Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-11-07
Mckinley Defeated!
The Author Of the High Tariff
Bill Left at Home B.!
REEDISM REBUKED!
The Fat Tyrant Will Count No Cue
rum in the Next Congress
THE PEOPLE SPEAK OUT
And Condemn the High Tariff
Bill Emphatically!

The returns from the election on
Tuesday show a complete Democratic
victory in the United States, and the
next House # Representatives will
contain a Democratic majority of
over a hundred Members.
In MARYLAND the Democrats have
made clean sweep and elect every
Democratic Congressman, the aggre-
gate plurality being over $4,000.
The returns from Virginia show
that the Democrats have elected ev-
cry Congr mana gain of four.
This is the first time since the war
that the Democrats have had solid
congressional delegation from Vir-
ginia
Tammany carried New York City by
"a, 900 majority. The Assembly is
claimed by the Democrats by two ma
jority. The new congressional dele
CATION staudS 81 Democrats to 10 Re-
publicans,
The returns from Massachusetts IL
dictate the election of Hon. William f.
Russell, Democrat, for Governor by
about 10000 plurality, and a gain of
two Democratic Congressman.
In South Carolina Benjamin Ryan
Tillman, Democrat, was elected Gov
ernor by not less than %, 900 ajority.
The vote was light. The congressional
delegation vi contain four Demo
Gratis, two Alliance Democrats and
one Republican.
There was no choice of Governor in
New Hampshire, and the election will
be thrown into the Legislature. The
returns show Democratic gains sufii-
Gent to warrant the claim that they
have carried the House of Represen
tatives I.e Legislature will elect
successor TO Senator Blair.
Louisiana's delegation in the next
Congress will be solidly Democratic,
all the Republican candidates having
been defeated. This is gain of one
for the Demo, cats.
Georgia returns full Democratic
delegation of 10 to the next Congress.
Every Democratic nominee for Con-
gress in Alabama was elected, making
a gain of one Democratic Congress
man.
Mississippi elected solid Demo
cratic delegation to Congress.
Kentucky sends ten Democrats and
one Republican to Congress gain Of
one Democrat.
The Democrats have made great
gains in Indiana, and will elect their
ticket by handsome majority.
At this writing Colorado is very
close, with both parties claiming it.
Arkansas sends solid Democratic
delegation to Kansas.
In Visions the Republicans lost
one Congressman, J. l.. Mitchell,
Democrat, being elected in the Mil
waukee district. The Democrats
claim the election of George w. Peck,
the humorist, for Governor, and their
entire State ticket. The Legislature
is Republican.
Iowa shows gain of four Demo
cratic Cong. smen, and the Demo
Gratis are also claiming the State tick
ct, although the result is very close.
The vote is very close in Montana,
with the chances strongly in favor
of the Democrats.
Texas, of course, is largely Demo-
cratic, as usual
Delaware went Democratic by
small majority.
In Ohio the Republicans elect their
State ticket, but the Democrats have
fourteen out of the 81 Congressman,
a gain of nine. The most glorious re-
suit is the defeat of William Mckinley,
the author of the Mckinley tariff bill
Charles Foster is also swallowed up
in the general wreck.
The State ticket is elected by the
Republicans in Illinois, but the Dem
ocrats gain five Congressman.
In bleeding Kansas" the Demo
Gratis and Farmers Alliance have