Dewareat ican
Bellefonte, Pa., Nov. 10, 1899.
P. GRAY MEEK, - -
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The Result in the County.
The result of Tuesday’s election in this
county can scarcely be looked upon as
significant of anything more than that
Centre is still Democratic. The conditions
were 80 peculiar as to make it more of a
contest of individuals than anything else,
though there is enough in the result to
form a fair basis upon which to establish
the assertion that Democrats predominate.
The campaign was remarkably clean, free
from personalities and those vicious flings,
on the part of persons and papers, that
make such deep wounds without benefiting
the cause they have been started to help.
The fight was fought on Tuesday and,
happily enough, there was such a fair field
that the aftermath ought not to have any-
thing of regret in it for successful or de-
feated candidates.
Another gratifying feature of the day’s
battle was the apparent absence of that cor-
rupting influence, money. Especially was
this noticeable in Bellefonte, where it was
feared trouble would arise as a result of the
terrible debauchery the floating element
had been subjected to at the recent Repub-
lican primaries. But aside from the hold-
ing off of a few until late in the evening,
until they discovered that neither party
was going to bid for their votes, there
wasn’t a trace of a purchasable element in
evidence.
The returns show CREASY’S vote to have
been only 19 more than that polled for
JENKS last fall, while BARNET ran 329 ahead
of the vote cast for STONE for Governor.
That he was not cut by the HASTINGS Re-
publicans in the county to any appreciable
extent is shown by the fact that he ran only
104 votes behind BROWN and only 82 be-
hind judge MITCHELL, who was put on the
ticket for the express purpose of catering
to the insurgents.
The increase of 348 votes in the total
poll has its explanation in the increased
population about the industrial centres of
the county. .It ,would be incorrect to
ascribe it to a greater activity among party
workers or a livelier interest in the cam-
paign, because the one just closed was far
less aggressive than that of the fall of 1898.
The result on the treasurership fight in
Bellefonte and Philipsburg is interesting
because it shows that both towns take
pride in favorite sons and will support
them, even to the extent of breaking party
ties. The remarkable ran made by CYRUS
BRUNGARD is a splendid testimonial to the
good judgment of the people of Centre
county and especially is he to be congratu-
lated on having carried the borough of
Bellefonte. This latter result speaks
plainer than words to those who have poli-
tical aspirations for the future. It leaves no
doubt of the disapproval of the people of
everything that is not clean and elevating
in campaign methods. While the defeat of
Mr. HARPER, for recorder, was made par-
ticularly calamitous by his being the only
Democrat to suffer, it seems to have been
only a part of the effectively carried out
plans of the voters. He was a splendid
official ; and the office has never had a more
efficient or courteous incumbent, but it is
evident that the people are beginning to
demand more than mere qualifications.
Especially is the election of a Democratic
board of commissioners a matter of comfort
to the taxpayers of the county who have
been at the mercy of incompetent officials
for the past three years and the WATCH-
MAN unhesitatingly announces that re-
forms will be inaugurated as soon as Mr.
MEYER and Mr. HECKMAN are inducted
into office. It was their campaign prom-
ise and they are the kind of men to fulfill
it.
Chairman J. K. JOHNSTON and his corps
of assistants at headquarters deserve the
congratulations of the party for the suc-
cess of their campaign. It was his maiden
effort as a political leader and he was
handicapped by numerous untoward condi-
tions, but he has surmounted most of the
obstacles and comes out triumphant with a
record of which he and his co-workers may
well beproud. The township committee-
men and their school district lieutenants
all come in for their share of the congratu-
lations that must be extended for the
redemption of old Centre.
A Rooster for Sauers
This little rooster crows for CAL. SAUERS
of State College, Williamsport and Corn-
ing, N.Y. We promised him one all to him-
self if he would come home from Williams-
port to vote and the exultant cackle of this
jubilant Democratic birdlet is all for CAL.
The connection of the SAUERS name with
the WATCHMAN roosters recalls a little
anecdote of years ago, when our faithful
old friend JOHN SAUERS lived and flourish-
ed as a shoemaker at State College. There
had been serious reverses for the Democrats
and you may know it must have been a
pretty cold day for us when the WATCH-
MAN couldn’t scare up cause for one or
two roosters at least. Old Mr. SAUERS was
sitting in his shop the day after election,
ignorant of what had happened, wken Prof.
