The age-herald., 1898-11-08
Democratic Nominee Gets Majority
 inAge-HeraIdCOntest, ALL INTEREST IN NEW YORK
Next Congress and All State Elections Lost Sight of For the Exciting Gubernatorial Campaign in
 the Empire State.
n BIRMINGHAM elects Augustus Van

n IRMINGHAM elects Augustus Van n Wyck to the gubernatorial chair of H New York over Rough Rider Roosevelt, of Santiago fame, and whether New York will follow suit will be told in the columns of The Age-Herald tomorrow morning.
 The Birmingham election was held one day ahead of time and the voters are com posed of the business men and manufac- turers who read the daily papers and keep abreast of the times. The ballots were counted in The Age-Herald office last night with the following result
 Van Wyck. .......................... 71 Roosevelt ........................... 62 Total Votes ......................12 123 The Ase-Herald will give to the business man guessing the winner and the nearest number to his plurality 300 lines of adver- Using free. To the second. 25O lines. The result will be announced as soon as the correct figures can be obtained.
 The Age-Herald made it's announcement ol thO 5oCooin6 CoHtcSt several uayS dBOt throwing it open to business men and man. ufacturers. Considerable interest has been taken in it and big batch of votes was received before the closing hour at D. m. yesterday.
 Interest Runs High
 Local interest in the election in New ;- was discussed yesterday or last night If a reporter asked concerning mans health, the mans reply was: How do you think the election will go in New York;"
 All other matters, even the Jefferson county solcitorship, are lost sight of. The average man does not seem to concern him. self about the possible complexion of the house of representatives to be elected to- day; many democrats hope it will be repub- lican The question of supreme interest is Roosevelt or Van Wyck in New York? Quite naturally there is much interest felt in the Fourth and Seventh Alabama dis tricts, but the geenral impression is that Robbins and Burnett respectively, the democratic nominees, will be elected.
 The greatest perplexity and greatest in terest in Birmingham concerns the gov ernorship of New York.
 Robert Jemison has just returned from New York, and he was asked to state his closing in that state.
 q know but little more than what I have gathered from the papers," said MT. | Jemison. T was very busy, and talked business chiefly. but judging from what l | gathered, Roosevelt is likely to be elected 1 by probably 10000 plurality. The fight has | been very desperate and the result of the election is almost certain to be close. The chances appear to favor Roosevelt" | Roosevelt Win Win
 Roosevelt will be elected by 15,000 plu- 1 rality," said James Bowron, who returned
 with MT. Jemison from New York. T do l not doubt the result. The struggle has been desperately hard, but Roosevelt has | Van Wyck beaten. The business men of New York are for Roosevelt, and they will l turn the scale. met great many of them | in Wall street and out of it., and practically they were unanimous in their support of the republican candidate. They are voting on business principles, and they consider it more desirable that Roosevelt should win. | He has the confidence of the business com- munity generally, and I hardly see how he l can be defeated by Van Wyck." | D. R. DUNLAP-Roosevelt by 2,00o plu- rality.
 | CHAS. DENToN-Roosevelt by 22ooo plu-