The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-05


gress, who has no opposition.
The notable feature Of the election Is
the absence or colored voters at the
polls,
Occasionally one may bo observed ap-
preaching the precinct with DelNo-
cratic ballot in his hand.
John NJ. Langston came over fro m
Petersburg this morning. The object Of
his visit has not yet been ascertained
| Election in Petersburg is quite spirited.
RIcnMoND, Nov. 4.-[Speciall- THE
election passed off quietly; the vote is
reported light and the returns are not
sufficient to base estimate on.
Lee. Democrat, in the Eighth district,
Is re-electad by an increased majority.
Geo. ID. Wise's vote in this CITY is
T,244 In the Congressional contest
against Waddill in, 1888, Wisc's vote was
500, The vote to-day is regarded as
an extraordinary one. in view Of the
TACT that Wise had no opposition.
Official reports from brunswick, Not
taway and Prince Edward county show
large Democratic gains. News is very
meagre from the Ninth district, but
Washington and Tazewell counties show
Democratic gain of about 700. The
Democrats turned the Second district
by 40 majority.
In the Third Geo. ID. Wise, Dom,
is reelected without opposition.
Richmond city gives him 7,2i4 votesF
Reports from the Fourth, or Petersburg
district, Indicate n falling off in the
Republican vote of 1888 In the Fifth
the Democrats claim the election of
Lester by Il largo majority. In the Sixth
Lynchborg gives Democratic majority
of l,26S oycr Shellyurn.
Further returns from the First dis
trict show a Democratic gain in six
counties OF about 900 Indications point
to the election of Jones, Dem, if so. a
gain OF one Congressman. Tho First
district is claimed by both parties,
Though scattering reports show Demo
cratic gains. The city OF Petersburg, in
the Fourth district, gives Epes, Dem.
majority of abous 200 over Langston.
negro Republican.
Lester. in Fifth Lynchhnrg district,
is elected by y large majority.
In the Sixth, Lynchburg gives Ed
munds 1,2GS majority over Shelburne,
Pro.
Democrats clainb the Seventh, O'F'cr-
rails district, by 5000 majority.
In the Sixth Tucker is elected by \
large majority.
StaunSon voted solid for Tucker.
Twelve out of fourteen counties in the
First district gave Jones, Dem, for Con-
gress, II majority of BIS. Il gain OF over
1000 Jones' majority in the district
will be from 1000 to 1880. The Second.
or Norfolk, district, 50 far as hoard from.
shows Democratic gains OF about 2,5oO.
Reports arc meagrc.
~ isct;ups iIopaeS y4s Congressional
district in the State where there is q
contest, show Democratic gains, over
vote of 1883. Jones, Dom. is believed
to be elected in the FIRST district, over
Browne, Rep. Wise. Dem. is elected
in Third. Bestcr, Dem, in Fifth, de-
feats Adams. Rep. Edmunds, in Sixth,
defeats Shnlburrc, Fro. O'Eerrall, in
Seventh, defeats Lawson. Ind Rep.
Lee, i'll Eighth, defeats Iiumc, Ind. Puck
or, i'm Tenth, defeats raylor, Rop Com
test in Second, Fourth and Ninth dis
tricts still in doubs, but Democrats
claim them all.
The following is She vote of Peters
burg: Epcs, Dem, 2,37l; LanGston,
Rep. 735: large Democratic gains. The
Democrats also make gains in the coun-
ties of Brunswick, Nottoway, Prince
Edward and Amelia, which arc in
Langston's district.
The State Democratic committee
claims that Virginia has elected n solid
Democratic delegation to the next Con-
gress.
Chairman, Ellyson, of the Democratic
State committee, claims that his party
has carried nine OF the ten Congressional
districts in the State.
In answer to what about tho Ninth
district, whore the fight was piade on the
protective tariff issue, he handed an
Associated Press representative tho fol-
lowing special telegram from Samuel
Williams, chairman OF the Congressional
districts committee
partial returns indicate Buchanan's
| election beyond 4 doubt. Large Demo
cratic gains.''
Joseph Duke, Democratic chairman of
tho Second Congressional district, tcle-
graphs Chairman Ellyson that Lawson
Dem, defeats Bowden by between 800
to 900.
Chairman Lassitcr, of the Fourth dis
trict, telegraphs that Epes, Dem, de-
feats Langston, Rep, about 1900 ma
jority.
Returns from the First district indi-
cate that Jones. Dem, defeats Brown
| by upwards of 900 majority. Ii claims
Of those considered doubtful districts arc
sustained Virginia elects a solid Demo
cratic delegation for Congress.
| Norfolk.
| NORFOLK, Nov. 4-[Spcciall. -Norfolk
gives Lawson, Dem, 146 majority, a
Democratic gain of 1000. Portsmouth
| gives him majority of 33I. Bowdcn's
III .jority in 1883 was G,005
NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 4.-[Speciall-
The weather is beautiful and voting is
progressing finely throughout this dis
trict. So far as heard from at this time
indications point to light colored vote