Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-08

Tres from Kings county: The Repub-
iican membership in the assembly now
dgureS up to- about ninety. This eN-
I-eedS my greatest expectations.
Tammany shows no elation over the
plurality of 10000 for its New York
county ticket. having expected it, The
rejoicing * over the defeat OF Assem-
hlyman Robert Mazet. Republican. by
Perez NJ Stewart in the Nineteenth AS
seInbly district. which usually is
strongly Republican. DR. Nelson H.
Henry. Republican. in the Fifth as
senbly district. against whom the
labor unions made Il fight, was re-
elected
In the Thirty-fourth congressional
district +. l.. Nreeland. Republican.
was elected by Il majority OF at least
10000.
The assembly stands Republicans.
81; Democrats. 30: Republican plurall-
~. b: Republican gain Il. The Re
publicans elected only four assembly
men in New York county and one of
these is an anti-organization man. The
Tammany majority i'll New \ ork coun-
~ is more than 10000. At Tammany
hall Croker was more Interested IN
the returns from the Nineteenth dis
trict than anywhere else. lie repeated
ly asked if MaZet WAS beaten beyond
Il doubt. and kept constantly repeat
ing. Well MaZet is beaten: that's 4
consolation" AsSemblyman MaZet took
his defeat very much to heart. but de
clinpd TO he interviewed.
The election in the four counties that
make up the city of New York resulted
in the election of every Democratic
candidate on every county ticket eN-
cept Gray. Democratic candidate for
register in Kings. who was beaten be
cause of his refusal to put i'll an APP
pearance before the MaZet Investigate
ing committee and answer charges
made against him.
Troy. y. V. Nov. S.-Aftcr one of
the hottest fights ever known here. in
which Ex-Governor Black led on one
side and ex-senator Edward Murphy
on the other. the city of Troy has gone
Republican by about 1000. Black and
Murphy personally conducted the CON
test. night and day. and the result is
the election of Blacks entire ticket,
city. county and assembly. This is the
first time i'll thirty years that Troy has
gone Republican.
DEMOCRATS RECOVER MARYLAND.
Republicans There Are Beaten by a Plu
raIity of 10000.
Baltimore Nov. S-ReturnS from the
city of Baltimore and reports from the
state indicate that the Republicans of
Maryland have been overwhelmingly
defeated. and that John Walter Smith.
the Democratic candidate. has been
elected by majority VarfouSly eSti
mated at from 10000 to l:1.OoD. There
* also Il reasonable certainty that the
lower house of the general assembly
will be Democratic 10y large ma
jority. and that the Democrats will
elect enough state senators to over
come the Republican advantage among
lhe hOld-oVcr senators. thereby control
ing both branches of the legislature.
The gold Democrats" as an organiZa-
ton supported Governor Lowndes;. but
they seem to have had but little if any
effect on the result.
baltimore. Nov. S.-RcturnS from
bct:l the CITY and state have been Very
sIow IN coming 10 hand, ANA ut
O'Clock this morning the fun vote from
only thirteen wards of Baltimore city
had been received. while in the state
not Il single county was complete The
Thirteen complete wards in the city.
with the balance estimated. showed a
plurality for Smith iDemD for COVER
nor of 1.J41. while i'll the balance of
the state his plurality will probably be
between 100 and 5000.
The democrats have carried the
three Legislative districts in Baltimore
rity and the probabilities are that they
will have SeVenty-five members in the
lower house of the general assembly,
while the Republicans appears 10 have
elected but sixteen. The SENATE will
be very close. with the chances slight
iy favOring the democratic claim of Il
majority of two. On the face of tn"
returns the Republicans have carried
hut five counties in the state, viz:
Allegheny. Charles. Garrett. Anne
Arundel ard Somerset.