Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-15
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THE STATUS OF THE NEXF HOUSE
Harrison,s Proposed Trip hustward |
"A Recount in the Fifth Maryland |
District - Roth thc FHganaa5 !
Claimed 90 Iss Democratic.
Governor Wilson OF West Virginia sent
the following dispatch TO the Philadelphia
Times Tuesday night.
OHAnLusror, Nov. d. ceyeland carries West
Virgins BY lU and the Nhsls DSm, cratic n,nte
ave- Sss D ~ s win lie other ia doubt T6e
PsocTsss 1 na Ss ne Legislature m wssa5s Oh
Senator Kenna also telegrephed that the
Legislature was safely Democratic.
As to Virginia Governor FltzhuSh Lee
telegraphed as follows:
KIcHnoSP Nov l2yissinls gives Cleveland
anu wv i''p"''''' " FrrzHueH LEE
ohiclal returns from 95 cities and towns
In the state QUE OF liz, give cleveland a ma.
jority Of 1888. Those TO come In VIII prob
ably reduce these figures ut leRst 1000.
This vote OF the Fourth Congressional dis
trict OF Virginia gives Harrison 1854;
Cleveland. 1854. For Congress- Venable,
Dem, 13.309; Langston, Rep, l2,654; Ar
mold, Rep, 5000.
. THE VOTE OF INDIANA.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 18.--The secretary of
state has received the official returns from
all the counties In the state, but the footlngs
have been made only on a few of the state
candidates.
Tho following Is the vote as fer as totals
have been made: For governor. Hovey, R.,
| 1893 1874; kIatson, D.. 26l, 003; Hughes, p,
| 9,776; Milroy, L.. 1881. Hovoy's plurality,
2.i9l. Lieutenant governor. Chase, b.,
26a,le6; Myers, D., 26l Oh oh ,s.
B., 263,8D4; Miers, D., 260, $40. GriAia's
| plurality, 1884. The returns show that
| Miohener, for attorney general, and Carr,
| for auditor, have run behind their ticket,
| but not enough to make the result In either
case doubtful.
The Labor vote was surprise TO all par,
ties, as It was not supposed that 1t would
exceed 601.
| HARRisoN's EASTERN TRIP.
INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 10 1t is definitely
settled that President-elecl Harrison will
| 20 70 New York between this and the holl-
days, aud while there will hold o confer
ence with several OF tho distinguished men
of his party. Ha is said to prefer a trip
east himself to having them visit him here
thinking that 1t will attract less attention
from the press and result In less gossip as
TO the cause of the conference. Ia con
| verEation with II personal friend this even
lug he admitted That such trip was con-
templated. and said that he would be &c
companied by Mrs. Harrison and possibly
by his son.
A party OF Chlcagoans were here to day
In the interest of William Penn Nixon, VINO
wants the appointment of collector OF the
| port of Ooicago. Harrtson's manager
were very much surprised when NiSoni
wants were made known, as the Inter
Ocean, OF which he Is editor, opposed liar.
rison bitterly during the convention, beine
a strong Gresham paper. Nixon's friend
| | did not receive any comfort from the mana
gers, and they left with the belief That thl
Indiana Republicans would do all the!
] could to prevent Harrison from givinl
Nixon anything.
, TRYING TO uSsEAT CARLISLE.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 13.-An examination o
the ballots IN Boone, Campbell, Ksnton ant
Pendleton counties In the Sixth Kentuck!
} | distric. shows that 500 perforated ticket
were cast for Hon. John G. Carlisle. Hi
majority In the entire district was 6.e5l, e
that II no further search IL made there ar
enough ballots to defeat him II 1t shall b.
! declared upon contest that these pertorate
ballots are void.
, THE NEXT HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. I3.-Geueral CLARK
d clerk OF the present House, who had bee
somewhat Respondent bias received dl:
patches to-day which strengthen his hope
|. that the Democrats will have the organize
ton OF the House by one majority. His dis
/ patches state that the Democrats viii nav
y four Congressman from West Virginia an
three from California.
!. The figures by which Edward McPherso
made the claim that there would be ma
" jority OF 30, and perhaps more, for the Re
pubIicsns 10 the House OF the Flfty-lr
/, Congress-, although assumed to be base
., upon returns from the districts, were, 1t
now stated, only in q few instances base
"a upon such returns. They were, on the COZ
trary, based upon the estimates which Wei
.. made by local committeeman before I'll
election. Mr.. MCPHERSON has been rattle
IN sharply criticised by Republican leader
= here for thee exuberant claims, which
has boon found necessary to moderate 8
q, much that It has not heen for the last tw
.. days clear that the Republicans would b
Q, given the majority on the face OF the certif
Gates that would be forwarded to the oler
az of the House.
40 Quay was very much disappointed whe
he got here to fluid that MCPHERSON coul
not maintain his large claims. Qnay seem
to have accepted them as probable, bI
m when he got there he found that he woul
have TO work hard to get any Republloa
majority at all In the next House. Sine
70 then he has been personally directing tii
N Republicans In every doubtful district, {
n as 10 secure the counting In of the Republ
u. can candidate or, In lieu Of that, laying IL
i'd foundation OF successful contest.
le A MARYLAND CONTEST.
" BALTIMORE, Nov. 13.-It Is announced b
10 night that the friends OF Hon. Isidor Ra,
4. ner, who was defeated In the Fifth distri
"a for Congress by Henry Stockbrtdge, Jr
a |, have discovered errors In the count whic
u will overthrow Stockbr!dge'e majority OF
u An appeal will be made to the courts for Il
IN purpose of securing recount OF the ballot