Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-06
The Election in Virginia.

Virginia elected yesterday P. W. McKin
ney Governor, ]. Hoge Tyler Lieutenant
Governor, and r. T. Scott Attorney General
by majority at thig writing believed to be
35 000 The democ:sts will hhva over TIRES,
fcurtha majority Of the one hundred man
hsrs of tho House Of Delegates aud oGOr
two th!rda ,aej oritS n} the forty menber6 Of
theserate--ninsE republican mcmbeFaholting
over. Msn2 strong republican counties,
both in thu black district and in the western
portion Of tbs State, where there arc few
negroes, have gone democratic, showing that
both the colored people and the independ-
ent waite republicans refused to support
MAnone. This sweeping victory, which
has made the democrats wid With enthu
siasm, is attributed to an intense dislike of
Malone and his lethods, aId to the uprising
of the intelligent white people against the
ulous politicians @h0m MahoDe has aur.
rounded himself with II was the erup
ton OF popular indignation and va'ers
Of their duty and z.aIous to set the
seal Of condsmnatioo upon the arch
aGi;ator and nesio leader.
AZ = - 'i-S'N " ''1J '''O 'b'S SoU-'-i-o -
the State l;nown to have goue republican
wsro: Allegheny, Amelia. Brunswick,
Charles City Elizabeth City, Floy ,Glouces
ter, Ganchland, GreeHsci;l=. Henry, James
City, NJ ck burg, New Kent, Norf liz,
Nor p:sn, Pow,a'an, Pcuce Edward,
P,iacs G rge, Scott, Tszswe'l. Warwick,
Wce'mors aDd snG YORK Buckingham,
Carolin Diawidi,e G -a,s,n. Lee, Middle
aex. Naasemord, Suirg and Sussex are
doubtful! Every other county except the
above naalad SID every city in toe State ex-
cepJ Wii'iamshurR gave handsome demo-
crai" a.sjori.ss.
Later -eturns give Alleghaney, Buckingham,
Md lssez, ard Nansemond to the democrats.
IL this (the Eghtc distric. the official
vote h s nci 5een announced in all the
c ~ n+ u TIE following are fair estimates
of III; MI rites for he State ticket: Alex-
audria cry prd county, $50; Fairfax, $50;
Fauq4ier, 1,400; LoudUun, 1900; Louisa,
100; Prince William, $50; Stafford. 20 !;
King George, 20; Culpeper, 600; Orange,
300-mas king a total majority of over 5000
NOTES.
Gov Lee last plight sent the following tel
egram 10 OK President Cleveland
Virginia bas to day repudaled Malone
by probably 80 600 majority"
Henrico county he's gone democratic for
the first time in Is wears. Jos. B. Davis Yves
elected to the House OF Delegates. he did
not announce himself as a candidate until
the morning Of the election.
The result Of the election In Virginia may
be briefly translated e. Sic Semper Tyrannis.
Malone eEsag ed tho play the part of the pc
liticel tyrsnt. Virginia has put her foot on
his neck with her customary remark in all
such cases Lat - hope that she will keep
it there, aud that al other would be tyrarts
may profit by this terribln example.
In an interview in Petersburg last night
General Mahors said: 81 am simply
amazed I expt cie0 an enormoua deal
of fraud, hut 1 oa,fess this staggers me. My
voters don't geeu to have lad any right to
vote, aud when hoy did get in their votes
nobody seams &. nave counted them. L
know there we're 10000 republican votes
put in the boxes to-day that we're never
counted, and there uFe thousands Of voters
throughout the S;rtp that wera not allowed
TO vote"
do you give up tho Legislature ?" he was
asked
mo, BY Goc give up nothing ~ ne re
piled. I'VE bave not set heard from the
southwest ard TIE va;!sy Indeed: our re-
port so fer are ms, wholly from the CT
ties, and we hsve reii d principally on the
country districts sill cIam the legisIa
ture, and feel sure the reports will bear
ma ou.. Up to midnight tho information
received was not sufficient to warrant any
decisive conclusion"
"Do you propose TO leave Virginia. in
view the way tie democrats have showed
you under ?' wac asked
"Never!' he replied. Il shall stay right
here and fight for thu rights of Virginia till
1 die"
Last night Chairman Gordon sent off tels
grams Of congratulation to Messrs Nc
Kinney, Tiger aud Scott and to day received
the acknowledgement.
Nearly every precinct in Fairfax went
democratic. McKipney's majority is 34S
Southampton, Gen. Makone's native county,
gave democratic majority of nearly 6OO while
Prince Edward, Capt. McKinney's county went
republican By small majority.
Richmond gave democratic majority OF over
$500; Petersburg. 44O. Norfolk, 1900. Lynch
burg 500: Roanoke, 5S5 Staunton, Alp; Win
chester, A. Danville, 443; Fredericksburg, $50;
Portsmouth, $50 and Aloxandris, al.
Gen. Malone and Mr.. Bo~den both cry fraud
but it's of 20 cons quence.
The Election in Other States