Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-11-05
The Elections

The result will show that the South Is more
solid than for long time past and thai
at most every representative she sends to
Washington will be democrstio-a proper
rebuke to advocates of force bills and NJ c.
Kiuley tariff measures.
The returns 30 far received indicate
democratic majority in the next House OF
Representatives of from SO to Is members.
Virginie, 1t Ia believed, has elected solid
democratic delegation to Congress, Brown
in the first, Bowden In the second and Lang
ston in the fourth, having been defeated oy
Messrs. Jones, Lawson and Epps, respective
", by fair mt jortiep. Jones' majority 10
the first Is put at 1900; Lswsen's plurali-
ty In the second OF 500; EpDs majority In
the fourth 1900. Buchanan 10 the ninth CT
1900. The other districts arc also over
whelmingy democratic.
In MARYLAND both Mudd and MOComss,
republican, were defeated By Compton and
McKaig and the State will eend solid dem
cratic delegation to Congress. Baltimore
city elected 20 democratic members OF the
First Branch of the City Council and two
republicans. Oae OF these was the co!ored
candidate in the Eleventh ward, Harry >
Cummings, and the other Emil Budnitz, OF
the Sixteenth ward. The democratic ma
jority in the city on thu council ticket was
10 COL. Cummings is the first colored man
to enter the council. Last year the repuo-
licans elected members of the fret branch,
and there was one independent democrat.
The returns from West Virginia favor
the election OF the four democratic COT
ereseioual candidates, including Hon. VIII
liam L. Wilson, and q democratic legsle-
ture, and handsome gains in senatorial dis
tricts.
Delaware went democratic by small
majority.
Pattson, the democratic candidate for
Governor Of Penney vanis, was elected by
q very handsome majority. Toe demo
crafts gain two.Congress nep. Mr.. McAleer,
democrat, defeated Hon. Richard Vauz,
independent democrat.
Tsmmapy carried New York city by "a :
600 majority, Grant, was re elected mayor.
Toe Assembly is claimed by the democrats
by two msj ority. The new congressional
delegation stands 81 democrats to Ii re-
puolicans The assembly, according 10 the
Suns estimate, will stand sixsy-sight De-
mocrats to sixty republicans.
Toe returns from Massachusetts show the
election OF Hon. VIM z Russell, democrat,
for Govern by aoou 5000 plurality, snd 8
2ain oftwo democratic CoDgrsssmen. Hosr,
m, was elected, SO vas Looge ref.
Ia South Carolina TInman dam, was
elected Governor by not less than %, 900 ma-
iority. The vote vas light. The congres-
rlonel delegation will con sin four demo
orats, two slianCe democrats and operepuo-
iican. Miller.
There was no choice of Governor in New
Hampshire aud the ell. ction will be thrown
into the Legislature The returns show
democratic gains sufficient to warrant tb.
aim that they have carried the house OF
Do!egstea. The Legislature viii elect Z sue
ceaaor to Senator B. air.
Lou siaua's delegation 10 the next Cor
sresa Will be soiidiy democratic, the repu6-
ican candidate, Coleman, baViog been d. feat
ed. This is gain OF one for tue democrats
Georgia returns full democratic delsga-
ton of 10 to the next Congress
Every democratic nomineee for Congress
in Ashs ma was elected, making gaia OF
one democratic Congressman
Mississippi elected solid democratic Gel
ega'ion 10 Congress.
Kentucky sends ten democrats inc ndlne
W. @. Breckinridge and one republican
Wilson TO Congress, gain OF ems demo
crat.
The republicans of North Carolina cor
cede the State to The democrats, who CLAIM
20 600 majority. THIS democrats claim eighl
ofths nins CoDgreasmenond the republicans
claim two. Cneatham, co!ored. republican
Is eeced.
Ia Wisconsin the republicans lost one
Congressman, Mitchell, democrat, being
Giatrnt The
democrats claim the election of Peck Tor
Governor, aud their entire State TICKET.
The legislature Is republican.
Ofthe twenty congressional districts 10
Illinois, the Indications point to the election
of ten republican Congressman and SIX dem.
ocrstic CJngresamep, With four districts CT
the State etill In doubt.
Michigan elected James III. Turner. re-
publican, Governor.
In Connecticut the democra'5 gained one
Congressman and several members OF the
legislature which, however, remains repuo-
licsn.
The democrats of New Jsrsey elected
msjority of the legislature and probably o.
the members of Congress.
Tennessee, Missouri. Mississippi. Florida,
and Texas went democratic By the usual
ms 1rities
The Ohio State ticket was elected by the
republicans.
Most of the republican Congressman In
Illinois were reelected.
10 Colorado the democrats claim tbs
election of the entire Safe ticket, while the
republicans claim everything but three
offices.
The democrats carried Iodiara bg a large
majority.
Turner, rep, candidate for Governor OF
Michigan, Yves ahead at lass accounts.
In Montana the democrats elected ma
iority of the State Senators.
In Minnesota the republicans elect gov
ernor aud the Legislature by reduced ma
iorities.
Prohibition Ia defeated 10 Nebraska By q
large msjority. Boyd, dem. has been elect
ed Governor.
Kansas republicans concede that the
Farmers Alliance made, heavy inroads into
hei ranka