Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-08
IhTEST RETURNS. FROM
IHE ELECTIONS YESTERDAY
lh6 VIRGINIA Independents Won Wn6r6V6f Th6u
MAIDS q Determined FlQht.
NBBRHSKH HGHIN INDORSES. FUSION
Kentucky and Ohio Probably Republican Maryland is
Democratic-Croker Wins in Greater New York-Bos-
ton and San Francisco Elect Democratic Mayors-Mass-
achusetts Clngs to democratic Congressman Chos-
en- in Pennsylvania Republicans Win in New Jersey.
'N6BRHSkH HGHIN ENDORSES. FUSION

afternoon the Republicans secured
similar order for their inspectors on
representations that they were threat
ened with interference.
| In n number OF places the inspectors
were refused recognition and Govern
or Bradley's order for troops to go to
by Judge Toney, reciting this state of
| affairs.
| Judge Toney's letter to Governor
| Bradley follows:
| Sir: Two mandatory injunctions
were to-day issued by me as one Of
the judges of the Jefferson Circuit
| Court requiring election officers at the
election precincts to allow the inspec-
tors for the Brown and Republican
tickets entrance TO the voting precincts
to witness and inspect the count. 1t has
been represented to he that these in
functions are being contemptuously ig-
norcd. 1 am not n ministerial officer
and cannot enforce it. call your at
tention TO this fact as Chief Executive
OF The State that you may take such
action to see that the laws are exc
cuted as you may deem proper under
tho circumstances"
| The men were ready and within a few
| minutes began to form about the armo-
~. Belts were loaded up with ball car
| tridges and every man had his bayonet
| fixed.
| Colonel Mengel; who was in uniform
for the first time since the regiment
| was placed In readiness for q call, as
sumed command. As soon as the order
| became known Sheriff Bell FASTENED to
the armory and protested against the
calling out OF the troops on the ground
that there had been no disturbance and
no trouble, and that there was no oc-
caslon for action by the State author
tics; that Judge Toney had not made
any representations to him, the sher-
iff. as peace officer Of the county, and
| that there had not been any lnterfer-
ence With his order.
Colonel Mengel replied that he was
acting under Instructions from Govern
or Bradley
Shortly after Z o'clock orders to
march We're given. Companies b, c and
| ID swung into Main street and started
on the double quick for the lower quar-
ters of the city in the west end. They
| visited polling places en- route and in
! CURED into the treatment of represent
| tatiVcs of all parties. Everything was
found quiet, however, and the blue
1 coats were marched back to headuuar-
tiers.
The only excitement noticeable was
that occasioned by their presence
| Meanwhile the count was proceeding in
all-tlle 1-atiateS places af the city
GoEBEL's ELECTION CLAIMED.
Frankfort, Ky, NOV. 7-sepator
| Blackburn and others Mt Goebel head
quarters at midnight admitted the re-
turns from many Democratic counties
| are disappointing but claim this Is par
| tally Offset by private dispatches from
| the Eleventh district. indicating a fall
Ing of in the Republican vote. Black
burn now claims Goebel will win by
5000. This is n reduction of 20 600 ne
compared with claims made two hours
| earlier.
Louisville, KY, Nov. TAT midnight
there were stu many missing pre-
cincts. but ISL out of 203 In the CITY cf
! Louisville and Jefferson county gave
Taylor n plurality of 3,S6o. With all
the returns in and the present ratio of
Republican gains maintained, Taylor's
majority in the city will reach 4 900
MARYLAND DEMOCRATIC.
Baltimore. Md. Nov. 7.-Genera,
Thomas j. Shyrock, chairman of tho
Republican State Central Committee
at 10 o'clock tonight conceded the
election of John Walter Smith. Demo-
crat, for Governor by 10000 majority.
OHIO IN DOUBT.
Columbus, O., Nov. 7.-At 10 D. m. the
chairmen OF both the Republican and
| Democratic State Committees were
claiming the election of their respect-
I've State tickets. and also n majority
of the Legislature. There are no Jones
| legislative candidates. but Samuel NJ.
Jones, Mayor of Toledo, Is certainly the
| closest third that ever entered the Ohio
| gubernatorial race. The indications
| are that he has drawn more heayiIv
from the Republicans in the cities than
from the Democrats, with the exception
| Of Columbus and Como smaller cities.
and that the Jones vote will not be SO
large in the rural districts There Is
not the usual percentage. OF. either Re-
publican or Democratic gains or losses.
as the gains run for the Republicans
In some places and for the Democrats
in other sections. Even after the re-
turns are complete from Cincinnati.
Cleveland and Toledo. 1t may be diff.
cult to reach the result positively to-
night. owing to the rise in the Jones
vote, which runs in streaks and causes
!. Republican losses in some places, and
Democratic losses in other places.
AT 10 p m. Judge Nash claimed his