JouN HESTON dropped in to twit. him
OFFICIAL RETURNS OF CENTRE COUNTY, NOVEMBER 7th, 1899.
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North ward rl 120 60] | 176] 150] 24] | 213] 140] 11] | 234] 128 10] | 220] 131] 9 | 200{ 169| 8] | 167| 210 | 2562] 123] | 234) 142) | 238| 212| 158 131| | 237} 238| 128| 118| 5| | | 232] 133
Bellefonte, < South ward 05] 66 50 | 113] 162] 22| | 146] 178] "of | 144] 178] 10 | 145| 179] 8! | 136] 192] 5! | 120| 212] | 159] 1731 | 201! 130| | 153] 120| 190| 188| | 147| 143| 174| 176| 5| 5 | 136] 186
West ward. 28| 48| 29 75 62| 11{| 87 67] 4! | 87 65 5 83] 1] 5 78 78 3 | 58] 102 | 85 70 92| 64 83| 75 81] 71 89| 89 62| e1| 4]... 86! 67
Centre Hall borough. 52| 23] 26 | 24 91] 10{ | 33 106 35( 103[.ee. 34| 104 23! 116 24 114] | 42] YY] |" 42| og| | 35 33| 107| 97 | 41] 34 98( 101 41] o4
Howard borough..... 23 44] 43 | 76] 41] 16|| 98 37 2{| 97 37 3i| e8/ 37 2 |100 97 104] 33 | 101 35 | 98 37 | 102] 99 37| 36/ | 99] 99) 37 37 1 1||102| 35
Milesburg borough. 1s| 42| 20/ | 70! 20] 10 | 92| 24| || 91] 23] 8 | o2 ¢3 4|| 95 23] 3] | 95 24] 911281} 91) 31} | 91 83) 27| 28/| 93] 92| 24 24i 3 3 | 91] 27
Millheim borough...... 62! 26 28/| 31] 119 34 126) 2 | 34 125] 2 | 34 124] 2 | 20| 142 33| 129] | 43| 20| | 66] 91 | 41 34| 125) 121] | 38| 34 120| 126 43! 119
= First ward ........; 33| 47) 46| | 89| 57f 23|| 91 52| 8 | 97 8 | os! 45! 8 [102] 44] 5 [120] 29/ | 104] 44 | 98] 50 | 102] 99] 47; 45(| 99] 98] 44 45 6 gl | 100] 44
Philipsburg borough, < Second ward.....| 46] 82| 54 | 112. 116] 24| | 109| o4| of | 117| s6| 8 | 112] 88 8 [125 77} 6 | 153] 56 120{ 85 | 118 se| | 120{ 120 86] Sof | 119] 118] 84] 84| 5 | | 118] 84
Third ward...... 360 54) 53] | 111] es] 31|| 104 57] 7107] 54) 7] | 105 56 7 | 112] 54] 4|| 125 43 | 110{ 56 106] 6oj | 104 107] 63] 60 | 107 106] 55 55 5 5 | 107) 58
South Philipsburg boro «| 8] 17] 20] | 25 20] 1m}| 40 13} 1] 40 131 1] 40 13 1] 421 12 1} 46) sg} 39 4 401, 14{ | 39] 40] 14] 13|| 39| 39] 13] 12] 1| 1]; 39] 14
State College Borough. ol 31 e3| 41] | 101] 87] '8|| 99] 79] 5||110| 8 6 | 108] 69] 6 |103 78 2 | 107 77| | 113 TU | 708) 74) | 107) 105] 72 81|| 112 106] 70| 74 2 i! 107 76
Unionville borough.................. 1 21] 30! 19] 46] 2a 15|| 41: 30] || 45 25 8 | a5! 25 || 44 28 6 | 531 oof | 46] 28 | 52 24 | 28] e2| 24] 17|| 45] 46] 25 26| 5 || 35 39
: township | Northern precinet..| 24/ 19] 21} | 49) co] 6 a1 721 14] 48] 1} 1 a8! m1 1|| 48] 73] 1! 41 voi | 92] 31 61 58 | 44] 44 "6| 71 | 48 44 75 70! 1 1}| 49] 72
Benner township { go thern precinct. 23| 23] 13{| 48) 70] || 41] 65 2 | 46 61] 1 | 45] 62( 1 | 43] 65 1 | 38 71] 47) 60 | 60] 47| | 43] 42] 65 64 | 43] 44] 65 6p 46) 59
Northern precinct... 19] 40 9 | 41| 34] 7|| 47| 27| 6|| 48 25 6 | 48) 26| 6|| 47] 29) 4|| 49] 29{| 50| 28 | 49] 29| | 49 47) 31 29 | 50 50 271 27 3 3 | 50 or
Boggs township, ~ Eastern preciuct.. . 211 26] 20 | 43| 47 3{]| 51 40] 1 51) 40 51 40) 1j| 50 40; 1) 51 dof | 02 89 53 37| | 53] 51 38) 39 | 51 51) 39) 39 . 52| 39
