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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-03

islature is absolutely safe for the Re
publicans on Joint ballot. thus nsuring
the recollection Of Mark Hanna no the
Senate. and cOnceding the Democrats
everything which they claim in the Legis-
lature outside Of Cleveland, the Repub-
licans stil have a majority on joint ball
lot OF seven votes.
"The Republican majority In the Logisla-
ture will be from u 10 &c."
SAYS MLEAN.
NEW YORK. Nov 2.-FOrmer Con-
gresham Tom l.. Johnson. Of ONO. said
tonight:
AS 10 the result I'm Ohio my opinion
T. that IL defeats Mclean. AT least TWEEN
ty-five Democrats elected TO the Legis-
lature will be against him. regardless Of
the caucus They have been pledged Ia
vote against him and that defeats him.
As TO what brought about the result, 10
is a swing OF the pendueum back 10
Democratic victory IL has been "A good
deal accelerated By FOrakers opposition
TO Hanna. but for the fact that the peO-
pie did not understand that Democratic
Legislature would not elect Mclean, the
Democratic majority would have been
much larger.
CINCINNATI. O.. Nov. 2.-The follow
ing are the complete returns from all the
-recincts Of Hamilton county 10 the b0r-
der:
bushnell Rep). for Governor 41.l2l:
Chapman DemD. for Governor 3yGll.
Bushnells plurality. l.J5l. On the lcgis-
lative ticket Cohen (FusiOn) received IL
80 votes Harris. on senatorial ticket,
was the highest Republican on the ticket
30 $50 votes. Cohcn's majority, 1917. The
other fusion candidates on the legislative
ticket ran very nearly up 10 Cohen $
majority. Candidates on the fusiOnlsts'
county ticket had majOrlties Of from 300
to upwards OF 5000.
CLEVELAND o.. Nov. With returns
from about one-fifth Of the precincts In
Bushnell (Rcp.) will carry CuyahOga cOun-
ty by 5000. This also will elect three Re
publican senators and nine Republicans
In the Legislature.
OhiO-3l4 precincts. more than one-tenth
of the State. shows 1899 majority for
Bushnell. against 7,OSG for Mckinley.
The Plain Dealer makes the following
statement at 1n.30 tonight.
THE Republican legislative ticket Is
running 10 Der cent. behind the State
ticket. and the State ticket is losing in
Cleveland an average OF % per cent. This
detection will reduce the Republican plu-
ralitv 10 a close margin. though II Is
probabie that the Republican State and
Igislative tickets will be elected. Suni-
cient returns are In 10 Indicate that the
Republicans will carry Cuyahoga county,
Senator Hanna's home by a meagre plu-
C0IIIMRUs. o.. Nov. The complete
returns in Columbus: Eighty-eight pre-
cincts give Bushnell (Rep), for Governor.
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their Joy. while the saloons closed during
the hours while the voting was IN pro-
gress. did business on a scale that prom
ised 10 COMPENSATE for the period Of en-
forced thirst.
The city was noisy and brilliantly illu-
minated The enthusiasm in the vicinity
or Tammany Hall was particularly great.
GEORGE \ FAILURE.
Whatever might have been the result
had Henry George survived the cam
paign. the elections earliest returns were
that the substitution Of the son for the
father as mayoralty candidate on the
Thomas jefferson Democracy had proved
a failure from any but the sentimental
point. In fact. the George candidacy has
made but a begcarly showing, scarcely
per cent Of the votes in New York city
counted mp 10 o'clock having been cast
for the son Of the author OF Progress
AMI Poverty
The George vote possibly suffered by the
failure Of the Supervisors of election 10
supply a large number Of the precincts
with pastors TO attach to the voting pa.
pers The law requires that in the event
OF the death Of a candidate before the
date Of the election, and after the vot-
ing papers have been printed, there shall
be printed and supplied 10 each precinct
papers upon which is printed the name
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the state and Legislature with such per-
slstencv that it will require the ofiical
count at least 10 get one or the other 10
conccde defeat.
