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VOL 5.---NO. . PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, .NOV EMBER y, 895
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THE SUFFRAGE OLAUSE FINISHED.
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THE CRIMINAL CLASSES Altil' W
BAItRED OUT. .'
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The Legislature Loft to Arrange bly
Election Details-Woman's Suaffauge ta
Meets Another DeCent. - sh
When the constitutional conventiono
reassembled, the sufriage article was gi8
once more taken up. The proviso re- ut
quiring the appointment of election gis
managers from both political parties bot
was stricken out, and another fight O
over _wonian's sufgrage proved unsuc- adI
cessful.
Section 5 was taken up, and after coil
several uniltportant amendmuents was s
adopted as follows: " Any person do- see
nle1t registration shall have the right till
to appeal to the court of common 11110
pleas, or any judge thereof, and t
thence to the Supreme Court to deter- 0
mine his right to vote undet the lim- u
tations Imposed in this article, and on
such appeal the hearing shall be do dis
novo, and the General Assembly shall
provide by law for such appeal and for
the correction of illegal and fraudu
lent registration, voting aild all other
crimes against the election laws." m
Section i related to the disqualifica- no
tion of voters, and after the addition Ing
of several crimes to those enumerated Aft
in the original section, it was passed as
in this form: " The following persons U)(
are disqualified from being registered tra
or voting: am
"First, pCrsons convicted of bur'g
lary, arson, obtaining groods or money res
under false pretenses, perjury. for- Io
gory, robbery, bribery, adultery, big- san
amy wife beating, housebreaking, re- ho0
ceiving Ptolen goods, breach of trust 1
with fraudulent intent, assault with sub
intent to ravish, miscegenation and od
larcency or crines against the election ole
laws: !Provided, that the pardon of be
the Governor snall remove such dis- i
qualifncation. An
Second, porsons who are idiote, in- A
sane, paupers suI)poried at the i)tblic his
expens(, and persons conflind in any j
publi prison." n
Section 7 was adopted without any ina
trouble at all as follows : 1" 'or the
purpose of voting no perst-n shall be
doned to have gained or lost a resi
deuce by rea3on of his resencek
while or av)-enuec employed in the tie
service of the United States, nor
wluile engaged in the navigation neu
of the waters of this State, or of S
the United States, or of the high seas, Las
nor while a student of any institution t,
of learning. oli
Section 8 relating to the registration p a
of the voters and the manner of hold- N
ing elections caused an interesting de- tie
bate. tiol
Mr. Sheppard olfered the following we,
addition : " For the first registration we
to be provided for under this constitu- N
tion, the registration books shall be
kept open for at least six consecutive
weeks and thereafter from time to
time, at least one week in each month
np to the thirty days next preceding m
the first election to be held under this "
constitution."
Mr. Sheppard said it would require man I
a great deal of time to e ogister and the
this amendment provided for six con
secutive weeks, and thereafter oneo,
week in each month until the month am1
next preceding the general el.ection. gisl
He thought this time was needed and
was amply sufficient. The amend
ment was agreed to.
Mr. Gage moved to strike out the
words "provided, further, that this A
section shall apply to all municipal ter
elections." Hie said that it was im- mn~
practicable to ap)ply the seetion to the
municipal elections.
Mr. Bryan said that it was the ideo il
* of the committee that under conditions for
that will be hroughit about this provi. aft
sion was necessary. He thought it la&
well to keep It in. If there are not su
two political parties, then the princi- 'J
p)1o doos not apply. the
Senator T1illman sald the best thing the
to do was to p~ut in a beparate section am<
applying to municipalities. Mr. the
Gage's amendment was then adopted. 6
Mr. W. D). lvans moved to strike "1
out the entire first prlovis() of at ction 8, pos5
which allowed the two political parties jc
representation on the boards of mana- in
gore and canvassers. cor
Mr. Evans thought that It was host reg
to leave the whole matter of details to as
the General Assembly. in
Mir. George Johnstone said that if in
the convention did not bring about dc
pure and honest elections it were bet- his
ter that it had not been 1ho1(, and has
that if the convention did not do away cor
with the incompetent and vicious vote bef
it had better never have beeni hold( ; tax
and that honest elections were not H~
possible if this amendment was passed. tio:
Mr. Evans said that it was not his wai
intention to leave any r'oom for fraud. :
Mr. Johnstone said that he only sor
knew that tire gentleman from Mar'1- lin<
bore sought to str'ike out the only pro- whl
vision that compelled theml to be Hie
honest and faiir.T
Mr. Evans said that so far as lie was prc
concerned some of the most unfair vot
elections he haid ev'er' soemn had boeen ole
concocted with representation on the yet
board of managers from both partios, wot
and that ho hasd no intention of doing say
anything to help) fra&ud. voi
Mr. Bryan said that tihe committee
had earefully considered the section. oni
There is no principle in the bill more ag:
patent. If we want honest elections wh
nothing would insure thorm better oni
than tis provision. The idea Is to vol
*place the principle whore it can not to
be disregarded. Unless you fix this
you put the whole matter' within the fras
poss ibility of political debauchery. nal
On a call of the roll the uroviso wvas thi
stricken out 1b3 a vote of 54 to 35s as pre
follows :
Yeas--John Gary Evans, Prtesidlent ; lab
Alexander, Ashe, Atkinson, Austin, hol
Barry, Barton, Breazeale, Biit, Car'- no,
ver$duunilnghamn, Doei~ay, Dennis, D~oug- pr.
