The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-15
sRTT IND BLACKBURN BEATEN

Delegation to the Sixtieth Congress.
Sweeping Democratic Victories il
the Other Eight Congressional Dis.
tricts.
Charlotte, Special.-Late Tuesday
night MIR. w. T. Crawford stated that
q conservative estimate of his majori-
ty is 800. He has surely carried Bun
combe by 600; Haywood by 500;
Pennsylvania by 40; Rutherford 500
to 600. Britt has carried Cherokee.
Henderson and Mcdowell by small
majorities.
Britt is not yet ready to admit his
defeat, though conservative Demo-
Gratis feel sure that Crawford carried
the tenth district by 500 to 500 ma
jority.
In the eigth district Chairman
Vanderford places Mr.. R. N. Hack
ett's majority at about 1000 over E.
Spencer Blackburn, the present in
cumbent. Mr.. Hackett's estimated
and certain majorities Ire: Stanly
200; Cabarrus $50; Rowan HOO:
Iredell 935; Allegheny $50. Alex
ander is in doubt, though a small
majority is thought to be Hackett's.
Blackburn has carried Wilkes by
300; Wautauga by 49,; Ashe by $50, |
reduced from 400 two years ago),
Caldwell by &c and Surry by 400.
There is hardly a reasonable doubt |
but that the Democrats will return
ten Democratic Congressman to the
Sixtieth Congress.
Returns are incomplete, but the re-
ports are generally to the effect that
the vote was light all over the State.
Democrats Save the Tenth.
Asheville, Suecial.-The Democrats
are again victorious in Buncombe
county. While the official returns are
not all in, it is certain that the entire
democratic ticket has been elected -
6uncombe by an average majority {
'OO to 700. The official count may {
'esult In e much larger majority.
indications are that Crawford has
'arrled Buneombe by 500 to 600 ma
orlty. He carried the six Ashevill.
precincts by 331. These sisx precincts t
NO years ago gave Gudger, for Con- t
500 majority. Chairman D. E. S
sever, Of the Democratic county ex-
cutlVe committee, says that
average majority in Buncombe
NIL be 800 to 1000. e
At 10 O'Clock Tuesday night little
FORMATION had been received from s
her counties in the district. Chair
AN Lee telephoned from Waynes.
nc that Haywood had given Craw-
'rd 500 majority. He also said that Il
'ports from some precincts in jack CT
IN county indicate that Crawford a
III have 125 to $50 majority. IL
Republicans arc claiming that Britt t.
elected. Chairman Lee saws that "
raWtord is elected by 1000 MAORI hs
A message at 1880 Tuesday night Is
Us Ru~therfordton gave Crawford So
W majority, and that. Mcdowell had Ii
ne for Britt by $50. in
lt is apparent hat the tenth dis ar
let Is close and conservative Demo- fu
ats here do not think Crawford fir
s defeated Britt by more than 500 M
&c result of the solicitorship contest ov
the fifteenth judicial district, COM Lo
sed OF Buncombe, Madison and tn
ansylvanla counties, is in doubt. dr.
y Roberts, the Democratic candi- at
&c, autographed from Marshall that tht
'dlson went against him only 800, lor
this is correct, Mark Brown. thc ed
publican candidate, is defeated an,
. telephone message at IL O'Clock is
esday night from Waynesvillc
So crawford majority in Haywood J
90 with two small precincts to
II from. -Four townships in Jack NJ.
county give Crawford a majority ers
Crawford reduced the .Repu6. gre
N majority in Bryson City. Swain me-
nty,' s votes. ven
Sweeping Democratic Victory in raj
the State. sec
he democrats have certainly me'
pit the State and they are the Ca
udest of their defeating Blackburn
Congress in the 9Th district. DEM G
attic State Chairman Simmons ro;i
ing his headquarters at midnight. a@o
me the story of the days work W.
'hese words: "We have carried ors
y. congressional district, We tho
g increased U majority over the inc.
orlty against Roosevelt by from, =
90 to $4,000. CHE
The legislature will most probab-
e even more strongly Democratic Dan
it now is. 1t is probably the
teS victory ever won in the State y
IN otf-year. This result is due ored
lily to the fact that the State is OF .
agiy Democratic, but also in part to t
hagrant and open interference tody
'ederal Office holders and nc q 70 trac
TO ex-senator Marion Butler. the
has become the Republican lead, en- t