Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1886 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

The official vote of Virginia, lacking Buchanan County, shows a total vote of 225,3 1, divided as follows: Democratic, 102,221; Opposition (consisting of independent Democrats, Republicans, etc.), 128,080; opposition majority, 33,8 .0. In 1885 tho total vote was 289,C54, divided as follows: Leo (Dem.), 152,544; Wise (Rep.), 130,510; Democratic majority, 16,034. Tho decrease of 63,753 in tho popular vote is divided as follows: Democratic docreaso, 50,323; Republican or Opposition decrease, 13,480. Buchanan County may increase the Opposition majority 100. The Governor of New Hampshire has appointed ex-Governor Cheney, of Manchester, United. States Senator, to fill the vacancy occasioned by tho death of Austin F. Pike, of Franklin. At Boston, Knights of Labor and Trades Union men nominated George E. McNeill for Mayor. The Kepiiblican members of the P nnsylvania Legislature from eight counties have passed resolutions indorsing Matthew S. Quay for the United States Senate, to succeed Mitchell.