Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-11-05

weather was re- JACOB S. FAsSETT.
garded as square deal all
around, for it was a certain
augury of a big vote and no
favor. In this respect, however, it was
thought the genial skies would favor
the republicans, especially in the coun-
try districts, where many voters stay at
home when the weather and the roads
are bad. The weather throughout the
state was pleasant and big vote was
brought out in every city and election
district.
rue nrss u'Spa les told that Mr..
I --..L been cut severely in Rens-
selaer county and that he had gained
astonishingly in Monroe The smaller
towpsseem TO give him a decreased vote
from that obtained by Miller in 1883,
while Flower seemed to approach very
nearly the vote given to David B. Hill.
The falling off of the vote in the
counties north of the Harlem river
seemed to show that it was due to the
ballot and registration laws under
which the first general election was
held in the state and seemed to indicate
that the purchase of votes under these
laws had come to standstilL
There was intense excitement around
newspaper bulletin boards, in the lead
ing clubs and up town resorts, where
the news was quickly known. There
was cheering and counter cheering, &C
eording as the fuctuating figures
seemed to render the issue up to 9
o'clock more in doubt.
The democracy carried both con-
gressional districts-the Tenth and
Twelfth Little of the latter district
/ (Flower'sl was elected and Cochran
elected from the Tenth.
The list of senators elected shows
Nat Tammeny carried all the SEN
.,torial aiAtricts except the Eighth,
which was carried by the republicans.
In the assembly the Tammany de-
mocracy made an almost clean sweep
of the city, the republicans gaining one
district, the Seventh Tammany can
didates for the Judiciary were elected
by large majorities and the board of
aldermen was swept by Tammany hall
as completely as in its candidates for
the assent bly,.
| Inc lOIdl CITY NODo on llcuIOudnI-
governor shows that Sheehan falls be-
hind Flower 8 ESQ.
| THE NEW YORK ISSUES
| The senate and the assemble were both to
| be elected and both parties made a fierce
| fight for control. The senate has thirty wO
members OF the present body nineteen are
| republicans. In order, Therefore, to create
/ a tie and thus give the lieutenant governor
| the casting vote the democrats must make a
| net gain of three members. a democratic
| victory would be incomplete without a dem
/ ocratic senate to confirm appointments
made by the governor, as the republican
majority has for years refused to confirm
| democratic nominations to certain offices
which are now flied by republicans whose
! terms expired years ago. The assembly now
| stands IS to 90 In favor of the democrats
| Another reason for making an active can
Tass for members of the legislature Is that
the present senate will vote for United
States senator in 1898 to succeed Mr.. Hiscock.
4 The state offices to be filled were governor,
liieutenant- governor. secretary Of state,
comptroller, state treasurer, attorney gen
eral and state engineer and surveyor. Four
lcongressTnen, eight supreme court justices,
thirty two senator's and Us assemblymen
were to be elected.
II Vote of the state for president in 1s6S:
Cleveland, 6s5, e6S; Harrison, $50 SSs; prohibit
tiOn, 20 2sl. union labor, SIS Vote for gov
ernor In 1885,: HILL (dem) $50. i64; Miller.
(rep) 6Sl 2ss Jones (pro IS, as. Hall Social
Ist labor, ASS