The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-10

of the probability OF a contest over
the vote for governor. this statement
made by Chairman Long at IL O'clock
tonigh. is significant. Said Mr.. Long
The legislature is close. but / think
we have lost both houses. From semi
official returns from all counties e1-
cept twelve, and careful estimates
from these we have carried the state
by S,c50 plurality for Taylor.
In the event of a contest IL will COME
before the legislature. This is the case
only with the offices of governor and
lieutenant governor. The law cover
ing this point provides that board for
determining a contest for governor
shall be chosen in the Legislature by
lot, the senate selecting three and the
house eight members. The decision of
this board is not final nor conclusive.
1t must report TO the general assembly
where further action may be taken.
Tonight's developments bring the leg
islature into prominence because of the
probability that it ultimately will have
to determine who is to be the next
governor of Kentucky. In all express
sions upon the result OF the election,
coming from democratic headquarters
the legislature has been claimed as
safe for that party. No statement of
it's make up has been given, but il is
probable number of members claim
ed by the democrats are not Gocbel
men. If the strength of the two great
parties is nearly equal these anti-Goe-
bel democrats probably would hold
the balance of power, thus furnishing
all the elements for repetition of The
exciting and bitter contest of 1897.
which resulted in the defeat of Black
burn for the United States senate
While the returns on the head of the
tickets are incomplete, but little atten-
ton has been paid to the figures on
members of the legislature and until
the contest between the leaders is
cleared uD somewhat it will be hard
to get an accurate estimate Of the rel
ative strength of the parties in the as
sembly
Frankfort, KY, November S.-Chair-
man Blackburn, of the Democratic
state campaign committee, at this
hour, midnight, gave the following
figures of the complexion of the next
legislature: Senate-Democrats, Z; re-
publicans, II. House-Democrats 55
republicans, 45, with a chance of 5S
to AZ.
Louisville, KY, November S-Returns
by The Courier Journal up to midnight
give Goebel a plurality in the state,
outside Of the Eleventh district, of 15,-
300 The Eleventh district, as far as
received, shows the usual republican
majorities. Six counties in this district
which, last night, reported Taylor plu-
ralities, tonight sends revised figures
increasing these pluralities by 1S00.
On the other hand, the First district,
in the extreme western part of the
state, the banner democratic districr.
increases it's plurality for Colonel Toe-
bel several hundred over the figures
returned last nigh.
Warrants have been sworn out
against upward of 200 election officers
Nd OIL r
idation of voters. The cases will be
presented to the federai grand jury.
SALT LAKE ELECTS A REPUBLI-
CAN MAYOR.
Salt Lake, Utah, November s.
Thompson, republican, for mayor, has
& majority IF CSC. The republicans also
elected recorder and auditor and the
democrats the attorney, treasurer and
justices of the peace. The council
stands nine republicans and six demo-
Gratis. The democrats elected mayors
in Ogden, Provost, Park City and LO-
gan.
NEW JERSEY.
New York, November Stalking the
highest candidate for county offices on
each ticket in all the counties, the re-
publican plurality in New Jersey is
we'll above 10000 Taking what local
political leaders consider a fair aver
age in each county, the republican plu-
rality is about 10000 A year ago the
republican plurality in the state, cal
culated in the same manner, was S,400.
In the same year Coorhees, republican,
for governor, had 5,s99 plurality
MISSIS. IPPI.
Jackson, Miss, november S.-The
democratic state ticket is elected.
The ticket was voted solidly and
there will not be variance of 100 votes
between any of the candidates on the
list. Late results do not change the
estimated majority of 10000.
Jackson, Miss, November 8.-The
proposed Noel amendment providing
for an elective judiciary, was defeated
by majority of nearly 5000. The
chief opposition to the measure was
based on the belief that its phrasing
was unconstitutional.
DEMOCRATS SWEEP SAN FRAN
CISCO.
San Francisco. November 8.-Correct
Semi-Official returns show that the
democrats made almost a clean sweep
in the municipal election held here
yesterday. The republicans succeeded
in but seven cases on the entire ticket.
They elected the sheriff, auditor, tax
commissioner, county clerk and the
supervisors. The democrats elected
the mayor and all other county Off
GERS and fifteen supervisors. Mayor
Phelan's plurality over Davis, repub-
lican, is 7,756.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Aberdeen, S. D., November S.-More
complete returns from the state at
large confirm last nights estimates os
a republican majority of 1000 to 10000
for supreme judge.
NEW YORK
New York, November S.-Returns re-
ceived from up the state increase the
republican ass emily mem bership ITO SO,
against 81 democrats, a republican gain
of IL.
In New York county the largest
Tammany plurality was that Of the
candidates for surrogate, Abner G.
Thomas, $3.50. He was formerly a
Henry George leader. Ex-Justice
Joseph F. Daily, fusion candidate for
supreme judge, who was expected TO
get many democratic votes, did not
head the poll for his ticket. The inde-
| pendent labor vote, as indicated by the
vote for John S. Crosby for supreme
judge. was $500. or 5000 less than the
socialist vote. The Tammany plurali-