Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-11-09
-MEANLNq 0F WE ELEcIY0Ns.

and OHIO were conceded to the
Republicans by small and reduced
majorities. All day yesterday the
news continued to improve until
what seemed at first simply Demo-
cratic gains became great victory
In every one of the States the Demo-
Gratis gained heavily; and two of
them, previously reliably Republi-
can, were brought over to the Demo-
cratic. TO d.
Eight States held elections for
Governor or Legislature. At the
late presidential election, four of
these voted for Mr.. Harrison and
four for Mr.. Cleveland. 1t was
supposed that they would divide in
the same way this year; but instead
the Republicans carried only one,
massachusetts,, and that by the
smallest and most reduced of ma
iorities. New York, whose vote
elected Mr.. Harrison; Ohio, deemed
reliably Republican; Iowa, which
has always been steadfast to that
party, all joined the Democratic
ranks
Everywhere the news is good.
Ohio retires Foraker to private life,
for the "big mouthed" buckeye,
who hoped 10 lead the Republican
cause on bloody shirt platform, is a
dead political cock. Nor can the
Shermanites hatter themselves that it
was their scratching that killed the
little Governor, for all the
rest of the Republican tickle t, which
they did not scratch is beaten with
him. The Legislature is Democratic
in both branches, and the election of
Democratic Senator is thus as
sured.
The good news from Iowa was
unexpected, but the Republicans
cannot claim that they were sur
prised. They were warned of the
danger, for the Democrats laid claim
to the State nearly month ago, and
the Republican press called loudly
to the party to get itself in order for
the fight 1t made the best contest
it could, but was badly routed.
In New York, the majority con-
tinues to grow, and whereas the
| Democrats claimed but 10000 at
Midnight Tuesday night their ma
hiority is now known to exceed
E2C, 600. They have made decided
gains in the Legislature, but not
enough to secure that body.
AS for Virginia, its Democratic
majority is marching on, growing
with every new county heard from.
The Republican comments on this
defeat will be inter asting. They had
prepared for victories in Massachu-
etts, New York, New Jersey, Ohio,
Iowa and Virginia. AS for the
latter State, cit did not 5nuch matter
whether we win or lose,' SAID the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazet re, "tor
if Malone is beaten we can show the
outrageous methods adopted by the
Democrats both in the campaign and
in the election" The Republic, IN
press had its guns loaded for thi.
Virginia election. 1t expected to
shout over the victories in Iowa,
Ohio and New York, and then point
sneeringly to the Democratic tri-
umph in ''lhe old Dominion" and
say: eyes, that is an election after
the Southern fashion -
Virginia is as certainly Demo
cratic as Ohio" said the Chicago
Inter Ocean the day before the
election, "f the election is con-
Quoted as fairly as in that State. :"
The Republicans assault on the old
Dominion, 1.-The campaign they pro-
posed to make against the entire
South, the charges of fraud and
intimidation, coupled with demand
, for a Federal election law, will have
, to be abandoned. The Commercial
Gazette will have all it can do to
explain how Foraker was showed
under, how Cincinnati rebelled and
showed Democratic gain of 14,00C
and Ohio of 10000. If Iowa was
disousted with the administration
and the Republican party that il
changed its vote nearly 10000, it is
: not to be wondered at that "tht
Old Dominion" should beat Gen
Lees majority O,OOO votes ormore
, The Republican press has too muct
to explain at home to worry ovel
Virginia or the South.
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