The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-11-10
TIE FALL ELECTIONS.
RESULT FTHEVARiOUS ELECTIONS
HELDLAST WEEK.

duced In Several Ststes.
The Democratic victory in the first
municipal election held in Greater
New York was sweeping one The
entire Democrs,ic ticket hesded Rob,
ert A. Van Wyck for Mayor was elec.
ted by a large majority over the hide
pendent ard Republican tickets. The
following is tie vote received bJ the
three leading ca0diGstes for Mayor:
Van Wyck, Democrat, 235, 1Sl: Low,
Independent. las, SIS; Tracy, Repub-
Ecan, 1O1, ,S23. This gives Van Wyck
plurality Of Sc, Gus ever Low aud
13S, 35S over Tracy.
The excitement in the city was very
great. At right the whole city was
alive to the occasion. Bulletin bcsrds,
ssarchlights, newspaper extras, read-
ers on the stages of scores Of theatres,
7old the story OF the election. The
juoilsnt hso recourse to the discordant
ish horn for expression of their JOY,
while the saloons closed during the
hours while the voting ives IN pro-
sress, did business On scale toat pro-
missed to compensate for the period OF
enforced thirst. noisy ard brilliantly
illuminated. The enthusiasm IL the
vicinity of Tammapy Hall was partic-
ularly great.
The attraction of the newspaper bull
letin boards for the crowds was not s
whit less than it was last year, pres,
idential election. The spaces IN front
of the bulletins were filed with peo.
pie, leaving only narrow lanes through
which men, women and children
pushed one smother until they got out
st the ends. Then they breathed freer
and adjusted their clothing. With
very few exceptions, every morning
AID evening psper in the city had
bulletin boards II front of Its main
Office, while some had them st their
branches. Some had two and three
big white sheets stretched IN front OF
their buildings, displaying, with their
election figures, photos and colored
views and the pictures OF the candl-
dates.
City hsll square was living mass.
From the south side CT Nassau street
to the park IN front OF the city hall
there were bat two lanes in the enor
nous mass OF people. and these lanes
were just wide enough for one man to
get through. When the people tried
to pass one another there was pushing
and showing, and much grunting and
some bad words, but IN general the
crowd was good-natured and good
tempered.
NEBRASKA STANDS BY BRYAN.
From the fusion headquarters in
Omaha the following was given out
at midnight:
I'VE rave carried Nebraska for the
fusion ticket by a plurality of from
toenty TO twenty-five thousand. To,
gether With the magnificent victory
for the state ticket, we have carried
majority OF the county tickets. The
causes leading TO the result is deter.
mination on the part of the people of
Nebraska to demand better money
through the unlimited coinage Of gold
and silver.
(Signed) 81. 81. Edmistop,
Chairman"
The Republicans concede the State
to the fusionists.
IOWA STICKS TO HANNA.
The returns from Iowa indicate that
the State has gone Republican by
about Is, 900 plurality, which is con.
siderable of the majority the state
gave Mckinley last year. The Repub-
Iicans will have a good working ms
jority in the Legislature. The senate
mas so members, 3S are Republicans
and 10 Populists and Democrats; the
house 100 members-Repub blicans 81 !;
Populists and Democrats 80. The Re-
pubicans lost four members in the
senate and II in the house. The Re
publican plurality last year was 65,-
522. Two years ago it was SO, GOO for
Drake for governor.
A CLEAN SWEEP IN KENTUCKY.
There is little interest in the size Of
the silver Democratic majority in
Kentucky, as it is conceded to be some
where in the neighborhood of Is eco.
The Democrats have won or increased
their vote everywhere TIE efforts q!
fusion between the Republicans and
Gold Democrats in local contests fail
ed signa!ly, chiefly because the mass
es would not support the fusion tick.
cts. The Democrats secured good
majority in the Legislature. Most Of
the goldbug Democrats voted the Re
publican ticket with the hope OF de-
featipg the regular Democrats.
NEW YORK STATE DEMOCRATIC.
Returns from all the counties IN
New York indicate plurality OF more
than So, 600 for Alton B. Parker, De-
mocratic candidate for chief Judge Of
the court of appeals. The State Legis-
lature remains Republican. The sena-
tors hold over, and the new house OF
assembly stands SIS Republicans to IS
Democrats. In the present senate the
Republican majority is 80; in the
house rs. The special election in the
Third congressional djs;ric', Brooklyn,
resulted in victory for Edmund &.
briggs, Democrat, over VIM. a. Prem
dergast.
MASSACHUSETTS STILL IN THE MIRE.
The Republicans carried Massachu-
sets by a reduced majority over last
years votes. TIE tremendous ms Jor-
ity which last year elected Governor
Wolcott fell off considerably, while
George Fred Williams, the Democrat
ic leader, also suffered, but not nearly
as much. Last year the Republicans,
after vigorous campaign on nation
al issues, rolled up vote Of 25S, 600,
but such was the lack Of interest this
yesr that the vote fell to 164, 600, a
plurality OF SIS. 900 over Williams.
KANSAS GOES WRONG.
The Kansas returns show that in 49
counties the Republicans have elected
all or nearly all Of their candidates
for county Offices. In Il counties the
fuslonists have elected all or nearly
all of their andidates. In 25 counties
Offices are about equally divided be-
tween the tusionists and the Repuoli-
cans. In one county straight Demo