Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-24
STATE ELECTIONS.

Elections were held in the various
towns and counties and some of the
cities in the State yesterday, which re-
suited in the main in favor of the DEM
ocrats, and were very quietly con-
Quoted.
In Accomac, as far as can be ascer-
tanned, all the candidates nominated at
the recent primaries were elected, near
ly all of them without opposition.
Augusta goes democratic.
In Winchester three republican coun-
cilmen, and one democrat were elect.
ed. For city treasurer the republican
candidate had no opposition.
The Lynchburg election resulted in
democratic victory without opposi-
ton.
10 Lexington the election resulted in
the re. election OF Hon. John w. Haugh.
awout, demo crat, mayor by a plurality
of 119 over Deavor, republican, and
Charlton, independent democrat. May
or Haughswout, Familiarity known as
"Old Huck," has been reelected six
terms. He is seventy-nine years old
and wide-awake business man. The
council elected is by solid democratic.
At Charlottesville the election for
members of the city council was devoid
of interest. All the democratic nomi-
nees were elected without opposition.
The Warrenton town and Fauquier
county elections resulted as follows /:
John B. Spilman. democrat, Mayor,
with solid democratic council; Robert
Wbitacre, sheriff; j. T. Jeffries, common
wealth attorney and Hugh Hamilton,
treasurer.
J. w. Porterf-ld, independent, car
ried Radford city over A. Robinson,
the present incumbent, and democratic
nominee, by ITO majority.
1t is generally conceded that the en-
tire democratic ticket is elected in
Henrico. Myer Angle, well-known
democratic politician, and one of the
constables were arrested on the charge
of attempting to deceive a negro voter.
Returns from Norfolk county indi-
cate the election of the fusion ticket by
from 500 to 1000 majority. In Ports
mouth the municipal ticket nominated
in the democratic primary was elected
by large majority.
Returns from Orange indicate the re-
election of John G. Williams over W.
w. Burgess for commonwealth attor-
ney by 500 majority, and reelection of
W. n. Ricketts, over 3. w. Munday
for sheriff by 800 msjority. E. w.
Voolfolk for treasurer had no opposi-
ton.
There was no opposition to the reg
ular democratic nominees for the coun-
ty officesIin Loudoun, accordingly a
very small vote was polled.
In Prince William Westwood Hutch
inson was elected treasurer; ]. B.
Thornton, commonwealth attorney;
J.P. Leachman, sheriff; r. 81. Hooe,
commissioner of revenue in district No.
l, and L. E. Gossom, in district No. 2.
All were nominees of the democratic
party, and had no opposition.
Ia Culpeper c. NJ. Waite was elected
mayor. w. j. Shotwell, recorder, asses
sor and treasurer, and NJ. B. Hansbor
ough, sergeant. In the county election
the principal contest was between S.
Russell Smith and P. E. Jones for
treasurer, John L. Jefries common
wealth's attorney and A. w. Pulliam
sheriff, having no opposition. The in.
dications are that Smith is elected
treasurer by large majority.
In Warren Arthur L. Warthen was
eie ted commissioner OF the revenue
over T. V. Leach, w. w. Compton
sheriff over c. W. Lake, and N. G.
Richardson was elected treasurer, and
E. II. Jackson commemorative attor-
ney. The last two had no opposition.