lass, Efied, WT. 1). Evans, F'ield, Fitch,
Floyd, Gary , Gooding, Gunter, Hamel, opi
Harrison, Hay, H emphi-ll, W m. lien- th<
derson, Heusen, Johnson, Ira Jones, It
Wilbe Jones, Keitt, l onncd y, McCalla, voi
McCaslan, McMakin, McW hite, Mat- ow
thows, Moore, Morrison, Parlor, 1t0s- ovi
borough, ltowand, Russell, Shular,
Sligh, A. .1. Smith, T1albert, Taylor, thi
Waters, Wharton, Stanyarne Wilson,
W, B. Wilson. an
Nays-Anderson, Bellinger. Berry, an
won, J. S. Brico, T. W. Bric,I
yan, Derhaim, -Doyle, Dudley, Fra
Gage, .1. L. Glenn, Harris, D. S.
ndorson, Howell, Hutson, George
instono, McGowan, McMahan,
ares, Miller, Mitchell, Mower, Otts,
tton, Prince, I, Rt. Reed, Shoppard,
an, Jeremiah Smith, B. R. Tillman,
lls, A. H-. White, S. EL White,
gg.
his section was adopted in tie- fo!
!ing shape: "The General Assem
shall provide by law for the regis
tion of all qualfield electors, and
0i prescr-ibe the manner of holding
otions and of ascertaining the result
h1e bamte :provided, at the first re- I
tration under this constitution h(I
ii the 1st of January, 1898, the re
tration shall be conducted by a i
ard of three discreet persons in I
h county, to be appointed by the 1
ice and consent of the first regis
tion to be provided for under t hs
stitution. The registration books
,11 be kept open for at least six con
utive weeks and thereafter front
e to time, at least one week in each
tth up to 30 days next preceding
first election to be held under this
stitution."
ection 9, which has reference to
division of townships into election
bricts, was taken up.
Ar. Sheppard moved to substitute
>lling" districts for election dis
ts. This was adopted.
1r. Johnstone offered an amend
ut at the end in these words : "but
3lector shall vote except in the poll
district in which he resides."
or some'suggestion he changed it so
to rei'd: " 'rovided that a voter
in a change of residence may be
usferred from one precinct to
>ther."
It. Prince held that " change of
idence " was not definite enough as
might change his residence in the
to district. The amendment was,
eever, adopted.
h.. Stanyarne Wilson offered this
stitute: "There shall be establish- i
in the several counties in the State I
stion precincts and each voter can
registered only at the nearest pre- I
At and must 6hore cast his vote. I
y voter may be transferred from t
election precinct to another upon
change of residence." I
lo said it was utterly impossible to t
ke a geographical division of elec- 3
t districts unless there was a re- 1
tr suivey. As it is now polling I
ecs are made to suit the conven
-e of the people. It would cost an %
nense amount of money to divide E
counties up exactly. The people I
lit to be allowed to vote at their t
rest preeinct.
enator Tillman said with such a
Lem it would be almost impossible
deteet false registration. It's an
stic margin that will give great <
y for fraud.
Ir-. Bryan said that in many coun
the school district and the elec
district were co-extensive and
-e well defined. His amendment
ild not suit a city at all.
Ir. Wilson said that the committee
urt was drawn for cities and his
the country. Ie moved to post
e debate in dorer to perfect amend
its, which was agreed to.
action 10 was passed as follows.
no General Assembly shall provide
aw for the regulation of party pri
'y elections and plunishir.g fraud at
samne."
/hen section 11 was called Gover
Sheppaid ogfered the following
mndinent: "'Tcreafter the rc
ration books shall be public re
1s, 01)en to the inlsp1ectioni of the
lie."
,r Litch offored the following
d(d to section 11 after the word "in
m1,'' on line 3, or to correct any
take, errior, omission or frautd of
hoard of registration," and add,
ir word "election " Ott lIne 2 the
owing :" A nd they shall be opent
p~ublic Inspection 0on0 week there
ir pior to the election, and be
)ed in the clerk of court's ollice for
l Inspection."
'hero was quite a discussioni over
mnatter' of tnese atmendmnents, and
section wals then passed Over, the
mndments being ordered printed in
journal.
ection 12 was adopted as follows ;
lectors in msuniciptal elections shall<
css all the qjualifications and be sub-)i
to all of the dlisqualifications hucre
prescribed. The production of a
ificate of registration from thei
istration ofilcors of the cotuty I
tin elector at a pr'c~unet, included
the incorp~orated city or town
which the voter offers tovote, is
laredl a condition prerequisite toi
voting, and in addition lie must
o be'en a resident within the In-1
porated limits at least fotir months
re tho election, and have paid all
0s prievi ously due and collectable."
etion 13 relating to special elec
is in incorporated towns and cities
taken up.
