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STEVENSON ON THE RESULT.
Business Depression, He says, 10 the Cause
of the Big Lsndsl ide

BLOOMINGTON, lila, Nov. 7.-Hon.
.Adai 4 stSeyeDson' SiIe-President. spent
home OF his brother John. meditating
upon the political events of yesterday, and
preparing TO attend the wedding OF =.
ieIhew which takes place tonight. 1t
was a dreary day, with leaden skies, and
a cold. drizzliDg rain. Mir. stevenson
when asked 10 state his opinion as to the
cduses leading up TO the Democratic de-
fsat Of yesterday, said:
result Is due In part TO the financial de-
preston which came upon the country
soon after the Inauguration of Mr.. Cleve-
land. While the Democrats We're IN no
way responsible Tor this, II ey were made
the scapegoats. 1t was also IN part due
TO the delay OF Congress In passing the
tariff bill. Had the bill become d law
ninety DAYS earlier than IL did, IL Is quite
probable that the business conditions Of
the country would have so adjusted them
selves that the political result would have
been different"
Mr.. Stevenson will depart from Bloom
ington this week fer Asheville, y. g.,
wnere he will Join his family who are
soJourning there. He will remain in the
South three weeks, gong thence TO WASH
ington.
CABINET MIMBEBs ARE STINT.
WASHINGTON, Nov. '7.--Prohably ow-
ing 10 the fact that they sat up late
last night, awaiting election returns, the
desks to-day. The President did not
come into lne city at all. but remained
quietly at Woodley, presumably at work
on his annual message TO Congress. A
number of pardon cases passed upon by
him came to the White House, In evidence
OF his attention TO public business during
the evening hours.
AS general rule, nobody occupying
prominent place IN the Administration
cared to talk for publication to-day re-
specting the election yesterday but they
did show some interest I'm hearing the
latest returns from districts and States
lelt in Some doubt when lie morning news
papers went to press.
The President has granted pardons in
the following cases: j. l.. Stripping, sem
fenced in Georgia to a years imprison-
Inent and fine, for mail fraud; III. T.
Gray, sentenced i'm Mississippi to fine and
conditional Imprisonment. for unlawful
liquor selling. Pardons have also been
granted 10 restore citizenship In the fol-
lowing cases: James Gilmore. sentenced
in Virginia to Il years imprisonment. for
violation Of the postal laws; Robert II .
Creel, sentenced In Alabama TO eighteen
months for counterfeiting
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ynE, yBRPIN PENNsYLVANIA.
The Republican. leet Iwsnty-Eirhso OF the
Thirty Conzt'ssmen.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. while the
ntrH0cratic National Committee claim
four congressman in Pennsylvania, the
fact remains that the Republicans have
aiectad twenty-eisht Of the thirty repre-
sentatives certain. OF the other two dis
tricts Frdrnan tDem.) is reelected In the
Hinth district by a greatly reduced ma
;;ori,y and in the Eighth district II viii
yyonnire the complete returns 10 decide
sobetber kirkpatrick Qtep) or Hart
'Hn,, \ has been chosen.
'EHIi. .ADELPHIA PA, Nov. T.-Iater
rsturns indicate that Kirkpatrick, Repub-
it'en defeats Hart, Democrat. in the
I'i@Fth congressional district by 800 ma
iH,sjtv Complete returns have now been
y.aajvad from every congressional district
~ The State. and the result is that the
me,oocrats ~ VIII have but one of the
tbirtV representatiy es from this State in
~, 1eyt House The lonely Democrat
q rrlman. OF the Ninth district. who
a. Elected by a majority OF 2.3J0 His
- - .toritv i'm 1892 was 1895.
In the last House the Democrats had
,on rembers from Pennsylvania
PHII.ADELPHIA, PA. Nov. Com
,iate returns received up TO midnight
fron, ali but half a dozen of the sixty
Zen counties in this State give Hast
ss nIurality OF 2S3.37s. gain of leg 63l
lIsS mr. is92. when Harrison's plurality was
&c 747.
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KINsiS POFULisIS BUhIED.
Tho Republicans Capture the Legislature
and Deieat Simp.on.

