The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-11
STILL A SOLID SOUTH
Solid Delegations to Congress Return
ed by shem-Republie.n Majority I'm
New York Reduced TO Twenty Thou
sand-Demoerats Gain Congre~~men.
Returns from Other States

Returns from Other States
Jacksonville, Fla, November S.
Returns insure the return OF S. NJ.
Sparkman, democrat. in the first con-
gressional district and r. w. Davis.
democrat, in the second. The vote
judging from indications, is 20 per cent
lighter for both parties than in 1896.
The whole democratic ticket is elect
ed. The constitutional amendments
requiring that bonds of state officers
be in sound surety and guarantee
companies were carried overwhelming
ly. The republicans and populists will
not elect altogether over five members
Of the legislature. if that many. The
legislature elected today will choose a
successor to Samuel Pasco.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
South Carolina, November S.-El-
lott. democrat, First; Talbert, demo-
crat second; Latimer democrat third;
Wilson, democrat Fourth; Finley.
democrat fifth; Norton, democrat,
sixth and Stokes. democrat seventh
congressional district, elected by very
large majorities. Democratic state
ticket elected without opposition.
Light vote cast throughout the state.
IOWA.
DesMOines, Iowa, November SC. T.
Hancock chairman Iowa republican
state central committee says: I'VE
expect TO carry the state by about So
600 n elect the entire congressional
delegation"
{. A. Hoffman, secretary Of demo-
cratci committee says: From re-
turns received SO far the state will go
republican by greatly reduced major
tiles"
Des Moines, Iowa. November s.
The democrat state central committe
has given out the following state
ment I'VE concede the state to the
republicans by 5000. We have elect
ed Weaver in the Sixth district
a statement from the republican
state central committee reads: The
republicans have carried the state by
more than 5000. We have elected
every republican congressman by large
majCrities. Lacey, republican. in the
sixth has 1,500 to 1000 majority"
NEW YORK.
New York, November Sat II
o'clock the indications were that Theo-
dore Roosevelt, the republican nom
inee, had carried the state by a plural
ity owe Augustus Van Wych of about
20, 900. The total republican vote when
received will probably show a falling
Off, as compared with that for Cover
nor Black in 1896 Of about IA per cent.
In the municipality of New York the
old time democratic majority was ap-
p~rOXimated. Van Wyck's vote being
about $4,000 greater than that of the
republican candidate. The latter re-
suit was helped in some measure by
the result in the borough of Brooklyn
! (Kings county, which in -o96 gave
Black, republican, a plurality Of 49,
6S2, but today gave a democratic plu-
rality Of about $3.50. Brooklyn is the
home Of Judge Van Wyck, but this
fact does not wholly explain the prac-
teal reversal of the pluralities, which
it is possible is attributable to the
lukewarmness of the friends of Jacob
"Ol III, WIN WdS utpOSeu llOh the
Craftsmanship of the county committee
as a consequence Of his opposition to
| the plans of Senator Plat in the
mayorality contest last year.
The returns from many counties up
the state are incomplete and in some
cases are missing altogether. The in
| dications, being computations upon the
| figures at hand, point to a republican
| plurality in the counties above the
Harlem of about 100, 900 plurality OF
greater New York.
The soldier vote will not be counted
until December l, but it is not likely
that the ballots from the camps will
materially alter the result. There
would seem to be the greater probable
ity that the majority for Roosevelt
will be increased.
The figures on congressman are not
accessible at this hour, but there are
indications that the democrats have
made some gains in New York city
districts. The majority Of congress
men Quigg in the Fourteenth district
has been reduced by VIM. Aston Chan
Ter, but he is probably returned. Con-
gresham SulZer, democrat, whose dis.
trict renominated him upon a free sill
yer platform, is undoubtedly reelected
Little is known as to the votes fol-
state senators and assemblymen. The
republicans had in the last Legislature
a majority Of % joint ballot, and lead.
ers Of the party profess confidence thai
there will be no material diminutior
of that majority. A republican legis.
lature will mean the election of a re
publican senator in place Of Murphy
Every condition was favorable to tn
polling of a full vote in all parties o.
the state.
In this city there was no fulfllmen'
Of predictions Of the trouble at tn
polls. The number of arrests was be
low rather than beyond the usual rec
ord Of a general election and in man!
cases the occasion was found TO be III
the carelessness of registration clerks