Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-05

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YESTERDAYS ELECTION.
The Night Dispatches Leave the Result
Doubtful.
| 4 SUMMARY OF rHg RETURNS RECEIVED Up 10 FIVE
O'CLOCK THIS NoRNIN0-uHcRRrAINTY AZ TO NEW
YORK, NEW JERSEY, INDIANA AND CONNECTICUT
THE VICTORY CLAIMED By BOTH 4ARTIRa
Dispatches received up to Eve O'Clock this morn
ing left the result the national election yesteT
day in doubt The lack Of definite returns from
New York and several states in which incomplete
reports indicated close election made all calcu-
lations 80 uncertain that the managers Of neither
party made any very confident claims Of victory.
The republicans claimed California, Illinois,
ONO OHIO Oregon, Iowa. Kansas, Maine Massachu-
shire. Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and
virginia, making total OF III electoral votes
ssr while New Indiana New
toral vote Of ~, were put down close and doubt
| iul AS the returns from Colorado and Nevada
| these states The democrats, however, claimed
California, and all the states conceded by the
repIolicans as doubtful and that Cleveland was
republican managers were hopeful that fuller re-
turns would add New York and Indiana to their
and Weua " Ssne
| decided electoral majority.
New York.
Returns from New York at 5:25 this morning In
dicated that Blaines plurality outside OF New York
city and Kings county will reach o. 900; and that
Cleveands plurality in the city and Kings county
Il about 5000 in round numbers, but the repaSii
cans think the districts not heard from Will over
come this.
Corrected total vote OF New York city, with but
one election district missing, give Blaine 81, 752,
Cleveland 132,835, Butler $685. ST John 979. out
OF the eight congressional districts in New York
CITY. have elected democrats
Nicholas Muller, J. J. Adams, S. s. Cox, Joseph
Pulitzer. Abraham s. Hewitt, Truman A. Merri-
congressional district was in doubt, with the prob
Abilities IN favor OF Abraham Dowdney, democrat.
The total vote In the city Of BROOKLYN and county
2139, st. John 1,a92. Cieveand's plurality Is 1888
Inc city OF Buffalo complete gives Blaine Ii, 526.
Cleveland II ,4H ST. John 20l. Butler 10S. Blaines
majority over Cleveland 1,U52, plurality 740 Dem
ocratic gain Of 574.
New Jersey.
Returns from New jersey early this morning left
the state in doubt with the chances In favor OF
cleveland McAdoo (democraV is reelected to
Congress by 5000 majority. Cleveland gets about
,h In G ibis as'Is nef
Connecticut.
The most complete returns from Connecticut
showed democratic gain OF 600 over Garield's
Cleyelands plurality 722 Garfield, 45U2; Hancock,
4,1S7 Thirty towns give Blaine 7,l30; Cleveland,
noI h ennea ass Waer 9s E95
Same towns In iSs2-Buckley, l3s; Waller 8. sO4:
scattering. POI. In the first district Buck, rep,
probably elected To Congress.
The Conrdnt said this morning that the state has
gone democratic by small plurality.
Indiana.
Chairman New at a. m. conceded Indiana to
turns indicated republican gains. 1t is thought
that the following republican Congressman
n the ee IN s sixth n 1ns
The results in the seventh tenth, and thirteenth
districts are doubtful. The other districts are
Thought To be democratic.
Dispatches from 1s9 townships and precincts in
Wisconsin gave a net democratic gain Of 6,229.
The returns on governor indicated the election OF
RuSk (rep.) and five republican congressman
Massachusetts.
Returns complete from 179 towns and cities, in
Guiding Boston, gave Blaine IS 1872 and Cleveland
In Boston Cleveland Pot g. 500 to BIaine's aosss
Buffers vote in Boston was $685. st. Johns 1926.
Congressman rockwell (rep} Is reelected from the
reelected. Richard s. Spo1ord DENY IS elected In
the 9TH district. Lowering dem) is elected In the
9Th district Ranney qep) is reelected In the
DENY In the ard Suffolk district Alien (rep) Is
elected In the STU district.
Nevada.
Dispatches claim that Nevada has gone for
Blame.
California.
The returns from the anterior come In very slowly
The San Francisco Alta California claims the state
democratic by from 900 " 5000 majority. The
Ch1Ontcte however, claims the state for Blame and
the election OF four republican congressman out Of
delegation OF SIX. .,.,
This state, as usual, Is democratic by q large ma
1ority. Returns indicate the election OF a solid
Qud.), at first claimed that he was chosen over
Wheeler tdem) The latter denies his opponents
claim.
---.. Arkansas.
Tne democrats SW0Dt the state eloCt1nC
thing.
Delaware.
1000 '''' ~ ''~''' N|''''~' "'' y '1''' 1''''o
Florida.
Later returns indicate that the democrats carry
state, national and congressional tickets gain OF
one congressman. Legislature democratic.
Georgia.
state democratic by from IS, 900 to $1,000.
Tennessee.
Gov. Bates election Is conceded by 10000. Houck
and Pettibone, republicans, are elected to Con-
gress and the remaining eight Congressman are
democrats.
Michigan.
249 precincts in Michigan give Blaine 1885:
AZ sol; Begoie, fusion, az 500. The rst. sixth and
anu seventh congre,sl Jna districts are said to be
democratic, and the second, ninth, tenth and
=, The republican national and state tickets, with
the exception OF, possibly, the lieutenant governor
is elected by majority OF 1900 The Legislature Is
republican. The congressional delegation Is in
doubt
Illinois
A plurality for Blaine of 1900 is claimed, not
wlthstanding the democratic gains in the STATE
There viii probably be 10 democratic and l2 repub-
lican congressman elected. The Illinois delegation
viii probably consist OF Dunhafn, LAWYER Ward,
Adams, Eilwood, Hitt Henderson, Plumb, Payson
Northlngton, Niece, Riggs, Springer. Rowell, Cam
non, landes, Eden. Morrison, TOwnshend, and
Thomas. In Cook county the democratic ticket is
elected by about 4,CO0 plurality. In Carbondale
Gen. Logans old home, the majority is 81 greater
than Garfed'S
The congressional delegation will probably stand
ten democrats to one republican, democratic gain
OF Two.
The democrats claim the state for Cleveland BY
0,OOO majority and the election OF all Congress
men. The republicans claim the election OF Con-
gresslnen In the second and third districts.
Virginia.
Returns up to this morning Indicated that the
republicans made very considerable gains in this
state over their vote OF last year, when the demo-
Gratis carried it by 1900. They asserted that II
their gains continue they will have the state by q
majority OF from 5000 to 10000 The democrats
Claimed to have carried the state for Cleveland by
5000 majority. The republicans claimed TO have
elected congressman in the first, second fourth
ninth and tenth districts, with good prospect In
the nfth.
Pennsylvania.
The indications were this morning that PennSyl-
vanla had given Blaine majority OF about 40 600.
The Following congressman are elected: Congress
man-at-large, osborne (rep.), Bingham (rep.),
O'NeiIl (rep) Randall dem Kelley SreD, uS