Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-11-09
Still w aves Over
the Land Of the
Free and the
Homes Of the
Brave
Mahone Buried Under
10000 Freemen6'
Ballots!
Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey,
New York, Chic and
Iowa Democratic!

our exchanges is given to our read
ers below, and it is good news
enough to fill every Democratic
heart with Wand TO gladdenevery
Democratic household where the
ENTERPRISE is Il visitor, but good
as it is, later advlcesshow that the
/ Democratic majority in Virginia
far exceeds the figures that are
given below. The latest news is
TO the effect that McKinney's ma
jority is over $4,000, and may as
sumo even larger proportions yet.
Maryland, New Jersey, New York,
! Ohio and Iowa, too, went Demo-
cratic, as will be seen. Foraker,
the South-hater. meets an ignomin-
ions defeat. All Democrats surely
have enough to make them rejoice.
ALEXANDRIA,. VA, Nov. c.
Every white man in Virginia
looks like he has just been mar
ried," is the way an enthusiast de
scrhed the prevailing happiness
which WAS written on the ia ceS of
the people after the results of the
elections became fully known to-
day. At tile Democratic head
quarters the later returns do not
diminish the ratio OF gains, but
make it more and mole certain
every hour that the first estimates,
even the highest figures are below
the mark. Instead of being 10000
or 80 900 the Democratic majority
is more likely TO he 10000 than un-
der. The Democrats will have 10
members OF the House of Dele
gates, which is three-fonths of the
mem berShip. II would cause no
surprise if 50 are not OIL the roll.
The Senate will be nearly, if not
quite. three-tourths Dem, cratic.
The Republican party i'll the first
and second congressional districts
has been smashed and great in
roads made into the vote Of the
fourth district. In the second or
Norfolk district the Democratic
gam Is 5000. The two Democrat
lc State Senator's Turner and Law
leSS) are elected, and all the candl-
dates for members of the House of
Delegates from that part OF the
State will he Democratic except
Darling, who is defeated. The
elected legislators are Boykin, of
Southampton; LAWYER and Taylar,
of Norfolk city, and probably Berk-
ley, of Norfolk county; Wright, OF
Isle of Wright; Ellis, OF Nansemond,
and Fentress, of Princess Anu.
Tile gains in the already Demo
cratic congressional districts are
simply overwhelming. Almost
every Democratic county has brok-
ell its record, while Essex, The
blacklist SPOT in the State and
newer before carried by the Demo
Gratis, gave Mckinney 92G votes
and Malone 921, while the Demo
cratic candidate for House Of Dele
gates, Mr.. Campbell, is elected.
To give an idea of the sweep OF
the cyclone it Can be stated that
the Democrats have carried every
county from Winchester to BrlS-
tUl.
This stretch of country is nearly
$50 miles long. In the ninth dis
trlct, which comprises the South
western reserve and the "back
woods" country, where General
Malone hoped to brace up his
cause with ex-Contederate soldiers,
the Democrats gam 1000 votes
and two members of the Legislst
ture. Tazweil county IN this
(niuth) district. which has been
IL stronghold of Mahone since
1879, giving majorilles from LOCO
to l,5OO, has had the Republican
majority reduced to $40. General
Slahone carried Mecklenberg,
another OF his strongholds IN the
..black belt" by only 100 majority,
" hich is II Democratic gain of over
900.
Captain Mckinney, the Govern
or elect, says: "Our victory Is due
i'll great part ~ good leadership
ana splendid organization" Mes
sages were alsu received from
Senator Daniel, Congressman
O'Ferrall, Attorney .Hcneral elect
Scott, Vim. q. Seldom and Il host
OF other Virginians. Calvin S.
Brice, OF New York, sent u warm
congratulatory dispatch.
RICHMOND, VA, Nov. 6.--Out OF
one hundred counties in this State
seventy-nine have been heard
from. Out of fourteen cities re-
turns have been received from
nine. Every city and county shows
a gain for Mchln ney over che vote
of 1883, Thus far Democrats have
elected 10 members to the House
of Delegates and 90 to the Senate.
The composition OF the last Legis-
lature was: House IS Democrats,
81 Re publicans; Senate, 26 Demo.
Gratis, Ia Republicans. The latest
estimate of the vote of the Stale
gives Mckinney $4,000 majority,
though some Democrats are claim
inc as much as 10000 majority.
The Republicans have "a
members of the House of Delegates,
/ with 5 counties to be heard flom,