Ir. Moares muoved to amend by In
Ling afteor " electiors " on the fourth1
1, the words " except as to sex,"i
ich was t~o allow women to vote.
spoke at length to his proposition.
is was a different thing frotm the
ptosition alreadIy fully discussed and
ed dlown. This was a Kcind of anf
etion that might not occur in many
~rs, and it wvas butt right that the
non should be a'lowed to have a
about, thteir property. The con
ttion should moasure thc matter.
ir. D). S. Henderson said he was the
member of his comtmittee who was
duet It. It was simplly the quos0tion1
other they were gooing to make an
,cring wedge and a'hcow women to
,e at all or not. le was opposed0(
it.
dr. McGowan said that woman suf
go had already been discussed ad
tscam. Hie thought that I! only
men who ownedl $300 worth of
>porty were allowed to voto as to
ether additIonal taxation shotuld b)e
d on property In order to Issue
ids, the pr'operty ownIng women
id not fear. They would 1b0 amply
)tectedI.
dr. Bryan thought it was butt re
ming the same 01(1 question which
convention had already voted down.
wvas urged that women be allowed to
.e in the first Instance because she
ned property and tho convention
wrwhelmi ngly voted it down.
dr Menares drow the istinction that
s was not a political eheetlon.
dr. Henderson moved to lay the
end ment on the table. The ayes
I noea beIng called the am-n.1-n
WaskI tabled by a vote of (17 to 29, as fol
lows:
Yeas-Alexander, Anderson, Asho,
Austin, Barry, Barton, Bellinger,
Bowen, Breazealo, J. S. Brice, Bryan,
Buist, Carver, DeHay, Dennis, Doug
lass, Doyle Efird, Pield, Fitch, Fraser,
Gary, . L. Glenn, Gunter, Hamael,
Harris Harrison, ). S. Henderson,
Win. ionderson, 'ouser, Hutson, T.
'. Johnson, Geor re Johnstone, Keitt,
9i. J. Kennedy, M eGowan, McM akin,
MVicWhito, Matthews, Mitchell, Morri
aon, Mower, Murray, Otts, Prince, 1.
It. Reed, Rosboroogh, Rowland, .tus
;oll, Sheppard, Jeremiah Smith, Tal
eort, Waters, A. H. White, Stanyarne
Wilson, W. B. Wilson.
Nays--Gov. Jno. Gary Evans, Presi
lent; Atkinson, T. W. Brice, Cunning
tam, llorham, Dudley, W. D. Evans.
'loyd, Gage, Gooding, Hay, iomphill,
I. B. Jones, Wilie Jones, McCalla,
McCaslan, McMahan, Meares, Miller,
.loore, Parlor, Shuler, A. J. Smith,
Paylor, B. It. Tiilman, S. E. White,
.Gage moved to insu.rt the word
" counties "' wherever " cities " or:
" towns " occurred. lie said that his
idea was to protect the counties as
well as townships, so that when coun
les voted for bonds only the voters
awning $300 worth of property should
be entitled to a ballot. Tie amend
tnent was adopted.
Mr. Jeremiah Smith moved to strike
)ut all the words providing that any
voter must own $300 worth of pro
perty. It was unfair. As amended
now it means that no man except the
>no owning *300 worth of property can
vote on increasing the State or county
Indebtedness.
Mr. McCaslan said a great many
non had transferred most of their
)roperty to their wives and they
Nould be in a bad fix as neithor can
'ote.
Mr. Blryan said there was a great
iocessity for such a provision. It was
oing too far to say that one who had
o Interost in the mat-tur should be
Mlowed to vote on the matter of bonds.
Mr. Prince said that he saw no jus
,ice in compolling a Rimn who owned
;299 worth of property to submit to
axation without a voice In it.
Mr. ). S: Henderson said that if Mr.
'rinco's motion prevailed every eloc
or, white or colored, could vote in
uch an election and add to the'debt of
,he town. Many towns in the State
kave a colored majority, w ho own no
>roperty, but may be able to read and
vrIte and who would thus be able to
addle a large debt on such munici
mlities. Mr. Prince withdrew his
6mendnent.
The ayes and noes were demanded
m M r. .Ieremiah Smith's amendment,
vhich strikes out, th , property qualifi
:ationi in the section. Mr. 1). S. Hun
lerson moved to lay on the table.
When the voto was announced there
Nias no (Juor'umli present and the cotr
iention bad to ad journ.
Tihe pending question at the opening
vab the amendmwent proposed by M r.
leramiah Smith on Tuesday night,
triking out from section 13 thu pro
rision requiring electors to have $300
vorth of property in order to vote on
he question of issuing bonds by coun
ies. cities or towns, but section 9. |
vhich was passed over, was taken up.
Mr. Stanyarne Wilson offered the
ollowing as a substitute to the section :
'The General Assembly shall inrovide
or the establishment of polling pre
nets in the several counties of the i
itate, and those now existing shall so I
ontinuo until abolished or changed.
a elector shall be required to vote
t his own precinct, but provision snall
>c made for his transfor to another
recinet upon his change of resi
lence."
TVhis was adted~c, and the section as
whole was adopted.
Section i1 relative to registration
>0ok8 were next taken upl. M r. Bryan
illered the following amtendmnent:
T'he registration oilers of each
ounty shall twenty days before any
lection held in the county or any city
rn town in the county, mtako, certify
Lnd tile in the ollice or the clerk oif the
ourt of common pleas of the county
op)1es of the regstration hooks of,
howing separatol y, the roteistered1
'oters for each polling district in said
-ounty. and the samo shall remnain on
le as public rcords(l of said ol1l00, and
>pen to pub11lic lnspection."
MIr. Sheppard w ithd row hi is amend -
nlont on0 the: :Lame subjoe~ct inlt rod uced
.he night prev Lous.
Mr. lDryau said that after ten days
.he otliciat copy must be tiled with the
leink of court for the inspoetlon oif the
ubliic, but :at the same timue the books
%Ould be~ kept ini ti~c oilcial cu.stody of
he ctlerk.
