The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-11-11
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS.
latest Returns Increase the
House Majority 10 Eighteen.
The Official Vote Gives Carlisle a Ma.
jority of 1853.

jority of 768.
Latest returns from the election bat
tle-held rather improve the Democrat
ic Congressional outlook. The most
important news comes from California.
1t indicates that the Democrats have
carried two of the six districts in that
State, and by majorities so large that
they can hardly be affected much by
the official count. This is a gain of
one vote, Barclay Henley being the
only Democrat in the present delega-
ton from that State, The Democrats,
it is assured, have also captured the
Legislature by fair majority on joint
ballot, which means the return of Mr..
Hearst or some other Democrat to the
United States Senate in place Of the
late Senator Miller, Republican.
Intense excitement over the State
vote is reported from Minnesota,
where both sides are claiming the vic
tory and sleeping on their arms. The
situation in Indiana is also full of DO
litical disturbance. From the latest
reports the Legislature is Democratic
by two majority, but both parties are
vociferous, and meetings are daily
held by each party to watch and cir
cumvent the other.
Tucson, Ari., Nov. 5.-The Demo
Gratis haYe elected both houses of the
Legislature.
SANTA FE, N. NJ, Nov. Ex-senator
Dorsey's Congressional Delegate Can
didate, Dwyer, is defeated by Joseph,
Democrat, who carries every county
in the Territory.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 5.-A special to
the Commercial Gazette reports the
conclusion OF the official count in the
Seventh Ohio District Campbell
(Dem.) has a majority of three over
Little (Rep).
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Nov. 5.-From
the most reliable information received
here the next Legislature will be Dem.
ocrahc on joint ballot by nine votes.
This will elect successor to Senator
Camden, Democrat.
RALEIGH, N. c., Nov. Sit is Of
ficially learned here this afternoon
that the plu rality of Simmons Dem. J
over O'Hara in the Second Congress
ional District is 1858. O'Hara re-
ceived many more votes than Abbott,
Simmons other competitor.
WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. 5.-Dela-
ware official returns complete foot up
For Governor-Biggs Dem.), 19942
Hoffooker tPro.), 1882. For Con-
gress - Pennington (Dem.), 1887 /;
Cooper (Pro.), $3.50. The Legislature
is solidly Democratic.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 5.-Nathan
Frank (Rep.) candidate for Congress
from the Ninth District, who, accord
ing to semi-official returns was defeat
ed by &c reelection of Glover (Dem J,
says that he will contest the latter's
right to his seat, on the ground that
many votes which were legally cast
for him (Frank) were rejected by the
judges OF election. He says that il
these votes had been counted he
would have been elected by maiori
ty of 200.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 5.-The officia
count of the vote in the Sixth Con
gressional District OF Kentucky made
to-day, shows that Mr., Carlisle is elect
ed by majority Of 76S. Mr.. Thoebe
the Labor candidate, takes his defea
calmly and is now satisfied TO remair
at his bench in the workshop. He il
considerably surprised, however, a
the small number Of votes he received
outside Of Campbell and Kentor
counties. He did not, by the way
even poll the Republican strength il
these two.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5.-The cor
rected returns from San Benito an,
Sthanislaus counties give Bartlett
(Dem.), for Governor, 1928 more thai
was first reported. The Republican
now concede the State to Bartlett.
There is no doubt now that the Leg
islature is Democratic on joint ballo
by thirteen majority. This insure
the election of George Hearst as Uni
ed States Senator. The latest Cor
gressional returns, and which may
accepted as final, are: First Distric
Thomas (Dem.), elected by a sma
majority Second, Biggs (Dem. J, cho
en- by small majority; Third, NJ,
: Kenna (Rep.), large majority Fourtl
Morrow Rep), good majority ; Fiftl
: FELTON, (Rep.), small majority; Sixtl
!. Vanderveer (Rep.), small majority.
: The statement that one Labor Co,
/, gresham had been elected is falls
Labor candidates cut such a sma
: show in the election that it is nj
I. worth while to give figures. All Con
. gressmen are either stalwart Republ