Incomplete returns Indicate the cleo
tion Of the Republican State ticket by
twelve thousand bat the result on the
Legislature is so close that no definite
figures can be given out tonight The
Democrats claim confidently the majority
Am both branches Of the Legislature, but
Give mo figures on the number Of repre-
eontatives or senators. The Republicans
claim dftv-four representatives and seven
teen senators sure. or seveniy-one votes
on ioint ballot. seventy-throe being ne
cessary to elect senator.
WATCHING THE COUNT.
Ont of the hve State senator's yet 10
boar from the Republicans claim three,
"a that the result on the Legislature can
NOT ne determined until all the doubtful
counties and districts are heard from.
RON sides are watching the count very
carefully. especially on the legislative
candidates that are in doubt.
Tile change from the result Of last
,,ear shows that the Democrats have
Gained largely. except In Cleveland The
Gins in Cincinnati and Columbus were
very large. The Republicans gained I'm
tho rural district, but most Of the changes
u,oro due 10 the stay az home vote in the
rural districts which was fully i per
cent.
Al 10 =. NJ the Democratic State Com
mittee claimed the election Of their State
ticket nv from 5000 % 1000 plurality. and
n majority Of the Legislature on Joint bal
lot
No figures are given on the thirty-six
ctote senators or 100 Representatives. but
n ,vae claimed that the Republican loss Of
fourteen members Of the legislature I'm
uan,tlton county would insure Demo-
cratic control OF the Legislature. The
Democrats also claimed the twelve men,
bors of the Legislature from Cuyahoga
county. which includes the home OF SEN
,rbe Republican Committee comedies
tho loss Of Hamilton county. but claimed
that there were not sufficient returns
from Cleveland on which TO base an esti-
mate.
from Hamilton and eight from Cuvahoga
the Republicans cannot hope to carry the
state They state they had antIcipated
losses in the cities on account OF local
eohts on bosssm and other factions
HEAVY RAINS
heavy continuous rain prevailed all
dov and this no doubt affected tho rural
vote. The Republican gains seem 10 como
from the rural Democratic counties ana
the Democratic gains from the Repub!i-
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4 Thorough Organization" Man and
Loyal TO Tammany nan.

Robert 4. Van Wvck. who has just been
elected Mayor Of the ncwly-created city
of Greater New York. IS at pre- nc
Judge of the city court of New York city.
He is 4 thorough and steadfast organ
ization" man. supporting Tammany az
an times and under all hazards.
Ii is said ne -as chosen from among
other candidates for the mayoralty on ac-
count Of his tested loyalty 10 the views
and wishes of the leaders OF that organi-
lie was never before a candidate for
any Office except for judge OF the city
court.
For this nc was defeated IN 1881. elected
in 1859 and in 1893.
He made no speeches during tho cam
paign Just closed. and is not known IN
connection with any matters relating 10
the municipality or New York, under the
scheme Of its enlargement.
His election was not due to his per-
sonalty. but solety TO the support OF
Richard Croker. ,.
The nomination or Van Wyck, which
controlled in an arbitrary manner py
Croker gave rise to much bitterness IN
pammanv and many of the members
went over 10 Henry George 81, as
nrotest. but they did not stick 10 the op-
position after the death of the leader.
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can counties in which the larger cities
are located.
The Republicans at this hour do not
concede the loss OF the State or Of the
control Of the Legislature. but admit that
the result will be very close on both.
owing TO the condition Of the roads the
bicycle couriers are having trouble IN rem
dering prompt service that was expected
from the rural precincts.
AT u.a o'clock tonight Democratic
managers az their state headquarters
had not changed their earlier claims on
the election OF Chapman as Governor
and on securing a majority on JOINT bai-
lots in the legislature for Senator.
No definite figures were given out ana II
was conceded that some doubtful counties
and senatorial districts had not been
heard from on the vote for members Of
the Legislature.
Chairman Nash. at the Republican
headquarters would not give out any
statement. but his assistants who were
tabulating the returns announced that
Bushnell was elected Governor and that
the entire Republican ticket was elected
by from 5000 to 1900
The first returns came from the cities
and the Republicans claimed almost UNI
form gains from the rural districts.
From the Republican headquarters AT
this hour they are more confident OF
victory by a most decisive plurality on the
State ticket claiming a majority OF the
lO9 representatives but no definite figures
are given BY either the counties for rep
rcsontatives or the senatorial districts
This county Franklin) gave Mckinley
a plurality Of 2.200 last year II gives
the Democratic State ticket thls year a
plurality of 1000 and elects the entre
Democratic ticket, the only close vote
being for sheriff.
