The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-05
BOIEs' ZIG VICTORY.
His Plurality Now Estimated as High
as 5000

MS EIOEAtlUy NOW ESTIMATED as High
as 5000
DEs MONIES, Ia, Nov. AFTER the
great battle of yesterday the smoke is clear
ing away. The republicans find themselves
defeated, and the democrats are beginning
to celebrate their victory. Gov. Boes ar
rived In Des Moines tonight frcm Water
loo. The democrats are preparing to
give him a royal welcome. The streets
are packed with people shouting for Gov.
Boies. At the Register office complete re-
turns from SO counties have been received.
Up TO 8 oclock there is q net democratic
gain of 500. If the gain is kept
up tonight in the remaining six
cen counties his plurality will be in the
neighborhood of 5000 gain Of 1900 over
two years ago.
HOPE FOR THE REST or TIKI TICKET.
The returns on the other state officers are
scattering. If Gov. Boies' plurality is 8, 600,
as it now promises to be, the rest OF the
democratic ticket will be elected by a small
plurality. The republicans have some
hopes for Van Houten, for lieutenant gov
ernor, who is running ahead of Wheeler in
the precincts tbat have reported. They
also claim Sabin, rep, for superintendent
Of instruction. The democrats hope that
their whole state ticket IS elected II
will take fuller returns than can now
be obtained TO decide the fate Of the ticket
below governor. In the lower house the
republicans have gained Audubon, Adair,
Adams, Boone, Decatur, Floyd. Poweshlck
and Kossuth. The democrats gain Marion,
0'Brien ard Sioux. The parties were
equally divided two years ago. and the
repu blicans will therefore have a clear ma
jority The Senate is conceded to be dem
ocratio by one or two votes
HOW THE ALLIANCE SHOWED Up.
The farmers alliance candidate West.
fall, for governor, received about 1900
votes in the state. The alliance carried one
county for governor, Monona, one for
representative, Montgomery, and the Mont
gomery Mills senatorial district. The pro-
hibition vote has not been reported except
In a few instances, but 1t is prob
ably very light. Chairman Mack Of
the republican committee this evening
comedies Boies' election by 4,000 plurality,
but claims the election Of the balance OF
the state ticket, except railroad commis~
sioners. for the republicans. He also claims
both houses Of the legislature. Chairman
Fuller, of the democratic committee, claims
all the state ticket, but comedies the lower
house and says the Senate is in doubt
APT TO GO TO 1900.
DIES MONIES, IA, Nov. 4. IL p Nifty
counties complete In Iowa out Of SO in the
state give Boies. dem. for governor a plu-
rality over Wheeler OF 7,4S6. This is net
ain this year of 2,526 for the democrats.
The remaining counties gave Boies In 1889
a plurality OF 1851.
Gov. Boies arrived here tonight. He
has received warm congratulations from
Grover Cleveland and other prominent
democratic politicians.
With twenty towns to hear from, Russell
has plurality of 7 ,436 In the state. Dis
patches indicate that the popular vote yes
terday strongly favored an amendment to
the constitution abolishing the poll tax as a
prerequisite to voting, and it is believed to
have been adopted by large majority.