S -nator TIillnian asked whby not put'
,h books in thu olco cf the clerk|
-atlher than a (copy3. A fter the (1111cr
tad regist er d the voters he hans no
Mr. th-yan hold that lho might need
hemh fur the purpose of registering
~hoso who may become of age, and if
~he bcoks were in the eork's otilee
they would be in the cutstodly of the
peopile and niot of tho otlier.
MIr. Jiohnstone asked whether Mr.
B~ryan contended that the registrationt
books were his private nmemoranda as
long as they were in his possession,~
ifnd that the publie~ had no right to in
4pect the mi?
Nir. Blrya1 held that the lindividual
had a right, at all times to inspect the
books, but tis is dlealing with the
public at, largo who may want to
inuspeet tih nerammes of tce voter's at
l arge.
NMr. Jhnti.ono said that there couldm
be no hilg her qluestion than that the
puh ~ile has a right at all times to In
spet pumblic records, and the gentle
man could net confuse the issue with a
biucket full (of words. Hie moved to'
further amend b~y adding "' that the
hooks of the registration cubier shall
always be open for the inspection of
the public."
MIr. iFitch said the sect-ion or the
amendlments d1id not cover the di hi
culty as he saw it. lHe thought the
courts ought to have ample tinmo to
correct errors, omissions, etc., by man
datmus.
Mr. Johnstono said that no one loved
darknee.s rather than light, anid If we
are not to have honest registration and
honest eotions it were botter that
this convention had never been h'eld.
You cannot base public mnorails on
public fraud. The r'ecords should be
OPenl so that overy free man could see
tha~t he 18 properly ..~.ser.d Fr.-ud
in public life lead to fraud in private
life, and If this thin keeps oi it wili
lially invade the jury and no man's
life or property will be safe. By all
means lot the registration books be
kept open.
Colonel Talbert thought the sections
wero plain enough. The matter of de
tail should be left to the Logislatutre.
Section8 provides that the General
Assembly shall provide for all these
things. It is just consuming time to
talk about fraudulent, elections. Let us
got along and lot the Legislature ar
range all details. Let, us quit all Ih is
talk and oratory and get to work.
Mr. Johnstone replied that he had
no objection to the gentleman stopping
his oratory, but he didn'tsee how fraud
in registration could be proented
by the doiurts unless there was somec
way *to show that frauds had been com
mitted.
Mr. Talbert said he agreed fully
with the gentleman in his idea, hut,
he thought the convention should deal
in principles and let the Logislature
arrange for details.
Mr. Jolinstone's amendinent was
adopted.
Nr. Bryan's amendtient asi auended
was then adopted.
Mr. Pitch offered the follow ing: Add
to section 11, after the word " interim "
on line 3: 'or to correct any mistakes,
errors, omissions or fraud." Hle thought
that if any mistake or fraud was made
a voter would be disfranchised for ton
years or more. The amendment was
agreed to.
Mr. Johnstone moved to amend so
that the section shall read the books
shall close at least thhi ty days before
an election, except. to register persons
qual *fied in the interim. As ori-rinally
drawn tho exception applied only to
persons coming to age.
M-r. Lee thought that, if the word
"omission " was left. in Mr. Fiteh's
amendment, it went too far and left the
books open until the elect ion.
Mr. Prince moved to htrike out the
word "otission." which wats agreed
to.
Mr. W. J. Montgomery thought that
those who became qualified to vote the
Llay before the election should be al
lowed to registor. Yet according to
this law he could not reg11ter and Con
:equently could not vote.
On motion (if Mr. Breaztle he
wihole section II was stricken out be
ause it ought to be left to the Legisla
tUro.
Mr. Stanyarne Wilson moved to re
'onsider that vote and lay that motion
mn the table. The ayes and noes were
Wdered, but before they were called
eonator Tillman said thitt he thought
he convention acted Lo hastily. It
was simply intended to throw safe
guards around registration and while
he didn't favor the conveition legis.lat
ing to) much I he thought this ought to
)e Put in the constitution and not, left
to ihe LIegislatumre.
Mr. Stanya-no Wilson said the Loeg
isiatuire had ampl tiime to perfeet all
details. The !Leg islaturo has alway b
decided such namtters.
The vote resulted as follows : Ayes
-"7, noes 56 .
Senator Tillnnn movod to ronsider
the voto whereby sieet,iol II was adopt
od, which was agr-eed to. Senator
Tillman thought the section ought to
stand as reported.
Mr. Stanya-no Wilson moved to re
consider the vote whereby Mr. llryan',
amendment was adopted. lie wanted
the section left as it is and then tne
Legisl aure coiu arranige all details.
'lie ayes and nous were demandel.
and thm convention decided to recon
sider by a vote of titi to .11 as fol lows :
Yeas: Gov. Juo. Gary Evans, I'resi
dent. Alexander, Ashe, Atkinson. Aus
tin, Barton, Bowen, Bowman. Iro
zeale, T. W. Brice, Huist, Carver. Con
nor-, Cunniangham, Del ay,,I) D-utnis,
D~ougla--s, Efil4 str idge, Field, Floyd,
Gage, Garr-is, Good ing, Gunter-, Hamel,
Harrison, Hay, Iiemplhill, D. 8. Ilt n
lorson, Wmn. IIlendlerson. Houser-, T1.
1E. Jlohnson, I. i. Jlones, Keitt,, Low
man, Lybrand,McCal la, Mc Caslan, Me
Cown, Mceahman, McMakin, McWhite,
J. D . Mlontgomer-y, Miorr-ison, Otts, P ai
let-, P'atter-son, Redfearn, Rosborough,
sligh, WV. C. Smith, Stokes, Talbwrt,
13. l.. T1illmatn, Waters Stanmyar-ne
Wilson, WV. B. Wilson, W inkler-, Wood
wvardl.
