The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-08
Br,oxH.Asrs HANDSOME MAJORITY
House and Senate Practically Com
pletely Democratic.

pletely Democratic.
Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. THE re-
turns of the State election yesterday
continue to come in slowly. Up to Z
d. M complete figures had been re-
ceived from only five Of the forty-tive
counties, embracing only ~ OF the 632
election districts in the State. These
five counties gave BloXham, Democrat,
for Governor, 5000; Gunby, Repub-
lican, 1887, and Weeks, Populist, 665.
I'm 1892 the vote in the same counties
was: Mitchell. Democrat, 6,SS7; Bos-
kin. popuIist, 297. This shows a Demo
cratic loss Of 97i or IA per cent rs COM
pared with the previous election.
So far as heard from the election
passed off with absolute quiet and fair
ness i'm every part Of the State. The
effect of the Australian ballot system
was, as anticipated, TO keep illiterate
voters, particularly negroes, from the
polls in every county in which no local
contest existed TO arouse enthusiasm.
OF the sixty-eight members Of the
House OF Representatives, the Demo.
Gratis have NJ least siNty, and the
thirty-tvo members of the next Senate,
including sixteen hold-oyers, viii all
be Democrats.
In this county (DuvaD, most Of the
regular Democratic candidates for
county officers were defeated by the
candidates of boiling Democratic
faction Glenn Republican. was
chosen superintendent Of Public In
strtction over two Democratic conn
petitors.
Twelve counties complete. includ
ing 1T0 election districts, give Biloxi
ham. Democrat D.6s7. Gunby, Reptb-
liean, 9.GG2 Weeks, Populist, t110.
Same counties in lsD2 gave Mitchell.
Democrat, 1880, BoslSin, POpulist,
t,2Ts.
Tampa, Fla, Oct. Full returns
have been received from % out Of 20
precincts i'm Hillsboro county, and the
remaining precincts have scarcely
more than 100 votes in all. The Is dis
tricts give Bloxham / $3.50; Gunby, 49S;
Weeks, poi. The entire Democratic
county ticket is elected by large ma
iority, including the present Governor,
Henry H. Mitchell, for Clerk of the
Circuit Court.
Three hundred and .fifty-five pre-
cincts out of 632 in the State, including
sixteen counties complete and the re-
mainder scattering in fifteen addition
al counties, give Bloxham, Democrat,
10 600, Gunby, Republican, 6,421, and
Weeks, Populist, 1854. Bloxham's
plurality is estimated at $4,000 to $4,000
as against 23,755 for Mitchell, Demo
crat, over Boslxin, Populist in 1892
Complete returns from sixteen of the
As counties in Florida, including 243 of
the 632 election districts, give Biloxi
ham, Democrat, 1854; Gunby, Repub-
lican, 4,093, and Weeks, Populist, 1,511.
The same counties in 1892 gave Mitch
ell, Democrat, 14,sS2, and Boskin, Popu-
list. 1,747. The falling off in the Demo
cratic vote is 2,29S, or 1919 per cent.
The same proportionate throughout
the State will make the total Demo-
cratic vote about 27,O00 against 32,064
i'm 1892, and the combined opposition
vote, il the ratio so far indicated is
maintained, about 10000 against a
Populist vote of $500 four years ago.
CALL DEFEATED FOR SENATE.
The new legislature will elect a
United States Senator to succeed Will
llinson Call In joint session, 90 votes
will be cast, a hoId-over Senator having
recently died. AS closely as can be
estimated, 26 members favor Calls re-
election, 6S are against him, two are
doubtful and three are not reported.