Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-09
THE ELECTION.

Elections for congressman were held
yesterday in all the States with the ex-
ception of Maine, Oregon and Vermont,
which recently elected coDgressmen.
In 80 of the States more or less i'm
portant State officials were chosen-21
of the 80 electing Governors and in 81
States legislatures were elected. Twen-
ty-three of the legislatures chosen will
elect United States Senators.
The democrats swept the South as
usual. The returns show general DEM
ocratic gains and republican losses.
Much of the republican vote stayed at
home, it being very apparent in many
States.
The South ia more solidly democratic
than in any election in recent years.
North Carolina, owing to the race is
sue, reports clean democratic sweep.
Gains of Congressman are also made
by the democrats in Virginia, West
Virginia and Maryland.
The democrats made some gains and
sustained some losses in the northern,
eastern and WIS ern States. At an
early hour this morning both parties
claimed control of the next House of
Representatives.
Secretary Kerr, of the democratic
congressional committee, said at an
early hour this morning: 1.-The repub,
licans have lost control of the House OF
Representatives We will have from
1S6 to 100 members, and will organize
the House of the Fifty-sixth Congress.
The majority of the opposition will be
from Is to 20 over the republicans, and
perhaps more"
VIRGINIA.
The election in Virginia was for
ten members of Congress and three
State Senators to fill vacancies. The
vote polled was light, though not more
30 than was expected. The republi-
cans made no great fight. except in the
Fifth, Ninth aud Tenth districts. The
democrats, it is certain, carried niue OF
the ten congressional districts, some Of
them by very large majorities. In the
Fifth it is estimated that SwansoD's
msjority is 1000. In the Tenth dis.
trict the democrats made large gains,
especially in the counties beyond the
mountains. Quarles's election seems
assured by safe majority. The re-
turn from the Ninth district are
, meagre. These rather point to the
election of Judge Rhea over General
James A. Walker, the republican can
didate.
Six out OF II counties in the Ninth
indicate Rhea's election over Walker
by 1000 majority. The returns from
the republican COUNTIES show large
democratic gains. Virginia seemingly
has solid democratic delegation OF
ten congressman.
The negroes manifested very little
interest in the contest in any section OF
the State. This applies with as much
force to the black belt districts as to
those where the negro vote is of less
importance.
In the BLACK Belt" the republicans
were SO split by factional fights and
dual candidates that the democrats had
walkover. In the Petersburg district
many negroes voted for the democratic
candidate.
Ia the Third district there were two
republican candidates for Congressman.
Capt. Lamb, democrat, is reelected by
plurality OF 1000 out of a total vote.
of about 10000.
In the Sixth district, where Otey,
the democratic candidate, had two op-
ponents, very good vote was polled.
The democrats have carried the two
great black belt districts-Second and
Fourth-by probably three and four
thousand, respectively. In the First,
Second, Seventh and Eighth districts
the democratic candidates were elected
by overwhelming majorities, consider
ing the small vote.
Throughout tho Second district the
vote was light, and the negroes took
but little interest in the election
Young, democrat, is undoubtedly eject
ed. The republican split did not heal
at the polls, the factions voting for
their respective candidates-Holland
and Wise. Young's majority in Nor
folk is 1850, gain OF 1000.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 9.-1:45 q. N.
-Rhea, democrat, defeats Walker, re-
publican, in the Ninth district by l,OOO
majority. This makes a solid demo
cratic delegation from this State. The
majorities range from $500 for Swan
son in the Fifth to $4,000 for Rixey in
the Eighth.
MARYLAND.
The democrats gain two of the repre-
sentatives iii Congress from Maryland.
The following have been elected in
that State First district, John Walter
Smith, democrat; second, VIM. B.
Baker, republican; third, Frank Wach-
ter, republican; fourth, James W. Den
ny, democrat; fifth, Sydney E. Mudd,
republican; sixth, George a. Pearre, re-
publican. The republican majorities
were reduced all over the State except
in the Sixth district. where Pearre
made large gains. Wachter, republi-
can, won in the third district by a small
plurality.
NEW YORK.
Theodore Roosevelt, republican, was
elected governor OF New York over
Augustus Van Wyck, democrat, by
plurality estimated at 10000 repub-
lican loss of 1870. 900 to 1876 900 COMPARED