The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-04
DEMOCRATIC GAINS.
Size of the Majority All That Rema
IN Doubt.

Size of the Majority All That Remains
IN Doubt.
Memphis, Tenn. August S.--The Com
mercial Appeals Birmingham, Ala. spec
ial says:
The SIZE of the democratic majority
seems To be about all that remains in
doubt with regard to tho result of To-
days State election. because of the slow
process of count for the votes uu Ter the
new ballot system. the returns are slow
in coming In, but there is no doubt of Il
complete democratic victory.
incomplete returns from about half the
counties so far received indicate demo-
cratic gains In all Int Macon and Mobile
I'm the latter the democrats appear to
have lost some 800 votes by Stly-At-nomes
nut the county ~ sun in the democratic
column by 300 majority. In Macon coun-
", which gave Oates a majority of 500
IN 1871, Tho result Is close and doubtful
The democrats on the other hand have
cnrricd Tuscaloosa county nv 1oGO major
lily. 1t gave kolh Pm majority TWO years
ago. Marshall county, which went fer
kolh by 600, IS close and probably dem
ocratic. Ice county, which. had a poppy
Chambers county. with loo majority for
folb in 1892, is in the democratic column.
fayettc, another populist county. is in
In tho counties which Governor oates
carried TWO years ago there has heen
increased democratic major. ties 50 lar as
heard from, except two.
In the black belt every county will roll
up its usual large democratic majority.
ranging from 300 to Goon each. jefferson,
which gave Oates less than 21. " III Vc
Johnston probably 600 The same is true
In nearly every North Alabama county.
In this sec,ion. where the plpulisis arc
stronger than anywhere N the state
they appear TO have lost heavily. Negroes
in North Alabama generally voted FIR
Goodwin, but the number Of populists
who voted for Johnston was larger than
the negro voac cast for Goodwin.
Captain Johnston tonight said that he
stands 10 his original figures Of ioV1n u
the lowest cstmstc Of his minority. From
reports which he has received he feol'
like increasn g these figures 10 5000 with
two-thirds of the legislator democratic.
state Democratic Chairman Knox to
night sad: "Johnson's maj 1rlIY is nrnb
,wo years ago, which was 27'lo), think
we have the legislature by an increased
ma lor1ty'
the chairman vns not on hand. The ser-
rctary, Frank Baltzelle, said: eve have
received no returns whatever from the
STATE. We feel that il We have had q
fair count Goodwin has won. The, size o;
his majority Will be governed ny tine
number of votes the democrats steal. ]
am not prepared 10 give out my figures,
but | believe We will carry COUNTESS MAJ
Oates got two years ago. we eHpect the
horseback mails TO show Goodwn's cleo
ton" ,..,,a.
said he believed Goodwin would nav,
fra,,, II Of0 10 1000 mai ority. but he had
soon no returns on which 20 base rs
him which was founded altogether on
opinion. ,,.,,. ,,.,,.,,ar chairman
q tba rnnubliran State centrahcommittee,
made the following statement; c..
..,rho news Of the election in the state
Is mcagre and nothing IKE an hcc ,,l, :,
nsti,note can be made. But II Is evidenl
sa ~ re,urns will give Johnston a
mai orIty of at least 2oNo.