Middletown transcript., 1891-11-05

FLOWER HAS Al, 376 PLURALITY IN NEW
YORK AND MASSACHUSETTS, REFLECTS
RUssEIL.-MARYLAND ELECTS BROWN,
AND IOWA Is ALSO DEMOCRATIC THE
RETURNS FROM OTHER STATES.
Tuesdays's elections resulted in De.
mocratic victories in New York,
Massachusetts, Iowa, New Jersey,
MARYLAND, Mississippi and Virginia
and Republican success in Pennsyl-
vania. Ohio, Colorado and Nebraska.
NEW YORK.
Roswell 2. Flower, Dem. is Governor.
elect of New York. His plurality over
Fassett, Rep, is estimated 1876.
The Democrats have majority in
both houses of the Assembly for the
first time in thirty years and this
means a just reapportionment of the
States Legislative districts. Hereto
fore the districts have been SO gerry
wandered as to make it impossible,
even with 100, ,00G majority in the state
for Democrats to control tho Assembly.
Herman and Hill are the only New
York Democratic Senators for twenty
years. Sheehan, DEM, is elected
Lieutenant Governor over Vrooman,
Rep, by &c, ,246 plurality.
MARYLAND.
Brown, DEM, is elected Governor
over Vannort, and Higgins, Pro-, by a
majority of 30,156. The Legislature
will stand 103 Democrats, IL Republi-
cans and Fusionists on joint ballot.
The Senate will have % Democrats
and four Republicans the latter are
holding ever members. Eighty-one
Democrats, 7 Republicans and 3 Fu-
sionists will compose the House of
Delegates. Smith, Dem., is elected
Comptroller over Mcdonald, Rep, and
Lavering, Pro-, by 23,729 majority.
Poe, Dem., is elected attorney general
over Sharp, Rep, and Moulton, Pro-,
by 22,705 majority. The Fusionists
carried Caroline county and elect
Purnell, johnson and William III.
Dean to the House of Delegates.
Chief Judge Briscoe, DEM, carries his
judicial circuit in Southern Maryland
by over 1900 majority, while 10 the
fourth circuit, Western Maryland, Mr..
Stake, Rep, associate judge, is elect
ed by over 600 majority. Mr.. Roberts |
was elected in Carroll, Howard and |
Anne Arunnel without opposition.
Returns of the vote on the constitu-
tional amendments in the counties are |
meagre, but enough have been received |
to indicate the probable defeat of the |
third and the sixth. These relate to |
the equality of taxation and taxation |
of mortgages. The first, relating to |
the extension of the veto power, is |
adopted, and the other three are prob
ably adopted.
MASSACHUSETTS.
With three small towns to hear from.
Russell. Dem., is reelected Governor
over Allen, Rep. by a plurality of 6,913.
The missing returns will not lower the
plurality. The Republicans have
elected the rest of the State ticket by
about the same plurality, showing that
Gov. Russell ran fully 14,00O votes
ahead of his ticket. The Republicans
have carried the Senate and House.
The present returns give the Republic
cans "a and the Democrats 16 in the
Senate.
Governor Boies, DEM, is reelected
by nearly 10, 900 majority over Wheel
or, Rep. The balance of the Demo-
cratic State ticket is also probably
elected, but by reduced majority,
!, 900 or 1900. The Democrats have
gained four and perhaps five Senators,
which will give them majority in
hat body or at least make il tie, and
Il Mr.. Bestow, DEM, is elected Lieu
,enant Governor he would have the
;asting vote.
Mckinley, Rep, is the Governor
slect. His plurality over Campbell,
Dem., is $4,000 and may exceed that
igure. The Legislature will be Re-
publican by at least IS on joint ballot.
The Prohibitionists polled 16, 900 votes
"a loss from last year of 1000. The
;otal vote is estimated at 700, 900.
The Legislature will elect senator to
succeed John Sherman.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Morrison, Rep, and Gregg, Rep,
IRE elected State Treasurer and Audi
,or General respectively, by pluralities
If 47,467 and 50,833. Tilden and
Wright were the Democratic candi-
lates. The proposition for constitu-
,ional convention is overwhelmingly
elected; only ten counties in the
State gave majorities in favor of it,
md in the two counties from which
complete figures have been received on
he question there is net majority of
"a 500 against holding the convention.
VIRGINIA.
The Democrats elect thirty-nine of
he forty members of the State Senate,
md at least eighty-seven, Of the one
hundred members of the House Of
Delegates. The indications are that
lot a colored man has been elected to
'ither branch of the Legislature.
MISSISSIPPI.
The Democrats elect a Legislature
md Walthall and George will be re-
urned to the U. S. Senate. /.
OTHER RETURNS. I.
Colorado returns are coming in slow
y and it is impossible to give exact
Igures. Judge Helm, Rep, will prob
bly be elected Chief Justice by over
ZOO. Dispatches from sixty-five of
he 106 counties of Kansas show that
he peoples party was successful in
lot more than six.
Reports from the Congressional elec-
ion in South Dakota are slow in COM
ng in, but enough has been recei we'd
o indicate the certain election of
oily, Rep, to Congress by good
'ote.
The returns from Nebraska are
neagre, but careful estimates give
Post, Rep, candidate for Supreme
Judge, 6. 600 majority over Edgerton.