Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-05
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Sheriff aud BnilOf-bO1 sintter
nTouMl Sent 10 COuDcii-ln Other
states.
Elections were held in IL states Tues
day for state and county officers. The
greatest interest centred in New York
and Virginia, both of which states were
carried by the Democrats. Returns are
as follows:
HILLS VICTORY IN NEW YORK.
ALI the New York city morning papers
concede the election of the Democratic
state ticket, their estimates of majorities
being as follows; The World, 10000 to
20, 600; Times, $4,000; Tribune, 5000 to
10000; Sun, 14,G00; Herald, 5000 to
10000; Star, 1900. In New York City
Governor Hills majority is AZ, 1858, and in
Kings county, 1920. Jones, for lieuten-
ant-governor, runs behind, but the entire
Democratic stnte ticket is elected. Gov
ernor Hill gained over | 800 votes in his
home county. There were large Demo-
cratic gains in Albany, Monroe, and other
interior counties. The largest proper
tionate Democratic gains were made in
the country districts.
The Democrats send q solid delegation
from New York city to the state senate.
There were some Democratic gains in the
assembly elections, but ut midnight the
Republicans appeared to have majority
in both branches of the legislature. The
senate is in doubt, with the chances in
favor of the Republicans. The doubtful
districts are the Sixteenth and the Erie
district If they should be carried by
the Democrats the latter will have q
na,n Nv IN, l,a athnrxuioa That
body may be tie.
Hugh j. Grant, the Tammany candi-
date for sheriff in New York city is elected,
and so far as the returns are compiled for
the remainder of the county tickets the
indications are that Asten and Keenan,,
County Democracy, have been elected
president of the board of aldermen and
county clerk respectively. Senator Tim
Campbell, Tammany, is elected by about
1000 votes over Calvin to Congress from
"Sunset" Cox's district, and Thomas W.
Durham, DEM, has defeated Gibbs,
Republican, and Merritt, Temperance, for
state senator in the Eighth district.
The judges probably elected are
Supreme court, George @. Barrett
superior court, John Sedgwicl common
pleas, Edward Patterson city court,
David McAdam and Adolph M. Sanger.
The coroners probably elected are
Philip E. Donlin, County Democrat !;
Ferdinand Levy, Tammany, and John h.
Nugent, Republican.
In Brooklyn the local Democratic ticket
is elected by handsome pluralities, Mr..
Whitney's, the regular Democratic cam
didate, plurality for mayor being, accord
ing TO the latest returns, fully as large as
the plurality for Governor Hill in Brook
lyn. He defeated Catlin, Rep, and
Woodward, citizens candidate.
PENNSYLVANIA BLINDLY REPUBLICAN.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3.-The only state
office filled at to-day's election was that of
state treasurer. Mathew S. Quay was the
Republican and Conrad B. Day the Demo-
cratic candidate. Barr Spangler ran on
the Prohibition ticket, and William d.
Whitney as the Greenback Labor nomi-
nee. Last year Blaine had plurality of
81 900, and in 1883, when the last state
treasurer was chosen, the Republican can
didate was elected by majority of
20,011. But little interest was taken in
the election to-day, and very light vote
was polled. Twenty-Five counties in the
state outside of Philadelphia show net
Republican gain of 1915. In the city ID
wards out of 81 give Quay 1928 majority "a
Democratic gain of 2,366. Quay has q
majority of IA, 261 in the city, and about
rs, 900 or 80, 900 in the state.
In this city w. Ellwood Rowan fol
sheriff, against whom the Independents
have made very bitter fight, ran behind
his ticket largely, but he is elected by Q
majority Of about 5000 over Dallas San
ders. The rest of the Republican loca
ticket is elected by large majorities
| ranging from IA, 900 to 81 900. featur,
| of the campaign was the canvass of Davit
Mount in the Fifth ward for common
council. He served term in the peni
Tertiary for altering election returns il
that ward. He wanted q ''yindication'
and got it by majority of 482 over tn
Democratic and Independent Republics
candidates.
| VIRGINIA LARGELY DEMOCRATIC.
RICHMOND, Nov. $50 far as hear
from the election passed off very quietly
About 40 precincts heard from sho,
Democratic gains of 1900 over the vot
for Cleveland. This includes some doubt
/ full counties. If the same ratio of gain
continue, Lee will be elected by owe
| 80, 900 majority, and the Democrats vii
have more than working majority il
both branches of the legislature.
Winchester gives Lee 15 majority
being Democratic gain of SO over tn
Presidential vote of last year. Staunto
and three adjoining precincts give LIE
1853 majority, Republican gain of 40.
Alexandria City and county gives LIE
l hn 20
ward in the city. The Republicans cal
ried Petersburg by 600 majority. Lynch
burg gives Lee majority of $50, gai
over the last Presidential election of 21f
Two hundred and fifty-six colored voter
were left in line in the Third ward ther
when the polls closed.
Shenandoah county went Democratic,
gain of a member of the Legislature
Charlottesville gives Democrat
majority of 255. There were large Demo
cratic gains in Albemarle county. Th
entire Democratic ticket was elected
There are large Democratic gains i
Orange, Madison and Green counties.
ECulpeper county gives a Democrat
majority of from 200 to 225, and return
Democratic member to the houst
Patrick county has gone Democratic b
about 400, a gain of 100, and returns
Democrat to the legislature. Portsmout
gives Lee 535 majority, gain of SO
over Cleveland's vote, and elects IL
Democratic delegate by about the san
majority. Elizabeth City and count
gives Wise $50 majority.
Seventy -four precincts outside of Ricl
mond show net Democratic gain ,
/ 1896. Returns from counties classed /
doubtful, such as Culpeper, Prince e,
ward, Halifax, Charlotte, Rockbridg
Rockingham, Alexandria county and cit
show that the Democratic ticket has bee
elected in all of them, which will gil
the Democrats good majority in bo
houses.
. In Frederick county the Democrat
majority will be about 1000. Greenvil
county gives Wise 600 majority. Cheste
field county gives Democratic MAORI
: of 400, gain of $50. Allegheny coun
I gives Republican majority of us,
i Democratic gain of 90. Portsmouth Ci
i gives Lee 535 majority, gain of 567 oy
i last year, and returns Democratic mel
d bers to the House. AS far as heard frc
! Bath county gives Democratic majori
! of 141.
n MALONE ADMITS HIS DEFEAT.
PETERSBURG, VA, Nov. 3.-At this hol
IL p. m.-General Malone sums up
I. !, the situation as follows: "The Democr
y have carried the state and legislature
:, the INSCRIPTIONS use of the election n
y chinery, over which they have absolV
u control, and which was provided by tn
: last usurping legislature expressly W
this end in yiew."
D. MARYLAND DEMOCRATIC, AS USUAL.
< BALTIMORE, Nov. MIDNIGHT
IN election passed off quietly aud resulted
b sweeping victory for the regular Den
ID cratic ticket in this CITY. The returns