The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-10-11
FLORIDA LEAD OFF.
THE THIRD PARTY AMOUNTED TO
NOTHING THERE.
Not. Over Eight Thousand Votes Polled for
Their Candidate, Despite Their Claims
Mitchells Majority About 10000.

Jacksonville, Fla, October 4.-(Special)
Today's battle with the votes in this state
has been Il busy one and one fraught with
deep fhevring to the democracy. From the
(,pref,4o aspects it would appear that the
third party or peoples party" bugaboo
has been showed under SO deep that it will
not be likely to trouble the democracy OF
FLORIDA for some years at least.
reports from about twenty-five of the
counties declare that more negroes voted the
democratic ticket than the peoples party
hcket-tlIis, toOs without solicitation of
any kind except in close contests on county
candidates. George W. Wilson, of the dem
ocratlc state committee, says that his i'll
formation warrants the assertion that
Mitchell has II majority of 20
600. This is an increase of about TO-
OOO over Flemins's majority in 1855.
The AlckcC Elected.
Latest returns up to midnight, which are
most accurate, and likely to be the last re-
ceived tonight, Indicate the election of the
entire democratic ticket by 1880. The
peoples party polled only 5000 votes The
entire democratic ticket is elected as fol-
lows: Governor, Henry l.. Mitchell; Secrc-
tary of State, John l.. Crawford justice
supreme court Il. Fenwick Taylor; at
torney general, w. B. Lamar; comptroller,
w. u. Bloxham; treasurer, G.. Z. Collins;
superintendent public instruction, w. n.
Sheats; commissioner Of agriculture, l..
3. Wombwel
special from Tampa says: Hon. Sparks
man, chairman of the democratic state COM
Nittee. said at II O'Clock tonight: Majority
for democracy bids fair to be much larger
than the nest sanguine could have predicted
a few days ago. Fifteen thousand majority
was quite as large as any seemed to hope
for. but the vote. shows that the state is still
overwhelmingly democratic, and that the
people are not ready to abandon the party
which has done much for them in the
state and nation. Although the people
doubtless had aid still have, just cause of
complaint which gave rise largely to third
party movcEseIt, yet the Disseminated men
We're soon convinced that the real cause of
the trouble lay not at the door of democracy,
bus was the result of republican msgovern-
ment. and that the democratic party is still
the pcoke's friend. The result today GER
tanly dlspels all doubts, if any ever existed.
as to the state being democratic at the No
'vember election. The same considerations
in the minds of the people which carried
the state for Mitchell today will also carry
Cleveland triumphantly through Oh the Sth
of November"
Ihe Majority Grows.
Reports received up to l o'clock a. m.
from every county in the state and from
actual returns, coupled with careful, con
sentative estimates. show that Mitchell,
Democratic has ma jorites in all ranging
from 5000 in Hillsborough. his home county,
to 20 III Baker county, where the third par
ty hoped for victory by 100 majority. Foot
ings of estimated majorities indicate Mitch
ellis majority in the state to be not far
from 25,OOO. His voc will probably run to
$1,000, and Baskins will not exceed 5000.
Mitcheirs Majority About $4,000.
jacksonville, Fla, October accomplished
count returns come in very slowly, and there
is nothing in them to warrant a change in
last nights figures Mitchell has beaten Bias
kin by majority that will hardly fall short
OF 23,500, and may reach $4,000. This cst-
mate is made from figures by the best inform
ed politicians of the county seats, who have
received partial returns and know from infor-
nation in hand what the aggregate maJollties
Of their counties will be. Out of precincts
heard from, not 4 dozen gave Baskn ma
more than fifty votes. On the other hand
whole counties went as a unit for Mltchet
and the state democratic ticket which ran
even with him in most all counties where he
has not intimate associations. In those where
he Is cell known, republicans esteeminS him
rs a man, cast their ballots for him t5as-
kin's vote cannot possibly go above 5000 and
The Times Unions latest figures place 1t be-
low 1000. Hawley, prohibition candidate,
has probably polled less than 500 votes III the
entire state So far the returns show an a9-
gregate vote for Mitchell Of nearly 1000.
The whole state ticket OF the democrats Is
elected by majorities nearly equalins that Of
Mitchell. Reports from forty-two out Of forty
five counties, show that their senators ana
representatives will all be democrats. IN the
remaining three counties Q4iDerty, Hoilnes
aud Walton) the vote is close but indications
are that these will also send democrats 10
the legislature. a.1..,
fr5m Monticello, Jefferson county. home OF
Senator Pasco. says: This county poheu u
solid vote yesterday for II full ticketnState
and county for the democratic party Ihere
was not a solitary vote thrown for the
peoples party's candidates, nor t,o Tor any
This Is unprecedented in Florida politics since
the war;