Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-09
The Next Congress.

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The Next Congress.
The republicans have gained a Senator in
Delaware and most likely in West Virginia also
This gives the republicans 40 against sc in the
Senate.
There is still much uncertainty as to the size
of their majority in the House. but that body
will be republican by not less than nine The
republican state committee claims three if not
all four of the Representatives from West
Virginia. This would increase their majority
in the House to IL or -. They claim also that
Mudd. rep, is elected over Compton. dem, in
the fifth Maryland district Should this prove
true they would have majority of Is, provided
they have the full West Virginia delegation
But the second. third and fourth Congressional
districts in West Virginia, and the nth Mary
land are still in doubt.
The Unexpected Result in Delaware.
HOW THE PHILADELPHIA TIMES" ACCOUNTS FOR
r-wERE THE sAULsBuRYs DUPED?
The Delaware legislature will stand: Senate
Democrats, q; republicans, 2. House-Demo-
Gratis, z; republicans, II; giving the republi-
cans a majority of on joint ballot The DEM
ocrats are greatly ehagrined over this loss.
About 800 Salisbury democrats voted for the
republican Legislative ticket in Kent county,
The Philadelphia Times says: Salisbury was
confident of New Castle and Sussex counties
going democratic, and hence expected to lose
nothing by defeating the ticket in Kent, but
the republicans seeing their opportunity, put
enough Doodle in Sussex to capture the county
The Saulsburys gave them Kent and they
bought Sussex, and having a majority of two
on joint ballot will name the next Senator 1t
is thought that in the event of Kent alone hav-
ing gone republican, Salisbury would have re-
celved the republican vote and been returned.
The defeat in Sussex upsets all calculations,
and 1t Is said that the Saulsburys are much
chagrined to think that the republicans have
played a smart trick on them, and that they
will be held responsible by the democrats of
the county and state for giving Away a Senator
when one vote may determine the complexion
OF the next United States Senate. There is
much indignation expressed at their course by
democrats of all factions. The republican ma
jOrity in Sussex is about So
The official vote is follows: New Castle
eounty-Cleveland,S 1862; Harrison, G, 100; Fisk,
1877 Kent county-Cleveland, 3, 949; Harrison,
2,797; Fisk, 92.
West Virginia Republican.
ONLY QUESTION As TO HOW MUCH MAJORITY HAIR
BISON HAS.
Thompson. the democratic state treasurer.
comedies West Virginia to the republicans by a
majority of from 400 to 700. The republicans
claim a much larger majority. The election of
McGinnis, republican. in the third congress-
claim. also, Flick in the second and Smith in
the fourth, Atkinson, in the first. having been
conceded to them on the earliest returns A
dispatch from Charleston claims the election of
jackson, democrat, in the fourth, and SAYS that
In the third Anderson, democrat, may pull
through by small majority. also Wilson,
democrat of the second district 1t is probable
that the republicans have the legislature, Golf
Is elected governor.
The Fifth Maryland District.
THE NEXT HOUSE WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO SETTLE
WHETHER COMPTON OR MUDD is ELECTED
The democrats claim the election OF Comp
ton in the fifth congressional district Of Mary
land By majority Of 8. The republicans
claim the election Of Mudd by l majority
Sharges OF intimidation are made and there
viii probably be a contest before the House.
Harrison's Vote In New York.
HE HAS PLURALITY OF NEARLY TWELVE THOU
SAND IN THE STATE.
Returns from all the sixty counties of New
York are at hand, with only few election dis
tricts missing. These show that outside of
New York and Kings counties Harrison carried
forty-nine counties and Cleveland eleven. In
1884 Cleveland carried fourteen counties. The
counties that have swung into the republican COL
umn this year are Otsego. with Harrison plu-
rality of S37, against 436 for Cleveland in 1854
Oneida responds this year with plurality of
against IS Tor cleveland IN 1884. Niagara 1871,
changes with 461 plurality from 31s for Cleve-
and. Suffolk shows a plurality of $50 for Har-
rison, whereas Cleveland got in 1884 553 Sui
Ivan, too, comes IN with 80 for Harrison:
Cleveland in 1854 carried il by 275. Greene
and Chemung were the only changes from the
republican column. Outside of New York and
Kings Harrison got 81 AIS plurality; Cleveland
10406 plurality; in New York County Cleve-
land received 57,213 plurality, and in Kings
Cleveland received 12,037. These figures make
H.rr 4 \
forty-fiye and Hill fifteen counties. Erie,
Niagara, Rensselaer, and Sullivan went for Hill
and against Cleveland Hills plurality in these
counties Is 5.7sS, Miliers plurality outside of
New York and Kings is u, 5S7 and Hills plural
ity outside Of New York and Kings is ID, 6S7;
HILLS plurality in New York is 81 ,2i3, and in
Kings County II, 5Ss, and in the whole state
1916.
The Fourth Virginia District.
Ex-coSsREssAAS BRADY CLAIMS THAT LASasToN
Is ELECTED TO CONGRESS-.
Encouragement Jas. ID. Brady, member Of
the Virginia republican state committee, claims
That Prof Langston. the anti Malone candi-
date in the fourth Virginia district, has been
elected and believes the certificate will be
awarded to him by the state board Of can
Sassers- He says they .'haye the names of re-
Pupncans from AZ Of the 1OI precincts in the
oisuict who openly cast their ballots for Lang
sson- and who win testify to the fact showing
nd , ne carried the district by 2546 plurality,
sn an tne reports from the remaining precincts
WI increase this plurality to about 5000.
onder the plans put in operation at each pre-
cinct We have full and comnlete reports Oh all
frauds and irregularities, and thew are of the
most astounding character for which the Ma
none,.es and their supporters are unquestion-
Other States.
HARRTsoS's PLURALITY IN INDIANA sRor-r Q mn
Returns from eighty counties in Indiana.
PARTLY official, show Harrison's plurality /. ass'
The counties to be heard from gave Blaine a
elurality Of ia in 1884. The legislature. n !,
thought, viii be democratic in both branches
Congressional returns have not all been "a.
teiyed. The democrats have regained ths
first, eleventh and twelfth districts. but proba-
bly, lost the thirteenth. Steele was defeated In
the eleventh by 500 v"tAs While Cleve-