Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-06
THE ELECTIONS.

can by increased pluralities, 9 xcepting
Mississippi. Kentucky is in doubt,
with both parties claiming it, and the
chances are in favor of the republicans.
Here is the roll of republican plurali-
New York, 10000; Ohio, 100000;
Pennsylvania, 100 600; lows, $4,000;
New Jersey, $4,000; Massachusetts,,
60 600.
The election in Virginia yesterday
was for one-half the Senate twenty
members-and the entire House of 100
members. The vote, as rule, was
very small, and less than the usual in
terest was manifested. The fight,
where there we're contests that
amounted to anything, was between
the democrats on the one side and the
popu' lists and republicans posing to-
/. gether as advocates of fairer elections
gu the other. The returns 80 far re-
ceived show that the democrats
have elected not less than three
fourths of both houses of the Leg
islature There have been some strik-
ing surprises. ]. B. stovall Qep.) is
elected in Halifax. Botetourt, dem
ocratic stronghold. elects an anti-demo-
crat and so does Louisa. D M. Lee, a
brother of General Fitzhugh Lee, is de-
feated by Rogers, republican, in Stat
ford and King George. Northumber-
land and Westmoreland elect a re-
publican, and Mecklenburg an anti
democrat. Colonel Cstlett Gibson
Gnd in Culpeper, is defeated by the
straightout democrat by an over
whelming majority. Staunton and Vi
entity go to the honest election candi-
dates. Richmond city went over
whelmingly democratic. Mason (dem.) J,
for the State Senate from the Thirty.
sixth district, Is elected over Rose
(rep.). King George, with one pre-
cinct to hear from, gives Mason 50 ma
jority. Northumberland, as far as
heard from, gives Mason II majority
with two precincts to hear from. Re-
turns from Westmoreland give Mason
A majority. Mason's estimate MAORI
~ in the district is about 500.
10 Fairfax James E. Willard, demo-
cratic candidate for the House of Dele
gates, was elected by an overwhelming
majority. Cowdop, independent, did
not have over 100 votes in the entire
county.
G. G. Galleher, democratic nomi-
nee, YVES elected to the House of Dele
gates from Prince William county with
out opposition. Capt. Mushbach re-
c.ived the vote of the county for the
Senate, there being no opposition.
A very light vote was polled in
Lou loun county. Hon. j. T. Ryan,
democrat, for House of Delegates, was
elected by almost the usual majority
over his republican opponent, II. F.
Gaver. Major Hatcher had no oppo.
siion for House of Delegates from
Loudoun and Fauquier.
In Orange county c. G. Taliaferro
democrat, was elected over A. r. Jones,
populist, by large majority.
A small vote was cast in Fauquier.
The democrats had no opposition.
Lynchburg gave Clements, democrat.
over billiard, honest elections candidate
for the State Senate, majority of 341,
a loss of 500. Petersburg, Charlottes-
Vile, Lexington, Norfolk, Portsmouth,
Fredericksburg, also went democratic.
DIR. Quesenberry, a well.known ex.
democratic member of the Senate, was
defeated for the house in Caroline.
| Returns from Page county give R. S.
Parks, democrat, for the House of
Delegates from Page and Rappahan.
mock counties 1877 majority over A. ].
Shler, Independent democrat Kappa
hammock county gives Parks about 400
majority.
S. S. Thomas, democratic candidate
for House of Delegates, and E. H. jack
son, candidate for Senate, have q ma
j1rity of about three hundred in Clarke
county.
In Shenandoah the indications are
that Brenaman, democrat, is defeated
by Sager, republican, by 200 majority.
In the Shenandoah and Fredericksburg
Senatorial district McCune, republican,
was elected, Purcell and Walton having
divided the democratic vote.
For the first time since the war Mary
and has been carried by the rrpubli-
can party. With the assistance Of the
anti German democrats they swept the
State and Lowndes is elected governor
over Hurst by about 10000 majority.
In Baltimore the republicans made
gains which ever exceeded their fond
est expectations. Even the municipal
ticket including the mayor is elected
by good majority. The democrats
will hardly have more than FIVE mem.
bers OF the city council which has here
tofore been strongly democratic on
joint convention. Among the repub!i-
cans elected is a colored physician.
In the political landslide which has
taken place the republicans will also
have the Legislature. which will elect
republican q. S. Senator to succeed
Mr.. Gibson.
In New York city Tammany won
victory by about $4,000, and New
York city went democratic for secre-
tary of State BY Al 900, but the repub-
licans came down to the Bronx with
over 100000 votes to spare. In the
Tenth congressional district, that city,
Amos ]. Cummings, democrat, was
elected, but his success was plainly
due to his personal popularity. OF the
fifty Senators in the State the democrats
elected only sixteen, and of the $50 as
semblymen, only forty-six. The SEN
ate elected yesterday will have part
10 the selection of successor to David
B. Hill, and it is plain that he will not
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