The Washington bee., 1891-11-07
THE FALL ELECTIONS.
HOT CONTESTS DECIDED IN SEVERAL
STATES.

Elections were held on Tuesday IN
the States of New York, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland,
Virgania, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Ne
braska, South Dakota, and Mississippi
Special interest centered in the contest
in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachu-
setts, Ohio, and Iowa. Clear weather ID
most of the States drew out large vote,
and the operations of the new ballot laws
delayed the returns.
The contest in New York was for Gov
enor, State, and judicial officers, and
members of the legislature. Roswell L.
Flower, Democrat, was elected Governor
over j. Sloat Fassett, Republican, by 4O,-
J00majority. The other Democratic State
officers were elected. The legislative
result is close, and it will need full returns
to decide it, but the probability is that
the Republicans have carried the Senate
and the Democrats the Assembly. Mr.
Flowers large majority was due to Re
publican losses in the counties, as his ma
iority in New York city was 10000 below
the Democratic estimates, and the worlds
fair issue was not as potent as was ex-
pected.
The city of Brooklyn elected Boody,
Oem., Mayor, by about II 900 majority
Ex-Mayor Alfred c. Chaplin was elected
to Congress in the second district by 4, ,0OO
plurality.
Pennsylvania elected State officers and
members of the helegislature. The Republi-
cans carried the State by 3d. 900 plurality.
General David NJ. Gregg, the Republican
candidate for auditor general, led his
ticket by a few votes. George D. Nc
Creary, Republican, was elected Treas
urer of Philadelphia, in place of John
Bardsley, over William Redwood Wright,
by about $4,000 majority. Republicans
will hold the legislature by the usual
majority.
The hot political contest waged in Ohio.
resulted in the election of William Nc
Kinley, jr., as Governor, by 20, 900 major
! ity. The Republicans also carried the
Legislature. There were many re-
markable features about the cleo
GiOn. Governor Campbell ran ahead
IN Cincinnati, where it was thought
Ihat he would be heavily cut, and
made gains in the Democratic districts liz
the northwestern part of the State. The
Republicans polled tremendous vote in
the Western reserve" the farmers
standing by Mckinley on the tariff
issue.
An immense vote was cast in Massa-
chusetts, where Governor Russell, Demo
crat, is reelected by from 1000 to 10000
plurality. The reserve vote on which
the Republicans relied to defeat Cover.
nor Russell came out, but a heavy in
crease in the Prohibition vote deprived
it of effect. The Republicans carried the
legislature, and have probably elected
the other State officers by small plural
ITies. - "'''''-
In Iowa very large was cast,
and it will probably exceed 400, 900. The
returns indicate the reelection of Gov
ernor Boies by from 5000 to 1000 plu.
rality. Republicans do not concede the
defeat of Wheeler, and claim the legisla-
ture.
The Democrats gained a sweeping vic.
tory in Maryland, electing Frank Brown
Governor by some 10000 plurality, and
carrying the entire State ticket and the
legislature.
Republicans were successful in Col
orado, electing their chief justice of the
supreme court by over 5000 plurality.
A light vote was polled in Kansas
where nine district judges were vote(
| for. The Farmers Alliance polled about
half the vote of last year. The return:
Indicate Republican success.
Members of the legislature who will
vote for two United States Senators were
chosen in Mississippi. The regular Dem
, Ocrats won sweeping victory, an(
George and Walthall will be returned tC
the Senate in spite of the efforts of tn,
Farmers Alliance to defeat them.
? In Virginia the new legislature will b,
ywo-thirds Democratic.
Republicans elected the city ticket il
Detroit, Mich. They also gained ;
sweeping victory in the fifth Congress
sional district.
In South Dakota John L. Jolly, Rep.
is elected to Congress by 1000 majority
: New Jersey elections show Democrat,
local victories, and the Democrats ais,
carry both branches of the legislature
which elects a United States Senator t,
succeed Blodgett.