TOPEKA, KAS,. Nov. 7.-Complete re-
turns have not yet been received IRON
few counties, but as far as heard from
steady Repub iPan gains Is the rule. Con-
servative estimates, allowing liberal lee
way for Populist majorities III country
districts give the State to the hepuDIl-
cans by a plurality over the Populists OF
2OOOO There appears to be no doubt Dut
OF the seven congressional districts, with
the chances greatly in favor or their
winning the remaining one. ms gives
them seven congressman sure, lncludlhS
one from the state az ldree' sam os
five, with the probability OF gain OF
six. ,,
Chairman Breidenthal OF the People
party State Central Committee, Is not
yet willing TO concede the State 10 the
Republicans and continues 10 claim IL
by a small plurality, but Attorney-Gen-
eral Little (PopD, a candidate Tor re-
election, comedies his defeat ana that
of tine entire State ticket. Carefully re-
yised legislative estimates OF counties
heard from, together with returns al
ready received at Republican headqlar-
ters. show that eighty-seven Republican
members have been elected out OF 10,
the remaining thirty-nine oelng diViGsd
between Democrats and Populists. The
Populists and Democrats have Twenty-Five
hoid-over senators, and the Republicans
fifteen. This gives the Republicans ma
iority of thirty-nine on joint ballot.
Returns receiver up 10 II % ClOSh tlUih
the Seventh congressional district indi-
cate the election of Chester l. Long
GRenl over Jerry Simpson OPop.). The
Republicans also claim the election of
4 Hellls to Congress in the Sixth dis
trict by plurality Of at least 1909.
Frederick CRep), in the First; Miller,
IN the second. 1900; Kirkpatrick. in the
irhird 90. Curtis. i'm the Fourth, 5000,
and Caiderhead, in rhe seventh. $500.
TOPEKA. KAN, Nov. 7.-Chairman
RriedenthaI. OF the Peoples party State
Sormittee comedies the election OF the
oDti~e Repubncan State ticket. and six
~ The eight congressman. He also con-
cades that the Republicans have elected
a majority Of the Legislature, which VIII
elect senator.
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ILLINOIS IN THE CURRENT
Republicans Capture 20 Of the 22 Con-
gressionsl Districts

CHICAGO. Nov. Late returns show
that the Republicans have elected their
state ticket by plurality of at least
majorities ranging from 900 TO iO.Go0
The Legislature will be Republican in
beth branches by a majority OF from
?5 TO 40 on joint ballot This practically
insures the reelection of Cullom TO the
United States Senate.
For Congress. the Republicans have
captured twenty. and possibly twenty
one. Of the twenty-five districts. In the
sixteenth district +. Il. Donnell DemD
defeated General j. |. Rennicker by a
small majority. The third district chi
cago) will be in doubt until the official
count is made. The returns from five
precincts are missing. The incomplete
returns give Belknap CRepD 100 majority
over McCiann Ocm) As the missing pre-
circts are strongly Democratic. II IS
possible that Congressman McGann may
pull through.
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,ra,E or THE AOUSk" BEATEN.
uolman, Bynurn an" All the oth"r Demo-
,s,t. Bea On In Indiana.

r>-nIANAPOLIS, IND. Nov. 7.-Re-
turns received at Republican Committee
tulH59,,,arters tul this morning indicate that
heau3} enublicans will capture all the thir-
the ity Congressional districts by clean ma
tteer,ties. rhe only one in doubt Is the
l1eltIl.,'r,th district In the Fourth Watson
PIE 20 rrted stwo counties, and his defeat
mas s Rolman by at least 800 seems sure:
o. o. he Firth Cooper has been beaten, and
IN ne Third Tracewell Nts\l has pulled
~ ~ o,,yh by at least Loo. In the Sixth
Irlnnson Is elected without a doubt, and
he Seventh Henry has defeated By
H. Ia by at least e,to0 The returns from
nu nsi other districts are still meagre. From
NJ fgures already In, however. such
saIains are indicated that II is very doubt
ful II the Democrats VIII capture a single
ilongressman out OF the thirteen districts.
Returns from the State show that In
diana has gone Republican BY about 49,
eO. perhaps seoe. the Legislature being
surely Republican.
INDIANApOi md, Nov. 1.-The
Republicans carried Indiana b. UPWARDS
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THE WEST VIRGINIA SWEEP.
Wilson Defeated by over 2,OOO-Legisl' =
tue Safely ~ publican.

WHEELING. W. VA, Nov. THE
Democrats have not a plank from the
wreck i'm West Virginia. Returns COM
piled from non-partisan sources show
that the State Senate will be a tie and
the Republicans will have "A majority Of
nineteen i'm the next House of Delegates,
and making possible the passage Of bills
redistricting the state so that the Demo
Gratis will not again gain the ascendancy
for years. These returns are official with
one or two exceptions. and a Republican
senator will succeed Senator Camden.
4. The total OF Republican majorities in
the four districts Is over 5000. William
l.. Wilson is defeated by over 1000 in the
Second district This return is official
except from three small counties that are
estimated, and the result will not be
changed one hundred votes by the later
figures.
The Republicans carried the First dis
trict by over 4,5OO. electing b. B. Doyener;
the Third by 2,50O, electing James Ii.
Huling; the Fourth, by 1900 electing War
rem Miller.
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Owens Elected by 1IS Majority.

