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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1890
Page
1
Major political shift emerges as the legislature and statewide results settle. Pattison’s lead grows to about 15,000 with Schuylkill County boosting his majority. Republicans lose ground in the federal delegation while a mixed bag of gains shapes the new General Assembly and confirms party balance in key districts.
Governor-elect Robert E. Pattison, exhausted but upbeat, recalls campaigning across 64 of 67 counties, expecting a larger majority and noting his 15,000 estimate. He dismisses Blaine's speech as having little impact and plans a few days rest with his family, awaiting a chosen destination.
A long OCR fragment lists numerous individuals with party initials and district labels across counties such as Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Venango, Warren, Union, and Wyoming, including many R and D designations and numbered or titled districts, resembling a multi-county election roll or candidate roster without full context.
Philadelphia campaign letter by Assistant Postmaster Hughes accuses Judge Gordon of corruption in Scranton. Gordon responds, pursues criminal libel, obtains arrest warrant. Hearing set for this afternoon. Hughes to appear at 3 PM before Magistrate McCarty.
Lincoln Independent Club claims vast fraud in Philadelphia voting with estimates of 5000 to 10000 fraudulent ballots. Rudolph Blankenburg vows daily complaints and full prosecutions while Lincoln Independents attorney Eyre asserts deliberate fraud and promises legal action.
Latest returns from 28 districts show 15 Republicans and 13 Democrats elected to Congress. The state delegation stands 21 Republicans and 7 Democrats, with majorities listed for each district. Some races, like the Sixteenth with Elliott, show unofficial tallies.
ISPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Erie November 5 Erie county official Delamater 6736 Pattison 6744 a cre of 8 Watres 6933 Stewart 945 Barclay 6509 Griswold for Co in Erie county 7191 Tilden 6430 new claims Crawford rd county by 300 Fleckioger
Beav er November 5 report shows Pattison 3847 Delamater 4331 in county returns while Quay leads Dick by 116 and Sterling trails. McDowell faction blamed for Delamater defeat. Quay and Dick sparsely praised, father cautions silence on outcome. votes poured in as districts swung against McDowell aligned opponents.
Unofficial returns from Uniontown Pennsylvania show Fayette county giving Pattison a statewide majority of 1,896 plus large margins for other Democratic candidates. Connellsville ward and Springfield township not yet opened may shave about 25 votes from the Democratic lead. Craig leads Stewart in Congress race by 1,170 with District results favoring Craig. Greene county's Brant defeats Dushan by 1,230 for State Senate. Beatty Shane and Stewart win Assembly majorities from 1,172 to 750.
A telegraphed update from Washington on November 5 notes Democratic gains across the nation. New England gains replace Republicans, the West shows strong gains, and the South votes solidly Democratic showing shifts in Kansas Minnesota Montana and the Pacific slope. Pennsylvania delivers a big surprise with seven Democratic seats, Ohio and New York see major changes, and speakership talk centers on several candidates led by Illinois Georgia and North figures. Rumor also hints Dan Lockwood as a potential next Speaker, challenging Carlisle and aiming for Northern leadership.
E P Gillespie Democrat wins Congress seat with a district plurality of 2 571 over Alexander McDowell and 2 788 over T W Phillips The district totals show Gillespie 15 033 McDowell 10 494 Phillips 10 27 county breakdowns list votes by Butler Beaver Lawrence Mercer and Mercer counties with Gillespie leading in most counties and McDowell carrying a few.
Meadville Pennsyl November 5 Returns from all but one precinct show Delamater Pattison Watres Black Stewart Barclay in Senate race. Griswold leads Griswold Tilden for Congress with Griswold likely winning. Lator Andrews Logan Brown Potter Mallinee win legislature. Wilcox elected sheriff. Republicans gain several county offices while Democrats secure Clerk of Courts.
November 5 Bellefonte General Hastings at home resting with a sore throat says Delamater fought hard but was defeated. He calls the campaign the hardest fought and notes the victory centers on centralized power in local politics. He adds the result has no bearing on national issues or on Reed McKinley or the administration.
Official returns from 19 Greene precincts plus estimates for 1888 vote on remaining wards show Pattison with a 1,600 plurality in Greene County and Craig at 1,737. The Democratic county ticket retained balance, including Matthias Brant for Senator in the Fortieth district. Pattison leads in Wyoming. Special Telegram to the Dispatch.
Telegraph report from Columbus on November 5 notes wild, unreliable claims about the state ticket majority. Republicans and Democrats predict statewide margins of 10,000 to 12,000 with Hamilton County shifting toward Democrats, Holmes County reports delay and possible gains for Warwick over McKinley, and early tallies show 7 Republicans and 14 Democrats in Congress.
Reports from across Indiana show a decisive Democracy victory with the entire state ticket carried by large majorities. Republican Chairman Michener concedes defeat by about 15,000, while Democratic Chairman Jewett cites a 17,042 majority on the state ticket and 38 Congressmen elected with 62 on joint ballot. Eleven Congressmen are named as elected, with Democrats expected to gain control of 2,100 of 2,800 election boards by 1892.
Kansas returns show a vast Democratic surge aided by the Farmers' Alliance. The Republican majority collapsed as Democrats and Alliance candidates swept five of seven congressional seats. Only Funston in the 2nd district remained Republican. Senator Ingalls faces a doubtful re election amid a bitter three party contest.
Missouri election shifts state politics with Democrats winning a full congressional delegation except for one. Wade defeated Fyan in the Thirteenth, Bland leads in the Eleventh, Wilson in the Fourth, Byrne in the Tenth. Democrats expect a large legislative majority on joint ballot, likely securing Judge West’s return and passing a constitutional amendment to empower the Supreme Court to divide into divisions.
New York voters recall Timothy Dry-Dollar Sullivan, Tammany candidate for Assembly in the Second district. He fears illiterate constituents will be deterred by the new ballot law and instructs supporters to scent gum on posters with peppermint, guiding votes by smell rather than sight.
Francis M. Scott, defeated Fusion mayoral candidate, said in New York today that anti McKinley feeling drove his loss, stronger in this city than elsewhere in the country.
United States Minister to England Robert E. Lincoln arrived in New York aboard the City of New York this afternoon. He dined with him on the remains of his son as long as the conversation did not continue beyond that, with further details continued on the sixth page.
After the election, leaders across factions blame Quay, Magee, tariffs, and the party plank. Independents urge clean politics while Democrats cite McKinley tariff fallout. Magee argues the defeat stemmed from objectionable methods and a gerrymandered lineup, urging an elevation of party standards and reform within the Pennsylvania Republicans.
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