Western precinct, 40| 75| 55 | 108] 73| 30{ | 114i 71} 7| | 114] co] 71113 69 7 |1M1| 77] 6 | 107) 85 | 114] 69 | 317) 73) | 120) 109] 72| 72; | 116 116] 66; A6| 6] 5 | 116| 70
Burnside township. 12] 40| 8|| 45 20] 4|| 41] 26 af 2 || a} 2 41 26 || 41] 26 | 421 25] | 421 os! | 41] 42] 26] 25) 42! 42| 25! 25 al 95
College township s0l 92| 50! | 158 95! 19| | 168] 106] | | 174, 99 174) 99) i | 183] 92 6 | 162) 117) | 179 101 | 194! 81] | 175 164| 98| 107] | 171] 172 109! 94] 3| 3! | 172] 105
Curtin township........ .| 18! 33] 10] | 47] 42] 3|| 400 38] 1, | 42} 36 4) 371 1] 42 37... 45 34 | 42) B71 | 42) 31) 42| 40 36] 38) | 43] 42| 36 35 © 42| 36
h t.| 102] 53] 12 | 770 157] 2 | 73| 155 74 154 73 155 70 156) 1) | 72| 155) | 67| 161 | 83| 143] | 70| 72| 155| 153 | 70 73| 155] 154 73! 154
Ferguson towns ip } Westarn precinct.| 18| 46| 36 | 74 43 5|| 75] 3) || 76] a2 2] 7e| 32 2 | | 31 75 34) | 74 381 78| “a1]| 78] 7o| 33 30|| 77] 77] 33] “33 78 32
Northern precinet.....| 28] 2| 7 9 58 2 9 66 8| 67 8| 66 8) 67 9 66 10/ 64 13| 60 8 12| 64] 65|| 11] 9] 63 65 17) 57
Gregg township - Eastern precinct....... al 11) 17] | 19] 112] of | 19' 1300 1 | 20{ 107] 2[| 21] 107] 2 16| 115] 1 | 24] 105 | 24 104 | 26] 102) | 20] 17] 108] 107} | 27| 22| 104| 104 20 03
Western precinct...... 65 45| 311 | 66! 118] 14/ | 68] 140 71 137) || 73] 134 46; 158] 1] | 69; 143| | 69) 139 | 87) 123! | 75 68] 140) 131] | 90] 74] 116; 126, 121} 87
Haines township | Eastern precinet. 50| 25! 13) | 20 s1| 16|| 32 lo4 5 | 33 203) 3 | 33103 5 28) 111) 2 | 32 107) 34 108) 41) 90 | 34] 33 106 105 | 33 33 106 106) 2 2 | 33) 106
aines township © \Goctorn ‘precinet..| 69] 55 21 | 6o| 118] 10] | 68 123] 2 | 70| 121| 2 | 7o| 120] 2| | 54] 137] 1/| 7of 122) | 70 119} | 71) 119] | 72 71] 119] 116| | 69] 68] 117) 120 1] 1|| 7o| 119
Halfmoon township 1 13] 50] 51) | 70 33| 16|| 88] 46] 3|| 94 s0| Bl | 95 u8| af | 97] 37| 2 | 8] 45||102 33) 101} 36{| 97| 92] 40{ 38 | 98 99 36| 34 2| 2f|100 34
Harris township........ 64] 45] 20 | 65 141] ol | 80] 128] 2{| 83| 126] 2| | 84) 125] 2 | 90j 121] 1i| 81) 131 | 89] 121 | 107) 105! | 60] 65] 96| 162 | 8 79) 125| 121} 1] 1){ s4f 125
Howard township.. 25] 40, 30/ | 80| 74] of! 67 72 61 ml | oer 2 64] T4 82 56 53 67) | 80| 58! | 65 67] 73| 70|| 66/ 68 T1| 69 61 67
Huston township.. 23) 54 33|| 82! 53] 18|| 88 40] 6l| 90] 47] 6 | oo] 47] || S9| 4of 9 | 92] 48 | 92| 48{| 84 57I'| 90] 04 46| 44 | 93) 96| 48] ‘39 5 4 | 66] 75
Liberty township .. 15) 64] 57 | 121] c2| 17] [110] 45 9 | 109 46] 9 | 111] 43] 9) | 110] 48] 7 | 114] 46 | 112 46/1 106| 54f | 112) 112) 46| 48) | 111 109| 47| 48 5 6 | 110] 47
Marion township............ ae 40, 33 14) | 48] 75| 7l| 52] s1] 1j| 53] sol 1| s3 79] 1|| 53] so} 1 | 53) 81 34) 80 | 67) gol | 53] 51) 79 82 | 56) 531 78 TOI 1 1 53] 80
Bastern precinct........| 36| 14 6|| 24 58 4{] 22] 61] 3/| 201 oz 3 | 20 62 3 | 10 76l 1 | 21} 62] 22 — 19; 66 | 22) 21] 6li 61 | 21] 19] 61) 60 20| 61
