Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-11-06
ELECTIONS.

conducted quietly and earnestly. OF
she 2I6,ooo voters who registered
400, 900 went to the polls. The gen.
eral feeling that the contest on the
Governorship would be close, caused
the returns from this city to be eager
ly looked for. 1t was generally ad-
mitted that if Hill could leave this city
with $4,000 majority over Davenport,
his election was assured. He secured
that majority, and the 1000 majority
from Kings County added to the
hopes of his party. His majority in
New York and Kings County would
indicate his election unless the interior
should give some unusual surprises
not to be predicted by previous ex.
periences in the average State elec-
tons.
Carr ran but few hundred ahead
of his ticket, and not sufficient to JUS
tify the hope that while the Republi-
cans might not elect their Governor
they might their Lieutenant Governor.
with the same candidate who had
been elected Secretary of State when
there was otherwise a Democratic
State victory.
Intense local interest was manifest
ed in the contest on Sheriff. The re-
turns began early to show that the
issue would be between Hugh J.
Grant, the Tammany candidate, and
John w. Jacobus, Republican, with
Andrew J. White, the County Demo-
cracy candidate, in the rear.
As is usual on election night, the
headquarters of every political organ
ization in the city was crowded with
people who were anxious to learn the
latest news from the various election
districts. The County Democrats
gathered in Chickering Hall, the Tam
many braves at the Big Wigwam, the
Irving Hall Democrats at Irving Hall
| and the Republicans at the Grand
| Opera House In each of these places
the returns were read as fast as they
! were received. The largest crowds
assembled at Tammany Hall and the
Grand Opera House. When the dis.
patch announcing that Governor Hill
had carried New York by such a ma
jorlty as to make his election almos,
certain was received at Tammany
: Hall the greatest enthusiasm prevail.
ed. The shouting and hurrahing
s could be heard for several blocks dis
, tant. The Republicans early conced-
ed the fact that the city had gone
Democratic, but maintained until a
S late hour that the State had gone tol
: Davenport.
f Virginia is democratic by 80, 900 to
$4,000 majority.
, Iowa is Republican by $4,000 ma
I jority and has "a majority on joint
ballot in the Legislature.
New York, November 4.-Complete
and correct returns from the city oi
: Brooklyn and Kings County make
Hills majority in that county 1867
Very few returns from the interior o.
the State have been received this
morning, but everything indicates that
Hills majority will be between 1000
and $1,000. The Senate and Assem-
bly, will both be strongly Repub lican.
WHAT THE RESULT SHOWS
, The Evening Post says: When the
full figures of yesterdays vote in New
York are received, they will make ar
unusally interesting study. At present
it is possible to consider only plurali.
ties for the State as a whole. These
show plainly that if the vote fol
Davenport In the State at large hao
been as full as il was in this and Brook
lyn, he would have been elected.
Hills total vote in this city falls over
14,ooo behind Blalne's. The transfer o
Tammany's total vote from Blame last
E year to Hull this year, ought to have
made a greater change than this ano
the fact that 1t did not. indicates that
many independent Democrats did not
vote tor Hill.
THE LEGrs LATURE REPUBLICAN.
The Evening Post placed Hill:
majority in the State at I2.15S, ano
states that the next Legislature will be
composed of Ell Republicans and II
Democrats in the Senate, and IS Re.
pubhcans and 50 Demo Gratis in the
Assembly,
| Consolation for Republicans.
New YORK, November An al