The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-08
OCTOBER ELECTIONS.
Georgia Sends Back An Answer to
the State of Maine
SHE ROLLS UP FORTY THOUSAND.
Splendid Gains Were Made in Nearly
Every County.
LIE LEGISLATURE is DEMOCRATIC.
Fusionists and Popuiis,s BADLY showed
Undor-Florida Also Gives Notice
That Sho Is Democratic.
LEGISLATURE is DEMOCRATIC

| ". Y H.
| son. democrat is re-ole-,a1 rover,or nv
a majority of not less thar $500 ana
which Is an increase OF eoco over the pnrtv
majority of two wears nro rho sltna,ion
ii, ,,oini,-,+ 49,. -, ,,,.,.,,,,,,, 49,, 49,,
/ -. ""' wy '""l''"A "ai" ''''
| result iS largely g1ivSswork. Fulton coun-
| ty. In which this city ia situated has
| ,r,ye, ,,,,,,, -. -. - - -.
bN'" A'N'hsoi MATURITY OF w" WheFe
Two years ago IT gave a majority Of 1900.
s,, o,,i ,,,,, -, No., a. -, -.
WV anu wv years ago II EHNo ,he u-'ho-
,rict, which is the home OF Thomas Wat
.or mo d,r,oer,,t, ,,,,,,.,,,. 49,, ,,.,..'.,,,,
su''' '''" u'i''o ,e "''lo'''y mas dropped
however. that Atkinson has carried I'M,
STAT, Inv -, lc,a, * 40, asa, ia ro,,r,s az,
has a majority of Is coD This IL tru, yvpl
80 ,ha. 49,, ,.,I',a - 80, w..
been successful by u majority OF 1900.
Memphis Tenn, october The Com
merclal-Apneal's snecinl from Atlnuta
80,
c,a...,. .,. -.
"'.
9'nNS " ~ rinei"s ct'ns' me ucihocra's
have won signal victory, AT midnight
returns received from n hip minority of
the counties indicate plurality for Gov
error A'hihsoh 'i'e'i') oil So'"V or perhaps
7VV"
1t has been the boast of The opposition
that Atkinson's majority would be cut
d,,-, ,.o,, a., or o,n -, 49,. - =
iSve,.v nnssthlo Nicn,oo, ~ 1919 v"ts az,
e,itp''iCl n'9 "cIn a,rhEcu against inc
The populirs combined with the prohi-
bitonists and the campaign they have
maue mas been from the first very vigor
Gus one. Ihey have mad many active
cities lle Ameilcah IrorctlVe association
mas been Ilghune, Atktnson from one end
o. , Inc ' S,ate 10 tne otheE NE repubiican
t;,,t, ""r r uv'H uSiiih i"'.uShSc IN w
w ,g and Keeping down the democratic
BE National erfect witch Ccorr{,,s an
swcr to Maine and Vermont might have.
The gold democrats worked against the
state ticket. The returns point 70 almost
Nniform democratic game. Whenever
+ierc mas been a democratic loss the de
.Ie4Se mas ueeh IuI simply anu holoiN
to local rasons. Atklnson's plurality is
stare ticket, The other house oineers go
irtsin,,,y ~, arD 'I,e'l
cratic rha norry.ts may hive to,r MON
nv OP"""'s '"iS ""' ,'"' "''"'
r rs m tne - nste ai,u tnH M, a.h o'to'
In the house the porulis;s VIII have about
- VI '''e '''
Atlanta. October 7.-Returns from this
nNultOp) county. with ono wnrd missinlr
'" V""'' ~" ' ~
give Atklnson II maJorlty OF W. II V "s,i-
mated that ne mhlorlty con'siet. WI DE
liu'' l. u. rii'ltr u'i''pv' VIC n'a , ~
tween -'"o ana 'V'r",
Augusta Ga. October THE election in
c,oor,t, v,a great surnrlso Fusion de.
49, $50, ,.,,a,,,,,, ,,,t,,,,, ~.
Vclop'i great Stlrnsm' Nth'uSNn' W,
present goFcrnor Van - per cent nrhind
ms tNkSt. ms haJo'l'y WI naraN c pe
lo~W. thT ,,N :. - 'iie p'"'rn ~ H.
trtcts are fepoiIeh NnIihS suroi,sN i1r
M,us'T Wv
Atlanta October 7.--Thlrty-two counties
,i,,, .,,t,,atod not domocr,tir cain Of