The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-11-13

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southern Democrats. A big majority
has Its disadvantage and the man who
Is sure to be Speaker, Tom Reed, they
| say, Is too wise O. politician to allow that
majority to be swelled by any unfair
means. Particularly will this be
fond to be true in tho case of contest
ing Populists.
The news that Watson was to con
test Major Blacks seat has already
reached Washington, but it is the
general concensus OF opinion of both
unless he makes an unmistakable case
he cannot be seated. Watson made
himself particularly Objectionable to
| both parties while here.
West Virginia Democrats say that
there has never been such debauchery
at the polls as was seen Tuesday. II
| develops that the Republican cam
| paign in that State was managed by
Matt Quay, and $4,000 of protected
manufacturers money was spent in
William l.. Wilson's district.
All over the country comes the in
formation that the Republican vote
has not been increased and in most
cases, whore the majority is larger,
the vote is smaller. fhe stay-at-home
Democrats evidently were largely
superior in number to those that voted
in New York and the Southwestern
States.
The solid A. p. A. vote was cast
against the Democrats, while, through
the advice of Archbishop Ireland and
! other Catholic prelates, the vote OF
the members OF that church was
divided between the two parties.
Everything conspired against the
Democratic party, but the leaders are
not cast down. William G. Whitney
and the great independent dalies OF
New York say the State will be re.
claimed with good Presidential can.
didate in 1896
WASHINGTON, d. c.. November o.
AS stated in these dispatches yester-
day, the Republicans will undOubted.
ly organize the next United States
Senate.
The certainty that the fusionists in
North Carolina will elect Successors tC
Ransom and Jarvis, and the further in.
telllgence this morning that the State
OF Washington has elected Republi.
can Legislature, makes it probable
that the Republicans will have enough
votes of thcir own with which to or
ganize, and it is certain that they car
do SO with the vote of either PETER,
Jones or Stewart, all three of whom
are sure to affiliate with them.
The Republican majority in the
! House continues to increase with the
later returns from different sections
placed at 259 with the Democratic vote
at 81 and the Populist at 10.
The Democrats to day are disturbed
over the distressing news from Texas
where 1T is now positively asserted
that several Republican and Populist
Congressman have been elected and
the probability is that the Democratic
candidate for Governor has gone down
in the horrible slump.
The candidate, Mr.. Culberson, was
nominated on sound money platform
which he repudiated soon after the
convention, announcing himself in
favor Of the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at the ratio of 16 to l.
A most significant feature of the
slump is the ia t that every free silver
Democrat on the coinage committee,
from Bland down, has beer turned
down either by The nominating con-
vention or the people.
The election of Democratic candi
date for Governor in California saves
tho party from being swept into the
Pacific ocean.
The only grain of comfort that can
be extracted is the fact that non-voters
in the Democratic ranks did the work,
, showing that if Democrats will only
pull together the party's lost prestige
and power can be regained.
a telegram has been received at Re-
publican headquarters stating that
Benton Mcmillan, of Tennessee, has
been defeated for Congress. The Demo.
Gratis here disbelieve it, but if it should
turn out to be true. Henry G. Turner
is the only one Of the famous Demo
Gratis who framed the Wilson bill left
to battle for his party.