Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-11-06
RESULT IN VIRGINIA.


RICHMOND, VA, Nhv 3.-Fullel
returns from the election for ten
members of Congress in this State
yesterday confirm the defeat Sus,
tanned by the democrats indicated
in these Dispatch, S last night. The
Republicans have carried six Of the
Ten districts. This gives them
gain of four. Another district Qhe
SIXTH elects Il Labor candidate,
which makes Il loss Of five districts
to the Democrats. The returns
show too that O'Ferrall, Ill the
seventh, comes in by largely re-
ducc,l majority. lie was opposed
by Gen. John +. Roller, IN indie.
pendent Democrat, who gave him
a close run, altlcugh in Ole of The
largest Democratic districts in the
State. The most significant result
of yesterdays election is the loss To
the Democrats Of such districts ais
the fifth, which Cabcll has never
failed to carry by majoritieS rang
ing from 1,5OO TO 5000, and the
sixth, with Il majority of 3,6OU.-
The first and ninth districts were
always considered close and deba-
table ground, but the Republicans
yesterday carried each Of them by
good majorilieS. The defeat sus
tanned by the DEMOCRATS Was Ger
lainly in IL just measure attrbuta-
Die to apathy i'll Their ranks. This
feeling seems to have pelvaded al.
most every section OF the State
What caused LliS lack of interest
is what the leaders want to know.
1t is probable that the tissastislac-
ton caused by bcStowal of federal
patronage lost the Democrats many
votes and caused otllcls 10 Sulk.-
Another c;lllSe that it is HOW be.
llcvcd tended to the defeat Of Dem.
ocrats was the quiet policy adopted
by Democrats early in he cam.
laign. The Slate committee ct
that party left the campaign prac.
lically to he luc;,l authorities. The
result is not such as TO encourage
that mode of warfare.
The Virginia delegation in the
next Congress will be as follows
First distrlct,T. LII. Il. Browne, Rep;
second district, Geo. +. Bowdcn,
Rep; third district, Geo. ID. Wise,
Drul.; fourth district, William Il.
Gaines, Rep; fifth district, john IL.
Brown, Rep; sixth district, Samuel
/. Hopkins, Labor; seventh district,
Clas. II. O'Felrall, Dem; eighth
district, w. II. +. Lee, Dem; ninth
district, Henry g. Bowen, Iicp.;
tenth district, Jacob Yost, Rep.
The republican managers at Nor
folk claim G,000 majority for Bow
den in the second district.
From Incomplete retuInsreccWed
from counties in this (tle third)'
district, Geo. d. Wisc's majority is
estimated at ,352. 1t will be i'm.
possible to &c; all Oi The returns be.
fore to morrow.
LyNcHBURG, VA, Nov. 3-uop
kins, th, Labor candidate, is un
doubtedly elected to Congress from
the sixth district over Griffin, reg
ular Democrat.
HARRIsoNBURG, VA, Nov. g.
O'Ferrall, Democrat, carries the
seventh district over Roller, indie
pendent, by from 600 to 500, a loss
of $500 as compared with the last
congressional vote.
STAUNToN, VA, Nov. 3.-Yost,
Republican,, carries this district by
not less than loo, Republican
gain OF 1900. Bumgardner's (Dem.)
majorities are as follows: Augusta,
els; Bath, 90; Amherst, 224; Nelson,
81. Yost'S (Rep.) majorties: AL.
Ieghany, 394; RocKbridge, 4O3;
Appomattux, 20I; Cumberland and
Buckingham, ], 200; Highland and
FIuvanna q tie.
DANvlLLE, VA, Nov. 3.-Returns
from Pittsylvania, EranFlin, Pat.
rick Henry and Floyd give Brown
nearly 1000 majority over Cabell.
Carroll and Grayson counties not
heard from ,uut the returns will not
materially change this result.