Miles township Middle precinct.........| 73] 21] 29 | 30] 142] 6 | 33] 144 34 138 | 34| 139 16 163 35 143) | 40) 1381 49) 137) | 33 35] 138] 142) | 34 35| 141) 139 34| 142
Western precinct 48] 16] 3|| ie 67]... 13) 67 13) 67 i] 13] 66 11 69 13) 68 | 14 07 150 65 | 13] 13! 68/ 65 | 13] 12] 67] ¢8 13] 67
Patton townshiy 25/ 68 30| | 88] 6] 13 | 116! 55 1 | 120] 53] 1 | 320 53 11119] 54] 1 | 116] 58 114 59 | 119| 55) | 112| 110{ 67 56] | 118] 113] 59| 55 116] 57
Penn township... o6| 16| 16! | 25| 197] 4 | 24 192] 1] 25 191] 1} | 25/191} 1] | 31 188 25| 193 | 28| 188) | 37| 177] | 25 27| 188| 183| | 25| 25| 192 190] 1! 1! | og 187
shi 44 20] 16 29 106] 7|| 22| 131 22! 130? 1 221 129] 1!| 18] 135 21) 131} | 34 119) | 44] 109 22! 19 130f 130] | 23| 23| 129] 128 23| 130
Potter township {Southern precinct... 77] 39| 22|| 45 172| 22 | 65 175 1|| 67l1m| | Gol 173] of | e7| 175] 3 | 71 172 | 96| 147) | 82) 157) | 73| G7) 166| 168} | 73 71 168) 168 3, 3! | 73 167
Tush townshi 1 Northern precinet.....|, 40 27] 31 571% 24 4 66, 6 74 65] Oi 741 65 6 82 64 4 82! 61 9 67 79 66 78| 76 68 67 7 76! 65! 64 BiB 76| 67
ush township ¢ southern precinct.....| 27) 19 190 | 64 7al 131104 76] 11108) 9 10} 107] 721 1] | 115! 68 121] 62 | 109) 71} 103} 77 | 110) 106| 74 71] 106| 111] 70; 69| | 106! 74
: SI T Eastern precinct..... 35) 271 22 90, 71 11 98) 89 2 99) 71 2 | 100, 86 2/102] 86] <2 |129) eo| | 99] 87 | 111} 7s 801 89 95) 87| | 99] 100; 88] 85 2; 1 98] 89
Snow Shoe TWp. ectern precinct...| 14| 30 25( | 41] 42 1|| 45! a7 47) al || asl 44 46] 46 48) 43) | 48] 44) | sal 37] 47] 46| 43; 44) | a8] 48| 44] 45 48) 44
Northern precinet...| 23| 42| 30| | 57} 68] 11 2 go] 4 | 73] 57 3 | 72 58 31 6; sy 2 | 64 72 771 58 | 97] 391 | 77] 65 66 58 | 80| 78 53 1 71 56
Spring township Southern precinet...| 70! 80 37| | 119] 123] 10] | 123} 120, 1 | 126] 114] 2 | 124) 116] 2f | 117| 124 113} 131) | 111} 131 | 165 77| | 158] 94| 110| 107| | 124
Western precinct..... 16] 31] 2a}! 66] 61] 11|| 79] 47] 2|| 79 46] 2] 80 47] 2 | 83] 47 72 s7l0 77) 501 77l 520 | 82) 74] S54 47) | 79
Taylor township.... ..| 10] 371 17|| 65] 221 6! sll 21 59| 21 Gop 21 62] 19 Gl 18) | Gul 201 | 56] 25 | 48] 67 26\ 12) | 58
Union township..... 21| 51) 40] | 88] 371 25! | 101] 7] 14] | 101] 47 14 | 101] 47 14] | 92] 57] 14 | 97 60] | 98] 5b | 100 50] | 60| 118) 52; 42 | 95
iE P. 370 21| 16) | 34 54] 1 | 35 03 36) G1 5 62 350 61 | 36] bl | 56° 43) | 34| 36] 64 61 | 37
Walker Twp. >M. P... 47) 19 12 28; 79; bi | 28 82 30f 80 78 300 80 | 31 79,1 43; ct | 30 28] TT 76 | 30
Ww. Pp. 55| 19 10{ | 26° 70; 20| 29] 7 201 67] 71 28| 68) | .29| 67)| 511 43() 85 20| 66] 55 | 29
Worth township.......cccovernransnnnsesssennss 31 66 20 | 96 42 21 | 105 40 4f | 106] 33 5 39| 5 | 108 37) |106| 39 | 108) 37) |10L 105 41] 37} 106
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about the result. The old man was up in