CLAIMS OF CHAIRMEN.
At II o'clock Chairman McCohNiile'
made the following statement
"To the Associated Press
~ claim the Legislature as DemocrauS
nv safe majorities in both branches, Sue
that the entire Democratic S'a'e ''No'
Is elected by a good pluIanlS
Chairman
s,nce midnight the following was given
o,,t rom Republican state headquarters
ITO the Associated Press:
II think Bushnell has been reelected
Governor By from 1900 to l9'VD plurallty'
we have elected As of the 50 Representa-
tiyes. and II Of the SO state Senators GER
tain. assuring us OF II votes on the Jolnt
ballot. 7s votes being necessary TO elect
"A Senator.
I'VE have u doubtful counties unheard
from i'm which we expect 10 elect Il more
Republicans There are three more
doubtful Senatorial Districts unheard
from. I'm which five states Senators are TO
be elected. and from which we will GER
tainly elect three Senators. We claim the
election OF the entire Republican state
ticket. and a majority in each branch OF
the General Assembly
This was also given out later:
Governor Bushnell and the entire Re
publican ticket is elected in ohio by
about 5000 plurality Later information
may increase the figures given. The Leg
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vrw roRK STATE REpuB1TCAN.
Rain Keeps Many voters from the Polls
Parker Probably Elected,


NEW YORK. Nov. Rain which pre-
vailed all over the State. lad the effect
Of keeping many Of the country voters
away from the polls. The result is ap-
parent i'm the reduced majoritits given IN
conceded Republican districts 10 VIII
liam J. Wallace. the Republican nomi-
nee for chief Judge Of the Court OF APP
meals as compared with the plurality
Inv which the same districts were carried
last wear. In many districts the pluralities
Of a year ago are reduced nearly one
half and I'm "a few that have been report
ed IS the falling Off Of less than p per
cent.
Conceding to Judge Parker Demo
craD a majority of 10000 in Greater New
York. IT is probable that he has won In
the State
The returns for assemblymen are on
tirely lacking I'm the Greater New York
districts, owing TO the large number OF
candidates whose votes must be counted
before the assembly nominees are reach
ed and the results here will probably not
be known until tomorrow.
Outside Of Greater New York with thir-
teen districts 10 be heard from. dispatches
to the Associated Press show the cleo
ton of sixty-one Republicans and seven
teen Democrats This it is believed, In
sures the election OF Republican control
Of the assembly whatever may be the re-
suit i'm Greater New York districts
At il o'clock Republican State Chair
man HaCkett declared that from dis
patches received from assembly districts
over the State. the Republicans had a
working majority I'm the Assembly.
BINGHAMTON. \. Y, Nov. Jerome
Dewitt Dem) was elected Mayor of
Binghamton over George r Green (Rep)
by over 500 majority. Eight Democratic
aldermen out Of thirteen are elected.
BUFFALO. y. y. Nov. DIR. Conrad
debit has been elected Mayor by a ma
ioritv of at least COCO
OSWEGO. y. Y. Nov. 2-John Higgins
CRep) was elected Mayor by 70 majority
in a vote of 100
SUFFOLK. n. y. Nov. An estimate
made ON the returns received up 10 :
y. NJ this evening In Suffolk county indi-
cate a plurality Of 1000 IN the county for
Wallace.
This county in 1895 gave Palmer a plu-
rality Of 2.3i2 for Secretary Of state. Last
vear Blacks plurality for Governor was
J.2sS.
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FORETGN VIEWS.
The London Press ON the Result IN
Greater New York.

Greater New foih'
LONDON. Nov 2.-All the morning pa
pers print special kilograms from New
York city. giving the result Of the cleo
ton. ,-,,..
the election Of Judge Van Wyck as the
first Mayor Of Greater New York, says:
"It Is clear that a majority Of the
Democrats who Mr.. George Wouio nave
rallied 10 his standard. drlited nack' lh
the confusion due 10 his deatn. 10 lam
MANY camp while the inahilliy or lhe
Repiiblicans and the reformers 70 come
~ terms has practically given the game
10 skilled Tammany machine men.
