The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-10
OFF|C|t| RETURNS
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Shc. Is { Reports of YeSter-
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NEARLY ALL COUNTIES
CLAIMED GIVE DEMOCRATIC
MAJORITIES.
ANO THE DOUBTFUL ONES HELP
The Result in a Number Of Counties Exceed
ingy Close with a Chance Of
Further Democratic Gains.

Enough counties have been heard from
officially to show that the News and
Observer correspondents who furnished
the excellent reports of yesterday, were
surprisingly accurate i'll their estimates
Of complexion and majorities. There
are still a number Of counties that have
not sent in official returns, but they
can not alter very materially the compo-
sition of the next General Assembly ,,s
indicated below.
ANSON.
Wadesboro, \. c., Nov. 9.-Anson's of
ficial returns give Democratic Judges
400 majority. Mclean, for Solicitor,
465; Bellamy, for Congress, 493. County
and Legislative ticket elected by over
500 majority. Jerome and Stanback.
Democratic nominees for Senate, elected
by q majority.
samson, in 1896 gave GA Fusionist ma
jority.
ALEXANDER.
Taylorsvile. n. c., Nov. 9.-Demo-
cratic majority: Judicial, 80; Congress,
10; Senate, 4S; House. 49,.
ALAMANCE
Graham. \. c., Nov 9-Kitchin's ma
iority for Congress, 40S; State Demo
cratic majority, 357.
ALLEGHANY.
sparta, n. c., Nov. 9.-Fields, Demo
crat. elected to Senate from this dis
trict.
*Alleghany. in 1896 gave 124 Demo
cratic majority.
BRUNSWICK.
Southport, n. c., Nov. 9.-Official re-
turns Brunswick county: Judicial.
Bryan, 1,1S1; Cook, 1.210; Congress,
Bellamy, 1.I94: Dockery. 1,205: Legisla-
tive, Mcneil, 1,233; Drew, 1,15S. Demo
Gratis elect two of the three commission
ers Fusion ticket elects all other can
didates.
Brunswick, in 1896 gave 500 Fusionist
majority.
BURKE.
Morganton, NC. Nov. 9.-Republican
chairman comedies whole Democratic
ticket 125 majority.
*Burke, in 1896 gave II Democratic
majority.
BUNCOMBE-PEAR BEATEN.
Asheville, Nov. 9.-Craig and Curtis,
Democrats, elected to the House from
Buncombe. Cooke and Murray, Demo-
Gratis, elected TO the Senate from SD
district. Giving Pearson 100 majority
in Mitchell Crawford wins by from
500 to 600.
BERTHE.
Windsor. ~ c., Nov. 9.-Bertie coun-
ty official vote: Legislative Winston.
Dem, 1851; Early, Rep, 1,7S5. Coun-
ty officers elected by majority ranging
from 60 to 125. State ticket: Bryan,
Dem, 1,729; Cook. Rep, 203; Solicitor,
Daniels, Dem. 1914; Williamson, Rep,
1870; Congressional, Fountain, Inde-
pendent, 1,151; White, Rep, 1871;
Lloyd, Pop, 375
*Bertie, in 1896 gave 1916 Fusionist
majority.
BEAUFORT.
Washington, \. c., Nov. 9.--Demo-
cratic county ticket wins by 500
%Beaufort, in 1896 gave 547 Fusionist
majority.
BLADEN.
Eliza BEETHOVEN, n. c., Nov. 9.Majori-
ties for Democratic ticket: State, 250
Congress, 250; Senate, go; House, 260
*Bladen, in 1896 gave 155 Fusionist
majority.
CRAVEN.
Newbern, " c., Nov. 9.-Complete re-
turns give Fusion majority in Craven
five hundred and twenty. Eight Sena-
torial district goes Democratic by four
to six hundred.
*Craven, in 1896 gave 1,420 Fusionist
majority.
CASWELL.
Milton, \. c., Nov. 9.-Bryan's vote
for this county 1,437; Cooke, 1,545;
Kitchens, 1,434: Adams, 1,64G. Var
borough. Republican majority over
Walker Democrat 1871. Republican ma
iority in county $50, official count.
*Caswell, in 1896 gave 437 Fusionist
majority.
CUMBERLAND.
Fayetteville, n. c., Nov. 9.-Republi-
cans concede county Democratic by $50.
CATAWBA.
Newton, n c., Nov. 9.-Legislative
and Congressional Democratic ticket
gets 400 majority in Catawba.
"Catawba, in 1896 gave 175 FusiOnist
majority.
CHEROKEE.
Murphy. y. c.. Nov. 9.-Crawford gets
majority of 1872. State 10 Flemiag
Is.
%Cherokee, in 1896 gave 240 Fusionist
majority.
CALDWELL.
Lenor, n. c., Nov. 9.-Democraiic
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