arms in an instant and declared he would
not believe his party ‘‘beaten until the
WATCHMAN comes.’’
Friday morning, when the paper arrived
at the College, Prof. HESTON called at the
post-office and secured Mr. SAUERS’ copy.
armed with it he proceeded to the little
cobbler shop, which he entered in such an
indifferent manner as to indicate that he
had forgotten about the previous contro-
versy. Tossing the paper to the old Dem-
ocrat, he remarked: ‘*There is your WATCH-
MAN, Mr. SAUERS.”’
The latter picked it up with an eager-
ness begotten of long supported hope and
scanned every page in vain search of some
crowing sign of victory, then dropping the
sheet on the floor by his bench he was the
picture of disconsolation as he groaned out
his dispair in these words : ‘‘Nota damned.
rooster.’’
“i —
Maryland Again Democratic !
8mith Defeats Lowndes for Governor by 15,000
Plurality.
BALTIMORE, Md., Nov. 7.—After a three
years trial of Republican rule, Maryland
returns to the Democratic fold and can
hereafter be counted as a reliable Demo-
cratic State. It has tried Republicanism
and is tired of it. It was asked to endorse
McKinleyism, and has repudiated it. John
Wallin Smith a Democrat, will be the next
Governor of Maryland. All returns re-
ceived from Baltimore city and State, up
to midnight, indicate his election by about
15,000 majority. With him will go the
entire Democratic city ticket and the three
legislative districts. Returns from 120 out
of 308 precincts have been heard from at
midnight, and these show immense Demo-
cratic gains. Although the city returns
as they came in proved gloomy for Repub-
lican prospects, the supporters of that party
did not give up hope until 9:30 o'clock,
when Gen. Shryock, the chairman of their
State Central committee, conceded the
election of Smith by about 10,000. Chair-
man Murray Vandiver of the Democratic
State Central committee claimed the State
by 12,000 and later returns show that it
will be fully 15,000.
Incomplete returns from Baltimore city
all show heavy Democratic gains, and it
appears that Smith, Democrat, for Gover-
nor, will carry the city by from 10,000 to
12,000, a much larger plurality than that
given Thomas G. Hayes, Democrat, for
mayor in the municipal election last May.
On the eastern shore, Colonel Smith’s Con-
gressional district will give him a large
plurality.
The Republicans’concede the counties of
Prince George, Dorchester, Howard and
Baltimore to the Democrats, the last nam-
ed giving a Democratic majority of 12,000.
There is no doubt but that the House of
Representatives in the Legislature will be
heavily Democratic, while the Senate will
be close with chances in favor of the Demo-
crats. 4
New Jersey Stands by the Republicans?
Corrected and complete returns show
that the Republicans carried New Jersey
on Tuesday by about 20,000 plurality on
the vote for Assemblymen. This is a fall-
ing off in the majority given McKinley of
over 60,000. There was no State ticket.
