Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-08
.Ll1E'S1 RETURNS from
The ELECTIONS Yesterday
Continued from First page.)
contest, and;the Democracy also made
the issue OF municipal ownership prom
MIssIssIPPI.


Jackson. Miss. Nov. 7.-Scattering
returns received from Representative
sections OF the Stute Indicate u very
l i,g vote in the Mississippi election.
ihis Was caused by a decided lack of
interest on the part of the voters in
.nelf precincts and heavy. purg.ng of
the registration books in several ,coun-
.ics. The entire Democratic State
tlcket is elected by majority conser-
vatiyely estimated at 10000. The OFF,
ciai count will not greutly vary from
these figures
The PopulIsts vote shows q decided
,a'i ~ OH, which will probably amount
10 50 per cent. Not over $4,000 votes
were polled during the day. The Popu-
iists have probably elected a member
oI the Legislature from Chockta.w
county. The vote on the Noel amend
ment, providing for an elective Judi
cary. is decidedly close and it will re-
quire an official count to determine the
result. Several precincts report tie
VOTES on the measure. The opponents
OF the amendment are confident that
they have 1t defeated.
The chief interest of the day conferred
IN fallohusha county, where Scnt-
torial primary was held in conjunction
with the regular election. a bitter per-
Sonal fight was made on Senator Sui
IVAN. who is candidate for the short
term ending March 4, 1901. Returns
from nearly all the precincts indicate
that he has received the instruction by
majority of nearly two to one. Nc
naurin received the long term instruc-
ZION by an overwhelming majority.
PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICAN,.
Philadelphia, Pa, Nov 7.-Complete
returns from ten of the forty wards in
this city give Barnett, Republican. for
otaee treasurer, plurality of 1880
over Greasy. Democrat. The same
wards in 1897. when Swallow was run
ning strong as the Independent candi.
'date, gave Beacon. Republican, n plu-
rallty of 1926. and in 1895, the Repui6
lican plurality was 1S,443.
Inc vote on the question of author
iAlng a Sl2.0oO,00 loan for the improve
ment of the city water supply shows
the citizens to be overwhelmingly in
iavor OF the proposition, the average
being 10 to in favor.
Inc Republican city committee esti-
mates a Republican plurality of 40. 600
IN Philadelphia, a Republican loss of
over 10000 as compared with 1897 The
loss is due to the small vote cast.
In the State the following ticket w,e
erected; State Treasurer, James 10
Barnatt, Republican,: Supreme Cour,
Judges. j. Hay Brown. Republican:
). Leslie Mestrezeat. Democrat; SUI
perior Court Judge, John Mitchell Re
puplican There are two vacancies In
the Supreme Court, and each party
elects one Judge. -
Philadelphia, Nov Tone Congress
man was elected in Pennsylvania 4 a
day. In the Ninth district, comprIs,nc
Berks and Lehigh counties. Captain IT
~. Green (Dem.). was chosen by a. ma :
1ority of 5000 to succeed D. M. Erman-
trout, deceased.
NEW YORK.
New York, Nov. 7.-Tammany ella
the election Of it's whole county ticket
oy ou.0o0 plurality, and the defeat M
Assemblyman Mazet by 500.
New York, Nov. Tn Kings copnty
BROOKLYN, Howe. Republican. is nrobl
ABLY elected register over GRAY Dom
ocrat. who figured unfavorably before
the Mazet committee. The Republjcanc
concede the rest of the county ticket -
the Democrats. -
islmira, ~ Y, Nov. 7-Indications
P Ppm. 10 Republican landslide in
ohemung county, the home of exsen-
ator filil. Charles II. Knapp, Republi-
can Is elected to the Assemble !.
Democratic loss q
syracuse, n. Y, Nov. 7.-Mavor NJ,
guire. Democrat, carries tha ci,,, ,,,,
nearly 1000. eity pS
New York, Nov. 7.-Richard Croker
CLAIMS 81 out of the 81 Assembly die.
tricts IN the Boronghs of Manhattan
a ana the Bronyx. Democratic gain
Albany. N. Y, Nov. - Albany
county elects Republican Assemblymen
TN the First, Second and Fourth bic.
tricts and Democrat in the Third.
New York. Nov. 7.-Saratoga county
elects Republican Assemblyman. In
the eleven Assembly districts which
nave reported, nine Republicans and
TWO Democrats were elected No
change from last Assembly.
Auburn, N. Y, Nov. 7-cayr,o