The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-10-09
THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS.
Pennsylvania.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. g.
The election for Judge of the Supreme Court
occurred in this state to-day. The Democrats
voted for Judge Sharswood of Philadelphia,
andthe Republicans for Henry w. Williams
of Allegheny. Ic
The following returns have been received in
this city and are forwarded without any at
tempt at classification. 9a
Lancaster county, Lancaster City, Shars-
wood 373 majority; Cumberland county, Gar
lille, Sharswood 452 majority a democratic gain
of &c; Susqut hanna county, Great Bend gives
Ketchum republican candidate for Congress
10 ill the vacancy occasioned by the death of
Dennison $50 majority; Snsquehanna borough
gives 81 republican majority, republican gain
OF ~; Lycoming county, Niperrole township,
Sharswood 70 majority, demo cratic gain OF 5 !;
Munsey Creek township gives Sharswood GO
majority, democratic loss of IS; Munsey
borough, Williams IS majority, republican
gam OF p Ten wards in the city of Philadel-
phia-less than half the city-show republi-
can loss of 2673 Westmoreland county, La
trobe, Sharswood II majority, democratic gain
OF ~; Cumberland county, Shippensburg,
Sharswood majority, democratic gain of q I;
Blar county, Altoona, Sharswood 100 ma ori-
ty republican gain 25; Northumberland coun-
ty Sudbury borough, shows a Union gain of
40. Fayette county, Nicholson, Sharswood 50
majority; Susquehanna county; Lathrop 81;
Monroe county, Tobey-Hanna, SharswOod 119
majority, democratic gain II; Susquehanna
county, Montrose, Williams 1856.
The Philadelphia city returns are compared
with the Governor vote when Geary had 1888
majority. In the 18th ward Williams majority
is Isl, Union loss of 81; 18th ward, Will
hams' maioaity $50, Union loss 494; 10th ward,
Williams majority 1043, Union loss 100; 9th
ward, Williams majority 1888, Union loss 1871 !;
9th ward, Sharswood 1884 majority, Union loss
100; 18th ward, Sharswood 712 majority, Union.
loss 207; 9TH ward, Williams 359 majority. I'm
. ion loss 1872 Sd ward, Sharswood 937 nrsjority,
Union loss 281; Sth ward, Sharswood MAORI
ty, Union lsss 207; Lycomng county. Williams
C1.nyEy a forifx
ward 10 hear from; Dauphin county, Harris
burg, three wards, give Sharswood 81 majority;
Dauplln, Sharswood majority. Bradford
county, Troy borough, Williams 81 majority
Erie county, Erie township, Williams Sc ma
jorlty; Lycoming county, Realton, Williams
30 majority; Erie county, Corey, Williams 81
maj; Dauphin county, Williamsburg borough,
Williams 81 majority; Upper Paxton Williams
20 majority; Bucks county, Newhope borough,
Sharswood 50 majority, democratic loss 6;
Dauphin county, Harrisburg complete, Shars-
wood 1863 majority, Union gain 1 Bucks coun-
ty, Reading, Williams about 125 majority Lee
banon county, Lebanon borough, Williams 43
majority, Union loss 70; Schuylkil county
complete, Sharswood about 200 majority dem
ocratic loss 800; Northampton county, two
townships give a democratic majority of 291,
democratic loss %; Bucks county, Doylestown
borough, Sharswood 81 majority, democratic
gain 27 Northampton county, Easton borough,
Sharswood 101 majority, democratic gain 125;
Philadelphia-2d ward, Sharswood 1904 major
ity, democratic gain 300; Delaware county
returns from half the county show democrat
ic gain OF 10; Luzerne county, West Pittston
borough Ketchum for Congress al I; Cambria
county, Johnstown, Williams 237 majority,
democratic gain 1876; Lancaster county, Lea
cock township, Williams 141 majority, demo-
cratic gain 81; Philadelphia, 14th ward, Will
lams 466 majority, democratic gain AGA; 9th
ward Sharswood 537 majority; democratic
gain 225.
Later.--The Democrats claim Philadelphia
and are rejoicing with professions over the
prospects of having a majority id the State.
timlted at 6,500; Democratic gain 200; Mont
gomery county, Sharswood 81 majority; DEM
ocratie gain Al; Philadelphia, list ward, Viii
liams 143 majority; Union loss $40; 18th ward,
Williams COZ majority; Union loss 1095.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 8-Midnieht.
Fourth ward, Sharswood, 162; Democratic
gain, $50; 10th ward, Sharswood, POI majority;
Democratic gain 222; 18th ward, Sharswood's
majority 657; Democratic gain 452; 10Th ward.
Sharswood's majority 20; Democratic gain $40.
Twenty wards have been heard from, showing
Democratic gain of about $500, with seven
wards TO hear from that gave Republican ma;
iortles last year and one that gave Demo-
cratic majority.
The Republicans cOncede that Sharswood
has carried the city by more than 900 majori
ty, and that the State has gone the same way
by several thousands. The Democratic city
ticket, Legislature and Judicial, is also carried.
Pike county, Wayne township, LIST district,
Sharswood 100 majority; Westtall township.
Sharswood &c majority; Wayne county. Hins-
dale, Democratic majority $50; Republican
gain 215'
EsaE5a Ohio.