Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-08
THE ELECTIONS.
Elections were held yesterday il
q number of States.

Elections were hel0 yesterday al
number of States.
The election in Virginia was for men,
bers of the House of Delegates and one
half the members of the Senate. The
vote throughout the State was light,
and there was practically nc opposition
to the democratic candidates. The Leg
islature chosen yesterday will elect q
United States Senator to succeed Hon.
Thom 80 S. Martin, whose term expires
March 8, 1901.
In Maryland the entire State ticket
was elected yesterday by majority Of
about Is, 900. The House of Delegates
will be democratic by large majority
The Senate will be close.
Ohio, home OF President Mckinley
has followed its usual custom OF going
republican. At midnight republican
victory was claimed by plurality Of
about 10000 Samuel III. Jones, non
partisan candidate for Governor, polled
about 75,0 900 votes.
The Nebraska fusionists, whose cause
was champione by Hon. William J
Bryan. have won their fight. Returns
Indicate the election of Sllas A Hol.
combp, candidate for judge of the State
Supreme Court, and head of the fusion
ticket, by 10000 to $4,000 plurality over
III. B Reese, republican.
In Kentucky returns up to midnight
| indicated the election of VIM. s. Tay lor
republican, for governor, over William
Goebel, democrat, by about 5000 plu
rality. Chsirmin Blackburn, OF tnt
democratic State committee, is claiming
victory for Goebel.
Tammany carried New York city by
large majority, estimated at 10000
In New York State the republican
elected a majority of Assemblymen
Tammany defeated Mazst for re-elec-
ton to the Assembly and he will notre
turn to Albany to push his report on re-,
cent Investigations 10 the domain Of
Richard Croker.
The republican majority In Masss-
chusetts shows a falling off of about
$4,000.
PENNSYLVANIA went republican by
about 140 900.
Republicans confidently claim victory
in South Dakota.
Iowa has gone republican by abou'
60, 900 majority.
New Jersey elected republican leg
slature.
The majority for A. II. Lorgina, dem
ocrat, for Governor of Mississippi, is es
timated at $4,000
10 Kansas the election was for coun
ty officers and six judges. The repub
licans carry 70 of the los counties and
elect four judges to the fusionists' two
In Rhode Island the mayoralty fights
were won by the democrats in severa
cities.
I; San Francisco reelected Phelap
democrat, mayor.
The New Orleans regular democrats
backed by Governor Foster and the
State machinery, carried the city by
some 5000 majority, insuriOg Fosters
election to the United States Senate
Mayor elect Paul Capdvielle is q Gre
ole, being the first mayor from the
French quarter since 1884. His brother
was editor of Labelle. the French jour
nsl, the oldest daily in New Orleans.
Elections were held in four Congressional
districts yesterday. the vacancy in the First
Maine district having been filled by the cleo
ton on Monday of Amos L. Allen TO succeed
Thomas Reed. The filling of the remain
ing districts will make no change in the Pc.
litica complexion Of the House. Warren B.
Hooker, republican, who resigned in the
Thirty.fourth New York district, is succeed
cd by a republican, and the three members
whose deaths caused vacancies, William L.
Green, populists, Sixth Nebraska district
Dauiel Erma democrat, Ninth Penn
sylvanis district, and Lorenzo Danford, re-
publican, Sixteenth Ohio district. will be sue.
| ceeded by men Of the same political faith. In
the new Congress to meet on the first Mon
Cay in December (the Fifty SIXTH the House
of Representatives will consist of 1856 repub.
icans, 1872 democrats, 7 populists and sill
verites. Total 357.