The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-11-05

LEES MAJORITY OVER 1900. DEMO
CRATIC noUsE AND SENATE. &c ANS IN
TIE BLACK COUNTIES.

III " 1<lssSfA ~ MILES,.
One of the bitterest contests in the his
tory of Virginia closed with the setting of I
the sun on Tuesday. The vote was for
Governor, 1t. Governor. Attorney GER
eral and members of the Legislature.
Fitzhugh Lee, the Democratic candidate
for Governor was elected by about $4,000
majority, carrying with him the balance
Of the State ticket. The Democrats also
elect about 65 members of the House and
will have Is members of thu Senate, thus
assuring decisive majority in the Legis-
lature on joint ballot. The Legislature
will elect United States Senator to sue
coed Gen. Malone, whose term expires IN
March, 1887. The Democratic gains were
in the counties having colored majorities,
and from the reports received bribery and
the opportunities for fraud. under the
Anderson McC ormick electoral BILL were
potent factors in determining the result
But little has been heard from the South
west, which, together with the Valley.
constitutes the white section. In the
Valley there has been no substantial
! change from the vote of last year, the Re-
publican losses in some counties being Off
set by gains in others. For instance, in
Augusta the Republicans gain 100 and lose
about the same in Rockbrldge. Allegheny
and Bath about hold their own. Rock
| ingham, Page, Botetourt, Frederick and
Roanoke gain, and Shenandoah and CLARK
lose. In contemplating the result Of
Tuesday IS contest the Republicans are not
without grain Of comfort, inasmuch as
| 1t proved that they can no longer be
charged with being the Negro Party
and from future contests much of the race
prejudice must be eliminated, III the in
telligent white counties the party is grow
ing and taking deeper hold on the minds
of the people, who in spite of the passion
and prejudice with which they have been
hedged about, are beginning to see that
the prosperity of the State, and especially
of the mineral section, depends upon the
maintenance Of protective tariff and
consequent development of natural Ie-
sources, Indeed the contest of Tuesday
has in measure changed party relations,
and the result may not in the end be SO
disastrous.
| AS stated the returns from southwest
are meagre. In this section Of the Valley
the result may be summed by Counties
Acknowledgements majority 1o23--a
Republican gain of 100.
Allegheny Republican majority .s02, a
gain of one. McClintic. Republican can,
didate for the House, has a majority of
2l3.
Bath--Lee's majority 12o; Hobbs, dem
oclatic candidate for House, no. Last
year Cleveland carried county by l25 and
Tucker for Congress by 1l2.
Highland Unofficial return from High
land give McClintic, Republican, a ma
/ jority, with Wilsonville to hear from.
Last year WilsonvilIe gave democratic
majority of 81. If the vote is the same
| the Republicans carry the county by and
! their representative by 106, the district
being composed Of Allegheny, Bath and
Highland. Last year Highland gave ~
1Ot aOieNSldilu duu u lOl uChCis
Rockbridge gives Lee 1876 majority, q
| Democratic gain of over 100. The Demo-
cratic legislative ticket is elected by !, de-
creased majority.
Rockingham gives Wise lie majority,
Aeker 1877, and Webb l2s, with Wittig's
Store to hear from. Last year wittig's
Store gave 85democratic majority, and the
whole registered vote of the precinct is
1850 that Wise cannot lose the comfy.
The vote of Rockingham was the largest
ever cast.
Page goes Republican on State ticket by
| 50, and legislative ticket by 50,-a Re
publican gain.
Shenandoah goes Democratic by 100 "a
Republican loss.
Where the Democrats make their gains
is in the ''blaek belt, y and they are now
entitled to all the glory of being the negro
! Marty