The State Senate stands as last year, while
in the Assembly the Republicans have
gained seven seats, the division being
forty-one Republicans and nineteen Demo-
crats. The Senate stands fourteen Repub-
POOR PENNSYLVANIA
STILL RING BOUND.
Official Figures Show the Smallest Major=
ity for Barnett That has Been Given
Any Republican Candidate
for Years.
Twenty-Seven of the Sixty-Seven Counties in the
State Give Democratic Majorities.
Semi official returns from sixty of the
sixty-seven counties in the State, show a
falling off in the Republican majority giv-
en McKinley in 1896 of about 200,000
and from that given the present State
Treasurer in 1897 of over 20,000.
‘While the Republican candidate for Su-
preme Court, J. Hay Brown, and the Re-
publican candidate for the Superior Court,
John I. Mitchell, received practically the
full party vote, Lieutenant Colonel Bar-
nett, candidate for State Treasurer, was
cut in nearly every section of the State,
and his plurality is far less than that of his
associates on the ticket. 8. Leslie Mestre-
zat, Democratic candidate for Supreme
Judge, ran ahead of his party ticket.
Democratic candidate for the State Treas-
urership William T. Creasy made gains in
almost every election district.
In connection with this is a table show-
ing the majorities given the candidates for
State Treasurer, by the different counties.
The returns from the sixty of the sixty
seven are official and the full official vote
will not vary much from these figures. By
it it will be seen that twenty seven of the
sixty-seven counties in the State have array-
ed themselves on the side of the Democracy,
a condition of politics that has not been
known in Pennsylvania for many years.
In the contest for Judges the Democrats
secure one in Philadelphia, one in Berks.
one in Chester, one in Westmoreland and
one in Fayette, while the Republicans suc-
ceed in electing one in each of the follow-
ing districts : Philadelphia, Lancaster, Lu-
zerne, Dauphin and Armstrong.
In Chester county where a hot contest
was made between the fusionists and the
ring Republicans, the latter succeeded in
electing its entire ticket’
Clearfield, that is placed in the Republi-
can column, elected a Democratic county
treasurer, and lost control of the board of
commissioners by twenty-six votes.
Both Juniata and Mifflin counties that
are with the Democrats on the State ticket
elected Republicans as county officials.
Clinton county Democrats lost their sher-
iff and prothonotary but gave substantial
majorities for the balance of the ticket.
Huntingdon county that had heretofore
been good for 1800 Republican majority,
contents itself with giving but 610 to the
candidate of the state ring.
The semi-official pluralities for Barnett
aos Creasy are given in the accompanying
table. eh
PLURALITIES BY COUNTIES.
New Jersey.
Republicans Carry the State and Will Control Both
Houses of the Legislature.
TRENTON, N. J., Nov. 7.—The returns
at midnight indicate that the Republicans
have carried the State by about 20,000
plurality, although there was no direct
vote on a State ticket. The Republicans
by good working majorities, and will bave
iy increased representation in the Assem-
y.
The Republicans have elected Senators
in Camden, Gloucester, Somerset, Union
and Essex, and probably in Salem and
Monmouth. The Democrats have elected
but one Senator, in Warren. The Senate
will stand 14 Republicans to 7 Democrats.
The Democrats lost three Assemblymeén in
Middlesex and one in Salem, and the next
Assembly will be composed of 41 Republi-
cans and 19 Democrats, as against 37 Re-
publicans and 23 Democrats last year.
The result in Monmouth is very close,
but it is believed that the Republicans
have elected Francis, Senator, and that the
Democrats have elected Assemblymen and
county officers. The Republicans carried
Cumberland for the Assembly, but the
Democrats elected the county clerk and
sheriff. The Republicans carried their
entire ticket in Middlesex and Union coun-
ties.
Bryan’s Big Victory
Fusionists May Have 18,000 Plurality in Nebrasha
LiNcoLN, Neb., Nov. 8.—Additional re-
turns received to-day only served to em-
phasize the fu sion victory in Nebraska at
vesterday’s election. The fusion plurality
will not he less than 15,000, and may reach
18,000.
Democrats Win in Rhode Island.
Mayoralty Fights Go Against the Republicans in
Nearly all the Cities.
§
PROVIDENCE, R. I., Nov. 7.—The elec-
tion was for municipal officers only and was
characterized by a general lack of interest.
As a result there wasa light vote at the
polls. Major William C. Baker, D. L. D.
