The age-herald., 1898-08-02
DEMOCRATS
 SWEPT STATE A Cyclone Struck the Popu|ist Part' SIXTY THOUSAND MAJORITY And Twenty-Five Counties Return to the
 Fold. THE VOTE P0LLED WAS LIGHT All Democratic Circuit Judges and
 ChanceIIors Elected. THE BIRMINGHAM AMENDMENT Received No Opposition and Was Gen. erally Voted For Out of One Hun
 dred Members of Legislature
 Populists Get Ten.
All Democratic Circuit Judges and
 ChanceIIors Elected.
THE BIRMINGHAM AMENDMENT

Sixty thousand democratic majority. The democrats swept the state in yes- ulist party is practically wiped out of ex- istence.
 The democratic state ticket carried nearly every county. Fully ninety representatives out of a total of 100 in the legislature were elected by the democrats. Of the senators voted for yesterday, but one populist is probably elected.
 Every chancellor and circuit judge Is a democrat. Indeed, the victory is more complete than even the most sanguine of the democratic state managers had anticipated.
 In the numerous local contests for probate judges the democratis won many unexpect- ed victories There were vigorously con- tested fights in forty counties Of these the populists have not won in more than ten, and it is doubtful if they have carried over five couties.
 The Age-Herald has partial returns from sixty of the sixty-six couties, and of these only six are in doubt-Butler, Bibb, Gull man, Marshall St. Clair and Etowah. Of the thirty-four couties which elected pop ulists probate judges in 1892, the following are surely redeemed: sAutauga, Blount, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Cof- fee, Conecuh, Crenshaw. Dale, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Henry, Pick ems, Pike, Randolph, Talladega, Tusca- loosa, Walker and Winston. In a majority of these counties the populists controlled the machinery this year.
 The vote has been light in uncontested counties. From incomplete returns received to late hour this morning, Governor John- ston's majority will probably be between 6C,0O 0and 650OO.
 Chairman Lowe's Estimate
 Hon. Robert J. Lowe,s chairman of the campaign committee, at Il o'clock last night said that from returns received he expected the democratic majority to reach at least 75000. Had the vote been as large as last year the majority would have reached 100000. The chairman was jubi- isttl USci thc sweeping NlCloTy ana retired to his home early.
 There were few spirited contests for circuit judgeships, and for chancellor The warmest of these fights were made on Bilbro in the Seventh district, and Foster in the Eleventh. They have both been re- elected by good majorities. For chancellor hot contest was waged between Kelly and Golson in the Eastern division. Kelly is overwhelmingly elected. In the Western division Carmichael will have about 4.fOC majority over Chisolm.
 The state ticket elected is as follows Governor, Joseph F Johnston; secretary of state, Robert P. McDavid treasurer attorney-general Charles G. Brown: su- perintendent of education, John W. Aber- crombie; commissioner of agriculture, l. court, Thomas N. Mcclellan: associate justices James R. DowdeH Jonathan Har- alson. Henry A. Sharpe. John R. Tyson.
 The Birmingham amendment is carried by an overwhelming majority, very few votes having been recorded against 1t.
 Jefferson county will probably head the list Of counties by majority of over 1000 The victory is sweeping and complete
 The following are the returns received up to o'clock this morning.:
 AUTAUGA
 Special Dispatch to the Age-Herald.
 PrattviIle Aug 1.-Autauga democratic by at least 1,20o.
 BARBOUR
 Special Dispatch to The Age Herald.