The record-union., 1898-11-06

AOoA CoaHipdlSn was pTaCllcdIly ClOSeu
tonight by both parties The Chair
men have issued statements claiming
victory for their respective parties, a
majority Of the thirteen Congressman
| and a majority of the Legislature that
Will elect a United States Senator in
January to succeed the present inculn
bent, Richard Turpie. Both Chairmen
| are earnest and enthusiastic in their
| claims.
There are five State tickets printed
on the ballots, viz: Democratic, Re
| publican, Populist, Prohibition and So
cialist. The Democrats and Repubi-
| cans have nominated candidates for
| Congress in all of the thirteen dis
! ricts, the Populists in all but the Sew
. nth, Tenth and Thirteenth Districts,
md the Prohibitionists in all but tie
! rfrst, Second, Third and Fourth Dis
| ,ricts
The Democrats declare for free sill
+ and the Chicago platform in their
ate platform, and in the platforms
| - the thirteen Congressional districts.
| = le Republicans declared for the gold
.andard, and reaffirmed the St. Louis
| iatform.
The Republicans appealed to voters
sustain the Administration on the
ar and other issues. and did not
| lake the financial question quite so
prominent as the Democrats did.
KANSAS
| TOPEKA (Kas). Nov. "a cam
paign remarkable for the earnest work
| of the leaders and the apathy of the
voters, and particularly in the country
| districts, is brought to a close in this
| State. A conservative estimate of the
! winners in the Congressional fight
would perhaps be as follows:
Republicans - Curtis in the First,
| Bowersock in the Second, Miller in the
Fourth, and Bailey at large.
| POpulists-Ridgley in the Third, Vim
| cent in the Fifth, and Simpson in the
Seventh, leaving the Sixth in doubt.
MISSISSIPPI.
| VICKSBURG (Miss.), Nov. 5--At the
| close of the campaign there is no real
| contest in this State except in the
| Sixth District. Here there is a pc
| culiar situation growing out of the
death of Congressman Love, who had
no opposition. The time was too short
before the election to permit a party
nomination, and this had the effect
of producing two Democratic candi-
dates, F. A. Laine and NJ. NJ. Evans;
Populist, N c. Hathorn, and a Re
publican H c. Turley. 1t is COM
monty thought that the former will
| be cted.
ARKANSAS.
| LITTLE ROCK (Ark), Nov. 5.-One
of the most one-sided campaigns ever
| witnessed in Arkansas came to a close
tonight. In five of the six districts
there are no candidates in opposition
to the Democratic ticket. The Repub-
licans have a candidate in the Fifth,
but the result in that district is hard
ly considered in doubt.
WYOMING.
| CHEYENNE (Wyo), Nov. D. - The
campaign in Wyoming practically
closed tonight. with a prospect for
heavy vote There are three tickets in
the field, the offices to be filled being
! Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor,
Treasurer, Superintendent of Public
Instruction and Justice of the Supreme
/ Court Three parties - Republican,
| Populists and fusion of the Demo-
Gratis and Silver Republican-have can
didates for Congress.
ILLINOIS.
! CHICAGO, Nov. 5.-Only two minor
State officers are to be voted for in
/ Illinois next Tuesday. twenty-five
/ Congressman and Legislature are,
however, to be chosen, and the interest
! is centered in them. While the lower
house will not participate in the elec-
tion of a United States Senator, twen-
ty-six of the State Senators to be elect
ed will hold over and take part in the
naming of a successor to Senator CUi-
| lOm. The Republicans claim sixteen
of the districts, giving ten to the Demo-
Gratis. The latter on the other hand
say they will elect seventeen Senator's,
and the Republicans four, calling,
among others, the five Chicago districts
doubtful.
The present Congressional delegation
consists of seventeen Republicans, four
/ Democrats and one fusionist. The Re
| publicans assert that they will gain
one or two seats. The Democrats. on
| the contrary, are confident of carrying
| Chicago. and if they do, their expecta-
! ton of several new Congressman may
| be realized.
GEORGIA.
| ATLANTA (Ga), Nov. 5.-Notwith-
standing a surprise which was sprung
/ at the eleventh hour, looking to a fus-
sion of Populists and Republicans in
! the Ninth District. it is believed GeOr-
! gia will return to Congress a solid Dem
ocratic delegation. The Democrats have
cognizance of the move in the Ninth,
| and tonight word was sent to the
! party members IN that district to turn
! out and re-elect Tate Dem.). No fear of
! defeat is expected, as the warning will
! reach the Ninth in the morning. The
contest between Brantley (DemOcraO
and Wilkinson Republican, in the
Eleventh has been particularly spirit
| ed but Brantley's election is believed
| TO be a certainty.
TEXAS.
| DALLAS CTexas). Nov 5-The close
| Of the campaign in Texas is without
/ interest. There is a certainty of eleven
! Democrats in Congress out of a total
of thirteen. the doubtful being the
! Tenth and Twelfth. Both sides claim
the result by good sized majority.
TENNESSEE.
! NASHVILLE CTenn.), Nov. 5.-The
/ campaign in this State closes Monday
! with a rally for McMillin OemocraO
/ for Governor in this city. Eight out of
! ten Congressman will be Democrats.
/ The First and Second Districts will re-
/ turn Brownlow and Gibson, both Re
/ publicans. The Legislature is certain
/ 70 be Democratic in both branches and
! VIII return Senator Bate to the United
! states Senate. McMillin'S majority *