Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-24
THURSDAY. OCTOBER q, 1889


The Legislature.
We would not have anybody infer from
our articles on the Importance Of securing
the next Legislature TO the Democratic
party that we are apprehcnsivc Of Ma
HONE majority in that body. Nothing but
inexcusable apathy neglect Of
duty-can cause Us TO lose control of the
two houses. As 10 the Senate it does not
seem 10 rs 10 be even possible that Ma
HONE can capture IT, There are eight Ma
HONE senators who hold over, It Is true !;
and there are only nine Democrats and one
Independent Republican III. T. WIcKHAM)
who hold over, leaving twenty-five TO be
elected But the districts in which
there are vacancies are so many
Of them certainly Democratic that
W. cannot Ice made 10 fear that a MALONE
Senate viii result from the next election.
We notice that some of our contemporaries
omit the Fourth district, in which an cleo
tion will he held % I'll the vacancy caused
bv the death of Mr.. HoUsroN. Except as
q the majority in and the number OF the
Fourth district the Staunton indicators
table is right. we think. 1t gives the fol
lowing as the meioritics in all the districts
except the Fourth. which we make "a in
stead Of 35l an the JniiicQior):
/. Washington, Smyth; Democratic ma
jority $50.
3. Russell. Buchanan. Tazewell; Repub-
Icau majority 7O2.
4. Montgomery. Roanoke, Craig Demo-
cratic majority H>
3. Pulaski. Wythe. Bland, Giles; Demo
critic majority 2lj.
r. Rockhrdec. Botetourt, Allegheny,
Highland. Bath: Democratic majority o..
y Aurusta. Democratic majority 722.
IT, Tauguicr. Loudoun; Democratic ma
jor.ty LOS.
H. Spoj-vlvania. stafford. Louisa Re-
publican majority So.
15 Culpopcr Rappahanaock, Madison,
Orange. Democratic majority 40.
Il. Albemarlc. Greene; Democratic ma
~ Amherst. Nelson Democratic ma
jority GS2.
p. Halifax: Democratic majority 1,lGi.
23 Patrick. Henry Democratic majority
~.
q. Charlotte, Mcchlcnburg; Republican
majority lij.
q. Dinwiddie. Grccnosvillc, Sussex; Re
publican majority Si3.
~. Petersburg. Prince George, Surry;
Republican majority $50.
20. Norfolk city. Princess Anne; Repub-
lCau majority 1-6.
38. Portsmouth. Norfolk county: Repub-
lean majority l.439.
35. Richmond. Henrico 90; Democratic
majority .2Gi.
81. Accomack, Northampton; Democratic
majority t5l.
80. King and Queen. Middlesex. Glouces-
ter. Essex, Mathews, Republican majO-
rlty 800.
Which of the Democratic districts can
the Republicans capture? The Ninth,
Eleventh, Fifteenth. Seventeenth. Nine
teenth. Twonty-frst. Thirty-ffth, and
Thirty-seventh may be set down rs GER
tainly Democratic Add these nine 1.-TWO
in Richmond - the nine hold-ovcr Demo
Gratis and we have eighteen Of the new
senators without contest. so TO speak.
SO that we really need only three from the
thirteen remaining districts. OF these
thirteen districts the Democrats carried
four in the elections Of last year namely,
the Fourth. Fifth, seventh. aud Twenty
third. So that if we do no better this year
than last the Senate will stand Demo
Gratis Y, Republicans II, Independent Re
publican 1 (HENEY f. WICKHAN)-a ma
iority Of at least six opposed 20 MALONE,
MIR. WIcFHAM. the Independent Repubh-
can. like his father, being anti-MAHONE in
earnest.
How az 70 the House Of Delegates? Mr.
POTTER. Of the Portsmouth Times Enterprise,
Is one of the most accurate Of forecasters.
In 1888 he told his readers u week before
the election how every county IN the State
would go. and was mistaken in only two Of
them. Mr. PoRTEn predicts that the Demo-
Gratis will carry the following counties and
delegate districts:
Accomack and Northampton o.; Abe
marie 20: Alexandria; Amherst; Apo
mattOx; Augusta %: Bedford (2): BOte-
fourt Buchanan, Wise, and Dickinson {;
Campbell (2; Caroline: Carroll, Char
lotte; Chesterfield and Povhatan %:
Clarke and Warren; Craig and Roanoke;
Culpeper: Fairfax; Fauquier and Lou
doun go; Fluvauna Franklin: Frederick;
GraysOn; Green and Madison; Halifax o.;
Hanover: Isle OF Wight: King and Queen,
Lee: Mathews and Middlesex; Nelson:
Norfolk city CD; Orange; Patrick; Pittsyl-
vania 90; Portsmouth; Princess Anne
Prince Edward Prince William Pulaski
and Giles Rappahann0ck Richmond
city %; ROckbridee On; Rockingham ~ /;
Russell: Shenandoah: southampton;
Spotsylyania; Smyth and Bland Wash
iDcton On.
These make total of 6s ont of 100 men,
bers of the House of Delegates.
We regard several of the counties or dis
tricts named above as doubtful. But after
due allowance is made for all such, the
Democrats will still have a large majority
in the House of Delegates. Give eight
more delegates to the Republicans and the
House will stand Democrats 60, Republi-
cans 40.
So that whilst We warn the Democrats 10
relax no effort in behalf OF their candi.
dates for either the governorship or the
Legislature. and say 10 them that MALONE
cannot be elected. We deem il our duty to
insist that ceaseless work shall be done
dag and night for the control of the
Legislature. seeing that the control of
the next Legislature Will insure the control
Of the Legislature Of 1892.