Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-08

nave given good democratic majorities. A
light vote was polled generally, and no dis
rider is reported in any direction. A. +.
Herbert elected Senator and VI. T.
Cooke and l.. l.. Kellum for the house of
delegates from Norfolk. In Portsmouth H.
-. Maynard was elected Senator and w. A.
Fentress to the house of delegates, all
democrats.
Vile, give democratic majority of ACC. The
same precincts in 1889 gave a democratic
majority of SIS. Wythe county gave a
democratic majority in 1889 of 372.
The election in Northampton county
passed off quietly. Nine precincts of ten
heard from give the following results:
O'Ferrall, 9i6; Cooke, 10; Miller, /: Eecats,
democrat, state senate, $40; Smith, democrat,
house of delegates. 664; Lewis, independent
democrat, 496.
The vote at Cape Charles City by majori-
lies for candidates for governor and general
assembly is as follows: OFer-all, GIL; Watts
for senate, G55; Thomas 65l, and Logan 1U9
FOR the house of delegates.
O'Ferrall carries Salem by 467, Watts ill,
Thomas 452 and Logan 572. The county is
democratic by about 800.
O'Ferralls majority in Charlottesville is
"a, an increase of 152 over McKinney's ma
iority. The total vote in the city is de-
creased one-third. Returns from the county
1recincts are incomplete, but the majority
will be somewhat less than for Mckinney.
Abemarle and the city combined give about
The same majority as Tor MCKINNEY MOA-
ris for the senate, and Moon and Harris,
democrats, for the house, had no opposition
Cookies total vote in Charlottesville is So
Miller, prohibitionist, received vote
The democrats polled large vote at
Petersburg, while the third party people
put up no fight at all. O'FerralIs ma
jority over Cooke for governor is 25sO. Mr.:
VIM. b. McElwaine. leading lawyer OF
Petersburg, and the democratic candidate
COR the state senate from the twenty-ninth
senatorial district, composed of the city OF
Petersburg and the county Of Dinwiddle,
received 3,023 votes, while his opponent,
Rev. G.. w. S. Parham, populist, only got
80. Messrs. w. p. McCrae and John b.
Evans, the democratic candidates for the
house of delegates from Petersburg, re-
ceived, the former 1881 and the latter 1854
votes.
James z. Fitz, the populist candidate for
The legislature. got sol votes. II. c. Bar
row, prohibition candidate for the legisla-
ture, received q votes. Mr.. McElwaine
has carried the senatorial district by about
800 majority. The total vote of the city at
he presidential election in 1892 was S,6(6.
The democratic vote at that election was
2,559 and the republican vote 1,Oi6 The
democrats are highly elated.
The official vote for governor at Clifton
Forge is: O'Ferrall, ISIS: Cooke, 30; Miller. Z.
State senate: Jones. dem. ls5; Burhman,
pop, 80; Boyd. pro-. %. House of delegates:
Withrow, dem, 209; Burger, pop, IS; Rich
lrdson, pro-, 3. Less than half the voting
strength was polled The election passed
soidly for the democrats.
The vote in southwest Virginia was gen
rally light. Montgomery county, usually
republican, gives democrats 300 majority.
Pulaski county is democratic by a de
creased majority. There were several fights
n Pulaski city, but no one seriously in
iured.
At DanviIIe.
Danville city gives O'Ferrall Lis; Cooke.
o; Miller, 81. The legislative ticket about
he ~ o.
Cooke. 1Oi, and Miller, LIS. Chatham:
DFerral 3l3; Cooke, lbs; Miller, Is. Cascade:
O'Ferran, Ga; Cooke, 9; Miller, 3.
A dispatch from Stuart says but few pre-
cincts in Patrick county have been heard
rom, all showing the democratic majority
in Patrick will be about so. Martinsville,
IN Henry county, gives populist ma jorlty
If 49, Ridgeway gees democratic by "a. The
county is probably democratic by a small
majority. 1t has always heretofore gone
publican by a large majority.
Reports are meager from Pittsylvania
county, but the democratic majority will.
De from 400 to 60. Pittsylvania county and
The city of Danville elect democratic sen
ator and three democrats to the house of
delegates.
At the election yesterday Cooke populist,
received a majority over O'Ferrall in Win
chester of e.: Dorsey, independent. over
Nelson, democrat, for the house of dele
Gates, 16O The returns in the county are
coming in slowly. but it is thought that
OFerralls majority in the county will
| reach about 600. Nelson's majority in the
county will be between 100 and 500
The election was one of the most quiet
held at Fredericksburg for years. O'Fer-
ralrs majority in that city is 51s a demo-
cratic gain over the last guberna torial vote
OF 25I Brents precinct, Spottsylvania
county, gives OFerrall 10 majority, a dem
ocratic gain of s.
So far the returns from the election IN
shenandoah county are very meager. but
indicate that Nef, democrat for the house
or delegates. will be elected by 800 or 400
majority, with OFe:rall about $50 behind
The republicans. populists and prohibition
ists all combined and traded reducing the
democratic majority about 100 The cleo
non was the quietest in many years. and
the vote was hardly more than one-half
that of 1889
AIexnndrin's Vote.
Alexandria city gives O'Ferrall 7s ma
jodity. gain of 2S6 on the last euberna
toriai election but the total vote is / 4ss
less
The election in Augusta county for state
and legislative candidates was the hottest
Tor years. The prohibitionists made the
fight against Senator Echols. dem. and
votes for governor were traded by both
sides. Returns from twenty-four out of
thirty-four precincts in Staunton and
county give Echols CO. majority over Bod
ley. The remaining precincts are Isolated
out gave democratic majorities last year of
over SOY: OFerralfs plurality will be from
500 to 9o0
The following majorities are reported:
Harrisonburg. 252; Rockingham, about 700:
salem. AS; Warrenton, 279: Buena Vista,
go; Norfolk city. 4,SOO Manassas go: Ports
mouth. l,2i2; Middletown, 81; Newmarket
%; fredericksburg, SIG: Alexandria, 13:
Luray, 50: Page county. $50; Newport News
6oi' Rappahannock, $50; West Point, "a;
Marion. 2lo; Lynchburg 1872: Cedar Hill
Rockbridge county. %: Bentonville Warren
county, .; Charlottesville. 500. Everything
indicates a surprising victory.
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