Nays 1 Har-ker, I satos, Hory, .1 . S.
Firicc, im-yan, Hulir, l)ent, I )orham,
D~oylo, Dud1( iey, d''atrroiw, l'itch, 1ee.
Gary, Gilland, . - L. Glean, H arr-is,
Hlowvll, H utson, Geortge Johnistonob,
Wilie Jlonos, 1E. J.- Kennedy, NcGowan,
Matthews, Mear-es, MIillecr, MitchtollI,
Moore, Mower, Patton. Prince, I. U.
R~eed, ItutssellI, Sh uler, Sloant, .Jeremiah
Smith, G. D). Tillinan, W'ells, A. ii.
White, S. E. Whitu, Wigg.
Mr. Stanyarue Wilson mnovedl to lay
the amnendmnt oin tho table, w hich
was agreed to. Tlh e section as adopted
is as follows: "The'I registratin biooks
shall close at least th irty days beOfore
an election, dur~ming which time trans
lois and t-egistrationi shatll not he le-ga,
excepJt as to peronis b~ecomi ng quatl iied
in the intor-im.'"
Mrin. Prince offer-ed the following bub
stitute toi Section 13l : " in authorizing
it special election itn any inlcotrported
towna or city in thIs State for the pu
p)oseof bonding the samte, the General
Assembly shall prescibo as a condition
pirecedent to the holding of said dlee
tioni ai pOtti form a mnajority of the
freholders of such city or town as
shown by its tax books. and1 at such
election all electors of Iuch city or
town who are only quatlilled for- vot~ing
under- Suction 12 of this ar-ticle, tand
who have paid all taxes, State, conuty
andl municipal, for the pi-evious year-,
shall be allowed to vote, and thme vot'e
of a mtajority of those votiing in said
election shall he necessary to atuthmorize
the issue of sid bionds."
Mr . Prtincet said~ his substituito pro
vidled all njecesry sa fegutards in voting
bonds in cities and1( towns and at the
same ti me mnyde no0 d iscrimianation
against anuy tatx payers.
Senator T1illmant said after consulta
tion with members oif thbe committee
they had atgr'eed to, accept the sub h
stitute as a compjromnso.
Mr. Buist objected to it, because the
peIople who owned pr-operty shioutld
decide wvhet.her bonds should ho Issued.
H~e had1( an amiendmnent str-iking ot
the $300. prtop)erty quaulification tand
leaving It to pr-oper-ty owners'.
Mr . MI.aares wantedl the subs)5titu te
rofer-ed for further aimendmient.
Col. Talbert opp)osed this and mov. d
to lay Mi. Mearos' motion on the table,
which was agreed to. The section
was then adopted.
'ted eleoLioio woro held. It Wits a Demo- In
cratic Waterloo. C
se8 Tammany elected her local ticket on
of by about 30,000 and New York city w
out wont Democratic for secrecary of state p,
ieir by 41,000, but the lIopublicans came vi
to down to the Bronx with over 100,000 do
votes to spare. In the Tenth con- in
ill- gressional district, Amos Cummings, Pc
to Domocrat, was elected, but his success MI
ght was plainly due to his porsonal popula 20
rity. Of the 50 senators in this State
hat the Democrats elected only 10 and of
the 150 assembly mon only -16. re
in The sonate elected today will have mi
ild part in the selection of a successor to St
Sonator )avid B. 11111 and it is plain tie
tly that he will not be a Democrat. ito- oil
ole publican gains were general all over in
lrd Ao State. In this city and Brooklyn, tic
Republican senators and assemblymen R(
were elected where Deiocrats have in
been returned year after year. In t
Brookl yn a Democratic mayor pulled sit
throughi hy a narrow plurality. In ov
Albany, lluffalo and other cities big
Rtopublicanl gains were made.
)Ni-:v YonK, Nov. t.-Thoro is no T
doubt that the Republican totate of
tIcor1b have been elected by pluralities
averaging about50.000. The estimated n
ner- pluralities above the Harlem aro G
r in about 100,000. The Domocrats carried p
New York city by fully forty th-usand II
and and the city of Brooklyn by something fr
like 2,000 to 3,000, leaving a safe mar- j
gin in the State at large of 50.000 votes
in the topublicans' favor is
The blanket ballot did not tend to re
duce the number of voters, the do- [
crease being almost entirely above the Ol
n Harlem. In the city of New York the gl
bli- vote w as fully equal to that of two
years ago.
n1 The result of the election of mem
on' bers of the Assembly shows con- Ti
.a, clusively that Senator Hili will be sue
cceded by Warner Miller or soie .
other 1teopublican. A list of the nOw 1ie
tor Legislature, based upoU corroetui re- cr
turns from iearly all cluection dis- (((
no- tricts and careful estimates in others, wil
',)at shows that the State Senate will con- Co
- sist of 35 Itepublicans, 14 Democrats ern
P.u- and one independent, ant1d the Assembly ag
will bo made up of 99 tepublicans and ov
ire 51 Democrats. sid
a The defent of the fusion ticket in thbi
,ed New York city is ascribed to the strict tlit
b- enforcement of the excise law by 'olicc ne
sts Coin iissionor Iloosovelt. Ili-. I'ark. i.
