Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-07
A Majority for Cleveland of 1928
Recorded Here.
THE CONGRE SSME N.
Republican Gains CT TWO
Years Ago Undone,
THE STATE RETURNS,
Cleveland's Majority Of 1884 Not Seriously
Diminished by the Returns 80
Far Received.

The weather throughout Virginia yester.
day was clear, warm. and pleasant. II was,
IN fact. the perfection OF Indian summer,
that delicious season when the earth reloices
under solar rays that brighten and bessen
instead Of blasting and blisterIng, as they
seem TO DO at some other periods OF the year.
II both parties desired good weather, in this
spect at least they both ought to be salts
Ged.
The vote everywhere in Virginia was
large and the work at the polls was prose-
cutcd with great animation.
The voting was for electors for President
and Vicc-Prcsident for members Of Con-
grcss, and in several cities and counties for
members OF the General Assembly to fill
vacancies.
The people were also privileged TO vote
"for" or against calling a convention to
revise and amend the Constitution OF the
state, this special feature being provision
Of the state Constitution itself.
The two electoral tickets were as follows :;
DEMOCRATIC.
Electors at Large.
Richard f. Beirne Of Hanover.
John 4. Harris, OF Rockingham.
Ds'rlct Eicct0ys
1st-T. r. Is. Wright, OF EssoX.
9nd-D Gardner Tyler u Charles City
Srd-Tazowcll Ellett Of Richmond.
4th-W. X. hcKenuey. OF Petersburgh.
bth-Il. G. Peters. Of Henry.
Gsh-W w. Borry. Oi Bedford.
7ih-Mlcaish Woods, Of Albcmarlo.
sth-E Is. Meredith Of Prince william
qih--I. W. Marshall. Of Craig.
10th-R. b POOro, Of App1mattox.
BEPtBIIcAE.
Elecfo,s ct Large
William Lamb, Of Norfolk.
Il. 5. Blair, Of Wythe.
District Electors.
1st-J J. Mcdonald. Of Northumberland.
9nd-George A. Martin. OF Norfolk county.
8rd-W. h. Giddings, Of Manchester
4th-Stiih Boiling, Of Petersburgh.
b,h--J W. simmons, Of FLOYD.
Gih-J. NJ. Mclaughlin, OF Lynchburg'
sth-C. NJ. DOuthan, OF Madison
Sth-k X. Farr, OF Fairfax.
p,h-Campbell Slemp, Of Lee.
iOth-S. Brown Alien, OF Augusta.
The following were the candidates for
First District-GiImor s. Kendall Demo
craO and 4. II. Bayley Browne (Republi'
cam.
second District-R. c. Marshall Demo
craft, George f. Bowden QRepuhlicanh and
Andrew Williams independent Republi'
cam.
Third District George u. Wise Demo
craft and Edmund Waddill Republican).
Fourth Dlstuct-E. &. Nenable Demo
craO. J. Mercer Langsion anti Malone Re-
publicau), and Il. w. Arnold (Mahono Re
puhlican).
Fifth District Posey Lestor OemocraD
and j. ID. Blackwell (Repubhcanl
sixth Distrct-Paul Edmuads (DemOcraU
and L. II. McCaul (Republican).
Seventh District-Chares +. O'Ferral
tDcmocraO and John r. Roller tlndepend-
enD
Eighth District-W. II. +. Lee DemocraO
and Park Agnew (Republican).
Ninth District John r. Buchanan Demo
craft and Henry L. Bowen (Repubhcan(
Tenth District-Ileury ST. George Tucker
Democra) and Jacob Yost (Repubican).
In Richmond the legislative nominees were
as follows:
DEMOCRATIC. REPUBLICAN.
For the SEN
Rte.........C. II. Sands John ). Bethel
For House Of
Delegates. c. E. Workman, Jr. A. Ii. kaufman
In Hanover and Caroline Mr.. Henry T..
Wick ham was candidate for the Senate to
succeed General Williams c. Wickham.
For convenience the returns In this issue
are compared with those Of 1884; but in the
following table maiorties are given in the
congressional districts both for 1884 and 1856