The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1890-11-14
STATE ELECTION.
Fhs Legislature Overwhelmingly Demo-
cratic--The Congressional Delegation
VIII Stand Eight Democrats and Two
ReDubiicans.


cratic--The Congressional Delegation
VIII stand Eight Democrats and Two
Republicans.
NASHVILLE, Nov 5.-Returns from
yesterdays election are coming in very
slowly, owing TO the general aNathy and
the delayed mail and telegrap ic facili-
ties being overcrowded. John L. Buch-
anan, d., for Governor, will have be-
tween %, 600 and 35, 900 majority over L.
Il. Baxter, r., and ID. c. Kelly, p. The
Legislature is two-thirds Democratic in
both houses, the Democracy having
made gains in tho Legislature. The
Congressional delegation will stand as
follows:
+ First District-A A. Taylor, r., pres
ent incumbent.
Second District-L. C. Houk, r., re.
elected by greatly increased majority,
Third District-H. G. Snodgrass, d.,
vice II. Clay Evans, R., present incum'
bent, by 200 majority.
Fourth District-Benton McMillin,
D., returned.
Fifth District-James d. Richardson,
| D., returned.
Sixth District-Jos. E. Washington,
D., returned.
Seventh District-N. N. Cox, d., vice
w. G. Whitthorne, D., defeated for re-
nomination.
Eighth District-B. A. Enloe, d., re-
turned.
Ninth District-R. A. Pierce, d., re-
turned.
Tenth District-Josiah Patterson, D.,
vice James Phelan, declined renomina-
tion. The majorities will be less than
in former years owing to the registra-
tion and poll tax laws, the Republican
party being most affected.
FIRST DISTRICT.
NASHVILLE, Nov. 2.-The Americdn'I
estimate OF the result in the State efec-
tion is that Kelly viii poll more than
1000 votes in the State, and that Buch-
ananis majority over Baxter and Kelly
will be 10000.
Forty counties complete give Buch-
anan majority of 10000. This major
ity will not be changed by the subse
quent returns.
THIRD DISTRICT.
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 5.-The Third
Congressional District sends II. c.
Snodgrass, Democrat, to Congress by a
majority of from 500 to ZOO over ii. Clay
Evans, the incumbent.
Republican, to the State Senate, and
B. Il. Thomas, Republican, toi the Leg
islature.
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 5.-The car
works, of which Congressman Evans is
manager, in this city, were burned a
few nights ago, and he claims, in an i'm
terview today, that the incendiarism
was provoked by the Democratic news
paper assaults made upon him. In ex-
planning his defeat, he says: 81 pre-
sumo / am defeated, and / see no hope
for a change in my favor. There is only
one reason for my defeat-the Dortch
law. The Democratic papers ascribo
the result to my position on the Fed
eral election bill, but the fact that
made gains everywhere excepting
where the Dortch law operated,
shows conclusively that the dis
franchisement of illiterate voters, and
not the bayonet scare, was the direct
cause of defeat. The law not only pre-
vented the negroes of the city from as
serting their rights at the polls, but
also disfranchised nine-tenths of tho
white workmen of the city, as we dis
covered, to our sorrow.
NASHVILLE, Nov. 5.-The vote of Da-
wilson County complete is, for Governor:
Buchanan, 3,131; Baxter, 6O6 Kelley,
/ ,413. Congress Washington, Demo-
crat, 1904; Watson, Republican, 4s6i
Tumley, Prohibition, 922.
All the Democratic candidates for the
Legisla ture are elected by big majorities.
NASHVILLE, Nov. 5.-The majorities
in the Third District according to the
latest returns are;
Snodgrass ajorities-Cannon, 504;
Grundy 500; Meigs, 100; Monroe, 1876;
Sequatchie, 1877; Van Buren, 300; War
rem, $685. White, 1,204. Totals, 3,936.
Evans ma ajorities-Bledsoe, 100; Brad
ley, $50 Hamilton, 1,431; James, 175;
McMinn, G96. Totals, 3, 122.
Snodgrass' net majority is S14, with
Polk yet to hear from. Most Of these
figures are official.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 5.-Unofficial re-
turns give Evans 682 majority over
Snodgrass in Bradley County. Baxter's
majority over Buchanan will be- about
$40. Horsby, Republican candidate for
State Senator, will have about $40 over
w. F. Barrett, the Democratic candi
date.
SIXTH DISTRICT.
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 5.--All OF
the districts in Montgomery County have
not been heard from as yet, but Bu-
chanan will have plurality of 1000
over Baxter and Kelley combined.
Goodpasture, Democrat, for the State