The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-15
THE ELECTION.
Echoes of the Late Cont5st-West
Virginia Probably Gone
Republican,
And Delaware Too, Making a Loss
of Two Senator'S to the
Democrats.
" ew York.


says: According to special returns tc
the Tribune the total vote of the state oi
New York shows pluralities for Cleveland
of S0,142, and for Harrison of 1898
giving Harrison a plurality in the state Of
10,S40. These figures agree not entirely
with those sent out at IL p. m. from New
York by the Associated Press. As re.
ceived in New York these pluralities fo1
Cleveland footed up 1886. Those for
Harrison 9O,147, giving Harrison plu-
rality in the state of II, ,l91. These figures
it is believed, will not differ widely from
the official count.
An extra World says: chairman
Brice, of tbs democrstic national execu.
tive committee, comedies the election OF
General Harrison
Captain Mcclellan, chairman of the
campaign committee, was the only mem
ber of the national committee at head =
quarters this morning, and he made the
authoritative announcement of Chair
victory. The World puts California and
Indiana in the republican column ana
gives Harrison 233 votes in the ele ctoral
college.
In regard to the congressional situation
an extra World says: "Is congress as
well as the president lostH As belated
returns from congressional districts come
in the complexion of the next house grows
more and more doubtful.
This ia the most important and inter-
esting of the questions of the campaign
yet undecided. There is possibility that
the republicans may have control of the
Fifty-frst congress. The democratic
majority of 1S is dwindling away. Several
estimates made by democrats in this city
bring the margin down to two votes. The
republicans are claiming that full returns
will give them the full house. This is
improbable, but distinct possibility.
There have been some surprising repub-
lican gains.
The democratic districts of st. Louis
have elected three republican congress
men. The republicans make apparently
well based claims to their gains in Michi
gan, but the democrats have gained in
Virginia. The New York delegation is
unchanged as to parties. The fact of the
situation is that there are enough dis
trlcts yet uncertain to turn the house ma
jority either way.
An extra edition of the Telegram Just
out says: "The air has now cleared SO
completely that the presidential vote can
~bs pfainiysee Harrison, As our friend
Sam Cox would say, is thoroughly elected
in every respect So sweeping, indeed,
has been the victory that his majority in
the electoral college, will be at least Z65."
He has carried not only New York, but
Indiana, Wisconsin and California, and by
safe ma iorities, according to the latest
returns. In other words, he is elected
'Oresident without the vote of New York.
This settles the case beyond all possible
dispute, and shows the size of the demo-
cratic defeat. The White House question
has been disposed of. The only other
points of interest are the two branches of
congress. IT. as is row claimed, the Della
ware legislature is republican on joint
ballot, the republican party will have a
working majority of one in the senate
without the vote of Vice-presdent Nor
ton. If West Virginia is lost to the
democrats the matter is only worse, of
course, and this is not improbable.
The house of representatives is remark
ably close. The Herald, Sun and World
agree that the majority is very uncertain
either way. The Herald figures out ma
joritY of two for the democrats (163 to
16D on very incomplete returns.
The Star says that reports from 315 out
of 1926 congressional districts give 165
democratic and 14S republican, leaving
twelve districts in doubt, with good
chances of continued democratic control
of the house of representatives.. -
The Times figures democratic ma
jority of three, while the Philadelphia
Times (Ind.l exactly reverses these esti-
mates, giving three to the republican
party. Mr.. Mcpherson, republican, clerk
of the house of representatives., estimates
the republican majority at II and the
Tribune accepts these figures. The Press
reaches the same result.
THE SUNS ESTIMATE.
New YORK, November 8.-The Evening
Sun says the latest dispatches indicate
further republican gains in the close
congressional districts in different parts
of :he country. The democrats elect but
one congressman in Iowa. Another re-