The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-05
A VICTORY IN FLORIDA.
THE BDEMOCRATSC CARRY THE STATE
By $4,000 MAJORITY.

Mitchell Good for the Figure Named
in Total Vote OF Only 4o,ooo-The
Third Party Vote Not over 5000.
The Negro Vote Divided to the Dis
appointment of the Republicans.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Oct. AIN the
election in Florida to-day the contest was
between the Democratic party and the Peo-
ple's party, the republicans not having made
any nominations, but were understood to
have been instructed by their leaders to
vote with the Peoples party. The prohi-
bitioEists had a candidate for governor.
The officers voted for were governor, secre--
tary OF state, one justice of the suprems
court, attorney general, controller, state
treasurer, superintendent Of public instruo-
tion, commissioner of agriculture. members
of the lower branch OF the legislature aud
senators from one-half Of the senatorial dis
tricts.
NOT A HEAVY VOTE.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Dot. 4, II P. NJ
The vote Of the state Is hardly as heavy as
was expected. This is accounted for by the
fact that the poll tax prerequisite Kept down
Lhe aggregate of qualification in all parties.
Up to O'Clock tonight full returns had no5
been received from any one of the forty@
five counties but the precinct votes furnish
a very good bnsis for calculation. Mitchell,
dem, has carried the state by at least 20, 900
majority, though bis vote will hardly reach
$4,000, which is 10000 less than the vote
po!led for Fleming. dem, in 1883.
BAsKIN's VOTE.
Baskin, Peoples party, cannot by any
possibility show up with more than 5000
votes, which Is 900 lees than the repub-
lican vote four years ago, aud the white re-
publicans, where they voted at all, gener-
ally supported the Peoples party ticket, but
the negroes, strange to say, divided their
votes between Mitchell and Baskin. Reports
from about 25 OF the counties declare
that more negroes voted the democratiO
ticket than the Peoples party ticket. this.
too, without solicitation of any kind, ex-
cept In close contests on county candidates.
The republicans had no ticket In the field.
MITCHELL GOOD FOR 10000.
George W. Wilson Of the democratic stats
committee says that his Information war
rants the assertion that Mitchell has a ma
jority OF 20 900; this Is an increase of about
10000 over Flemlngs majority in 1888.
In this county tDuvaD, where there were
two democratic county tickets in the field
owing to a division in the party, there were
less than l5U votes cast for the Peoples party
ticket, the democrats being unit on state
ticket. Marion soouuty, which has been a
show up with handsome majority for
Mitchell and the full ticket.
AT Tampa, the home of Judge Mitchell,
the vote was practically unanimous for him.
republicans, third partyites and negroes ali
joining with the democrats in supporting
him.
At Anthony, the home of Baskin, the
vote Is not yet counted, but the latest bull
letins declare that it has given from TO 10
majority for Mltohsll
MAY GO TO $4,000.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Dot. 1, l1:50 p. M.
AT ii o'clock D. IN. reports had been re-
ceiVed from every county in the state and.
from actual returns. coupled with careful
conservative estimates, they show that
Mitchell, dem, has majority In all, rang
ing from 5000 in Hillsboro (ais home, 20 20
In Baker county, where the third party
hoped for victory by 100 majority. The
footings Of the estimated majorities
indicate Mitohell's majority in
the state TO be not far from
$4,000. His vote will probably run TO
81 900, and Baskin's will not exceed 5000.
Judge Mitchell was seen at his home to-
night by an Associated Press representative
and said: 81 never for one moment
doubted the success OF our ticket. When I
placed my majority at 10, 900 believed 10
to be conservative estimate. l attribute
tho overwhelming defeat OF the third party
ability and uutiring efforts OF the
democratic state executive COMMITTEES,
but above all TO the loyalty Of the people OF
Florida to the Democratic party Many
prominent republicans voted for me. which
l feel very grateful for. All that have to
say is that | will try and not disappoint the
people who have elected me governor"
WHAT THK RESULT SHOWS.
A special from Tampa says: Hon. 8.
NJ. Sparkmau, chairman of tbs Democratic
state committee, said at - O'Clock to-niQhts
Tho majority for democracy bids fair to be
much larger than the most ssnguine could
have predicted few days ago. Fifteen
thousand majority was quite as large
as any seemed to hope for, but the
vote shows that the state Is stilI
overwhelmingly democratic and that the
party which hos done SO much for them in
the state and nation, although the people
doubtless had land still have) Just cause tof
complaint which gave rise largely to the
third party movement, yet discontented
men were soon convinced that the real
cause OF the trouble lay, not at the door Of
democracy, but was the result OF res
publican misgovernment aud that the DEM
ocratic party is still the peoples friend.
The result to-day certainly dispels all dou bts,
II any ever existed, as to the state being
democratic at the November election. The
people which carried the state for Mitchell
to-day will also carry Cleveland triumph
antly through on Nov. s."
LATER ESTIMATE.
JACKSONVILLE. FLA, Oct. 5, IA. NJ
MitchelPs majority, according to incom-
plete returns, over baskin, will be between
1900 and 10000. Probably the HOTTEST
fights in the counties were those Of Duval
and Polk. In Polk tonight both the regu-
lara and independents are claiming the
election.
In Duval the straighout democracy won
a sweeping victory over the ants, or So
called regulars, electing every man from
constable up to judge by majority Of from
800 TO 600. Sixteen districts, including the
city, out OF twenty-four. gave an average OF
$50 majority. The victors came
out with brass bands, fog horns
and other inharmonious instruments and
painted the town red. The election was
very quiet except in one precinct, where
pistols were drawn and belligerent but
harmless demonstration made. The ants
say they are going to contest the election
before the courts.
MARION GOOD FOR COO.
OcALA, FLA, Oct. 4.-Conservative esti-
~ H.. II.