LEXINGTON, KY. Nov. --latest re-
turns I'm the Ashland district give owens
lis majority. as follows:
Majortties for owens Dem) )-Scott, 529;
Franklin. i3j; owen, 453; Oldham, 242.
Total 1859.
Maiorities for Denny Rep)-Fayette,
1.GO5. Woodford, IL: Bourbon, All; Henry,
IS. Total, l,5il.
Colstone (Rep) has over 5000 plurality
i'm the Eleventh district.
LEXINGTON. KY. Nov. Judge
George Denny, Jr., does not believe the
lis majority claimed by w. G. owens,
and in an Interview tonight said:
''I do not believe the vote Of owen coun-
ty has been officially reported. and when
the true returns are received owen $
majority in that county VIII be much
smaller
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Republicans HIVE the Senate. Too.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-Chairman
Babcock, of the Republican Congressional
Committee, claims that the Republicans
will organize the next United States sem
ate While the returns are incomplete,
his information is that the Tennessee
Legislature is Republican and Will send
a member OF that party TO succeed Har-
ris
Babcock also has dispatch stating
that Denny the Republican In the Seventh
Kentucky district, is elected by 20. Ills
election Is conceded by the Democrats by
is. This is the Ashland district. formerly
represented by Breckenridge.
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trict. is elected by 400 majority over

trict. is elected by 1000 majority over
".V"n S".n, 's: ,sa..,r:. TENN. Nov. 7.-Returns
from yesterdays election ,,;,n are coming aop, IN
mittee claim the reelection OF Governor
Turney By about 800 plurality; The re
pubicans claim Eyars Is elected. but con- con
cede that his majority viii be small. The
official vote will be necessary TO deter
mine the result. a..
Congress in the Third district Is defeat
ed bv Brown (Rep.) by at least 1000 ma
jority Returns from the Eighth con- con-
tion OF Enloe This estimate may be
changed by the official vote. The Legis-
ature is Democratic. -
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Nov. L.
Chairman Carroll. OF the Democratic
Evans his congratulations, and comedies
his election by at least 5000.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Nov. 7.-Chair-
man Faulkner received a dispatch to- TO,
Tennessee House of Repres sntatives,
stating that the legislature Is Democratic
by a majority and will elect Democratic
senator to succeed Senator Harris.
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Only One Democrat Elected to Congress-

BOSTON, Nov. T.-Greenhalge's plurali-
~ In Massachusetts Is nearly 70O0O. All
the Republican candidates for Congress
Is chosen except Fitzgerald, in the Ninth,
who has 300 plurality. The Legislature
is overwhelmingly Republican. Boston
sell. SS.023, against 29.327 and 39.Oi2 last
year a net Republican eain OF $50
The State OF Massachusetts,. with ten
small towns missing. give Greenhalge
1S6,S73, Richardson S,l0i Russell l23,2i6.
cities and towns I'm 1888 gave Greenhalge
1s9. i25. Russell 1j6.633. Banks 0.fl6. Green
halge's plurality, 32,S02. The missing
towns in 1898 gave Greenhalge AL plu-
ra litV.
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1HL FUUkIH Dl,thlC1.
McKsnpey Claims His EIsetion by . Saf
Mstor,ty-Ihs Figures.

PETERSBURG, VA. Nov. 7.-Special.-
The election yesterday and its results has
been much discussed here today. Inc
sweeping victory OF their party In New
York. The Democrats, on the other hand.
are much pleased with their success In
I saw Mr. william r. McKenney. the
Democratic candidate for Congress from
the Fourth district, late this afternoon.
when he told me that he was certainly
Here are the figures on which he based
Petersburg tofficiaD.l McKenney's ma
i Bruins wick toGiciaD, 2ss majority for
Msckienburg toffsciaD. LOS majority for
Amelia (estimatedD, 30 majority for
GreensviIIe Con,cIsD, 4 majority 70,
Prince Edward (ofsciaD. 80 majority for
Sottowsy ConiciaD. Sss majority for Nc
Prince George (ofrciaD. isi majority for
Dinwiddie Cestimated). 800 majority for
Lunenburg county gives McKenney .
sussex. IS, maybe 80 majority for Nc
Kenney; McKenBey. 27os; Thorpe, 1.<g0;
II TP0wSHATAN c3tRTHoUsE. VA,
Nov. 7.--speclai.-Five precincts heard
from gives Thorpe ReP,l se; Hobson
iett's 10 hear from now, which win gsys
Thorpe q ma jority OF " or 50 votes.
Cross Roads give Hobson ~: McKsn.
ney. a: Thorpe. az Bslinsad went solid
The county win give Thorpe sbou.- III
majority.
xxsxsY re WITNESS rus eevsr.
PETERSBURG. VA. Nov. 7.--Specisl-- -
Thirteen precincts IN Dlnwt16ie county
gave McKenney ~ mateetty. There are
two other precfnete tn the county ~
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M<JORITY IN OHIO e0O. 900
And the RepubiiPans Claim Every Consre".
sional District Nut Two.