"If Nfr Low had been elected an in
teresting experiment would have been
tried though even stronger man IMAM
no might have found himseh oVer-master-
ed by his environments. go
"Ve know what use Tammany VIII
,,,l,o ~ its victory. The merchants and
i,ankers the wise and cultivated men.
Tho honest and philanthropic citizens will
he os inpotent under Croker's domination
as the Hungarian patriots were unner
Metternich's benumbing rule. and VINO
can deny that the people love to have ~
gO7'
rbe Dailv Chronicle also attributes
rrdee Van Wvck's election 70 the death
of Henry George. and to the fact that the
Republican party, though nominally hos
tile TO Tammany. "really depends for its
existence on secret working alliance
with the sachems who follow Croker's
lead"
While expressing regret and disanpoint-
ment al the result the Daily Chronicle
would heartily congratulate the New
York reformers and their distinguished
standardhearer on the conduct Of cam
naign which will be prominent in Ameri-
can history.
The Daily News says:
"The Republican machine has declined
to immediate itself on the altar Of good
government The only chance for De-
mo,racy coming ont well from its trial
in New York. lay i'm the defeat Of the
party system: party disciplinc and parry
loyalty are not easily broken.
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uaRY1AyD RETURNS MEAGRE.
Republicans Win in Baitimore-Nothing
Else DcGnite.

BALTIMORE. Nov. 2.-The Repubh-
cans have elected their municipal ucke,
i'm Baltimore by maiorities rangins rom
1000 10 COCO but the state ticket is in
doubt and there Is some reason ior Pc
lieving that the Democrats have carried
the Legislature. and that United States
Senator German may succeed hlmseh.
Official returns from the state are OF the
most meagre and unsatisfactory charac-
ter. so that even the chairman OF the
State Central Committee hesitates TO eN-
press an unqualified opinion as To the re-
suit on the state and legislative tickets.
A conservative estimate, based on par
tial returns. indicate that the Democrats
have sixty votes on joint ballot, while me
Republicans will have fifty-seven' Ihe
list of delegates and senator's elected TO-
day by each party will probably be as
follows:
pubhcans-Alleghany 6. Anne Arun-
del. a. Baltimore city 10. Charles g.
Frederick :. Garret 3. Hartford l. fnnco
George T. Somerset 3. Total, ~.
Democrats-R Baltimore county, s. cal
vert. 3. Caroline B. Carroll 4. Cecil T.
Dorchester 4. Hartford 4. Howard ?. Kent
2, Montgomery 4. queen Annes .. 81
Marys g. Talbot 4. Wicomico 3, Washins-
ton A. Worcester 4. Total. o.
There are twelve hold over senator's
Of which nine are Republicans and three
Democrats When these are added 10
the list Of those chosen to-day the total
will be Republicans 81. Democrats 3d. AS
an offset 10 this estimate. Chairman
Scott. of the Republican state Central
Committee. issued the following state
ment:
II am very we'll satisfied with the re-
suit So far as heard from We have car
riod Baltimore city. including the three
legislative districts by az least 5000 ma
iority and our advices from the state
indicates that the Republicans will send
a successor to Mr.. German TO the United
Sts,es Senate.
BALTIMORE. Nov. 30 A. M.-Tho
Baltimore sun says the indications are
that the Republicans have elected a SuIi-
cient number Of members with the hold
overs 10 give them n majority ON Joint
ballot In the next Legislature
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The returns up to o'clock this morn
ing show the result Of the election yes
tcrday i'm Ohio and Maryland 10 be in
great doubt, neither side apparently hav-
ing information upon which to base their
claims Of victory. Interest was centered,
next to Greater New York on these two
States. as the complexion Of the Legs-
latures will decide whether Hanna and
German are returned to the United States
Senate.
The vote was generally light in other
States. rain keeping many from voting
all over the country Local issues were
involved I'm most States.
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The Democratic Majority in The Lssis
lature Large.
The VOTE WAS VERY SMALL,
The Republican State Ticket Made e Re
spectacle Showing In the White Coun-
ties, but In the Black Belt the Ne
groes Wore Notified by the OPP
posing Faction Not To Vote
and They stayed Away
from the Polls.

