The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04

which will give the Democrats good majority
in both houses.
Danville gives the Democratic ticket 44O MAJ
Jority. North Danville gives 123 majority Full
returns are not in from Pittsylyania county, but
Democratic gains are reported.
Harrisburg gives Wise So majority. Demo-
cratic gain of s, The Republicans concede
Rockingham county by about 100, Democratic
gain OF IUO. This will return two Democrats
members to the House. This county was con-
sidered doubtful
dispatch to Republican headquarters from
Norfolk to General Malone says: The enemy
claim 300 majority. a gross miscount and two
precincts were shut out in the Fourth ward"
In Frederick county, the Democratic majority
will be about l. 000
Chesterfield county gives Democratic major
ity of 400, gain of 80 over last year.
Allegheny county gives Republican majority
of 175, Democratic gain of 26.
Reports from one half of Louisa county show
Democratic majority of 20. The Democrats
claim the county.
Portsmouth city gives Lee 535 majority, gain
of 567 over last year, and returns Democratic
members to the House. AS far heard from,
Bath county gives Democratic majority of 14l.
half OF the precincts in Allegheny county give
| the Republicans majority of AL AT the same
rate, the county will give the Republicans ma
| Jorlty of 2oO, gain of 90.
Half of the precincts in Augusta county give
Lee 800 majority. These are large voting places,
and show net Republican gain of l, 104 But
little can be heard from Bath county, as it is re-
| mote from telegraph lines.
| The largest vote ever cast in Rockingham
county was cast to-day. Ten out of "a pre-
cincts give the Democratic State ticket 81 ma
| jority, and the legislative ticket Al majority.
| The county is Democratic by so to 75 majority.
| Rockbridge and Shenandoah, both doubtful
| counties, have gone Democratic.
| Returns have been received, though not full,
| from Henry, Pittsylvania Franklin, Halifax and
! Patrick counties which give those counties TO
the Democrats by largely increased majorities.
| Hodges, Republican, is elected by 444 major.
| ty in the Portsmouth city and Norfolk county
| senatorial district, which was represented in the
last Legislature by John Callahan
General Malone has received the following
| from Portsmouth, Va: ''rhe city gone Demo
cratic by 600 majority; Norfolk is 800 Democrat
! ic. Big chance for contest" At this hour,
! ii P. NJ, General Malone sums up the situation
as follows: 1.-THE Democrats have carried the
| State and legislative tickets by the unscrupulous
| use of the election machinery over which they
| have absolute control, and which was provided
by their last usurping Legislature expressly with
this end in view"
The Alexandria Gazette says: Returns from
all parts of the State show Democratic gains,
and indicate that Lees majority will reach 20.-
00O Already five six accessions have been
made to the Democratic side of the House of
| Delegates, and no losses are reported. Chairman
| Barbour, from dispatches received by him, is
| confident the Democratic majority will reach
| 20, 900. and in this view, General Lee, who is
| here concurS. Mr.. Barbour thinks the majority
in the LEGISLATURE will be fully as large as last
year. when it had two thirds. Southampton,
Mahone's own county. gives Democratic ma
| jority of 200 and so it is all over the State-un-
expected gains"
Three hundred and twenty nine voting pre-
cincts, including Richmond show net Demo-
cratic gain of 1912 Calculating the remainder
| OF the State by the ratio of gain, Lees
| majority will approximate %, 900.
At Republican headquarters General Lees
majority is estimated at 600 to II 000.