People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-11-05
ELECTION FLASHES.
Brief Summary of Tuesdays
Returns From Many States.
BOTH SIDES CLAIMING OHIO.
Democracy Pulls Ahead in Greater New
York and Surprises Republicans in
Other States-A General Mud
die all Around.
9TH SIDES CLAIMING OHIO.

The political struggle of 1897 in
many of the states ended Tuesday
night and as the Peoples Party Paper
goes to press, returns are coming in
slowly giving only the unofficial count
Latest reports show that New York
state may go democratic by upwards of
1876 OO0 Parker. democratic candidate
for chief Judge court of appeal defeat
ing Wallace, republican candidate.
In New York city now Greater New
York since the addition of several ad-
joining towns and counties. Van Wyck,
democrat, polled about 225, 900 votes
against Low, citizens ticket 100000 and
Tracy, republican, 101, 900. The death
Of Henry George cut the vote of his
son to a small one. By Van Wyck's
aleetion. Tammanv secures absolute
control of New York for four years.
The republicans will probably control
the legislature and will deprive Tam
many officials some of their power.
In Nebraska, five tickets were in the
field. Democrats and populists fused
and now claim to have carried the
state by majority of ten to twenty
thousand.
In Ohio, six tickets were in the field.
Republicans have elected as governor
Asa S. Bushnell, by reduced majority.
Both sides claim the legislature and
early reports show that Hanna may be
re- elected for the senate and Mclean
defeated
In Kentucky, where 10. A. Parker,
the populist nominee for clerk of court
of appeals, has made grand fight, the
democrats claim a majority of 5000
Gold bug democrats and republicans
conceded defeat Parker ran a close
race in many of the counties distancing
the national democratic candidate,
Hindman.
In Iowa, republicans carry the state
by less than 20 900, against $4,000 for
Mckinley Democrats, silver republi-
cans and populists fused and polled a
fair vote. The middle of the road pop
ulists ran Lloyd and polled small vote.
Republi ans have the legislature by
good majority.
In Pennsylvania, republicans carrie d
the state by 1OO,O 600 plurality.
Silver republicans carried Colorado
by 5000 majority.
Repu blicans claim Maryland, but the
democratic committee insist that Cor
mans reelection is assured.
Democrats carried Detroit, Mich, and
made some gain in Boston.
Republicans carry South Dakota by
an increased majority, populists carry
ing one or two districts and democrats
running third.
Democrats carry Virginia by $4,000,
an increase over 1885, the legislature
being solidly democratic.
San Francisco, which was democratic
was literally cleaned up by republican
majorities.
Democrats elected majority in Pro-
violence, R. 1.
Latest returns show Ohio to have
gone republican in the legislature to
insure Hannas return. The fusion of
democrats and populists polled a good
vote in the large cities but ran way
behind in the country.
General A. S. Weissert, of Milwau-
kee, Wis. and General Paul Wander
wort, of Omaha, Neb,, each an ex-
grand commander Grand Army Of the
Republic, and General R. N. Adams, OF
Minneapolis, have just secured twenty
two thousand acres in the coast region
of Texas. This purchase is made for
locating in the union veterans of the
late war, eight hundred families OF
whom are said to be en- route for set
Element on the land. The location
selected is an ideal one atsgorada
county.
The congressional elections are only