The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-05
NEW YORK ALL RIGHT
THE DEMOCRATS CARRY THE
STATE BY $4,000 MAJORITY

Van Wyck's Plurality 81 1,54S-Democratic
Gains in the L- L-gislature-Demccrats Win
I'm all Parts of Kentucky-Everythtns in
Virginia Democra,ic-The Result In Colo
RADIO Still in Doubt-Greatly Red Re-
publican Majority in Iowa
New York, November 3.-Returns
from the state and city elections re@
ceived today do not change the result
announced by the Associated Press
early last night. Returns from all the
counties in the state indicate the plu-
rality of more than SO, 600 for Alton 3.
Parker, democratic candidate for chief
judge of the court of appeals. His plu-
rality in Greater New York is 1873, ,05S.
VanWyck, Tammany candidate for
mayor Of New York, has 81 ,54S plurality
over Seth Low and lis, ,401 over General
Tracey. The state legislature remains
republican. The senators hold-over
and the new house of assembly stands
S5 republicans to 6S democrats. In the
present senate the republican majority
is 80, in the house 7S.
The special election in the Third con-
gressional district, Brooklyn, resulted
in a victory for Edmund H, briggs
democrat, over William A. Prendergast.
KENTUCKY
Lexington, KY, November 3.-The
headquarters Of the democratic state
chairman were not open tonight and
no further returns were received. There
is little interest in the size of Shackel-
ford's majority as it is conceded to be
somewhere in the neighborhood of 15,-
000 The democrats have won or in
creased their vote everywhere.
KANSAS
Topeka, Kans, November AT a
late hour tonight the returns from
Tuesdays election in Kansas are still
very incomplete. The indications are
that the republicans have elected s Of
the 13 district judges.
COLORADO.
Denver Colo, November 3.-The re-
suit of yesterdays election in this state
is still in doubt so far as the justices
of the supreme court are concerned,
and it will take the official canvass to
decide who has won. The Times,
which supported Hayt, candidate of
republicans and silver republicans.
claims his election by less than 1000
votes. Returns and estimates so far
received show Hayt 80 votes in the
lead. Counties yet to be heard from
are divided and some doubtful. The
chairmen Of the populist and democrat
| ic parties claim that full returns will
give their candidate, Gabbert, from
| 1000 to 1,5OO majority. In all the most
populous counties, the silver republi-
| cans claim victory.
IOWA.
Des Moines, Iowa, November 3.-The
returns by counties are nearly all in.
| Chairman Mcmillan. Of the republi-
| can state committee, has complete re-
turns from "a counties and has estima-
| ted returns from the remaining coun-
| ties. He figures a plurality for Shaw,
! republican, Of about 81, 1872. These fig
ures will vary but little. The plurali-
| ty may be set down as about 1000.
! Chairman Walsh thinks the errors in
the returns may reduce the plurality
! for Shaw to 10000.
! The republican plurality last year
| was 65,522. Two years ago it was 59,-
900 for Drake for governor. The legis-
licans lost four members in the senate
and seventeen in the house.
| SOUTH DAKOTA.
Huron, S. D., November 3-Returns
from yesterdays election from eight
! circuit judges show the republicans
have won and the fusiOnists 2.
UTAH.
Salt Lake, Utah, November 3.-The
citizens reform party has elected the
mayor, auditor and three members OF
the council. The democrats elected
the recorder, city attorney, treasurer
and eight members of the council. The
| republicans elected four councilmen.
ogden, Utah, November 3.-The dem
ocrats have elected the mayor by q
majority. The republicans elected al
the other city officers, including O
the 10 members Of the council.
VIRGINIA.
Richmond, Va, November 3.-Th
latest returns from yesterdays efec
ton in Virginia give the democrats al
the senator's elected and "a and perhap
! 95 Of the members of the house. TIL
republicans got and perhaps mem
bers Of the house, and the independ
made heavy gains in the southwes
and in the valley.