The state herald., 1890-11-14
THE ELECTIONS.
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tho Order of the DAY.


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owing 10 the great amount o
scratching both throughout the State AM
tho country very little was deanttel!
known on the day after election a. TO tn
result OF the vote, and 1t will be some tim
before the exact result Will be known.
Colorado.
The returns received on Wednesday Or.
too meagre to warrant q statement ~ u
the result, except that It Is probable tina
Jones, Dick and Fesslcr are defeated.
In Arapahoo County nil was chaos. 81,
tickets were In the field and few Of then
| were voted straight. II will require q dp,
| or two to count the ballots.
Returns received up to Wednesday nigh
seem to indicate the election Of the Repub
lican candidates with tho exception o.
treasurer, attorney general and supcrin.
tendent Of public instruction. Nothing 1,
absolutely certain however until more
complete returns are In. In Arapahos
County tho Democrats have certainly
elected Ave out Of the ten representative
and one of the two senators.
p.,,.v,..,;.
A dispatch received from Quay dated
Beaver, at . u. M, says: 81 think this
State is Democratic.
Chairman Kerr Of tho Democratic Sta e
committee claims the State by 10000 ma
jority. He asserts that his advices show
that Pattison will come to philadelphia
with no less than $1,000 majority.
The latest returns from the twenty
eight congressional districts OF tho State
show the election OF eighteen Republicans
and ten Democrats. Tho present delcgn-
ton from this State stands twenty-one-
Republicans and seven Democrats.
complete but nnohiciai returns from
every county In the state give Patuson
Democrat, Tor governor, plurality OF TO-
wv over Deiamater, Republican. The no
publican candidates Tor lieutenant Cover
nor and secretary OF Internal anairs'
Messrs' WARES ana stuart are no uouot
e'ected' Is ooth ran inr ahcad OF Deia-
mater, and OF twentyslx STATE senators
Votea ior yesterday inc democrats elected
sixteen anu the hepuolicans ten. twenty
hcpuoiicans ana Tour democrats mold over
New York.
Interest in one Of the liveliest munich
pal csnvasses recently had in New York
City was increased by the desire to learn
the effect OF the new ballot reform law on
tho masses OF the people. 10 this is part
due the large registry and vote and tho
polling OF the bulk of the vote early In the
day. 1t was calculated that 70 per cent. Of
the vote had been polled by noon. The
law worried .moo,bly n. . ru, tbrougb tho
city, md the conditions Of the secret bal
iot ala not nave the pronounced cnect on
Tue vote Oh the lower districs which
political prophets had anticipated. This
was largely the result OF educating tho
voters In the intricacies OF tho law before
election. Each party had taken this work
IN hano After tue law went into enect, and
In most OF the districts booths were erect
CD ana the deposiung OF tho ballots re-
hearsod before trained INSTRUCTORS.
Tammany Hail has gained decisive
victory aii along the line over the hopuo-
hcan ana County Democracy fusion
Grant LOT mayor Is not ikeiy 70 faii below
.-,oo majority over scott.
returns from all congregational districts
Included In tue CITY snow the following to
oe posiuvely elected J. H. Fellows,
democrat olxth' T.. j. Dunphy, Democrat,
oeVentn' L. d. Cnmpoeii' Democrat,
Elsntn' Amos d. Cummings, Democrat,
Nihth 4. ID opinoia' democrat Tenth
soan Dewitt warner Democrat Eleventh;
Ei,.h rowors, e Thps, a"e'ith' n. H.
MASSACHUSETTS.
The Democrats claim tho election Of
governor by 10000 plurality, and tho Re
publican State committee concede Rus
sells election although they will no, name
any figures.
The Democrats gain several Congress
men.
Henry Cabot Lodge Is reelected.
The vote for governor has now been re.
cciyed from every town In the State. OK
ccpt Gosnald. and tho figures show an
overwhelming Democratic victory. The
returns on the votes for minor Stat, of-
fees arc not nearly complete. md no o.n,,
footing. can he mnd, MT prcsc,, mr.,
Democrats elect Trcfry nuditor ov..
Gould. the present incumbent, nv ahon,
600 plurality. bu, the Kepubllean. c,.,.,
,Ieu,enan, voyernor s,crc,ary a, st..
treasurer and attorney general.