' humst says- the result is a lesson to the fop
~ Reformers to avoid(l fusion ilovemenlts (coi
in future. Iii
to ---.- tot
tot
tot The Ii Ohl It(jtallable 11s Quit. It$ An
dII- cient. MooingiM.th
ire NEw Yomx, Nov. 5.-The roturns of Cr1
ot, the elect ion in Now Jersey indieatos
om a swoepingr victory for the itopubli
cans inl nearly every district, even in
n poItions which have boen for years i
ar- strongholds of Deluocracy. Joh n W.
in G ,riggs, tie Iubliean candkidate fr
ion Governor, has been vitcted by a sur
his prisingly large plurality, probably
is about 15,000. l'ive of the sevei new
State Senittors are liepublitkian and in
YS the Asseimbly the Duimocrats have
.tll- 1ost n111h g r'ound,.
his Whils Now lersoy has had a leL
ed publican Senato and Assemiply more co)
?s- than onc0 of late, Griggs is the lirst
ith itopublican G"overnor ill n ma'ny i years, lit
5(and his OleCtiOni is regarded as an 1m
65 portant index of th nationial ballott t
'he next year. wi
0' Allan MIcDermott, the Demiocratic
10) Stat'i leader, coneodes the State to the
Rptublicans by 20.000. Othmr mem
ig- bors of the Ionmocratic cominittec
un- i1gure1. the Republican pluralit.y at cii
A- 1 000. lite
en- _ wil
!10- TIENTON. N. J., Nov. h.--There go
1on seems to be no doubt about this State. no
ry TVhe latest ollcial figures state the re- ap
~he suIt as follows :ad
t." T1he ollicial vote for Gover'nor~ In
New .lersey Is : Griggs, 28, 422 ; McG ill, co
7,00; Grlggs plurality, 20,822. Of the en
seven Senators voted for, live Itlipubl i- aii
eg- cars and one D~emocrat are elected, Is
al- and one still in doubt. Of the sixty th
Assemblymen elected forty are surely en
toir iepublicans, thirteen assuredly lDe- ur
A t miocrats andi sevin are still ini douibt. ,1ll
a ILater figures show that the Senate in
)yyd stand(s eighteen lI epulic lans andh throe ol
oiv- Demociratts. In thu lower branch the t.h
blII- D lemocrats have elected eleven mnem- er
'of born ini1 Hudison, two ini liunitinigton WI
and two in 'Warren sure, giving them er
nan the three miembors from Monmout~h w
Lo- county, which is very close. The As- or
,tes sombly will st~and .12 I topuilicans a111nd(
the 18|Democrats. It
'vw G.riggs estimratedl plurality is 24,300~i. bc
ar- e
ofb
th The Repu~iblicani Plurality an EvWen
100,000 In thle Buckeye Htate.
CoLuNIuus, 0., Nov. (-Chair-man An
etc derson, of the D~emoeratic State comn
ndi, mittee, has reports and1( indilcations
the showling at ltepublican~i plurality of
;ov- 80,000 to 90I,000l. TPhe causes, ho sas T
r-ar- that produced this result are the same Y
rest that were ini forco in 1893 andI I18h94- g4
and unrest amiong the. people1, d1issattisfae- tc.
tion as to financIal conditions and the Is
uaps serious effects of the recenit pa~nic and1 1%v
ans. d I stu rbance of trade anld business. T1he jin
the l)omocracy in Ohio( are um1t~Od anrdI o1
mat- althouighi defeatted are nrot dismayed. to
ibl-. (Chairnmaunf Kurtz, of the Jlopbilieian t0
jor- State comi tte e, says the lIepubl)1ican A
j luirality w ill be %.,000. TIher e have in
-no been several changes in the legislative In
r,.results from last, uiighit, the D~emocratic *1
oer- muinlority being reduiced~ in each in- to
ow stance. At pro~senut the Senate will tl1
stand : ief pui bhIcans 30, Democorats ii,
.)1 lulsion- h'opli sts I. In the iiousti the
'.7 .ltepubillicanus have 8(7 and the Demo11- at
gh crats 25. vt
mo The Ltepubliceans harve at majorIty of by
at8 o oitballot. . h
Ch,87(lairmnan Kuretz at9 Ip. io. said Hlush- lIn
tbe nell's plurality would not, be less thaii t~i
rst, T1he vote for Cioxey, l 'opumlist, will $M
be about I 5,000) less than la',t year's sal
1'opuli st vote of -19.000. The only con- st
solation for the I'opul ists is the de- vi
tion of W. I". Conley for State Senator. pi
Cafoniley was endorsed by the lop~u 1)11- si
the cns and defeated Lawler, of il'na.
the home candidato of Senator Brice,
sans ~~ * ci
,00 K A NSA S. ci
ave Thme RepublI1(ians Mlake a Clean Hweep si
ing- in hietcilig Kansas. o
Rto- ToPEKA, Kan, November 5.-There b
iclr was a very light, veto polled in Kansas b
itts, to-day, >r'obabiy not to exceed 240,000 d
ieee or 0000 l(essn than hat year. Little t
The remaining sections were adol
as follows :
Section 14. Electors shall in all ca
except treason, felony, or a breacl
the peace, be privileged from ar
on the days of election, during ti
attendance at the polls, and going
tind returning ther-ofromi.
Section 15. No power. civii or n
tary, shall at any time interfere
prevent the free exercise of the ri
of suffrage in this State.
Mr. Aldrich wanted to know w
was meant by the last seUctiOn.
