The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-11-13
CONGRESS IS REPUBLICAN,
The Election of The Republican Ticket in New
York Practically Certain.

county elects a full Democratic ticket
for the first time in So years.
MISSISSIPPI.
Jackson. Miss, Special. The vote in
Mississippi was very light, the tabula-
! tons so far made indicating a total Of
| less than 10000. All the Democratic
candidates for Congress were elected
without opposition. The constitutional
amendments are believed to have been
defeated.
ARKANSAS.
Little Rock. Ark. SpeciaI-.Less than
GO per cent. of the normal vote was
polled in the election for Congressman
in Arkansas. All the sever Democratic
nominees were elected by majoritles
ranging from 5000 to 5000. In six dis
tricts there were Republican nominees.
In some places the negro voters re-
NAMED away from the polls.
CONNECTICUT.
! New Haven. Conn, Special.-Returns
from so towns in Connecticut indi-
cate the election CT the entire Republi-
can ticket by pluralities ranging about
$4,000. The returns from the same
towns indicate that Connecticut will
ISlulu lOuA CISIAiNI SOAS oihS IN
publicans. and a Republican Congress
man at large. The General Assembly
promises to be comfortably Republi-
can, thus insuring the return to the
United States Senate of O. H. Plat.
DELAWARE.
Wilmington, Del, Special.-The polls
closed in Delaware at 6 p. m. lndica-
tions are that the vote in the State
was lighter than two years ago. The
contest fer the Legislature is ap-
parently close and the result probably
will not be known until the full vote
is counted. The election Of Henry
Houston, Democrat, for Congress. is
indicated. At 8 p. m. the returns were
being received slowly.
Reports from over cne-half Of the
precincts in the first district Of Will
mington indicate the election of DR..
H. G.. Buckmaster, Democrat, over
James Hitch, of the Republican party.
A warm fight was made in the dis
trict.
FLORIDA.
Jacksonville. Fla. Special.-A light
vote was polled throughout the State
! Congressman Sparkman and Davis
were reelected from the first and
second districts respectively, with
, out opposition. Attorney General w.
B. Lamar was elected in the new
third district. There was no OPPOSITION
to the Democratic ticket, State or
congressional. The Legislature elected
will re-elect United States Senator
Hallory to succeed himself, he hav-
ing already been nominated by pri-
mary. The proposed constitutional
amendment providing for three extra
members Of the Supreme Court bench
was carried.
ALABAMA.
Montgomery, Ala, Specializing
Democratic State ticket was elected
by a large majority. The Lilly White"
Republican vote was not as large as
was expected. Returns are INSULT
cient to give definite figures. The
Democratic nominees in the first,
second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth,
eighth and ninth districts are elected.
In the seventh district Burnett, Dem
| ocrat. leads Street, Republican, and
Burnett's election is probable.
VIRGINIA.
Richmond. Va, Special.-Returns
are slow. The State will certainly re-
turn a full Democratic delegation. The
latest from the ninth district, where
there was the only serious contest, as
sures the election of Rhea, Democrat.
it is stated.
Norfolk City gave Maynard. Demo
crat, 1850 against Hughes. Republican.
GA votes for Congress. Maynard will
carry the second district by fully 5000
majority.
TEXAS.
Dallas, Tex, Specialize vote in
Texas was lighter than in 1900. The
Democrats swept the State, electing
Samuel w. T. Lanham, Governor by a
heavy majority. Late returns show
that the Democrats elected Congress
men from all 16 districts. The only
hard fight was in the fifteenth dis
trict, where John Scott, Republican.
was defeated by John NJ. Garner,
Democrat. The constitutional amend
ment requiring voters to pay a poll
tax carried by a good majority.
OHIO.
Columbus, o., Specialist 8 o'clock
a Republican State committee esti-
mated their plurality in Ohio at more
than 100000, a gain of between 10000
and 10000 over last year. The Demo-
cratic central committee made no
claims on the State ticket, but claim
ed a gain of Congressman.
MICHIGAN.
Detroit, Mich, Specialist $3.50
o'clock Chairman Whiting, CT the DEM
ocratic State central committee,
said: 1.-The Democrats have elected
Alfred Luckil to Congress in the first
district and has elected many MEM
bers of the Legislature. Rurand, Dem
/ ocratic candidate for Governor, shows
great gains this far and if they are
maintained in the same proportion he
will be elected by over 10000 ma
jority.
MINNESOTA.
ST. Paul. Mimi, Specialist 1880
Chairman Jamison, of the Republican
State committee, said: Returns so
far received while somewhat meagre,
indicate that Van Zandt will have a
plurality of 10000 for Governor. Sub.
~stant:a1 ain have been made all