 Democratic majority the
local managers appealed to Chairman
Barbour for advice. He telegraphed back
directing them to have every vote offered
recorded. though of course no vote there
pOlled Will be legitimate. Mr.. Barbour
said that if anything of consequence de-
pends upon that precinct a contest would
be made based upon the list of votes
received. The election for State
Senator i'm that district is
admitted to be very close and doubtful.
1t is believed that very few votes will
decide it one way or the other. and the
control of the state Senate NAV deuend
upon that district. Both parties are
specially eXerting themselves to secure a
majority of the Senate, and this being the
situation, the theft Of the registration
lists at single polling place Is impor-
tant.
PETERSBURG, VA, Nov. 6, 2P. M.-The
election here is passing off quietly. No
disturbances of any kind have occurred,
Both parties are polling a heavy vote.
Great interest Is manifested in the result.
| The Democrats claim that if they yet 400
negro votes they will carry the city. SEN
atOr Malone visited the different precincts
to-day.
DANVILLE, VA, Nov. 6, 6 p. M.-After
the Mayors proclamation of yesterday
announcing the arrangements for pre-
serving peace and stating that those ar
| Tangements were deemed complete and
reliable A. NJ. Wheeler. Acting Chair
man of the Liberal Coalition party, and
George {. Cabell, Chairman of the Demo
/ cratic party Of the city, requested the
Mayor, as an additional means of pre-
serving peace, to forbid any as
sembly of men of either party.
white or colOred. at public speaking.
parade or procession till the Sth instant
and such orders have been issued A
message from Gov. Cameron was received
| by City Sergeant Wood last night stating
that he the Governor had ordered troops
to be sent here from Richmond. to which
Capt. Wood replied, after consulting with
leading citizens, that it was not necessary
tOsend troops. This morning, however. the
/ Richmond Light Infantry, Blues and "a
section of the Richmond Howitzer Com
| pany, with arms and equipments. came
up from Richmond. A piece of artillery
is planted on Main street, near the Ar
I lington Hotel. The coalition judges of
election having declined to serve others
have been appointed, and voting went
on quietly. Very few negroes voted. At
one ward where the negroes have large
registered majority not more than dozen
votes have been given.
RICHMOND, VA, Nov. 6, 6 2. MA
! larger vote than has eyer been cast is
being polled. No information of excite
ment or difficulty anywhere has been re-
ceiYed.
RICHMOND. Va. Nov. 6, 6:30 p. M.-The
election in this State to-day has been the
most exciting one since 1863, when the
/ Conservative party was organized with
Gilbert G. Walker as their candidate for
Governor, against the Republican party
with III. II. Wells as their candidate,
which resulted in Il victory for the Con-
serVatives. One entire branch Of the
Legislature House of Delegates) y and
half of the Senate, has to be elected. This
Legislature reaDpOrtiOns the State for
Congressional representation and elects
most of the heads of the State. The new
Senators will also vote in the next election
of United States Senator. Malone leads
one party, composed of white men known
as Readjusters and negroes, who, Of
course, are Republican. On the other
hand the Democrats, all whites, are
strongly united. Never before in the his
tory of Virginia has the race issue been
as strongly forced upon the people as now.
This time it has been distinct, the feeling
being Of the most intense character. The
ReadjuSter leaders have made it an open
question. To this may be ascribed the
great interest in the pending election.
Men who for years have not taken an
interest in State contests, and who
otherwise would not care for the result,
are now thoroughly alive to the question
whether Virginia shall be ruled by the
whites or pass into the full control of the
blacks. This question has engendered
the most bitter partisanShip, and the re-
suit IS looked forward to with the deepest
| concern. This is the vital issuein tO-day's
election, which otherwise would be fiat
and uninteresting. The vote throughout
the State VIII be unusually large, largely
due to the twO-fOld cause of great interest
in the contest and the recent abolition of
! thS payment Of the capltatiOn tax as
| prerequisite to voting. Up to this hour
nothing has occurred here to disturb the
peace, and the reports from various points
| indicate a similar state of affairs.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, Nov. 6, 6 p. NJ
| Alexandria gives Democratic majority
of go. L. c. Meredith is elected to the
| Senate from this district by about 200
majority.
NORFOLK, Nov 6, LIP. M.-The election
passed off quietly. Norfolk remains
Coalition by 800 majority. Portsmouth is
/ Democratic. The indications are that the
| Democrats will gain one legislator in Nor
| folk county.
! RICHMOND. VA. Nov. :, $50 A. NJ
| The election in this State generally passed
| off very quietly as far as heard from.
/ although the contest has been one of the
/ most spirited in the history Of the COM
l mOnwealth. The indications are that the
/ Democrats have carried the State, as the
/ returns at hand show considerable Demo-
cratic gains. The official returns from Is
/ precincts in this city, and the estimated
/ vote of the remaining precincts, show a
| total vote of about $4,000, and an average
/ majority of nearly $500 for the Demo-
/ Gratis for the Legislature. Manchester
! gives the Democrats majority OF 44O, a
! Democratic gain of 166 over the Massey
and Wise vote of last year.
] 4 dispatch from Winchester says that
J iNt lCluutIdlo nav CdlI ludb DidtC ipi
/ the first time in seven years, and that the
! Democratic majority in Frederick county
will be 1000. The following cities also
! give Democratic majOrities: Portsmouth,
| 35: Staunton. 32l; Alexandria, 633 !;
| Fredericksburg, 29l; Lynchburg, 400.
/ Charlotte and Halifax counties, which in
/ the last election were carried by the Co
| alitionists, are reported as having gone
! Democratic, the gains being 900 and 100
! respectively.
In the Chesterfield Senatorial district
/ the Democrats have made large gains,
| and expect to elect Warwick over Flana-
| gan, the COalitionist. This would be a
! gain of one Senator. The most hOtly con-
! tested Senatorial district in the State has
! also been carried by the Democrats. The
! contest was between Gen. w. c. Wickham,
| who was supported BY the Democrats,
| Gratis expect to have majority in the
Senate and probably in the House OF
| Delegates. The COaiitiOnists on the other
| hand claim that they will control the
| House by a small majority, and the Senate
| bv or > Neither side, however, has as
| vet received information enough to justify
/ aRv positive statement.
! PETERSBURG, Nov. :, 1870 4. M.-Sena-
/ tor Malone said at midnight that from
the returns received the Readjuster party
/ has gained four counties and the city OF
/ Norfolk, and that they will have con-
| stitutiOnaI majority in both branches Of
\ the Legislature.
RICHMOND, VA, Now, 2:3O A. M.-The
i election here DaSSpd off very QUiptlV. a l.