Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-11-10
DEMOCRATIC DEFEAT.
Republicans Smeen the Country.


Arkansas returns full Democratic
delegation to Congress.
Mississippi returns a full Demo
cratic delegation to Congress.
California elects democratic
Governor and one Congressman.
The Republicans gained three Con-
gressmen in the State of Maryland.
The vote in Florida was light. The
Democrats elected both Congress
men.
Delaware has elected republican
Governor, Congressman and Legls
lature.
South Carolina, instead of having
a Republican Congressman, Will seha
n solid delegation of Democrats.
The Republicans elected their
State ticket in Connecticut. Con
gresham DeForest, Democrat, was
defeated.
Massachusetts elected a full Repub-
lican delegation to Congress, Dem
ocratic loss of four. The Republican
State ticket was also elected by
about 10000 majority.
Texas gave the usual majority for
the Democratic State ticket ana
elected a full Democratic delegation
TO Congress. According TO later re-
turns one republican is elected,
The latest returns from Montana
indicate that the Republicans have
a majority on joint ballot in the
Legislature. This insures the cleo
ton of two Republican United States
Senators.
While the Democratic National
Committee claim four congressman
in PENNSYLVANIA, the fact remains
that the Republicans have elected
twenty eight of the thirty Represen-
tatives certain.
The free-silver Democratic-popu-
list-fusion ticket in Nebraska was
elected and probably carried the leg
islature, insuring the election OF Con
gresham Bryan to the Senate iii
place of Mr.. Henderson.
The returns now show that the
Republican plurality in Ohio is about
1S5. 900. The Republicans have elected
nineteen of the twentv-one Congress
men beyond Il doubt, and possibly
one other-W. D. Davis, in the
Fourth district.
The greatest political landslide in
the history of Kentucky occurred
Tuesday. Four Democratic candi-
date were defeated, while the re
turns show TWO more districts IN
doubt, with the vote favoring the
Republican candidates.
The Republicans carried Indiana
bv upwards of 10000, capturing both
branches of the Legislatures. They
carry every one of the thirteen Con-
eressional districts by pluralities
ranging from 400, the figures by
which Holman IS defeated to $4,000.
Missouri it is claimed has joined
the Republican ranks. Gov. Stone
comedies that the next Legislature
will be Republican. Every thing IN
dicates that they have elected eight
Congressman. The Democrats have
the majority in Senate and on joint
ballot.
The returns from Tennessee indi-
cate that Henry Clay Evans, Repub-
lican, has been elected Governor over
Peter Turney, Democrat, the present
incumbent The Democrats will have
safe majority in the Legislature
and the election of a Democrat to
the United States Senate is assured
to the Democrats.
The Republicans .,dmit that the
: Democrat e11ertcCS VIII receive certl-
fcates. The Republicans will con-
test the first, second and third dis
tricts in the city region. Later re-
turns are that the Congressional
delegation is solidly democratic.
; Senator Hill comedies the election
of ex-Vice- President Levi P. Morton,
his Republican opponent for Gov
ernor Of New York, by 10000 major
ity. The anti-Tammany ticket in
New York city, headed by Col. Will
liam L. Strong, Republican, for
Mayor, was elected by 10, 900 majority.
The Republicans elected thirty
Congressman, gain Of fifteen.
The next Legislature of Michigan
will be entirely of Republicans. Tie
Republican State Central Committee
has received full returns from every
representative district in the State,
and announce positively that the
Republicans have been elected in
every district. This was unexpected.
1t was not figured on and its effect
on the United States Sentorial con-
test cannot be determined.
The Republican State ticket in
Illinois was elected. The Democrats
concede it by 5000 to 10000 major
itv. Cook county, including Chic
ago, gave the usual Republican
majority Of 10000. The Republicans
claim to have elected sixteen Con-
gressmen and a majority of the
Legislature, insuring a Republican
successor to Senator Cullum, Re.
publican.
The Democrats in North Carolina
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judicial tickets, at least seven out of
the nine Congressman aud majority
of the Legislature, which will elect
two United States Senators. Later
returns are that the fusionists COM
posed of republicans and populists
have captured the Senate and prob
ably the House also, and six of the
nine Congressman.
The Republicans made clean
sweep of the Congressional dele
CATION in New Jersey, elected the
six State Senators and lifty-six of the
sixty Assemblymen. The next Sen
ate will stand seventeen Republicans
and four Democrats. The House
will stand fifty-six Republicans and
four Democrats. The Republican
majority on joint ballot is So. This
will insure the return of Republ
can Senator TO succeed Mcpherson
in the United States Senate.