Senator Tillani said it was put
as a kind of drag net, to provent fr
or violence or general cussedness.
M r. Aldrich said that was eminei
satisfactory. (Laughter.) The wl
article was then ordered to a ti
reading.
FAR I\WFL1. TO TilE SO
SOUTH.
Kentucky and Maryland Gone Glinn
ing-New York and New Jerse
the Republican Column-Ohio
Kansas Olear Out of Sight.
KINTUCKV.
Silver Democrats Donou ne Chl
ania iatil Carlisle ail 1101 1 '1'i
ItespolnsiblO 101 the Defeat.
LouisviLmLn, Ky., Nov. 6.-tepu
can claimns and Democratic concossi
show to-night tiat not only has li
Lucky olected the full Republi
Stato ticket., but that the conplex
of the Legislature assures a Repu
can successor to United St'itos Sena
Blackburn.
Stato Auditor Norman, the Dot
cratic campaign chairman, admits t
Baickburn's defeat isassuared. "The I
publicans, with the help of the Po
ists, will assuredly control the Lei
mre," ho said. " and Blackburn is s
.o be defeated. Kentucky is now
LAopublican State. The public wan
t change, and they took it, the Rep
leans being aided by both 1opul
Lnd A. P-. A.'s. No one could hi
-arried Kentucky at this olectioi
tot even Carlisle."
Dr. W. (. Gunter, chairman of I
epublican State camnpaign contnitt
'ofused to make any estimato as
nujorities. "The Republican tie
s 3lected by round numbor pluri
dis," he said, " and the Logielati
will be R epublican on joint ball
ut I won't make any guesses. I
waiting for authentic figures.
A special to the Evening Post fir
Ilarrodsburg, Ky., says: "Gen. 1H
din, Who s ILL his lbrO)thOr'S hm1e
this city, concedes Bradley's elect
from returns received. He takcs
defeat cheerfully and siays he did
whole duty."
A special from Lancaster, Ky., sa
"Col. Bradley is receiving coigar
lations fromit all over the Stat t
morning. At 1 o'clock he represen
himself to the Evening Post coi'
polden It as cerfitain of his election W
15,000 majority."
Tie Legislature appears to he
D3eimocrats, against 61.) opposition. 'J
Populists hold the alanco of pow
Illackburn's frionds claim his elect
with the aid 3f the Plopulists.
The Tiics-Star special fron Lexi
ini, Ky, says : " Demiocrats hero c
:Ude L election of i-radley (Repui
:an) for Governor by from betw<
4,000 and 10,000. Tihe silver Dci
3ratw are bitter in their denunciat
>f President Cleveland and Secret
.Darlislo, and chamrgo them with
e'5sonsibil ity for' the sweeplinag de(fei
Gornia~an (iiuapletely Ouistedi-The 1.
islaituire itepulan on Joint I
lot.
3Ai,1iMone, Md., Nov. 5.-Sona
Lormani has met his Waterloo.
mid-night the indicattions p~oint t
comnplete victory in klaryland. LI
Lowndes is und~oubtedlly olected U
urnor., and the balance of the Repu
can ticket has an apiparent muajorit
over 10,000.
u 'rhm Legislature willl lbe Itopumbli
on joint ballot, thereby insuring a
publican succesor to linited Sti
SeInator Gibsont. in lBaltimore city
retur'ns indicate a complete overth1
of the Gormaan-1iaisin ring. Hoo
ltepublican) for mayor, has ana aipi
u-nt majority of more than 3,000. '
ltepubbeaans have also a mnajority
the city couneil anal cler'ks of
couart.
lALT'aiMoan. Nov. 41.-Incomp
r-et~urn fr'om the State of MarykI
includinug Baltimore city, indlicato
e~lection of Loewndes (Republican) (
ernor 1) at least 15,000 majority,
ryinrg along with him in oflce the
of the Stato ticket, the Controller
Autor-ney General.
T1he H~ouse of D~elegatos will per'l
have more than sixty Rtepuhlic
The Senate will be close, wit~h
chances in favor of altepIublicaLn
jority. On joint ballot the Reopi
cans will no doubt have a safe ma
ity.
Baltimnore city vote for Govo
comnpleto Lowndels (Itepubhlican)
110 ; 11urst (Dlemnocratg 43,327 ; lie
ing (Prohibiitionist) 2,377 ; Anadr
(P~opul Iist and Socialist) 433.
For Controller :Graham (itepu
can) 54,041 ; Smilth (l)cemocrat) 413,
form Attormnoy General: Cla
1topublican 53,1 I6i; Wm~illiams D
cr-at. 415,247: A twoodl, P roh Ibi tior
I ,973 ; Golden, Socialist-LIabhor, 984,
ltoturns from every coumnty in
Stato parmtly estimated giv LOI owni
R epublicean, a majiri ty over iii
Deommocrast,, for' Governor, of 19,701.
NEW YO1lK.
'hae E~mapire State lias JIoinaed
ltepubIllicanls--Tam~many O)nly
Safe.
Nmnv Yonx. Nov. 3.-tepubll<
carried Now York St~ate by 8t
plurality; New .iernecy by over 15,'
M 1aryl and by 10,000, anmd claim to I
campturedl Kentucky. Blesides sw
leg these States overi Into the
publican column, they increased t
usual majorities in Massachus'
Ohio, Iowa and all other States wi
torest was taken in the contest for
ti f Justice. David Martin RpoybliL
n, was generally considerd.a suate
nner, but the returns from the few
coinets heard from indicate that the
to for Charles K. Holliday, Indepex
n1t, ftree silver candidate, will be
ich larger than was anticipated.
opulists are generally voting for him.
irtin's majority may be reduced to
000.
