Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-11-04

Bascom, 79l1. The same districts last year
gave Blaine 166,5S3; Cleveland, Isl, ,991;
st. John, 7146. Net Democratic gain,
1882.
Seven hundred and fifty election dis
tricts outside of New York and Kings
counties, give Davenport 152,547, Hill
lac, ,109, and Bascom S34S. The same dis
tricts last year gave Blaine 1926, Cleve-
land l59, ,45O, and ST. John 7434, net
Democratic gain of 1928.
THE DAY IN THE CITY.
Midnight.-The election in this city to-
day was conducted quietly and earnestly.
OF the 2l6,000 voters who registered,
100000 went to the polls. The general
| feeling that the contest for Governorship
would be close, caused the returns from
| the city to be eagerly looked for. 1t was
generally admitted that if Hill could leave
this city with 4500 majority over Daven-
port his election was assured. he
secured that msjority, and the 1000
majority from Kings county added
| to the hopes of his party. His majority
| in New York and Kings county would in
| dicate his election unless the interior
| should give some unusual surprises not to
| be predicted by previous experiences in
| the average State elections. Carr ran but
/ q few hundred ahead of his ticket, and not
sufficient to Justify the hope that while
! the Republicans might not elect their
Governor they might elect their Lieuten-
| ant Governor with the same can
didate who had been elected
Secretary of State, when there WIS other
| wise Democratic State victory. Intense
| local interest was manifested in the con-
| test for sheriff. The returns began early
| to show that the issue would be between
| Hugh J. Grant, the Tammany candidate,
| and John w. Jacobus, Republican. An
| drew J. White, the County Democracy
candidate was in the rear. AS is usual
| on election night, the headquarters of
every political organization in the city
was crowded with people who were anx-
| ious to learn the latest news from the va
rious election districts. The County De-
mocracy gathered in Chickering Hall, the
| Tammany braves at the Big Wigwam, the
| Irving Hall Democrats ct 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 dispatch announcing that Gov. Hill
had carried New York City by such
| majority as to make his election almost
certain was read at Tammany Hall
the greatest enthusiasm prevailed. The
shouting and hurrahing could be heard
for several blocks distant. The Republi-
cans early conceded the fact that the city
had gone Democratic, but maintained till
late hour that the State had gone for
Davenport.
! THE TRIBUNE" ON THE RESULT.
In an editorial headed "The President
holds his own Ssate,'' the Tribune says:
The Democrats retain New York. Gov.
Hill has been elected by a figure so hand
sorRe as to make the beggarly plurality
| which the State gave President Cleveland
i nj
whom Mr.. BlaIne's candidacy alienated
did not make good to the Republican
party the loss this year of voters whom
| that candidacy attracted. In fact,
the gain does not seem to have
| equaled one-third or one-fourth of the
loss. The stay-at-home voters decided the
! matter. The vote was light, but the Re-
publicans who did not take the trouble to
! vote outnumbered the Democrats. A
very much smaller vote than was cast for
Mr.. Blaine would have sufiiced to bury
Mr.. Hill, but the Republicans were
not aroused to cast such a vote.
But the Republican phalaDx is neither
routed nor broken, as the significant gain
in Oneida shows it is more heartily united
than it has been at any other time for many
years, and, though beaten on the State
ticket, holds both branches of the State
Legislature by strong majorities. The Sc
! we're storm in the interior made the vote
slighter, but did not cost the Republicans
any seats in the Legislature. The plain
truth seems to be that the Republican
voters did not expect to succeed this year
against the concentration Of power by the
administration to save itself, and there
fore did not make the efforts necessary to
| success.
LATEST RETURNS.
NEW YORK, November 4, 2:S0 O'Clock
a.m.-As later returns come in the contest