Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-07
THE ELECTIONS.

Complete returns from Sussex county,
Delaware, show the election OF Thomas
w. Jefferson, democrat, as State senator
from the Fifth district by a plurality oil
seven votes over George E. Magee, an
Addicks republican, whom earlier re-
morris declared elected. There are 81
members of the legislature and the vote
ON Joint ballot will be q republicans
and "a democrats, the result IN the
Ninth district, Kent county. being tie.
The republicans will have majority OF
one, but as seven are regular repuol-
cans and opposed to Addicks, his chances
of election to the United States Senate
are still further reduced by Jefferson
election.
According to Secretary Oyerstreet, OF
the republican congressional committee,
the republicans will have 2O6 members
of the next House of Representative,
majority of 26 and s More members than
a quorum.
A statement given tat Judge Rhea 5
headquarters last night says: Later
official returns cut down the estimated
majority claimed for Slemp, and his
claim of certain election is not substan-
tiated by official returns. We have never
conceded Rhea's, defeat but claim that
he is elected by small majority. The
republicans state, on reliable information,
thai the clerks of several counties favor
them. and that they have held up the
returns in some counties, and they VIII
make the majorities large enough to elect
Slemp. The democrats are confident,
and rely upon official returns only
Chairman Lindsay, of the republican
executive committee, issued a counter
statement denying that Rhea has been
elected, and insisting that the democrats
are endeavoring to perpetrate a steal
"Reports received in Wytheville late
last night from other sections OF the
Ninth district indicate Rhea's election
by small majority. A telephone mes,
sage from. Judge Rhea said he claimed
his election by majority of %" Con
gressman Rhea last night wired the
Richmond Dispatch: 81 am elected,
Notwithstanding the over-conhdence O.
the democrats and $50, 200 spent to de
feat me-" -,
Senator Wellington who was in Wash
inpton Yesterday said: 81 shall not re
tire from politics when / leave the Sen
ate next March. | have still on'
mission in politics. That mission i
the ruin of McComas. When that
done shall cheerfnlly leave politics:
A bombshell was exploded among Tho
leading politicians of Iowa, yesterday
by the definite announcement tina
Speaker Henderson will not only Oppose
the candidacy of Gov. CummiDs for re
nomination next spring, but will him
self become a candidate, in the belle
that victory under such circumstance
will yindicate him before the nation ant
restore him to his former prominence II
party ranks and the nations councils
According to general opinion express
ed in Washington, three representative
loom up as possibilities for Speaker
Joseph G. Cannon, of Illinois; JOSEPH
w. Babcock, of Wisconsion, and Charlie
liz. Littlefeld, of Maine. OF thes
three Mr.. Cannon at the present time
thought to have the lead.
Stafford county, which has beel
one of the republican counties OF tn
! State for some time, reversed itself OF
, Tuesday and gave Congressman kixey
democrat a majority Of six over his re
publican opponent, the vote being Rixey
1888; Skinker, 327.