The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-05
BY A GOOD MAJORITY
Mr. William A. Young Is Certainly
Elected to Congress.
he LEADS BRYAN BY SEVERAL HUNDRED
All tho Counties In she District
Have Becn Heard From but
Charles City and They GiyeIYoung
HeIority or 2,60s, Brynn's
Majority is 1850.

Yesterday was day of reactions
From early morn to the liquidescent eve.
the sleepy-eyed but still excited public
thronged the thoroughfares Of the city.
talked politics, dreamed politics and
read politics. Even when it rained, no
one heard any remark upon the weather
Inc Vlrginian office was headquarters
Tor the news. 1t was the only paper
IN me city which gave the public the
benefit of its excellent and complete ser
vice every important dispatch being
puiiet'ned and It's appearance hailed
by me hundreds with unique though
typical demonstrations of approval or
uisapproval. according To the sentiment
or The crowd and the nature OF the tele-
gram
Among the thousands who read the
nuiletlns i'll front of the Virginian Office
there was Il decided vein of expectation
ana very evident hope that the predIc-
lions of Mcl<inley's election We're pre-
mature and ill-founded. 1t was certain
, ,t IN claiming the earth for him the
MAJORS friends had bitten off more'n
they could chaw," and would be com,
PEELED. in the face of later returns. to
uisgorgc many of the enormous maiori-
.leS they had taken unto themselves
mhhiedlately upon the close of the polls
Tuesday evening.
III this anticipation they were not
disappointed. Every succeeding dis
patch either reduced Republican ma
jority or wiped ii out altogether With
every lick or the instrument some alb
snrd claim was destroyed
First. Missouri. which had been mn
nounced as overwhelmingly Republican,
was conceded to the Democrats Then
came telegram stating that Kansas,
whlch had been given the Republicans.
WAS conceded by the State chairman To
DE Close. In short while came another
telegram announcing that Kansas was
safely Democratic. and the crowd went
wild.
Nehraska, claimed of course by the
Republicans early in the night Inter
was found To be I'm the Democratic col
umn Presently came Chairman Jones'
telegram TO the effect that BRYAN was
certainly elected and that Indiana was
SAFE Tor him, Republican dispatches to
.ne contrary, Notwithstanding. This
caused stampede of cheering and
some one asked II Hanna owned Tho.
wires.
Tennessee. conceded by n New York
democratic paper to be Republican mi
me carry part OF the night, was found
10 pe democratic by 10000. And so il
went throughout the day. the spectn-
Tors drawing inspiration and encourage
ment as the hours passed, and engerly
lsnatchinS the Nirginian's extras as fa st
coulu ne handed out or distributed by
newsboys. ~
All kilograms received from the Soc
ond district were extremely encourage
ing To the friends OF Mr. Young and lend
10 the belief that he will be elected NV
an even larger majority than was antic-
ipated. There has been already consid-
cradle talk among his opponents of n
contest, they naming all kinds and
classes of reasons for the same. but il
Is thought that the Democratic ma
Jority will be amply large to carry him
through. and il there is any contest he
VIII have the best of it, with odds
Following are two tables giving The
result from the Second district rs far
as have been received up to 80 o'clucIi
this morning. Returns have been \rr,.
slow coming in and it has been imposs;i
ble To obtain figures from several of the
counties.
The first table gives the vote from the
precincts which have been heard from
with totals. The second table gives the
malorities of the Presidential n nj Con
Sressional candidates in the several
counties. AS the second table e,nhrnces
reports from oil the counties except one
.tCharles City, ii is nearly complete. and
the total majorities shown therein for
Bryan and Young may be acc aprad MS
approximately final:
Table OF Nnjorities In Second District