The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-10-11

respondents and messengers in every one of

respondents and messengers in every one of
these counties.
There is not another newspaper feat like
it on record, unless it be the same feat per-
trict by The Constitution. But we present
this morning, instead of the returns from
two districts, the returns from every one OF
the eleven districts in the state, aggregating
more than two thousand precincts.
The vote of the ninth district speaks for
itself and gives O democratic inspiration
for November.
.he zenith District
No district in the state has aroused more
interest than the contest in the tenth. For
weeks and months both parties have been
claiming this district, but the old tenth,
as she has always been, proves true to the
democracy this time.
4e The tenth district IS composed OF the
ca mites of Richmond, Columbia, Lincoln,
Jefferson, Glascock, McDuttie, Warren,
Talliafens, Washington, Wilkinson and
Hancua4..
This has been recognized as the closest
district in the state. Party lines have been
more closely drawn tbsn in any other DIS
trict. Mr.. Watson has spoken IN every
county and in almost every MALTA dstrlct
in the entire district. The third party peo-
pie have expended all their money and the
greater part of their labors in the
teifh. They have appealed to the negro,
they have paid his poll taxes; indeed, they
have resorted to every trick known IN poll
tics to carry tits district but the tenth has
always been democratic dlstrlctF ana
while the majority has been reduced, 1t
still remains democratic by q vcce that
will surprise Mr.. Watson and his third
y party followers.
III The result of yesterdays election in the
tenth means that Tom Watson will be de-
feated for congress and that Major Black
will represent the district which Wat
son has for two wars Jfisrepresented in
the national house OTIS Tesentatiyes.
Knowing the interest taken in this con-
test by every person in the state The Con
stituti~n gives complete returns this morning
from every county in the district.
The tenth, though the third party carried
seven counties, rolls up democratic MAJ
jor1ty of 1850, which means that Major
Black is quite certain to carry the district
over Tom Watson.
Watson's great claims In Jefferson and
Washington, have dropped with dull
thud. Jefferson goes democratic and the
ESird party majority in Washington is but
II, instead of 100 rs the third party
claimed Richmond, Hancock, Wilkinson
md Jefferson roll up the democratic ma
iority. Columbia gives the largest third
party majority. but private dispatches are
to the effect that there were frauds in this
county practiced by the third paety people.
The third party majority in Watson .
county, McDuffie. is much smaller than
had been expected.
The Eleventh District.
The eleventh is the new district. 1t is
made up of counties formerly belonging
to the first, the second and the sixth.
This district extends from the Altamaha
river to the Florida line, and from the
marshes of GlyIn 40 miles to the west.
Diagonally from the south eastern corner
of this district to the northwestern the
distance Is ITO miles as the crow flies.
The counties in the eleventh district
are: Glynn, Johnson, Laurens, Montgom-
cry, Dodge, Telfair, Irwin, Coffee, APP
ping, Wayne, Pierce, Ware, Clinch, Ech-
OILS, Lowndes, Brooks, Charlton and Cam
den. There are eighteen counties in all.
In area it is the largest district in the
state. Every county is large and several
of them are sparsely settled. Down on
the southern side is the great Okefenokee
swamp, and pine forests reach for miles.
Ware Is county of long distances. lts
vote was consolidated at Waycross.
Telfair has only one railroad and the
precincts had to be reported to the county
seat by messengers.
In Pierce % number OF hOrSemen were
engaged specially for this service. They
had to ride for miles and report at Black
shear, on the line Of the Savannah,
Florida and Western railroad.
Irwin has five precincts twenty miles
away from the county seat, 1rWinyille,
Then after combining the vote, the cor
respondent there rode seventeen miles to
the nearest telegraph office, Sycamore.
Never before were the returns of these
counties collected and consolidated on the
night Of the election. Heretofore, 1t has
been a matter of days instead Of hours
to obtain the complete returns from the
wiregrass counties. But The COnstitu-
ton has them this morning, and they give
a round majority for the straight demo
cratic state ticket.
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