The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-11
country as the two cities are about q

the democratic committe claims the
election of Lind for governor. but
would not give figures. The Globe,
democratic, claimed that he was elect
ed by 10000.
The republicans simply say that the
result Is still in doubt; that the returns
are too meagre TO decide the result.
They also claim all the congressman
although the democrats are positive
they have the Seventh district and pos
sibly two others
CONNECTICUT.
New York. November S.-Returns
from Connecticut, leave the Connecti-
cut delegation unchanged politically.
MISSOURI.
ST. Louis. November S.-Chairman
Cook claims the election OF the entire
democrat state ticket by a plurality OF
81. 1000. the election OF IL and possibly
II congressman and the return of q
safe majority 10 the legislature, ensur-
ing the reelection OF United States
Senator Cockrell.
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans. La. November S.-The
democrats in Louisiana made a clean
sweep today. electing six congressman.
three railroad commissioners ana three
judges in the parish OF Orleans.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Philadelphia, November S.-Returns
are SLOW and in some instances unsat-
isfactory. At midnight an estimate
based on the returns OF the counties
heard from indicate the election Of
Stone, republican by a plurality OF
1pE nnn Stone NAV harA * 0nn Min
rality in Philadelphia county alone.
GEORGIA.
Atlanta. Ga, November S.-The DEM
ocrats of Georgia return a solid DEM
ocratic delegation TO congress.
DELAWARE.
Wilmington Del, November 9.-Par-
tial returns received from the state up
TO , o'clock a. m, indicate that the re-
publicans have elected their state. con-
gressional and Legislative tickets. This
estimates IL verified by the full returns.
indicate the election of a republican
congressman. The adherents OF Will
liam II. Addicks claim that he will con
troll a majority OF the republicans
elected to the legislature and he will
be the next senator from Delaware.
JOE WHEELER UNANIMOUSLY
ELECTED.
Birmingham, Ala, November S.
Solid democratic congressional dele
CATION elected from Alabama. The
only two districts in which there were
contests were the Fourth and Seventh,
now represented by Aldrich, republic
can. and Howard, populist. The lat
ter noted as the author of IF Christ
Came to Congress"
Robbins, democrat. defeated Aldrich
is elected by 5000 majority. Bur-
nett, democrat, carried the Seventh
district by 1900 majority. General
JOS. Wheeler was unanimously re-
elected in the Eighth, not a vote being
cast against him.
TENNESSEE.
Nashville, Tenn. November s. ] a. IN.
Returns partial and complete from
forty counties show an increase OF
1900 in McMillins majority over the
democratic majority Of 1896, and indi-
cations point to a majority for McMk-
lin for governor exceeding %. 900. The
vote has been exceedingly light. Dem
ocrats gain about 20 members of the
legislature.
INDIANA.
Indianapolis. November Sat mid
night only about 22O precincts out of
1853 have been heard from. no one
county having been reported in fun.
Returns some in very slowly. owing To
the great number Of candidates run-
ming on the various tickets and both
parties claim the state.
Chairman Martin, OF the democratic
committee, expresses himself as conf
lent that the democratic stat ticket
is elcted by about 5000 majority to-
gether with a marpority OF the legisla-
ture.
The republican chairman makes the
same claim for his side.
ILLINOIS.
Chicago, November s.-Five. and
probably six congressman, have been
gained in Illinois by the democrats and
the next congressional delegation from
this state Is likely to be evenly divid-
ed-11 democrats and IL republicans.
1t Is possible for the republicans TO
have twelve Of the twenty-five on
gresham as all the returns are not
yet in, but the indications are for an
even split on the delegation. The en-
tire republican state ticket Is elected
by about 10000 plurality.
VIRGINIA.
Richmond, Va, November S.-The
election in Virginia today was the qui-
etest that has ever taken place In
manyyears. Not more than half the
vote was polled. except in the Ninth
n Tenth districts. where the demo-
Gratis had formidable opposition. The
result is that the state returns a solid
ly democratic delegation OF ten mem
bers. The feature OF the election was
the breaking away from General Wal
ker in the republican stronghold Of the
Ninth district, where ne was defeated
Dy Rhea. All the congressman eiect-
ed are prominent silver men.