Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-07
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
The Election.

RICHMOND Va, Nov. THE cleo
ton is passing OF quietly in Virginia.
1t is cloudy, but no rain is falling and
The indications are that pretty heavy
vote will be polled. The voting in this
city is not attended By an unusual in
terest or excitement. The most notable
feature here is the absence of populist
voters, their ticket holders having little
or nothing to do. Advices from the
rural districts indicate that considerable
interest is manifested but no disorders
have been reported up to one o'clock.
The farmers are turning out in large
numbers and this class especially is tax
ing more interest than usual in the
election At the headquarters of both
the democrats and populists in this
city all is quiet.
Indications are favorable to the dem
ocrats, though returns are meagre. a
special from Staunton, where perhaps
the liveliest contest is being waged,
says: more than half the registration
list was voted by 1880 a. m. There
is heavy polling all over Augusta dis
trict. Echols and O'Ferrall are lead
ing, with but little scratching" Demo-
Gratis are voting heaving in this city.
The NEGRO vote is small
Chairman Ellyson says he is conf
dent of the triumphant success of the
democrats. State Populist Chairman
Pierson is not in the city and his head
quarters here this morning was virtu-
ally deserted. The indications still
point to the success of the democratic
party to-day by reduced majority.
NORFOLK, Va, Nov. THE election
is progressing quietly. A fair vote is
being pollcd. The issue is between
democrats and prohibitionists. 1t is es-
timated about p per cent. of the vote
so far cast is for prohibition. The
weather is cloudy but pleasant.
ROANOKE, Va, Nov. Up to noon
small vote had been COST and in many
Of the wards the vote ran about 3 TO
for the democrats. From the demo-
cratic ticket NJ. C. Thomas's name, for
the House of Delegates, is being
scratched quite freely, but it is antici-
patcd that he as we'll as j. Allen Watts
for the Senate, and r. II. Logan rs the
other representative TO the House, will
receive good majority. All indica-
tons are that the democratic State
ticket will be elected by good figure.
DANvILLE, Va, Nov. AT noon
about one-fourth Of the registered vote
bad been cast Very few votes other
than democratic have been given so far.
Indications point to comparatively
light vote.
PETERSBURG, Va, Nov. THE
election is quiet. The negroes and re
publicans are voting soIIdly with the
populists. The prohibition vote is
small.
COLUMBUS, o., Nov. AT noon in
the State nearly three-fourths of the
vote was in, an event never tefore
known. The republicans are confident
OF the election of Mckinley by from
10000 to $4,000, but the democratic
State committee claim that Neal will
have a small plurality.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-Tammany
leaders arc confident that they will
elect all their candidates, even in those
districts where the republicans are sup
posed to be in the majority. The vote
will be unusually large.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Nov. 1.-The cleo
ton started Off with number of rows
at various polling places. Shortly af-
ter 10 o'clock the polls in the First
ward were closed on account of q
threatened riot. and at noon they had
not been re-opened.
Reports from New York, Pennsylva-
MIA, Ohio and Massachusetts, are to the
effect tdat large vote is being cast.