The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-10
The Counties Heard From Indicate That Her Mai
ority for the Democratic Ticket Will
be About $4,000.
THE EIGHTH DISTRICT
Full Reports From This Quarter are
not Yet in, But Indications are that
Newland has Defeated Blackburn
There by a Small Majority. Gudger
Wins in the Tenth by a Majority of
One Thousand to Fifteen Hundred M

North Carolina stands straight and
true to its best interests and to its
noble history. elects a Democratic
Governor and State officials and gives
it's II electoral votes to Alton Brooks
Parker. 1t is true as steel.
At midnight the returns from the
various counties in North Carolina
clearly indicated that the State is
Democratic by majority of about 50,-
600, and later returns made no
changes.
Democrats elect ten members OF
Congress. The returns are complete as
to this fact from eight districts and
the news from the Eighth and Tenth
indicate that both are Democratic by
small majorities. In the Tenth Gud-
ger is said to be elected by 1900 ma
jority, but the margin for Newland in
the Eighth is said to be very close.
The Democrats will not lose a men,
Der i'm either branch of the General
Assembly, but will hold the counties
giving majorities in 1902. perhaps
gaining. In the House there will be
at least 101 Democratic members out
of 120, and in the Senate A members
out of so.
The weather yesterday was perfect
and in many counties Democratic ma
jorities were increased.
In the Presidential election the II
votes of North Carolina go to Judge
Parker, the Democratic candidate
whose majority will be close to so,
600. In 1900 the electoral vote OF
North Carolina went to Mr.. Bryan by
a majority of 24,671, but this was
before the Constitutional Amendment
went into effect.
The Officers Elected.
The Democratic State ticket elected
yesterday is as follows:
GOvePnor-RobeFt B. Glenn.
Lieut. t.-GOy-Erancis ID. Winston.
Secretary of State. Bryan Grimes
Auditor-B. L. Dixon.
Treasurer-B. II. Lacy.
Attorney y-Gencrai--Robt. ID. Gilmer.
superintendent Public Instruction
j. u. Joyner.
Commissioner of Labor and Print
ins-H. B. Warner.
Corporation commissioners. l..
Rogers.
Associate Justices Supreme Court
w. \. HOlxc and Geo. III. Brown, Jr.
Judge Superior COurt-EiPst Dis
tTict-Geo. w. Ward.
The Coneressmen.
First District-John ii. Small.
Second DiStrict-Claude kitchin.
Third DistFict-CharleS X. Thomas
Fourth District--Edward w. Pou.
Fifth District-W. w. Kitchin.
Sixth DistIict-GiIbert IL. Patterson
Seventh DiStrict-Robert n. Page.
Eighth DistPict-W. G. Newland.
Ninth District-E. Y. Webb.
Tenth District-J. NJ. Gud2eP. Jr.
Democratic Majority of $4,000.
1t is impossible TO give the exact
vote in the State. but the returns as
received from siXty-one counties in.
dicates that the Democratic majority
will be in the neighborhood of $4,000
Taking the votes as wired in last
night for the sixty-one counties anC
giving the Democrats so to IS pei
cent of the vote cast in 1902, and a
the same time giving the Republicans
the benefit of their full vote III 1902
the Democratic majorities are showr
to be 54.665, the Republican ma
joritieS 5.925, or net Democratic
majority of 4S,740, this upon the
basis of losses by the Democrats III
every county not reported and nc
losses charged against the RepuDil-
cans. Upon this basis it is calculated
that the Democratic majority will be
about $4,000.
The counties which are marked with
an asterisk in the tabulated list fol-
lowing are estimated on the bases
aSovc stated.