The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-05
TIE OLD DOMINION,
A Square Fight Which Tests the strcns III 9
49, the Two Pnrties.-. rs s.raa


the Two Parties.
RIcnNosp, Va, Nov. THE full vote
in this city for Cleveland is 1000, Blaine,
$3.50; Cleyeland's majority f,ssO, Re-
publican gain of $50. Blaine's gain in
the Jackson ward known rs HAfrica. :"
was over 100. Retnrus from 50 pre-
ciucts in this State show "a Demo
cratic gain OF III. This indicates very
close vote, aud il the ratio OF Democratic
gain Is not Increased in the remaining pre-
cincts the Stats may 10 Republican. There
are about one thousand voting precincts
in the State,
The M1ts tnewspaperl estimates Cleve-
lands majority in Virginia Mt from 5000
TO 5000, and claims seven OF the ten Com
sressmen.
RlcIrMoHp, Va, Nov. 4.-The prospect
of a heavy vote in. tho State was never
better, as there arc no State officers I'd be
elected thcro we're no local issues in the
canvass. In the Fourth Congressional
District the fight is interesting owing to
the tect that there are two Republican
candidates in the field, James D.. Brady,
white, and James Evans, colored. Tie
Democrats only nominated candidates for
The purpose OF bringing out a ial!er vote
for Cleveland, as the Republicans have an
overwhelming negro majority in the dis.
trlct. brady is the nominee OF Mahone's
faction, while Evans was put in the field
by the nnti-Alahoueites and has been sun.
ported earnestly by Governor Cameron
The Democrats expect to and will doubt
less elect eight OF the ten Congressman
The basis OF comparison will be the vote
for ConTrcssmen-nt.large IN 1882, when
John s, Wise, Read luster, defeated John
E, Massey, Democrat, by $500 majority.
The result will determine the strength uf
the white Republicans in Virginia, as i. is
the first general election that has taken
place since the Readjusters, by rcsolu:
lion adopted in their last State Conyen.
ton, declared themselves the Republican
party Of Virginia. -: n
ALEXANDRIA,, Va, Nov. 4.-The election
passed of quietly. The Democratic ma.
jority is 463, gain OF 81. n II ttt9
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. IA large vote
was polled. Tho indications are that
Cleveland will carry the city by 1000 ma
jority. Thirteen county precincts show a
net Democratic gain OF 7lo on The Massey
Wise contest OF 1889, when Wise's ma
jority was leas than 5000.
The Republicans make slight gains in
Portsmouth and Fredericksburg over the
Massey-Wise vote, which is the basjs upon
which estimates are being made, III : c
FnEpERIcEsnURd, Ma, Nov. l.-The
election here passed OF quietly and full
vote was po.led. There is a Republican
gain here Of 10 percent OH the Massy- Wise
vote OF 1882. Noreturns from the country
precincts have yet been rcceiTed. -
PETERsBURq, Va, Nov. 1.-The city is
alive with excitement tonight. No dis
turbance occurred during tho election.
Large crowds are in: The streets. Tho vote
in rhis city j.; Gs fcl!ows: Blaine, III;
Cleveland, l,uG0: Brady, Republican, for
Congress, !, ,S5l; Evans, Republican, his
opponent, 99S; Hves, Democrat, /, 1,52l.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 4.-ReturnS so far
indicate that Blaine is gaining ground ia
Virginia. ~. "a, - =: Il. 3
#l4yScnnvRa, VA, Nov, 4.-Thc Demo
cratic majority in this city is ITO. AL re-
turns received from surrounding counties
show large Democratic gains over other
elections. Daniel, Democrat, in the Sixth
and Tucker, Democrat, in Tenth Congress
sional District are elected. Y "a. Z,
NORFOLK, Va, Nov.:4.-The returns OF
this city give Republican gains Of 396.
Portsmouth goes Republican by IS, n gain
OF 200 over 1852. Libhy's, Republican,
majority will probably be over 5000. x