COLUMBUS, o.. Nov. 7.-State Librar-
ian Smith, McKinley's closest adviser.
claims the State by 10000 plurality.
The news received by the Republican
committee last night, that nineteen Re
publican congressman had been elected,
was confirmed by the news OF to-day.
The districts not yet claimed by the Re
publicans are the Third and Fourth.
where the vote is very close. Sorg's cleo
tion is regarded as very doubtful In
the Third.
COLUMBUS. o.. Nov. THE returns
now show that the Republican plurality
In Ohio Is about l25,oo0 The Republicans
have elected nineteen Of the twenty-one
congressman beyond a doubt and possi-
bly, one other-W. ID. Davis. in the Fourth
district. The result there will be So close
that probably the official count will be
necessary 10 determine IL. Sorg Dem
Is elected i'm the Third district, on the
unofficial returns, By i53 votes.
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MISSOURI'S CHANGE or FRONT.
Republicans Elect Congressmsn ard the
Leeislaturv.

ST. LOUIS, MO, Nov 1T seems
likely that Missouri has joined the Re
publican ranks. Governor Stone CON
oedes that the next Legislature win be
Republican. All indications are that
the Republicans have elected eight con-
gressmon, and that Hatch. Bland. and
DCckery are among the defeated.
Van Horn (Rep.), at Kansas City, ad-
mits that he IS beaten by Tarsney on
the face of the returns. but viii contest
in the House.
Some of the counties. such as Billinger.
Democratic for twenty years. elected
Congressman Hatch. OF the First dis
trict is defeated by G. NJ. Clark RepD
by a small plurality. but Chairman Cook
does not coneede Hdteh's defeat.
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Iockyyood Lad Hill In New York

NEW YORK, Nov. THE following is
the total vote Of New York city for Gov
ernor:
Hin Dem) 1854; Morton Rep), /,
l23. 759: Wheeler Is. D.. S,7d; Matthews
Peop.). 1880; Mattchett Is. L), 4997
Baldwin Prohib.), S34.
The vote for Lieutenant Governor with
twenty-nine election districts missing. is:
Lockwood Dem), 129, Az Saxton Rep),
1880; Hewson CPeo), 15S3; Steer IS Id,
3.4i6; Miller Prohib.), 4S6.
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CLEAN SWEEP IN NEW JERSEY
All the Congressinsn Elected sad the Leg
al .tnra Repnhlicnn

TRENTON, n. j.. Nov. THE Repub-
licans made clean sweep of the con-
gressicnal delegation in this State, elect
ed the six State senators and 50 of the
90 assemblymen. The next Senate VIII
stand II Republicans and four Demo
Gratis. The House will stand 56 Republi-
cans and four Democrats. The Republican
ma jority on joint ballot will be 60, This
will insure the return OF a Republican
successor to John X. Mcpherson in the
United States Senate. Tie four Demo-
Gratis elected to the Senate are Richard
NJ Smart, Pierce Fleming and James
Usher, In Hudson. and w. G. Alphaugh'
in Hunterdon.
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The Dakotas Go Republican.

PIERRE, N. D., Nov. 7-Sheldon Rep)
IL elected Governor by 1900 plurality.
Both Republican candidates tor Congress
are elected and the Legislature is over
whelmingly Republican.
BISMARCK. n. D.. Nov. THE Repub-
leans have carried almost every county
In the State and win on Governor by
1900. Congres"u.an Johnson has 5000
more than Muir (Pop.), and Populists
and Democrats combined only get TWEEN
ty-two members of the Legislature.
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Rruublicans Win in Wyoming

CHEYENNE, WYOMING, Nov. I'm
complete returns from every county in
Wyoming show that Frank w Mondell
Republican candidate for Congress, will
have at least 300 plurality. Richards, for
Governor, and the rest OF the Republican
State ticket, will be elected by at least
1900 The Republicans will have thirty
nine of the fifty-ive members of the next
Legislature. insuring the election of both
senators
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AUSTIN, TEN, Nov. LIN the Eleventh
congressional district Noonan (Rep.) has
a majority over Houston tDem.D All the
other districts so Democrats.
AUSTIN. TEX, Nov. f.--Reliabie infor-
nation received at Democratic headquart-
ers tonight show that the Democrats
have carried every congressional district
I'm the State with the exception OF the
Twelfth. which will elect George Noonan
Rep.). The Democrats here will not con-
cede that.
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BOiH CLAIM TENN ESSEE.
The Oniclal Vote VIII bs Necessary to DE
termine the Result.

