The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-08
THE RETURNS
AS PUBLISHED THIS MORNING SLOW
UP FOR DEMOCRACY.
Ths County Ticket Elected to Man-sayers
Gets In Also, but Culbsrson Runs
Behind His Ticket, While
Nugont Leads.

up to last night all the county
Ooxes had been heard from with the
exception of Bee Cave and Travis
Peak. The full returns had not been
received from Manor either, but
enough was known that Sayers polled
A votes to Hutchison's 245, and Nc
all secured AIS votes to Walton's 1866.
hn Hornsby had also secured 44S
ptes to DOdge's 160. In tie county
I'D city returns it was shown that
Culberson had run behind his ticket
Dy 1876 votes, while Nugent leads the
Populist ticket by a goodly mum ber.
All the city wards had made their
returns by noon yesterday, and the
count from them and the coun.
[ty boxes heard from give
Culherson 1898 votes, Schmitz 2l, Ma
kemson 62S, Nugent 1867 and Dunn
So.
The vote for Sayers, including the
Manor box, was 1870 to3119 AS com.
pared to Sayers' vote two years ago
Tuesday's vote showed a falling off
1or the reason that two years ago he
polled 4433 votes in this county TO
Horner's (Pop) 25l1. This would
make his majority this year 725 as
against majority of 1929 two years
ago. Reports from over the district
show that he has carried Caldwell
county by II majority, Burleson b,
200, Bastrop by $50 aud Hays by $50.
Burnet county, with three boxes still
out, amounting to 25 votes,
gives Sayers 25 majority.
In Washington county be
carried the day by 1000 majority with
very close contest in Williamson
county, which finally went to Hutch.
ison by small majority.
Graham and Ward, the two Demo-
cratic nominees for the Legislature,
secured 347S and 1856, pectively,
and WalliDg ana Sullivan, their op-
ponents, secured 2577 and 1926, re-
spectively.
The constitutional amendment to
section 81, article 8, carried in 80
boxes by majority Of 2509.
The amendment providing for the
election of railrOau commission also
carried by majority of 24l1.
Out at the voting box at Wallace
Place the Democrats were given
the onld shoulder with vengeance,
-Deither Culberson, Sayers, Graham
or Ward getting a single vote.
A careful estimate of the vote, both
dn the city and county, shows q fall
ing off of between 600 and 700 votes
as compared to the vote of two years
ago.
Reports from over the state indi>
cate that the Democrats have cap
tured every congressional district
with the possible exception of the
Twelfth. In the Eleventh district
w. H. Grain wins by 1000 majority,
while Miles Crowley in the Tenth
district will be elected by few hun-
ydred majority.
The county Democratic ticket is
elected from represent alive to consta-
BILE, and by a handsome majority, too.
Our Democratic boysE just picked
themselves up and hustled, and the
way they covered ground was eau.
,tion. There was Emmett White, Bill
Thrasher, Jim Hart aud Ham Metz
They were all shy ing along down the
road in the early part of the day
Tuesday, kicking dust in the Popu-
lists eyes Along about noon they
became tired Of tagging along and SO
shaking themselves !; gether they lit
,out down the road with the other
Democratic boys, 10 close pursuit,
and the poor dear Pops were soon left
way in the rear.
a careful count of the vote indicates
that Whites majority over Johnson
and Sullivan will be 200l and Jim
Hart's viii be about the same
Thrasber will have 1900 majority and
Metz 1000 Jernigan's majority will
be about 1900, while McFall has about
1900 majority. Hornsby'. majority is
about 1900. The minor offices will all
carry by fair maj0rities. The tabu.
lated vote of ell the boxes iu this
county and the city is given in this
Issue.