Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-11-05
The Country at Large.
Both parties still claim California.


Colorado elects the entire Republic
can ticket.
The Democrats lose five Congress
men in Virginia.
Missouri rolls up her usual Demo
cratic majoriiies.
Maryland elects five Democratic and
one Republican Congressman.
Returns from Nebraska Indicate a
reduced Republican majority.
Hewitt has been elected Mayor Of
New York city 10y about $4,000 major
ity.
The estimated Republican majority
for Martin, for Governor, in Kansas, is
$1,000.
Returns from Idaho Indicate the re-
turn of Dubois, Republican, Delegate
to Congress.
Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama, Flor
ida, Maryland and West Virginia have
all gone Democratic.
In Nevada, the Republicans make II
clean sweep of the State, except OF
Supreme Judge Stewart.
Texas elects the Democratic State
ticket by overwhelming majorities :
that of Ross, for Governor, reachin,,
100000.
The result in Ohio shows the return
Of II Republicans and 6 Democrats to
the Congressional House of Represen-
tatives.
Iowa gives a Republican majority
of from 10000 to $4,000 and elects
eight of the eleven Republican Con-
gressmen.
Tennessee elects the Democratic
State ticket by from 10000 to $4,000,
and gives a gain of one Congressman
to that party.
The Republican State Central Com
mittee of Massachusetts claim election
of the whole ticket, except Auditor
and Secretary.
Indiana State ticket Republican
The Republicans elect seven Congress
men to six for the Democrats, gain
of three for the former.
The Massachusetts, Legislature
stands: Senate 45 Republicans and
Is Democrats; the House 100 Rcpub-
licans and 70 Democrats.
Republicans gain two Congressman
in Wisconsin, and carry tine Legisla-
ture by 20 to 25 on joint ballot. Rusk
Republican, elected Governor.
Michigan has probably gone Repub-
lican by a majority of from 5000 to
10000, and that party claims small
majority on joint ballot in the Legis-
lature.
Revised returns from Pennsylvania
give Beaver, Republican for Governor
10000 plurality. The new Congress
sional delegation, will stand 10 Repub-
licans and nine Democrats.
The returns from New York point
to the election of Peckham by ma
jority of from 5000 to 1000. Con-
gressmen elected stand politically 90
Republicans and IA Democrats.
New Jersey elects Democratic Gov
ernor, and majority in the Legisla-
ture, which will give gain of one in
the U. S. Senate. Republicans gain
one member of the lower branch of
Congress.
The returns from North Carolina
show that in the greater part of the
State the Republicans have suffered re-
verses. Returns are meagre but indi-
cate that the Legislature is largely
Democratic, though the Republicans
and their allies, the Independents, have
made gains.
In South Carolina reports from all
parts of the State show quiet cleo
ton and very light vote. There was
no opposition to the Democratic State
ticket or the Democratic candidates
for Congress, except in the Seventh
District. The vote in Charleston is
ridiculously small.
i Illinois returns indicate the defeat
of Morrison, Democrat, by Jehu Ba-
ker, Republican, in the Eighteenth
Congressional District. The Illinois
Legislature will stand: Senate - 80
Republicans, Is Democrats and Labor
1; House-7S Republicans, &C Demo-
Gratis, 7 Labor and 2 Prohibition.
In Delaware, Briggs, Democrat, for
Governor has majority in the State
of over 5000 over Hofecker, Prohib-
Zionist. The Republicans took but
little part part in the election. The
Democrats elect everything, including
the Legislative ticket, which insures
the reelection of G. Gray to the Uni
ted States Senate.
The prohibition vote in Connecticut
was 2,126 in 1884 and the labor vote
1879. The Legislature stands-Sen-
ate, Republicans IA, Democrats 10;
House, Republicans 1877, Democrats
ITO and Labor 2. This gives joint
Republican majority of %, insuring
the election of a U. s. Senator by
that party for Connecticut.
In New Hampshire, Sawyer, the Re-