The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-13
Boatner in the 5th, and Robinson in the

P0VALCdus That they
VIII make the contest when the 54th
congress meets. Lawyers have been
engaged to handle the cases. and evi
dences OF fraud are now being gath
cred. Sugar planters are understood
TO have had spoilers in all of the sugar
departments. The Republicans are
hopeful of getting Beattie, Keinochan
and Coleman seated.
STATE SENATE In WISCONSIN.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Nov. 8-Com
plete returns show the election of 16
Republican and 4 Democratic State
Senator'S, which makes the Senate
stand Republicans 90; Democrats 13.
The election of 80 Republicans and Is
Democrats will make the Republican
majority in the assembly "a.
PUEBLO, Colo Nov. 8-Returnsfrom
a large majority of the precincts in the
second Congressional District give
Bells (Pop) plurality at 1851, and
Bowen's Rep) att 74O The Populists
claim that the preciucts yet to report
will not affect the figures. Chairman
Drake, of the Republican Congressional
Committee, says his estimate shows
that Bowen will pull through.
ROANOKE, Va, Nov. 81. Hampton
HOge, the Republican candidate who
ran for Congress in this, the Sixth dis
trict, and was defeated by P. j. Otey
Democrat, informed a Times reporter
to nigh5 that he would contest Otey's
seat. He claimed that 4 900 legal votes
cast for him in the district were thrown
out by the judges of election. He
charges fraud IN the eastern end of the
district.
LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. The situa.
ton in the Ashland district is I'M.
changed from yesterday. Owens,
Democrat, claims 118 plurality, but
Judge Denny, Republican, says he is
confident of his election when the off
cial returns are counted to morrow. If
Owens is given a certificate Denny will
surely contest his seat in Congress on
the ground of the refusal to register
Republican votes and on account of
the frauds on election day.
PEOPLES PARTY CLAIMS TEXAS.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. 8.-Tbe
Times Democrat s Abilene, Tex, special
says: Tex IS, too, was caught in the
slide, but by Populists instead of Re-
publiCans. The time worn plurality of
$50. 900 for Democracy is a thing of the
past, TO-day's returns very materially
changed the situation from that of yes
terday when the Democrats were con-
tident of a plurality of so 600, while to
night they will be satisfied if barely
ahead. Every return throughout the
State to day shows phenomenal Pop
ulist gains and may possibly indicate
the election of Nugent, the Populist
nominee for Governor. The State to-
night is claimed by both parties. The
Populi5ts claim a plurality of 50, 900 for
Nugent, while the Democrats only
claim the State for Culberson by 80 :
900. The Democratic strOngholds have
been heard from, while the POpulists
are yet to receive returns from the
country districts"
REPUBLICAN GAINS IN MARYLAND.
BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. 7-One of the
peculiar things about the election in
this State yesterday is the fact that
the Democratic counties which have
secured the largest share of the Fed
eral officers have gone Republican.
MICHIGAN.
DETROIT, Men, Nov. THE next
Legislature of Michigan will be com
posed entirely of Republicans. The
Republican State central committee
has received full returns from every
representative and senatorial district
in the State, and positively report that
the Republicans have been elected in
every district. This result is entirely
unexpected. It was not figured on,
| and it's effect on the United States Sen
ate cannot now made. It looks as if
every county has elected their Rapub
lican ticket, as well as giving a plu
rality on the State ticket. The plu-
ralities in all the congressional dis
tricts are pIling up, and the smallest
majority received by q Republican
candidate will be 3 900.
SOLID DEMOCRATIC DELEGATION.
COLUMBIA, s. O., Nov. South
Carolina instead of having n Repub
lican Congressman will send a solid
Democratic delegation. The returns
are sufficient to show that the seven
Democratic Congressman will receive