The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-30
RETURNS FROM THE COUNTY.
The Democrats Have Majority
of 500.
Rejoicing at Richmond Over the Henrico
County Victory-wythe Goes Kcpubl
can-Tho Election at Bucna Vista
Decided Democratic Gains in Many of
The Black Counties of the East.
ROANOKE TINES BUREAU,
HOTEL. LUCERNE, SALEM VA.

HOTEl. LUCERNE, SALEM VA
The all absorbing topic of conversa-
ton on tho streets of Salem Yesterday
morning was the election news, and
when it began to be noised abroad that
the Democrats had elected their whole
ticket, the loyal following of Thomas
Jefferson and Andy Jackson in Roanoke
county were wild with joy. and the Re-
pubiicans, who had strong hopes of
electlng j. S. Bacr for commemorative
attorney, and W. NJ. Barnitz for treas
urer, were RESPONDENT.
The Official returns have been sent in
but they are sealed and will Lot be
opened until this morning, and the
bearers of them, strange to say were
distressingly unacquaintcd with their
contents, but there is no doubt that the
county has gone Democratic by good
majority.
1t is estimated that only two-thirds
vote was polled on account of the rain.
The total registra ton of the county is
about 5000.
The Democratic maioritcs will range
from $50 or 200 to 300 and over. Bal
iards majority for commemorative at
torney over Baer will be the lowest, be-
tween $50 and 200, it is estimated.
Roanoke county may now safely be
coutcd in the Democratic column. Since
1879 the county has been Readiustcr
and Republican.
The Democratic victory is largely due
TO the increase of the Democratic popu
lation in the county, Salem and Vinton
gaining about 500 new voters by the
boom.
When THE TINES received it's telegram
at 1:15 o'clock yesterday morning, Baer
was G5 votes ahead of Ballard, and it
was the prediction of both tho Demo-
Gratis and Republicans, who sat up ali
night with the count, that Baer would
have between 20 and 100 majority IN
Salem, but in the small hours of the
morning Ballard began to gain and
when the count was concluded after t
clock, Baer was only AZ votes ahead. of
Ballard, and the other Democratic non.-
inees had forged ahead to good MAORI
ties. Out of the 9SS votes cast hero
Bear received Sill; Ballard, 400. For
treasurer, Muse, 400: Barnitz, 4S6;
Muses. majority, 10. For commissioner
of revenue, First district, John Ii. Garst
received 525; Fitzgerald, 45l; Garst's
majority, "a. For commissioner of
revenue, Second district, Kcfauver had
40; Whitesell, 456; kefauver's major
ity, %; For constable. Lloyd had 344;
Price, colored, 261, and Forsyth oS7.
VIM. McC"uley for clerk and George
w. Zirklc for sheriff and C. NJ. Webbcr,
j. IL. Camper and j. Il. Goodman for tho
three justices of the peace, received
nearly the entire vote pollcd. Their
election has never been questioned. Nc
Cauley's vote was OCT and Zirkles 97i.
j. B. Fricr was elected oversecr Of the
poor by 2l2 votes.
Vinton polled 221 votes, and gives
Muse l9l majority over Barnitz, Ballard
1l2 over l5aer, Garst 1li over Fitzgerald
and kcfauver 1870 over Richardson and
Whitcsell McCauley received 2l3 and
Iirkle PIP votes there.
Bonsack, with Il vote of about 100,
gave Democratic majority of 10.
The stoclyards, with vote OF about
105, give Ballard and Garst 10 majority
and Muse 90.
Ballyhack or Edcntin's shops, with a
total vote of about %, give Ballard ma
jority; Muse, -; Garst, :; Kcfauvcr, IS;
Zirklc, ST; McCaulcy. ST.
Cave Spring gave Republican MAORI
a. i
Barnitz, II; Baer, 90; Fitzgerald, To-;
Whitesell, 60: Richardson got two votes
here; McCauley, l6; Zirklc, Ia.
Tinker creek, with 12G votes pollcd,
gives Muse, AZ majority; Ballard, 3d.;
Garst, A., and Kcfauvcr, 1G.
Poaguc's Mill, with vote of 100 polled
gave Republican majority of about 20
except TO Whitesell, whose ajority was
about 40.
Catawba polls vote of 1Go. Barnitz
and Muse tie there, and Baer has twelve
majority Fitzgerald four and Whitesell
three.
Iotctourt Springs poljed Gs votes and
gave Democratic majority Of 10.
Rel Hill, with IS votes, is close
There Muse has majority and so has
Baer.
Bent Mountain, with 80 votes, gives Il
Democratic majority of 0.
llollins, with 90 votes, gives 10 Demo
cratic majority.
The above shows the Democratic ma
iority TO be safely over 800.
LATE STATE RETURNS.
Numbers of Counties Change Complexion