Granger, City Treasurer, and M. J. Cum-
mings. Overseer of the Poor, all Democrat-
ic candidates, were re-elected. The Repub-
licans succeeded in landing only one candi-
date on the general ticket, the Harbor mas-
ter, James T. P. Bucklin.
Mayor George W. Greene, of Woonsocket
(Dem. ) was re-elected. John J. Fitzgerald
(Dem. ) was elected Mayor of Pawtucket
by a close margin. E. Eastwood (Rep.)
was elected Mayor of Central Falls.
NEwrorT, R.I., Nov. 7.—The Demo-
crats of Newport scored a victory in the
municipal election today electing the may-
or and eight out of twenty members of the
city council. This is the sixth year that
the Democrats have elected a mayor, and
Patrick J. Boyle, who was re-elected to-day
by 184 plurality, has held the office for four
years. The Democrats also elected a mem-
ber of the public school hoard, Mrs. Victor
REPUBLICAN. DEemocrATIC,
Allegheny........ Adames.................... 656
Armstrong ....... 1,501 “4,788
Beaver.... 5158
Bedford... i 446
Blair... 682 | Clarion .. 759
Bradfor 1,495 | Clinton .. 209
Bucks.. { 2,400
Butler . 800
Cambria.......... 514 | Elk..... .. 1,139
Cameron . 330
Chester... 1,500
Clearfield......... 77 | Juniata..... 50
Crawford ......... 983 | Lackawanna. 424
Dauphin..... 2,581 | Lehigh...... 1,808
Delaware 4,143 | Luzerne... 1,639
Erie........ 2,361 Jeong. 1,264
Fayette 324 ifflin...... : 89
Forest 267 | Montgomery 593
Franklin ......... 889 | Montour.... 1561
Huntingdon..... 610 | Monroe..... 1,762
Indiana « 2,600 | Northampton 2,642
Jefterson. 800 | Northumberlan: 856
Lancaster... ik 434
Lawrence 1,551 | Schuylkil 2,000
Lebanon . 1,676 | Sullivan 300
1,525 | Wayne 308
1,288 | York 3,119
Perry .. 147 —
Philadelphia... 69,953 T0tal....oreennnsnmrenssens 52,563
Potter . 352
Snyder. “906
Somerset........ 2,150
Susquehanna. 848
THOR. c.coversenss 2,400
Union ..... . 4
Venango. . 01
Warren........... 1,285
Washington... 1,801
Westmoreland 1,900
Wyoming. 104
Total... 635
licans and seven Democrats.
Barnett's plurality, 107,635.
Sorchan, of New York, who passes her sum-
mers here. She polled a larger vote than
will control both Houses of the Legislature |
Mix-up Down in Kentucky.
Both Sides Claim the Election and There May Be
Trouble.
LEXINGTON, Ky.. Nov. 8.—The political
situation in Kentucky to-night is replete
with interesting features, inasmuch as each
side claims the election; W. S. Taylor, the
: Republican candidate for Governor, says he
has been elected and that he will assume
the trust.
From Democratic headquarters the fol-
lowing statement comes: ‘‘The situation
has materially changed since nightfall.
From the best figures at hand, Goebel’s
| plurality will be nearly 4000, as follows :
For Goebel, these majorities: First district,
6319; Second district, 1550: Fourth district
303; Sixth district, 5620; Seventh district,
3831; Eighth district, 63; Ninth district,
| 146; Tenth district, 379; Total 18,411. For
Taylor : Third district, $89; Fifth district,
524. :
The legislature will he close but Repub-
licans concede that hoth branches will be
Democratic. Under present conditions this
is an important matter.
In the event of a contest it will come be-
fore the Legislature. This is the case only
with the offices of Governorand Lieutenant
Governor.
To-night’s developments bring the Legis-
lature into prominence, because of the prob-
ability that it ultimately will have to de-
termine who is to be the next Governor of
Kentucky. In all expressions upon the re-
sult of the election, coming from Democrat-
ic headquarters, the Legislature has been
claimed as safe for that party. No state-
ment of its make up has been given, but it
is’ probable a number of members claimed
by the Democrats are not Goebel men. If
the strength of the two great parties is
nearly equal, these anti-Goebel Democrats,
probably would hold the balance of power,
thus furnishing all the elements for a repe-
tition «of the exciting and bitter contest of
1897 which resulted in the defeat of J. C.
