Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-08
YESTERDAYS ELECTIONS.

ticket, headed by Col. Charles L.
O'Ferrall for Governor, by good ma
jority. On largely decreased vote,
compared with that of 1889, O'Ferrall's
majority will be at least as large as that
of Gov. Mckinney, which was $4,000.
The Legislature is also largely demo-
cratic, which insures United States
Senator's for that party for the long and
short terms. With the exception of n
few counties the populists made very
poor showing of strength.
Maryland, as usual, elects the demo-
cratic ticket. The republicans made
number of gains in the Legisla in
western and southern Maryland. The
Legislature will be largely democratic.
Mayor Latrobe was reelected at Balti-
more by 5000. the peoples ticket re-
ceiving only 1000 votes. The republ-
cans gain First Branch City Council
men in the first, eleventh, sixteenth
and twenty second wards, and the
Second Branch Councilmen in the nine
teenth and twentieth wards.
The democrats in Kentucky elected
Legislature, which will return Hon.
VIM. Lindsay to the United States
Senate.
In New York the republicans elect
their entire State ticket BY 10000 ma
iori,y, and will have control of the
Legislature by twenty-four majority on
Joint ballot. Maynard, the democratic
candidate for judge of the Court of APP
peals, is overwhelmingly defeated the
majority against him being estimated
at 10000 to 10000. Mayor Body, of
Brooklyn, is defeated by the republi-
cans by majority of 5000.
In Massachusetts eX-Congressman
Frederick 7. Greenhalge, republican,
was elected Governor by about $4,000
majority over John E. Russell, who was
nominated by the democrats to succeed
the present Governor, William +. Rus
sell, democrat.
Gov. William Mckinley was re-elect-
ed Governor of Ohio by over $4,000
plurality over Lawrence II. Neal, dem
ocrat, and 10000 majority over all can
didates. The Legislature is over
VII elmipgly republican.
Gov. Horace Boies, democrat, was
defeated by about 10000 votes for re-
election in Iowa. Frank ID. Jackson
was his successful republican competi,
! tor.
Pennsylvania rolls up fully 10000
plurality for the republicans, Philadel-
phia giving over $1,000.
The republicans and antitrack men
have n majority in the New Jersey
legislature. Last year the democrats
had two-third majority in the house.
This legislature will elect a successor
to Senator Mcpherson, democrat.
The republican candidates in South
Dakota for judicial positions have been
elected by the usual majority.
Aside from the Supreme Court JUS
tice, the republicans have undoubtedly
carried Nebraska.
Chicago is reclaimed by the repubi-
cans, who elected Judge Gray (who
sentenced the anarchists) and portion
Of the county ticket.
Incomplete returns indicate that tn"
populists in Kansas held their own, as
compared with the vote of two years
ago. The vote cast WAS very light.
VIRGINIA.
The election in this State was for
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attor-
ney General, oue-half the members OF
the State Senate and for all the mem
bers of the House of Delegates. The
fight was between the democrats and
populists, the republicans for the first
time since the war not having nomi-
ueted candidates. The prohibitionists
had ticket in the field, but only in q
few counties where they made u fight.
Although the vote throughout the
State was small, the democratic ma
jority was large. Besides electing the
State ticket by 10000 majority, the
democrats have chosen at least five
sixths of the General Assembly. 1t
looks as if the democrats have elected
every member of the State Senate,
except two, though returns from the
9th, Goth and 9th are incomplete.
Upon the Legislature devolves the
election of a Court of Appeals of five
| Judges, who serve II years. IL L. S.
Senator for Senator Barbour's unex-
pired term and another for the full
term of six years. Besides these are
various State officers, such as auditors,
superintendent of the penitentiary, SUI
perintendent of schools, commissioner
ofagriculture, superintendent Of public
printing and State treasurer.
In Richmond out of vote of less
than 10000 the democrats got 5,654
majority. Norfolk and Portsmouth
swelled the figures over 1000; Roam
oke 7O0 Halifax added 1000; Dan
Vile, 1000 Fauquier, LOO; Freder.
icksburg, 500; Lynchburg, 500; Au-
gusta. 400; Alexandria, 700; North
ampton, 900; Isle of Wight, 900 Al
bemarle 700; Amherst, 500; Henrico,
1000; Fairfax. 200; Petersburg, ., 500,
and so on along the list. In Augusta,
where the populists went to the assist
ance of the prohibitionists, and the
fight by the importation of Sam Jones
and Sam Small was made the fiercest in
the State. Edward Echols, the demo-
cratic nominee for the Senate, beat
Bodley by several hundred. O'Ferrall
made a fair run, too, in this county,
and contrary to the populists' predic
tons, he carried his own county, Rock
| ingham, by over 600. Shenandoah
gives O'Ferrall 300 majority Culpeper
elects Col. J. c. Gibson by about 500
and gives o 'Ferrall 700 majority; Rock
bridge, 500; Warrenton, 279; Char
lottesville, 40. Warren, Clarke and
Frederick give the usual democratic
majorities. Westmoreland and North
cumberland give 173 democratic plurali-
ty. In Rappabannock county but few