Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-04

sonal letters to his supporters than all tho
other candidates who have ever run for
Governor In Iowa. The Democrats have
severely criticised his campaign methods.
but they have been very popular with the
farmers, who have a certain admiration
for Q candidate, who. like themselves, Is
not polished speech-maker.
WHAT WILL THE OUTCOME BEi
The outcome of the experiment y
awaited with degree of interest that is
unprecedented. ii Mr.. Wheeler is elected
his methods will be very popular with can
didates in the future. IL not. the campaign
OF hand-shaking nd.letter-writing Will be
in bad repute.
The Republican candidate for L;euten-
ant-Governor. George Van Houten, mas
played an important part on account or
his close association with the Farmers Al
lance. in which he has been one OF the or
ganizers and leaders.
COLORADO.
DENVER, COL. November 3.-The wea-
ther to-day was warm and cloudy, and tue
election beyond all question the most
peaceful ever held in Denver. Consider
ing the fact that this is an off year and
that the Australian system, which went
into effect had disfranctised the colonies
and the two.dollar men the vote was
surprisingly heavy one. Little or no
trouble was experienced IN getting tho
voters through the polling g-booths. and the
places of voting were free from the gangs
Of ticket-peddlers and boozers who. under
the old system, were an annoyance to the
voters. When the polls closed tonight no
arrests had been reported for illegal
voting.
FIVE TICKETS.
There were five tickets in the field
Democratic. Republican, Prohibition. Peo-
pies party, and Peoples Non-Partisan
party. the two first polling the vote, the
other three having little show. No State
officers were voted for except chief justice
OF the Supreme Court. and but little
scratching was done, and that entirely
among the names for local offices. Reports
received from various parts of the State
indicate that the election passed off quiet
ly and that in many places mixed
ticket was chosen. The Republican nomi-
nee is elected.
MASSACHUSETTS,.
BosToN. Mass, November 3.-On account
of the new law passed by the last Legisla-
ture requiring votes TO be counted by two
different officials in order TO secure cor
| rectness, the returns are coming IN more
slowly from oil sections of the State than
ever before. although the electoral ma
| ehinery was never in O more perfect con-
| dition than in the present election.
The returns from fifty country towns
show a net Republican gain Of 70S. or II
per town over last year. On this basis the
| Republican gain in the 1853 towns of tho
| State would be 1912. Last year Governor
| Kussell's plurality in the State was 9.O53.
| Indications so far from the large cities are
| that he has held his pluralities of last
| wear and that he il elected by at least
| 4,CO0 plurality. The balance of the Re-
publican State ticket is undoubtedly
| elected.
As the returns of only fifty towns are
| now in 1t is utterly impossible to give any
| idea of the complexion of the Legislature.
KANSAS.
| TOPEKA, KAN, November 9.--Nlne dis
| trict Judges were voted for in Kansas to-
| day and IN each of the eighteen counties
| the following officers. Treasurer, clerk,
| sheriff register of deeds. surveyor, coroner,
| and one county commissioner. 1t will be
| q difficult matter even after the returns
| are in, unless the victory Is sweeping. to
| tell the result or to tell whether the Peo-
ple's party has gained or lost during the
| last year. All over the State tho weather
| has been wretched. 4 driZZling mist has
been falling all day and raw wind blow
ing. The vote was very light everywhere.
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feature Of the polling is the failure of the
| sub-Aliances to vote in blocks, as they
did last year, when they swept the State.
NEBRASKA.
OMAHA. NIB. November 3.-There wer,
one hundred and nineteen candidates TO bt
| voted for in this city on the state, county
and municipal tickets, aud it required
| from SIX to eight minutes for voters to pre-
pare their ballots. The religious question
PLAYED the leading part III the municipa
contest. the Catholic forces being pittec
against the Anti.Catholic American Pro
toctiye Association. Feeling ran very nigh
SOUTH DAKOTA.
ST. PAUL. MIMI, November 3.-Chlef
on account of the large NUMBER OF mel
engaged in threshlng wheat IN South Da
kota the vote in that STATE was light.
great deal of pairing was done by thes
men. however. County commissioner
were voted for, besides q congressman l.
fill the vacancy caused by the death o
James r. Gamble.
MARYLAND.
BALTIMORE, November 3.-Frank Brown
| the Democratic candidate for Governor
has majority of between $4,000 and 10000
as figured out at Democratic headquarters
BALTIMORE CITY.
BALTIMORE, November 3.-The regula
Democracy claim to have elected their en-
tire city ticket by an average of 1000 ma
jority. , ov
TRENTON, n. j., November 9Th
Democrats will have q majority in Dot
branches of tho Legislature. and at th
polltical headquarters of the Democrats L
this city the claim is made that Demo
cratic senator's have been elected in Hud
son, Hunterdon, Middesex, and SUISSE
counties. The Democrats also CLAIM {
have elected forty assemblymen IN tn
State.