The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-04
The State Goes Democratic by
From 10000 to 10000.
A FULL VOTE WAS POLLED
Johnston Elected Governor by
An Increased Majority.
A HEAVY DEMOCRATIC GAIN
The PopuIists Have Not Yet Given
Up and Claim that Goodwin is
Elected by Some 10000
Majority.


Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 3.-Returns
from the State elections are Just be-
ginning to come in and it is impossi-
bic now to give any figures. The re-
ports so far show Democratic gains and
bear out the claims of the State COM
mittee of Johnston's election by a
much larger majority than Oates re-
ceived two years ago.The Populists do
not yet give up, and claim that Good
wyn will carry the State by 10000 ma
jority.
The State Democratic committee, af-
ter diligent inquiry, estimate that the
State will go for johnson by from
forty to fifty thousand majority. The
POpulist committee claims the State
by $4,000. In Montgomery county the
whites polled full vote, having cast
about ninety per cent of the votes
polled.
1t is stated that the Republican
leaders sent out word to the negroes
not to vote.
AT noon about one-half the votes of
were largely in the majority in vot-
ing. For tine first three hours very
few negroes voted, but they later voted
in large numbers, and large percent
age voted the straight Democratic.
ticket. No trouble is reported from
any part of the State, and reports re-
ceiyed here indicate that a full Demo-
cratic vote was polled in every county.
The size of the Democratic majority
seems TO be about all that remains in
doubt with regard to the result. Be-
cause of the slow process of counting
the votes under the new ballot law, re-
| turns are necessarily slow in coming
in, but there is no doubt of a complete
Democratic victory. Incomplete re-
turns from about half the counties so
| far received indicate Democratic gains
| in all but Mobile and Macon. In the
| former, the Democrats appear to have
| lost some 500 votes.
REPUBLICANS GIVE II UP.
Birmingham, Ala, August AT II
o'clock tonight VIM. Vaughan, chair
man of the Republican State central
committee, made the following state
meEt:
The news of the election in this
State is meagre and nothing like an
accurate estimate can be made. But
| it is evident that the returns Will give
| Joseph +. Johnston, Democratic can
| didate for Governor, a majority of some
| twenty thousand. The usual count-out
has evidently been resorted to in or
der TO defeat Congressman A. II. Good
wyn, the candidate of the Populists
and Republicans for Governor. BY
this means the Democrats will prob
ably secure the State Legislature. The
Goodwin State ticket has doubtless
carried a considerable majority of the
counties where the white voters are
in the majority and the Democrats
majority of the black counties.
HONEST ELECTIONS THE ISSUE.
Birmingham, Ala, August 3.-The
silver question has not been the main
issue in the Alabama campaign. Both
candidates were resting on a demand
for free silver, but the real issue has
been the question of honest elections.
Capt. Johnston, the Democratic
nominee for Governor was a candi-
date before the convention of 1894. He
was defeated, but supported the Dem
ocratic ticket. This year Jonston cap
tured the party machine, secured the
nomination for Governor and had the
party pledged to the free coinage of
silver. Many of Johnston's support
ers inside the party are opposed to
the free coinage of silver, but sup
ported Johnston in order to destroy
the old machine. Goodwin, the NOM
inee of the fusion ticket, left the Dem
ocratic party in 1892 and was active
in the campaign of 1894 against the
Democratic ticket
The Populist convention nominated
GOODWIN for Governor on platform
declaring for honest elections, free sill
yer and a tariff on revenue basis.
The main issue has been the demand
for honest elections and on this issue
the Republicans have supported the
Populist ticket. Many administration
Democrats would not support john
ston, but others have supported the
State ticket, declaring that they desire
to retain the State government with
the Democrats, but will not support
Bryan.
A careful estimate at 10 p. m. from
reports received so far, Indicate that
Johnston has carried4S counties and
Goodwin IA, with four in doubt.
Johnston's apparent majority is about
10000.