The herald., 1896-10-08
ELECTIONS IN THE SOUTH
Returns From Florida Come in
Very Slowly
DEMOCRATS ALL ELECTED
Georgia Returns Are Still Slower to Be
TabuIated
So Far as Reports Are Received Every
County in the State Shows In
creased Democratic Majority


JACKSONVILLlI, Fla, Oct. THE
returns Of yesterdays state election con-
tinue to come in slowly. Up to o'clock
tonight complete figures he'd been re-
ceved from only five out of the forty
five counties, embracing seventy-two of
the 632 election districts in the state.
These five counties give Eloxam (Dem-
ocraD for governor, 6026; Gunby Gre
publican), 1873; and Weeks (Populist)
6e5
In 1892 the vote in the same counties
was: Mitchell (Democrat), 6937; Bos-
kins (Populist), 297. This shows Dem
ocratic loss Of 971, or IA per cent as COM
pared with the previous election.
So far as heard from the election
passed off with absolute quiet In every
part of the state. The effect of the
Australian system was. as anticipated,
to keep illiterate voters ard particu-
larly negroes. from the polls. OF the
sixty-eight members of the house of
representatives., the Democrats have at
least sixty, and thirty-two members of
the next state senate and sixteen hold
overs who are Democrats. Ia this county
OuvaD most of the regular Democratic
candidates for county offices were de-
feated by the candidates of boiling
Democratic faction. Glenn (Republi-
CAM was chosen superintendent of pub
lie Instruction over two Democratic COM
petitors.
Full returns have been received at
Tampa from twenty-five out of twenty
nine precincts in Hilisboro county and
the remaining precincts have scarcely
| more than 100 votes in all. The twenty
five districts give Bloxham, 1889; Gun
by, 49S; Weeks. 201 The entire Demo-
cratic county ticket is elected by large
majority.
IN GEORGIA.
| ATLANTA, Ca. Oct. 7.-Voting began
throughout Georgia at Z o'clock this
morning for governor, ard full state
ticket.
, AUGUSTA, Ca, Oct. THE election
| in Georgia was great surprise. Fusion
develops great strength Atkinson, the
! present governor, ran 20 per cent bAIind
| his ticket. His majority will barely be
| 10000. The A. P. A. s are beaten in Sa-'
vannah. The country counties are re-
ported as voting strongly for Wright,
| the Prohibition Populist candidate.
SLOW BULLETINS.
ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. 7-Thirty-two
counties give an estimated Democratic
gain of 1866. The chairman of the state
Democratic executive committee, Mr.. A.
e. Clay, says:
I'VE have carried the state by between
$4,000 and 10000 majority. The Populists
have not carried twenty counties out of
1877 in the state, and they have lost many
of the counties they carried in 1894"
The first sixteen counties heard from
| show Democratic gain of 943 in the vote
| for Atkinson Democrat for governor
over his vote in the aine counties in 1892.
| Cowetta, Atkinson's home courty, shows
Democratic gain of 372.
| Twenty-six counties give net Demo-
cratic gain of 1884.
| Thirty-seven counties, leaving 100 to
| be heard from, yield a gain of 6193 for
the Democrats. At this ratio the state
will give Atkinson majority Of 1882.
| ATKINSON ELECTED.
ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. w H. At
kinson Democrat, is reelected by a ma
| jority of not less than $4,000, which is
| all liCTedse VI oVVV oNei lic pal ~ MA
jority Of two years ago. The situation
at midnight was very complex, and the
result is largely guesswork. Fulton
county, in which this city is situated,
has given Atkinson majority of 1000,
where two years ago it gave a majority
of 1900. Blbb county this year gives a
majority of 600, and two years ago it
gave the Democrats majority of 5000.
In the Tenth district, which is the home
of Tom Watson, the Democratic major
ity has dropped from 5000 to 1000. 1t IS
generally considered, however, that At
kinson has carried the state by at least
$4,000, and the returns are expected by
his friends to show that he has major
ity of $4,000. This, if true, will mean
that the balance of, the ticket has been
successful by majorities of 10000.
AN ELECTION ROW.
ELGERTON, Ca, Oct. 7.-At the polls
this morning quarrel arose, and Will
Mayfield shot and seriously wounded
Bud Sanders Tom Wall shot I. G. Swift
| in the arm and shoulder The young men
are well known in this section. One Of
the parties to the affray was Democrat
| and the other Populist.
Hayfleld and Wall are both in Jail.
Swift is not hurt seriously and Sanders
may get we'll. There was no riot, only
an ordinary election day quarrel.
LINCOLN-DOUGLAS
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