NASHVILLE. TENN. Nov. THE re-
turns from Tennessee indicate that Henry
Clay Evans NRepJ has been elected Gov
ernor over Peter Turney Dem.) the
present incumbent The Democrats car
ried the Fourth. Fifth, Sixth. Seventh,
Ninth and Tenth congressional districts.
One district. the Eighth. h stu in doubt.
Erfloe Dem) Is elected. The Democrats
will have a majority In the Legislature;
The election % Democratic United
States senator IL assured 10 the Demo-
Gratis. The Republicans claim that Evans;
for Governor, viii have a plurality or
about 5000.
MEMPHIS. TENN. Nov. 7.-Pstterson
Dem1 Of the Tenth congressional dis-
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OF 5000. capturing both branches o.
the LegislatI,re. They carry every one
of the thirteen congressional districts py
pluralities ranging from po, the figures
by which Holman is defeated. to l2Go.
ELKHART IND, Nov. 7.-Hon. James
s. Dodge. OF this city. has been an
nounced as a candidate for United States
senator TO succeed Senator Danfel w.
Voorhees,, as a result OF the poliueai re-
yersal I'm the Thirteenth district.
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every district. This result Is entirely un-
expected As now figured on. its effect
on the United States senatorial success
sion cannot yet be determined IL looks
as II every county has elected their Re-
publican ticket. as well as giving a plu-
raiity on the State ticket
The pluralities IN all congressional dts
tricts are piing up. and the smallest
majority received by a Republican can
didata will he 1900
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TIE FIRST DISTRICT.
Further Rsiurns DO Not show Any Chang"
In jones flurslity.

ACCoMAc COURTHOUSE, VA. Nov.
Especial returns from TINS eouii-
ty OF yesterdays election show tnat VII
liam A. Jones received, for 60 Isress,
BrIstow, fl6 For the amendment were
cast IA votes. against the amendment
IS votes. our people are not favorap'y
impressed with the Walton law. MOST vl
formality about II, while the negroes
don't comprchend ID.
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Utah Keeps Up with the Fa,h,on

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. Nov. L
Unofficial returns. which will not be ma
terially changed by the official count.
show that the Republicans have carried
Utah by l,Vo, that being the approximate
plurality OF Cannon over Rawlins Dem)
for Congress. The Republicans will also
probably control the Constitutional con-
yention.
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DETROIT. MICH, Nov. THE next
entirely OF Republicans The Republican
State Central Committee has received
full returns from every representative
and senatorial district In tho State. and
~ Republicans have been siactsA u
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Mississippi stands Firm.

JACKSON. MISS, Nov. 7--Later re-
turns confirm the reports that all the
Democratic congressman were elected.
Denny. in the Sixth district, was given
the closest run by Hathorn. The Popu-
lists have made wonderful gains over the
last eleC tion.
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
The Principles Involved-Ihe Greater
New York" Scheme Adopted.

NEW YORK, Nov. THE adoption of
the cor rStitutional amendments. of which
there is little question, establishes the
following principles;
Laws authorizing pool-selllng and all
forms of gambling are prohibited.
Election and registration boards
throughout the State must be bipartisan
No public money shall be granted to
seCtartan schcClS,
The legislature is forbidden to enact
laws limiting damages for injuries re-
sultine In death.
Personal registration is not to b. re-
QuirCd in towns Of fewer than 5000 inhab-
itapts
Public officers shall not accept passes
on railroads or franks from telegraph
and telephone companies.
cities are divided into three classes
The time which must elapse before an
alien can vote after the grant or citlzen-
ship is increased from ten 10 ninety
QaVS,
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Okiaaoma Elects a Rrnuh,,,.a, 4,

GUTHRIE, OKLA. Nov. f.-Returns
from the major portion OF the Territory
makes IL positive that Flynn H2ep.). dele
gate 10 Congress, will have fully 5000
ma iori.y.
The Territorial Legislature will be close.
with the balance OF power in che hands