Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-11-14
ELECTION ECHOES.
Results of the Contests at the
Polls Throughout the Union.
An Extraordinary Interest Taken
for an Off Year.

out Jne country are gwen below by States III
alphabetical order. The figures furnished
are the latest obtanable up to the time this
side of our paper went to press. In some in
stances later figures may show decreased or
increased majorities, or change the result as
indicated by first returns entirely.
ALABAMA.
Alabama elected eight Congressman. A
solid Democratic delegation sent to Con-
gress.
ARKANSAS.
Arkansas elected FIVE Congressman. The
Democrats on the morning after the election
claimed the election of all the congressman,
including Brcckinridge in che Second.
CALIFORNIA
California elected State officers, Legisla-
ture and six Congressman. The Congress
sional delegation will stand about four Re
pubIcans and two Democrats.
COLORADO.
Colorado elected State officers, Legislature
and one CONGRESSMAN. An unusually heavy
vote was cast throughout the State. At the
Democratic headquarters every was jubi-
LIANT, and Chairman Arbuckle claimed the
election of the entire ticket by 5000 on the
basis that fifty per cent. of the registered
voted.
CONNECTICUT.
4 Connecticut elected State officers, Legisla-
a
cratic candidate for Governor carried the
State and three Democrats and one Repub-
ican were elected to Congress. David A.
Wells, the noted tariff reform advocate, was
defeated. Both parties claim the Legsla-
ture.
DELAWARE.
Delaware elected Governor, legislature
and one Congressman. Delaware polled the
largest vote ever known. The ticket has
been SO cut up that at midnight nothing def
mite is known. No returns have been received
from outside Wilmington. Thirteen districts
out OF tWenty-seven Of Wilmington show a
Republican gain of over 300 The Republi-
cans will probably carry the city, and posi-
bly, New Castle County. Kent County will
probably be Republican by small majority.
FLORIDA.
Florida elected Supreme Court Justice
Controller, Legislature, and two Congress-
man. The Democrats elected both houses
and secured both branches of the Legisla-
ture.
GEORGIA.
Georgia elected ten congressman All
ten nominees of the Democrats and the Far
mers Alliance were successful.
ILLINOIS.
Illinois elected State Treasurer, Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, Legislature
and twenty Congressman. Early indications
were that the Democrats had gained two
Congressman and that the General Assembly
was in doubt.
INDIANA
Indiana elected minor State officers, Legis-
lature and thirteen congressman The
Democrats carried the State by about Is, 900
majority and elected ma jOrity in the Legis
lature, nsurlng party successor to Senator
Voorhees,. The Congressional delegation,
according to first returns, will stand about
eleven Democrats to two Republicans.
IOWA.
eleven Congressman. The returns received,
covering all sections of the State, indicated
steady Democratic gains, and left little doubt
for the results Of the State ticket. In many
of the precincts heard from the Democratic
vote has materially increased over that
the State last year by $500. The
returns also show that the Democratic
Congressman ran ahead of their tickets in
most every precinct. 1t is probable that
the following Democratic congressman are
elected: First District, j. j. Seerley;
Second District, Walter I. Hayes; Third Dis
trict Carl F. Couch; Fifth District, John T.
Hamilton; Eighth District, A r. Anderson;
Ninth District, Thomas Bowman.
KANSAS.
Kansas elected State officers legislature
seven congressman, and voted upon two pro-
posed amendments to the State Constitution.
The Farmers Alliance polle1 a heavy vote,
but the Republicans claimed the State by
about $1,000 plurality. The Farmers ALI
ance claimed three congressman and the
Democrats two.
KENTUCKY.
Kentucky elected eleven Congressman. It
seems possible that John H. Wilson Re
publican(, with a majority OF 5000
to go on, has been defeated by E. j. How
ard Democrat. w. c.. breckenridge
Democrat, was reelected to Congress for the
Lexington district by heavy majority. His
only opponent was the Prohibition candi-
date. On the other hand j. w. Kendall,
Democrat, i'll the Tenth District is probably
defeated by r. G. Hill, Republican.
LOUISIANA.
Louisiana elected six Congressman. All
the Democratic candidates were successful
MARYLAND.
MARYLAND elected six Congressman. First
returns showed that the Democrats had
elected five candidates, while both parties
claimed the Sixth District.
MISSISSIPPI.
Mississippi elected seven Congressman.
The election passed off quietly throughout
the State. The indications were that & solid
Democratic delegation was elected.
MONTANA
Montana elected a Legislature and one
Congressman. Ex-GovernOr White. Chair
man of the Republican State Committee,
expresses confidence in the election of Carter
and a majority of the Republican State
Senators.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Massachusetts, elected State officers Legis-
lature and twelve Congressman. Massa-
chusetts elected as Governor, William E.
Russell, Democrat. over j. q. A.
Bracket, Republican, by vote of
$4,000 to 5000. The total vote