Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-09
TUESDAYS ELECTION.

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lican msjorities reported in yesterdays
GAZETTE. These are the figures:
Ohio, $4,000.
Pennsylvania, 10000.
New York. "a, $50 for Palmer, for
Secretary of State S9,669 for Bartlett,
for Judge.
Massachusetts, 35,G4S.
Iowa, 10000.
South Dakota, 5000.
In the States in which the republic
cans elected their State ticket they also
elected majority of the legislature,
and, in addition, they have secured
control of the New Jersey legislature.
Following is the standing of the several
legislatures, as shown by the latest es-
Inmates based on revised returns:
neutrality-suspicious., &c; dem
rats, 5. House-republioans, Sc dem
Gratis, q.
New -Senate-republicans, IS;
democrats, l3; independent democrat,
/. House-+republicans, 70; demo,
Gratis, SIS.
Massachusetts-Sen te-Repubicans
3 democrats, 7. House-Republi-
cans, 1853 democrats, Is. Thirty-nine
districts not heard from.
New Observation-Disclosures,
Il; democrats, 10. House-Repuhli-
cans, "a democrats, 90.
Iowa.-Republican majority of so on
Joint ballot, insuripg election of a Z. S.
Senator.
Populists contest the claims of the
republicans for Supreme judges in Ne
braska. Republicans elect the balance
of the State ticket.
Colorado declared for woman suffrage
by majority of 1000.
Returns from Nebraska indicate the
election of Holoomb, pop, for judge, by
5000 over Harrison, rep.
The republican candidates for Su-
preme judges in South Dakota are elect
ed by from 1000 to 1000 plurality.
The popu lists lost heaviest in places
where they expected to make gains.
The democratic vote outside of three
counties was very light. The populist
vote is fifty per cent. less than at last
election.
Speaking on the result ofthe election
Gov. Flower said 1.-THE returns
show large falling off in the demo;
cratic vote in most Of the industrial
ceuters Of the State, which must be at
tributed to business depression and the
thousands of men out of work. II
is to this cause that ! attribute the
large democratic losses in other States.
Whether Justly or not, business depres-
sion and industrial discomfort, almost
always affect adversely the party in
power"
Speaking OF the republican landslide
in the east Congressman Jerry Simp-
son, of Kansas, said yesterday: at
was simply the result of q scare among
the masses. There are lot of lunatics
in the country who know nothing
themselves, and were made to believe
by the republican press that the threat.
ened revision of the tariff portended
evil to the working classes. Besides
this, they blame the democratic party
for the existing business depression,
which, as q matter Of fact, is result OF
ubiquitous republican legislation.
I.
national committee who is in Philadelphia,
says he expected the result. and think it wss
fortunate for the democrats that it happened
this year instead OF next year.
Ii is thought the democrats in Congress
would have helped their cause considerably
had they reported before the adjournment Of
the recent special session tariff reduction bill
As result Of Governor McKinleys over
whclming majority in Ohio, republicans in
Washington are predicting he will be their
next Presidential candidate.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, attributes the
result of the elections directly TO tho extra
session OF Congress just ended.
The backbon of the peoples party i'll Ken
tuck was effectuallJ broken Tuesday. and the
indications now are that there will not be more
than two populists in the General Assembly,
if there is any at all.
VIRGINIA.
Later returns from Tuesdays cleo