The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-06
FLoRIDA's FINE saowINe.
The Democratic Msjorlties Running
From 900 10 14,43O.

Tho Democratic Majorlties Running
From 200 10 14,43o
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Nov. S. - Five
counties-Duval, Putnam, Volusia, Alachua
and Marion-heretofore either wholly or in
part republican give handsome, democratic
majorities. The greatest revolution is in
this county, Duval, which has here
tofore given from 1.SOO to
1900 republican majority. Toe returns
from Yesterdays election show democratic
majorities of from |, 100 to Lab, the latter
being the majority for judge of the supreme
courC. This is a democratic gain of from
$500 to 8 1888 for the various candidates
Putnam county heretofore republican, is
democratic by an average majority of 451.
JACKSON COUNTY.
MARIANA, FLA, Nov. 5. - This
county Jackson) poled a very light
vote, but little over one-third of its
strength. Mallory, dern., for congress, has
over 400 majority. The balance Of the
state and county ticket has from 600 to 700
majority.
EsCAMBrA GIVES 1000 MAJORITY.
PENSACOLA, FLA, Nov. 5.--Returns re-
ceived to-day from the country precincts
assure the election Of the democratic ticket
In Escambia county by st least 1000 ma
jority. The election was the first held since
the passage of the new ballot box law.
which is almost similar to the law regulat-
ing elections in South Carolina. 1t amounts
to nothing more than an educational quail
hcatlon, and to one who can't read it tbs
impossible to cast vote properly.
The democratic majority in this county is
the largest ever known, despite the efforts of
large number of administration emissaries
who had anticipated very different result
SUMMARY OF THE REaTrrr
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Nov. g, 2 A. NJ
Returns from all the As counties in the state
indicate the election of the state ticket.
controller and supreme court Justice by
majority of about l6,0 900. Mallory, dem, for
congress from the First district will have a
majority of over $4,000, aud Bullock, from
the Second district, will have about 5,675.
Tne legislative returns are in from all the
counties, and in A Of them the democrats
elect their ticket by safe maiorities. In only
one (Suwannee) is the result in doubt, and
there the independent dissatisfied democrats
and republicans had a ticket in the field
against the regular democratic nominees A
plurality elects, and il the democratic ticket
leads the Independents threaten to contest
the seats, and it viii take the Of
fetal count to decide the result.
There Is no chance for the republican
ticket. So In any event those elected will
be democrats. Not single republican has
been elected to the legislature, and it will
be made up Of 80 democrats and / repub-
lican-Smith of St. Augustine, st. Johns
county-who holds over another term.
THE sENAToRsHIP.
The democratic caucus will thus consist
of niuety-nine members, and it requires a
two-thirds vote (66 to nominate Senator.
This had been the great issue in the Iegisla-
tive canvass, and Senator Call will go to
Tallahassee with at least SO votes,
and the best informed among his supporters
claim Ga for him.dl The aspirants
who will take field against him
are State Senator CIV. Hammond
of Orange county, John =. Dunn OF 'Ocala,
and, in case Of deadlock, ex-Gov. Bloxham
will probably be brought forward. SEN
ator Call is also second choice among many
senators who are committed to other candi-
dates, and his election, now five months
before the legislature meets seems reasona-
BILE. Ii is predicted IN some quarters that
Senator Calls friends win take the nomina-
ton out Of the damocratie caucua AMI