Blackburn, for the United States Senate.
Massachusetts Shows Republican Losses.
Democratic Gains in Legislature, and a Republican |
Loss on the Total Vote. \ |
BosToN, November 8.—The vote of
Massachusetts for Governor complete is as
follows: Crane, Republican, 168,976;
Paine, Democrat, 103,814; Republican plu-
ality, 65,052. The vote of 1898 was Wal-
cott, Republican, 191,146; Bruce, Demo-
crat, 107,960.
The plurality of W. Murray Crane, the
Republican candidate for Governor, will be
within a few votes of 65,125. The Demo-
crats are jubilant over their victory in Bos-
ton, which, after giving a Republican plu-
rality for Governor in the past three years,
gave Paine a plurality of 6,200. The
Democrats gain sevan seats in the Legisla-
ture, two in the Senate and five in the
House. There were many close contests
and not a slight feature in several of them
was the strength of the socialist Democrats.
In some towns the nominees of the latter
party were given a larger vote than that
received by either the Republican or Demo-
cratic opponents, although they were able
to carry only two entire districts.
Virginia.
The Old Dominion is Overwhelmingly Democratic—
One Independent Candidate Elected.
RicHMOND, Va., Nov. 7.—The indica-
tions are that the elections in Virginia
went overwhelmingly Democratic. In the
most hotly contested Senatorial district,
that made up of Isle of Wight, Southamp-
ton and Nansemond, the Independent can-
didate is elected. The vote was generally
light. ‘
Virginia Overwhelmingly Democratic.
RIcHMOND, Va., Nov. 8.—The returns
show that the State Senate will be entirely
Democratic, the only member outside of
the regular party nominee being W. B.
Shands, Independent Democrat, from Isle
of Wight. The House will be composed of |
93 regular Democrats, three Independents
3737; Eleventh district, 11,148, Total, 14,- |
Democratic Gain in New York.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—The receipt of lat-
er returns from yesterday’s election in this
city and the State shows practically no
change in the figures given out last night.
In New York county the entire regular
Democratic ticket was elected by pluralities
averaging about 60,000. Of the Assembly
districts in New York county the Demo-
crats elected thirty-one Assemblymen and
the Republicans four—a Democratic gain of
four. The Republicans will probably have
a majority of thirty in the Assembly, a
Republican gain of six.
In Kings county (Brooklyn) the Demo-
cratic ticket was elected by pluralities
averaging 14,000. ,
Robert Mazet, Republican, was defeated
by 400 votes by Perez M. Stewart, Tam-
many and Citizens Union candidate, in the
Nineteenth district.
‘The Legislature will be Republican as
usual.
Mississippi.
JACKSON, Miss., Nov. 7.—The election
passed off very quietly throughout the
State. The Democratic majority is esti-
mated at 30,000. Returns are very scat-
tering so far and indicate a close vote on
the Noel amendment for elective judiciary.
JACKSON, Miss., Nov. 7.—Scattering re-
turns from representative sections indicate
a light vote in the Mississippi election.
The entire Democratic ticket is elected by
a majority conservatively estimated at
30,000. |
California.
SAN FRrANCISco, Nov. 7.—The Republi-
can city committee concedes the election of
James D. Phelan, Democrat, for mayor by
3,000 majority.
We Grow for 01 Gente!
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More Civilized Warfare.
LoNDoN, Nov. 5.—Transports have just
been secured for the Woolwich Howitzer
brigade, which will be hurried to the Cape.
The brigade has 10,000 rounds of five-inch
lyddite shells awaiting it. According to
| the estimates a single shell falling into a
compact body will kill 300 men. It was
demonstrated in the battle of Omdurman
which destroyed the army of Khalifa Ab-
dullah, that large numbers of dervishes
were killed by suffocation while hundreds
of vultures and eagles fell upon the battle-
field from the same cause.
Many Rebels Killed.
Decisive Victory for Americans in the Philippines.
Strong Expedition Will Co-Operate With Other
Columns to Hem in the Rebels’ Capital—Should
the Concerted Operations Succeed, Organized In-
surrection on a Large Scale Will Be at an End
‘Early in the Spring—Navy Will Help the Army.
and four Republicans. Martin will secure
the nomination in the party caucus for
the head of the Democratic ticket.
MANILA, Nov. 6, 10:15 a. m,—Two
United States Senator by a safe majority. columns of Gen. MacArthur’s division yes-