Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-11-14
NEWS SUMMARY.
FALL ELECTIONS.
Democrats Claim Ohio by 5000 to
5000 Plurality Democrats
Claim the Victory in New
York-Mahone Defeated
in Virginia.
The General Result.


Ten states held elections on the 9TH In
five OF them, Iowa, Massachusetts, Missis-
sippi, Ohio and Virginia, governor and
otner state officers were chosen; in New
Jersey governor and members of the
legislature, and in the other four, Mary
land, Nebraska, New YORK and Pennsyl-
vania, members of the Legislature und
minor officers were voted for.
In Iowa there were three state tickets,
democrat republican and Labor In
Massachusetts there were also three
tickets-democrat, republican and prohibi.
ton: There is only one ticket in the field
in Mississippi-the democrat. In New
Jersey there were three tickets-democrat,
republican and prohibition. In Ohio there
were four tickets-democrat, republican,
prohibition and Union Labor.
There were only two tickets in Virginia
democrat and republican,. Maryland
elected only controller There were
democrat, republican and prohibition tick
cts Nebraska elected a supreme court
Judge and two regents. There were democrat
and republican tickets New York e.ected
a secretary OF state, treasurer, controller,
attorney general, state engineer and court
of appeals Judge There were democrat
republican, prohibition and gTeenback
tickets. Members Of both houses OF the
legislature were also chosen.
The democrats claim Ohio by from 5000
TO 1900 plurality for Campbell. Chairman
Neal OF the democrat state executive
committee, claims Campbells election by
from 900 TO 1900 plurality. This esti-
male is based on the supposition that Ham
ilton county has given Campbell 1000
plurality and on the reports from other
towns and cities, which outside OF Hamil-
ton county, show decided democrat gains.
AS To the legislature, he is in doubt. He
thinks, however that it may be democrat
on Joint ballot.
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Iowa, and the republicans may lose II.
Returns received up to "a late hour on the
9th indicated that the democratic ticket is
elected in New York by about 10000 ma
lority, aud that the next legislature will be
composed as follows: Senate, II republi-
cans ii democrats; assembly, % republi-
cans, I'll democrats.
Eoi. Gordon, chairman Of the Virg. mia
state democrat committee, kaS received
returns from nearly 81 Ii points Of the state
and he estimates the majority at over 20
OOO with fair prospect OF its telug large
ly increased. The Legislature is over two
thirds democrat.
Democrats claim increased maiorities in
New Jersey.
Returns from Massachusetts indicate
that Brakett, republican candidate Tor gov
ernor, is undoubtedly elected, but even
the republicans now cOncede that his
plurality will be small, il being variously
estimated at from 1900 10 100.
The election in Chicago was tor one Judge
Of the circuit court one Judge OF the SUI
periOr court, recorder of deeds and the full
board of county commissioners, and the
demo rats claim 10 have carried the day.
Democrats made gains in Maryland and
will have working majority in the legisla-
ture.
Pennsylvania shows a net republican
gain over the l. st vote of about 25,OOO
The estimated majority for the republican
ticket in Nebraska is about .00O0
So little interest was felt in the election
in Mississippi, there being no opposition 10
the democrat ticket, that the executive
committee have not provided for the re-
turns as heretofore.