KANSAS City, Mo., Nov. .-Kansas
urns show that the Republicans
de practically a clean sweep of the
ite, carrying a majority of the coun
s entire and electing many of the
leers of the others. C. K. Holliday,
lependent candidate for Chief Jus
e, admits that David Martin, his
3publican opponent, will have 40,000
%jority. Chairman Breidenthalk, of
e I 'opulists State central committee.
y8 the returns show Populist gains
or laSt year.
M ASSACHUSETTs.
hie Oldi Bay State is Anchored to the
Republilcans.
BoSToN, Nov. (I.-Corrected returni
>w at hand show that Governor
reenhalge is re-elected by 03 444
urality, which is 1,933 votes less ihan
is plurality last year. Municipalsuf
ago for women was defeated by a ma
rity estimated at 7,689.
The comlplexion of the Legislature
: Senate, 33 Republicans and 7 Do
ocrats, a I)emocratic gain of one;
use of Represent.ttives, 184 Republi
ns and 55 Democrats, a Democratic
,in of 8.
MISSISSIPPI.
0o I'opilIsts Made a Poor Show
ing Under te Iississippi Plan.
IAUKSON, Miss., Nav. 6.-The fatest
ws from the election gives a Demo
Ltic majority of from 25,000 to 30,
I. toports from Webster County,
ich was in great doubt, says that
imty has been carried by the Demo
6ts. 'his county has voted strongly
tinst the )omocratic party in nearly
wy olection since the war. Both
es are claiming Chickasaw County,
hoie of Burkett, Populist can
ato for Governor, and which he has
ior failed to carry, but the Demo
ts assert they have the best chance
It. iEstitmates based on nearly
tnllieto returns show that the Popu
,s did not receive 10 por cent. of the
aI vote cast. The present Legisla
e contitits 25 Populists, and the
<t One, which will elect a successor
SCuator George, will not have more
Lit Oight, all the rest being Demo
IlNiril) STATES SENATH.
litical COMnpICxion11 a1 a Teault or
I'Nlay's Elections.
NASiNGTON, Nov. 6.-As a result
th itest, clction returns, the Ito
blieans gain live United States
nators-two from Utah and one each
mi Kentucky, Ohio and Maryland
Li the 10emoCerats lose three Senators
mio och fron Maryland, Kentucky
I Ohio. None of these chr.ngon be
n oirective, however, until March
18117, except, in the case of the two
ahi Sonattos, who will take their
tS as soon as choson. Thereafter
imerical strength in the Senate
I be as follows: ltepublicans, 44
mttocrats, 39.
\ Nt.:w Mo'roi.-Whilo the electri
n1) are anticipating the day that
am lwor will be largely, if not
olly, su)planted by their system, a
nius is said to have discovered a
vol force. or ratiher the successful
licationi of an old one. Tihe Phil
olp~hia licord says:
A wonderful new engine that will
ilvert the carbo(n of coal directly into
orgy without the nuisance, danger
d waste of the present steam engine
saidi to have boon invented under
e mysterious title of "the thermie
rbonaccous motor." The news will
doubtedly strike the industrial world
to an Arabian Nights' romance ; it -
3ans, if true, such a tremendous rev
aloi. ,As for mere plausilility,
cro is no reason for withholding
tdulity in the rumoir. T1he great
osto of coal ener gy in modern steam
glnes has long been a problem
uicht engineers and physicists have
deavored to solve and yet it has
vort occurred probably to any other
vestigators to do away with the
>ilor principle. Not only would the
atractioni of nearly 88 per cent. of the
ict gy of coal work an utter revolu
on in the industeial world, but the
mnishmnt of the unwieldly and peri
'us boiler would, peorhap~s, load to a
w style locomotive for both street
tilway and trunk lute service.
-iThe fatrm known as the "'Old
0mlf~eJ iFarmn," onl tile York River, at
ork town, Va., has just been sold to a
motlemani from Columibus, Ohio. Next
.iiameistowtn, Va., the 'rem pie farm
thme mtost htistorical and in many
13yS the most celebrated of any farm
the Unfitedi Statoe. It, is the farm
wIt whit Lord Corn walls surrendered
the combined atrmies of Washing
ni and Laifayetto, October 19, 1781.
portLion of tile building then stand
g still remains. 'rhe farm con
inedi aboutt 500) acres and sold for
5,000. Tihe present owner proposes
nmake his permanent residene
-Jon ). Rockefeller has made
other tmagnificont gift to the Uni
rsity of Chicago which he founded
is royal endowment and enlarged
frequent additional donations. is
test act of munificence, the uneendi
>nal pr1esentation of $1,000,000 pay.
>io .January i next, and the gift of
,000,000) conditional on raising the
mce amount was mnade known to the
udents in the gymnasiumlf of the Uni
>rsity whtile the foot ba~ll teatn was
-oparing fotr the game with Wiscon
n University.
-The conductors on the New Xrk 'I
ible cars are famed for their euliar
>ulrtesy. The otber day apD enger
ishing to get otf, pulled thM bell-cord
s)hard as to ring the belll ~t each end
the car. " Here, blank you, w'ot t'I
Lank d've mean by ringig~ the bell at
oth en<ds of the car ?" Bald the con
uctor, ."1 want both ends of the car
a stop," replied the passenger.