People's voice., 1897-11-04
Later Election Returns.
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dicate Republican victories in almost
half of the county elections. These
raturns SHOW that in fOrty-nine cOun-
ties the Repu J!icans nave all or nearly
all their candidates for county officers.
In fourteen counties the fusiOniSlS
have elected all or nearly all OF their
candidates. la twenty-Slx counties
the offices have been evenly divided
between the fusiOnistS and RepuDi-
cans. In one county straight Dem.
Ocratic ticket was elected. However,
in face Of The apparent success Of the
Republicans in almost half OF the
counties, Taylor Riddle, chairman OF
POpuliSt state organization, issued a
statement tonight in which he Shows
that previous to Tuesdays election,
the POpElists held only 194 out of over
100 county offices which were flied b.
the election, and in which he claims
that the leturnS show that the POpu-
lists have increased their number ur
OfticehOlderS to at least $50, and posi-.
bly 375.
In Barber county, the home of Jerry
Simpson, the Republicans scored 4
clean sweep.
Baltimore, Nov. 3.-State Senator
Norman B. Scott, chairman Of thu
Republican state central committee.
this afternoon made the following
statement as to the legislative situa-
tiOn:
1T does not avail now," said he,
$50 do any claiming that will not be
Substantiated by the returns. We
have sixteen Republican senators to
nine Democratic, and one doubtful.
the one from Calvert, although | am
assured that both the Republican
senator and member Of the house are
elected there.
"Of The sixteen senator's, nine art
hOldOvers. If we elect a senator from
Calvert, and have no doubt that VT
will have a majority of eight in The
senate.
''In the house there ale ninety-one
members. This takes lorty-six
these to organize the house. l can
sh"w that We have forty-six votes 10
tie house. This gives US a majority
of one in the house and either seven
or nine On joint ballot.
Columbus, o., Nov. 3.-This has
been day Of anxiety with the Ohio
politicians, 1t opened with the Re
publicans and Democrats both claim
ing the election of their state tickets
and majority of the members of the
legislature. Before noon the Demo-
cratS conceded the election Of the
Republican state ticket bv larger
pluralitieS than were given last night
in the earliest of these dispatches a.
the claims of the Republicans,
Tonight The Democratic state com.
mittee announced no definite claims
on the Legislature, and the Republi-
can state committee raised its claims
to a majority of five on Joint ballot, as
fpllOwS: Senate, II Republicans, 49,
Democrats; house, IS Republicans, 81
Democrats; total, IS Republicans, 7O'
Democrats.
Woods county had been conceded to
the Democrats until tonight, when
the complete returns caused the Re.
publicaus to claim it.
New York, Nov. 3.-Returns from
the state and city elections received
today do not change the result an
nOunced by the Associated Press
early last night. Returns from all
the counties in the state indicate a
plurality of more than $4,000 for Alton
B. Parker Democratic candidate for
chief judge of the court of appeals.
His plurality in Greater New York is
l33,05S.
Van WICK, Tammany candidate for
mayor of New York, has 81, ,54S plural.
ity over Seth Low, and llS,4Ol over
General Tracy. The state legislature
remains Republican. The senators
hold over and the new house of assem-
bly, stands s. Republicans to GS Dem
ocrats. Ten of the newly elected
Republican assemblymen are SAID to
be anti-Platt. In the present senate
the Republican majority is thirty; in
the house seyeuty-eight.
Boston, Nov. 3.-Roger Wolcott, the
Republican candidate, is reelected
as governor Of Massachusetts, by a
plurality OF nearly $4,000 There are
still a few remote precincts to be
heard from, but the total vote IN