The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-11-22
ELECTION NEWS,
Results of Official Returns-GoSsip
in General
CALIFORNIA.

4 h6EUTUS UAVS VOIHc III 80 StOWty bOH Toiuob
mountain Counties that it Is Impossible to tel
accurately how large will be the plurality @
the Democratic candidate for Governor. 1t viii
not be far from 1000. though it is plai
that this plurality Budd owes to manipulation
of votes in San Francisco. There are man.
signs of crookedness, and the Republicans ma.
demand an official recount
COLORADO.
The returns from the Second Congressional
District show that Bell is elected. He is TIT
only nominee for high Office elected who i
| not Republican.
KENTUCKY.
| The official vote in the Seventh District
compared by Secretary of State Headley, gives
Owens. DEM. plurality of 10l. Total vote
cast: Owens. DEM. Is CIT; Denny, Rep, Is, 576
| Johnson, Pop 262; Finnell. Pro-, 554. 1t il
said at Frankfort that Denny has employed
| attorneys contest the seat.
The official count in the Tenth District
shows Joe NJ. Kendall is elected over N. II.
Hopkins, Rep This makes Kentucky,s dele
CATION stand six Democrats to Eve Repub-
licans.
MARYLAND.
There was Prohibition candidate in each
of the Congressional Districts, who received
the following vote: b. P. Miles, in the First,
got 2.72S; Parker. in the Second, 1876; Glnck,
IN the Third. SO; Prentiss, in the Fourth, GIL !;
Silk in the Fifth, 483; and Shoemaker. in the
Sixth, 1907. Total. 7.465.
Three hundred and fifty employees OF the
Chrome Works, in Baltimore have received an
advance of 10 per cent. in their wages, the
result of the Republican victory.
MISSOURI.
Official returns from Congressional Districts
show the election of 10 Republican and five
Democratic Congressman.
NEpRAeYA
Holcomb's plurality on the face of the returns
was 300. The talk among Republicans of
contestng his election on the ground of fraud
has been revived, and the Republican State
Central Committee will file the necessary papers
before Nov. 26.
While the Republicans elected only 60 men,
bers of the Legislature in 1892. without q
fusion opposition, this year they elected
So. The Legislature stands: House-Repub-
licans. u; Democrats, z; Populists, 81. Sem
ate-Republicans. 81; Populists g. Thus there
only seven Democratic members of the
Legislature out of 1873.
Que of the best signs Of the whole contest
and one that cannot be wholly appreciated by
a people who have not been accustomed to Pop
ulist fanaiicism, is that the farmers and old
soldiers have returned by the thousands to the
Republican party. Next year the Populist
party will be a small remnant.
NEW JERSEY
canvass Of the New Jersey Legislature
shows that SO of the ~ Republican members
in favor of Gen. William j. Sewell for
United States Senator.
The war between the Democratic and Repub-
lican Boards of Freehoders for control of the
Government OF Mercer County came to sud-
den end by back ing down from their position
by the Democrats. The quo warranto case to
determine the status of the bodies was about
to be argued in the Supreme Court, when
counsel Tor the Democrats advised their clients
to give 1t up, and the Republican Board has
assumed full power. The contest has tied up
affairs for year.
NEW YORK.
Complete returns show the vote for Governor
as: Morton. 66s. 712; Hill. SHASTA. Morton's
plurality l53 S35. The official vote of New
York City for Mayor is: William L. Strong,
Republican. 1908; Hugh j. Grant. Tammany,
10S.77S; Lucien Sanial. Socialist, 7,18I.
Gov..elect Morton's account of campaign ex-
penses is AZ follows: Republican State Commit
tee. $4,000. of which $500 was paid to the
New York County Committee; l.. II. Vail
member of the State Committee from Dutciess
County, So. 500; Rhiuebeck Town Committee
$500; pastors, $40; sundries, $3.50; total,
$I9.790.
NORTH CAROLINA.
The official returns show the Democratic
vote TO be $4,000 short. Chairman Marion But
Ter estimates that 81. 900 votes were cast by the
Populists in this State. The best Democratic
estimate is that not over half as many were cast
By that party. The Fusionists and Repnbli-
cans together east close upon lao 600 votes and
the Democrats 10000. Republican Chairman
Hcl,on said the Fusion majority is 10000 and
that the Fusonists have 30 Senators and 20
members of the House. Official returns show
that Republicans have elected seven out of I2
Solicitors in the Second. Fourth, Sixth, Elev-
enth. aud Twelfth Districts.
PENNSYLVANIA.
The offci returns have been received from
all the Counties of Pennsylvania of the vote
cast for State officers and Congressmen-at-large.
The aggregate vote polled for Governor 952 SS5.
of which Hastings received 574.sO1, and
Singerly 333.404; Hawiey. Prohibitionist,
23,443; Altman, Peoples, 19,464; Grundy,
Socialist Labor, 1873 Hastings's plurality is
24l 1897. Lieutenant Governor-Lyon, Repub-
lican, 564 1893; Killing, Democrat, 332 465.
Auditor General-Mylin, Republican, 569511
Magee 3d. 233 Secretary of Internal Affairs
Laita. Republican, SOS. 700; Greenland, Demo-
crat. 800. 769.
Three Republican clubs have Endorsed the
candidacy of Samuel IL. Ashbridge for the
nomination for Mayor.
TENNESSEE.
Evans, Republican, has 1854 plurality for
Governor of Tennessee over Turney.
VIRGINIA.
Official returns received at Richmond show
grand total vote of 21l. 739; for Democratic
candidates, 112.34S; for Republican, 81. 1913:
for Populist, l0,20l. No account has been
out Four Republicans will contest for seats
in