Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-10

the county give John Lamb Democrao. |
for Congress. plurality OF IS. The other |
precinct not reported viii increase Lambs !
plurality.
Foorth District.
Petersburg: A careful review OF the re-
suit in the Fourth District justifies the |
conservative estimate of a plurality or
800 for Sidney =. Epes. the Democratic |
candidate for Congress. The complete |
and official returns from several OF the |
counties have not been received. but
enough Is known to place Mr.. Epes's ma
jorty al the above figures Mr. Thorp
carried only two counties i'm the district
Mecklenburg and Powhatan-and these by
majorities much less than he had antici-
pated.
AMELIA.
Amelia: The vote i'm this county was:
For Congress-Epes (DemOcraU. f3l
Thorn Republican iGi Thorp's major
ty. a. FOR State Standardization Dem
ocraU, 752.
BRUNSWICK.
I.awrenceville:. Full official returns from
all the precincts In the county give Epes
Democrat @7 majority over Thorp Re
publicanl.
PRINCE EDWARD.
Farmville: II was the smallest vote ever
(Republican), for Congress carried the
county by i7G majority. The negroes all
voted. and many whites stayed at home.
Fiftb District.
Danvlle: Sw5nson's plurality in the
whole district will De not less than $500
when the returns are all I'm. As fore
casted in Sundays Dispatch. he was
elected In the north and west of the dis
trfo 10 of
of refuge. Danville. and Pittsylvania
county. This city and county's official
Democratic total plurality is 3.lOl. The
county plurality is 2,l6S. Danville's ma
jority being @3. Official returns. COM
plete show Grayson to have gone Demo-
cratic by rs and Henry by III. Carroll
is estimated 10 have gone 100 Democratic.
Returns so far i'm from Franklin show Il
Democratic plurality Of 53S. This. will
be increased.
CARROLL.
Hnlsyille: Whole number Of votes poIled
297S: swanson 1.5o7: Par. 1.i7i: Swauson's
majority, l%
Martinsvile: All the precincts i'm this
OIenry) county have been heard from,
and give Swanson a plurality of l31.
PATRICK.
Stuart: All the precincts have been
heard from. and Parr (Republicam car
ries the county by. - over Swanson
OemocraO. Tremendous Democratic
gains.
sixth District.
Lynchburg. Returns thus far received
from the Sixth District give Otey Demo
craO o plurality Of 7l5i, and a majority
III Of 4 -feb
cincts are yet to he heard from insofar
lotte, two in Halifax, three in Roanoke
county. three In Montgomery. three in
Campbell, and five I'm Bedford which will
increase the above figures several hun
dred. Returns received give HeermIns
(white Republican, a total vote Of 1851.
and Butler (colored, Independent Repub-
licam 1.629.
CHARLOTTE.
smithville: Otey's plurality in the coun-
ty is 7Ss.
seventh District.
Charloitesville Hays plurality i'm the
district Is estimated al about 1909.
SO far as heard from his plurality in
Albemarle county and the city of Char
lottesville is 81. Other precincts TO hear
II al VIII rai'a it 20 800
PAGE.
Luray: Complete, but unofficial. re-
turns from al precincts In Shenandoah
county give Hay DemocraD over O'Fla-
herty Independent Gold DemOcraO
majority Of 40 Hays majority two years
ago was Is.
Eighth District.
Alexandrl: The Eighth District Demo-
critic plurality IS about 1900. From what
has come in from the country districts.
Mr. RiXey cot all bur about 200 OF the
votes cast. The poll would put Rixeys
pluralites as follows: Alexandra city,
COO; county. 100; Fairfax, G00 Loudoun.
900; Prince william 100; Fauquier, l.@o;
Culpeper. 1000: Orange. 400; Louisa, 300;
Stafford 20; King George, 300
LOUDOUN.
Leesburg: Twenty-six precincts ont OF
the twenty-nine in Loudoun give John +.
Rixey 700. Underwood 8. Hughes lG, and
Johnson 2. RiXey's majority, Ga
ORANGE.
Orange: The total vote cast in Orange
county yesterday was 81. OF which
Rixey received 49l, Hughes a. Johnson
Il, and Underwood 2. only about one
fourth of the usual vote was cast.
STAFFORD.
Stafford Rixeys plurality in this coun-
~ is ia.
Ninth District.
Bristol: Bristol City is happy and so is
Congressman-E Elect Rhes tonight Walker
is defeated by at least l 800 majority. OH
cial returns and conservative estimates
show the result to be as follows: MajOri-
ties for Rhea-Craig go; Giles. 7O5; Lee,
Ia. Pulaski. Z: Russell 500: Scott. al3:
Smythe. 25; Wythe. l07; Bristol City, Az.
Walker carries Tazewel by S}6. Wise by
1l5. Washington. outside Of Bristol. by
251. Bland. Buchanan. and Dickinson
have not been heard from. being some
miles from telephone and telegraph facili-
ties. These counties will give Rhea st
least 800 and his majority without them
Is ! 2eq The District Democratic Cam
paign Committee claim Rhea's election
bv 1850 The Democratic gain is general
over the district. and Democrats every
where are happy. The Democratic gain
in Washington county. outside Of Bristol
City. is small. which is occasioned by the
earnest and active support Of the Water
melon" leaders Of Walker.
TELEGRAM FROM JUDGE RHEA.
Bristol. Tenn. November g. 1898.
TO the Editor OF the Dispatch:
Against intimidation of employees and
an enormous corruption fund, We have
redeemed the Ninth District, and also
Bristol and Washington county That
uas glorious victory. and to my friends
who made such a noble fight l give the
credit. We perfected most superb or