The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-07
GATES WINS IN ALABAMA.
The Democrats Also Elect a Majority
Of The LEGISLATORS.

The Democratic Victory Expected TO
Equal That of Is92-Kolb's Lieuten-
ants Conceded His Defeat Before the
Bauoting BeEan-The New Election
Law in Operstion-Many Votes Kept
From the Polls by Rain.
Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 6.-The cleo
ton to-day was for state officers and mem
bers of the legislature II was the first
trial of the new election law, modelled
upon the Australian ballot system, The
polls were opened promptly st S o'clock
and voting proceeded in a steady stream
This city and county were almost sOidly
for Col. William c. Oates for governor,
and the rest of the democratic ticket
The polls closed at o'clock.
The indications are that the vote
throughout the state has been very large
The excitement has been high and
speeches have been made in every voting
preCincU in the state. The opposition
party headed by Reuben KOlb, has been
carrying on an active canvass since the
August election in 1892, and the demo-
cratic speaking canvass commenced last
January, when Col. Oates and other can
didateS for nomination took the stump
the ticket selected an immense number of
speakers have been going day and night
A prominent leader of the Op-
position stated yesterday that now
as the day of action had come, he
did not object to saying that his side CON
Ceded that Col. Oates would have the
popular majority, and that they had been
bending their efforts recently toward
capturing the legislature, and he ex-
pressed the belief that they would sue
Ceed
THE ELECTION QUIET.
Around here and all through the state
the election was perfectly quiet. Rain
fell all day, and the vote was cut in con
sequence. Only scattering returns have
been received. This city and county will
give 5000 majority for the democrats.
The democrats seem to have gained in
nearly every locality heard from, and
some of the counties that gave KOlb good
majOrities in 1893 have gone for Oates
So far as returns have been received
the democrats have gained in nearly
every county heard from Kolbs big
gain is in Jefferson county, but the demo-
Gratis claim that county. Chairman
TOmpkins of the democratic state COM
mittee says the returns come up to the re-
ports sent in prior to the election, and
that Col. Oates and all the democratic
u.
jOrity in the legislature.
WILL BE UP To 1892
Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 6.-The cleo
tiOn returns Indicate Oates election by
majority not largely different from that
OF 1872. hOlb gained in five or six coun-
ties, principally in jefferson where the
democrats have lost over 1000 Oates
gains are generally distributed over the
state and are in the white counties.
OATES CARRIES MOBILE.
Mobile Ala, Aug. 6.-The returns are
coming in slowly The majority for Oates
in this city will be about 2,700, and in
White county 1000
STEADY DEMOCRATIC GAINS.
Montgomery, Ala. Aug. Z 1890 a. m.-
The returns show steady democratic
gains in every county, with only q few ex-
ceptions The increase is mostly in the
white counties.
Col. Oates, who arrived here this after
noon, says he is confident of not less than
10000 majority. That the Senate has a
good democratic maority, and the House
at least ten democratic majority, he is
also confident.
Chairman Tompkins of the democratic
committee feels safe in claiming 35 200
majority for the democratic ticket and a
good reliable majority in both branches
Of the legislature
At this hour these estimates seem to
be borne out by the returns that have
been received.
EVERYWHERE QUIET.
birmingham, Ala, Aug. :, 1890 a. M
The election was everywhere quiet so far
as known. The new Australian ballot
law worked like a charm.
heturns up TO midnight indicate that
Col. Oates majority will run consider
ably over 20,000 while the legislature is
democratic in both branches, with a ma
jorlty of more than ten on Joint ballot.
Senator Morgan's return to the Senate is
assured.
Jefferson county was the seat Of war,
and though the democrats lost heavily.
they have elected their entire ticket by
from 500 TO /, 900.