Th. election in Virginia yesterday re-
suited in the choice OF Major J. Hoga
Tyler for Governor. Hon. Edward Echois
for Ideutenant-Governo and Hon. A. J.
Montague for Attoney-General
The General Assembly will be almost
unanimously Democratic.
There was small vote pollod. Tylers
vote will be less than % per cent OF that
cast for Bryan. II is most difficult
thing to estimate his majority. 1t viii be
certainly 5O,o0O. judging from last nights
returns.
HOW MCAULL RAN.
McCaull ran we'll in most OF the West.
ern counties, hut I'm those having negro
majorities. he made very poor showing.
According TO the returns sent 10 The
Times last night. McCaull carried only
STAFFORD. Surry and Alloghany counties.
and several precincts In those counties
had not been heard from. The colored
Republicans didn't go 10 the polls. for the
anti-McCaull faction In circulars told
them not 10 vote.
All OF the Senatorial and House Dis
tricts from which anything like com
plete reports were received. appear to
have gone Democratic There are some
i'm which IL will probably require the oiii-
clal vote 10 determine the result.
FINE SERVICE.
The Times dispatches cover every sec
tion OF the State that could be reached
by telegraph or telephone, and the figures
presented this morning are almost the
most complete ever published here tha
morning after State election.
The Times list of members elected 70 the
Legislature will prove 10 be very nearly
If not entirely. correct.
IL will ho observed by reading the re-
turns. that the Legislative figths were he,
tween Democrats and straighiout Repub-
licans-Populist and Independent candi-
dates did not develop any strength.
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sIrprRvTsORs NEGLIGENCE.

ballot over the loiHt VI th' vliSiit"' i4N'''
ince
SUPERVISORS NEGLIGENCE.
Although I'm the case Of the Thomas
Jefferson Domocracy's ticket the per
son substituted was Of the same name
as the candidate who died-Henry George
the Electoral BOARD held that the let
ter of the law should be observed, and
pastors were ordered printed and dis
tributed In the prescribed manner.
As already stated. the distribution was
not done i'm all cases. and consequently
voters were under the necessity OF writ
ing i'm the name of the second Henry
George or voting the ticket as it stood.
neither Of which. it is claimed. was
literal compliance with the law.
In some cases citizens intending to vote
for Henry George would not do SO fear
ing that the attemnt would only result
i'm the vitiating Of the ballot as "A whole.
II has been held in previOuE cases of a
somewhat similar character that the evil
dent intent of the voter should be con-
sidered by the Judges and the vote count
ed as regular and this rule has in all
probability been followed i'm many cases
to-day.
While no figures have been received for
congressman in the Third district, II IS
probable that Willial II. Pandergast
iKfN.l rs tltCttOs
AROUND BULLETINS.
The attraction of the newspaper boards
for the crowds was not whit less than
II was last year-a presidential electloh.
The spaces in front of the bulletins were
filled with people. leaving only narrow
lanes through which men. women and
children passed on. and only got ont at
the ends. Then they breathe0 freer ana
adjusted their clothing.
With very few exceptions every morn
ing and evening paper in the city had
bulletin boards in front OF its main Office,
while some had them at their branches.
Two or three big white sheets stretched
i'm front of their buildings. displaying with
their election figures photographs ana coll
ored views and pictures of the candidates.
CITY Hall square was a living mass.
From the south side of Nassau street 10
the park in front Of the city Han there
were but two lanes In the enormous mass
of people. and these lanes We're Just wide
enough for one man TO get through When
the peODie tried 10 pass one anOthtr tncre
was pushing and showing and much grunt-
ing and some bad language. but IN gem
eral the crowd was good natured and
good tempered.
The crowd ran more to noise TINS year
than last. There were more horns blown
than is usual on an election night and at
times il seemed like New Years eve,
when Trinitys chimes are drowned out
by the horns blowing. There was mucn
noise made by prOmcnading croWds or
Young men and boys whose lung power
was something tremendous. some OF
them had horns so big that they had TO
use both hands TO handle them. I'm front
~ each white sheet was dense mass oi
neople Each of these masses was con-
glomcration of people of all parties.