Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-11-07
vIRGINIA'S MAJORITY FOR DEMOC-
RACY.
The State will Send Eight Democrats
to Washington If Not Nine.

TO Washington If Not Nine.
Richmond, Va, Nov. 4-Virginia
has gone democratic by from $4,000 to
$1,000. Majorities by districts are es.
timated as follows:
DEMOCRATIC MAJoRITIES.
First District. ................4, 00C
Second District. ................2 GOO
Third District. ...................4 a, 0OC
Fourth District. ...... .............2 ,00C
Fifth District. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. zoe
Sixth District. Observation-Disclosures SOC
Seventh District. ................2, SOC
Eighth District. Observation-Disclosures, 3D. OC
REPUBLICAN MAJoRITIES.
Ninth District about. ..........1,0 0O
Tenth District about. ..........1 ,2OO
Democrats do not concede the loss
of the Tenth. Mr.. Flood claim that
he is elected, but all indications
point to the success of Yost.
The republicans claim the Fifth
district by small majority.
Returns are somewhat meagre from
some districts, but it is not likely that
the result will be materially changed.
1t was more apparent to day than
last night that the democrats lost
heavily in some of the white counties
and gained largely in counties hay
ing negro majorities. The republi
cans and gold democrats allege fraud,
and they will certainly contest in the
Second. Third, Fourth and Fifth
districts.
Conferences have been going on all
day. It is understood that mandamus
proceedings against the county and
city returning boards will be begun
at once to prevent them from count
ing the returns.
A big legal fight will be inaugarated
at once to test the constitutionality
of the Parker law. 1t is said the re-
publicans and democrats will plan at
once to cooperate in this State next
year, and make the election laws the
issue. They hope, it is said, to have
the populists with them, but the
democrats will probably ask the
populists to fuse with them.
Richmond, Va, Nov. six
hundred and fifteen precincts, in
Guiding all the cities, and partial re-
turns from siXty-eight counties give
net democratic plurality of 1900.
This represents about two, fifths of
the State. At this ratio. Bryan's
plurality will be 81, 800. Later returns
from the Second Congressional Dis
trict favor Young, democrat, with
York, Charles City, and Surry coun-
ties yet to hear from. Youngs
majority over Wise is S25.
FIRST DISTRICT.
ESSEN.
Tappahannock: At O'Clock p. H.,
indications are that Bryan, Sewell,
and Jones have carried this county
by a larger majority than in 1882.
Democratic gains in this precinct will
swell the majority 100.
GLOUCESTER.
Gloucester H. Gloucester county
gives Bryan 270 and Jones 457 major
ity. Palmer received five votes and
lowering one. The vote was not
large. Many ballots were improperly
marked. This is democratic gain.
NORTHUMBERLAND AND LANCASTER
Warsaw: With one precinct to hear
from Jones, for Congress, has 121 ma
iority in Northumberland, and Bryan
81. Jones carries Lancaster by 729
majority over Tyler. Bryan has 500
majority. This is large democratic
gain.
NORTHAMPTON.
Eastville. The following majorities
received by the different candidates
at the precincts named: Eastville-
Bryan, so; Jones, Bayview-Bryan,
81; Jones, 80; Cape Charles-Bryan,
&; Jones, "a; Observation-Disclosures,
SS; Jones, 43; Capeville II
Jones, IS. The majority for Bryan
and Jones in the county will proba
bly, reach $50 with the precincts not
yet heard from. A heavy democratic
gain.
SPoTsYLvANIA, WEsTMoRELAND, AMI
RICHMOND.
fredericksburg Brent's Mill,
Soptsylvania county, give Mckinley
10 and Tyler IS majority, republi-
can gain of 40 over vote of 1892. Al
Summit, this county, Bryan and Nc
Kinley tie, and Tyler gets 10 ma
jority, democratic gain of 40 votes
Spotsylvania Courthouse gives Bryan
90 ma ority, and Jones, "a, demo
cratic loss, 81 votes. Charlottesville
precinct, Spotsylvania county, gives
Bryan, 146; Mckinley, 118; Jones, 145;
Tyler, ia. Bryan's majority, 2S;
Jones's, 31-a democratic loss. West
moreland gives Mckinley 1919 and
Tyler SO majority, respectively. Rich
mond county gives Mckinley ma
iority. and Jones 1876 majority.