Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-09
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Yesterdays Election.

nominees have been elected, according
to returns received to day.
New YORK, Nov. 9.-Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt has been elected gov
ernor of the Empire State. His plu-
rality it is said this morning is in the
neighborhood of 1900. Richard Gro.
ker lays the defeat to the gold demo.
Gratis. He said the old silver question
entered into the campaign which the
Tammany men had not thought would
be the case. New York has eleven
regiments still in service which will
poll about 5000 votes. According to
the soldier vote law, the ballots must
be opened on the sixth Tuesday after
election. This delay will leave the re-
suit in several close assembly districts
doubtful.
NEW YORK. Nov. 9.-Revised re-
turns this morning show from Brook
Ign, that eli the democratic Congress
men in Brooklyn are elected by plurali-
lies ranging from 1,250 to 1900. Among
the Congressman elected is Captain
Bertram Clayton, the leader OF Troop
C. which participated in the Porto
Ricau campaign. New York city sends
solid democratic delegation of ten to
Congress.
BUTTE, Mont, Nov. 9.-Campbell,
democrat, is elected 10 Congress by
majority of 000 The democrats elect
the entire State ticket by comfortable
majority. They will have majority of
10 on joint ballot in the legislature and
will elect democratic U. S. Senator to
succeed Lee Mantle.
RALEIGH, n. c., Nov. 9.-The demo
cratic landslide in this State exceeds
the highest estimate of the most san
guine democrats. Twelve Superior
Court judges were elected and the dem.
ocrats won by over 10000. The demo-
crets elected Congressman in the 1st,
3rd, 5,h, 9th, 7th and 9th districts; the
republicans in the 2nd and Stb, and the
populst+ in the 4th. The legislature is
largely democratic in both branches.
RALEIGH, n. c., Nov. 9.-Lster re-
ports show Congressman Linpey, re-
publican, defeated, also probably
White, and that solid anti.republicaD
Congressional delegation from this
State seems elected.
WHEELING, W. Va, Nov. Gin
the First district, B. B. Dovener, re-
. publican, is reelected by decreased
majority, probably 1000 In the Second
district. A. G. Dayton, republican, is
undoubtedly defeated by John T. Nc
Graw, democratic. Returns are COM
ing in slowly, and show democratic
gains everywhere. The Third district
is in eoubt, VIII chances favorable to
w. S. Edwards, republican. The
Fourth is probably democratic
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. g.
Returns at hand indicate the election OF
Roberts, democrat, for Congress by
possibly 10000 plurality. The demo
Gratis, with eight hold overs, will control
the legislature.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9-The result
of the election in Pennsylvania yester
day shows that Stone, republican, has
been elected governor By plurality of
over 10000 over jerks, democrat.
The democrats have gained FIVE and
perhaps seven seats in Congress. The
legislature will probably be anti-Qnay,
the democrats making heavy gains
and the anti-Quayites making good
show.
WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. 9.-Returns
from the State indicate that the repub-
licsns have won big victory and that
Hoffecker, republican, for Congress has
defeated Handy by probably 1000 plu-
rality. The republicans will control
the legislature and Senator Gray will
not be returned.
/ BALTIMORE, Nov. 9.-Returns from
Maryland show a republican loss OF
one Congressman, two of the six now
being democratic. Baltimore city,
from q republican plurality of over
5000 10 1896, changed to democratic
plurality of 454
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 9.-The entire re-
publican city ticket is elected by 1000
majority. The legislative contest re-
suited in the election of two republican
senators and one democrat, while the
republicans elected nipe representa-
tives to the democrats five. For Con-
gress Bartholdt won in the 10th district
by about $500 votes; JOY, republican,
in the 11tb, and Pearce, in the 18th,
have pluralities of about 5000. These
figures show great gains for the demo-
Gratis.
DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 9.-Prsctically
complete returns this morning show
that Gov. Pineree has a plurality of
$4,000 against SO 900 two years ago. A
solid republican delegation of twelve
has been elected to Congress. The
legislature stands 100 republicans to -
democrats, but the republicans are split
into PiDgree and Burrows factions, and
Burrows may not be returned to the ..
S. Senate, though his successor will be
republican.
CHEYENNE, Wy, Nov. 9.-Severe
snow storms with zero weather prevail
ed in Wyoming yesterday. Probabili.
ties are that the democrats have elected |
governor and the republicans the rest
of the State ticket, the Congressman |
ard Legislature.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Nov. 9.-The |
vote is close in the State. The popu- |
lists claim the election of Lee for Gov.
ernor by nearly 1900; also Kelly and
Knowles for Congress by safe MAORI
ties. The legislature is populist but the
rest of the State ticket is in doubt.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. 9.-The
democrats elect John Lind governor.
WILMINGTON, Eel, Nov. 9. Revised re.
turns makes the State Senate democratic BY 8 |
to and the house republican by p to IA
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Nov. 9-The demo- |
Gratis concede the republicans q msiority in
tho State of about 10000.
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