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


.. . PHILADELPHIA, Oct. g.
Correct returns of the vote of this city yes
terday give the following result: Majority for
Sharswood 2779; majority for Ludlow 5488; ma
iority for Gen. Lyle dem, TOR Sheriff 3649. The
Democrats elect all their other candidates ON
the city ticket. .F4ot ~
The Republicans have elected 10 out of the
IS members of the Assembly. The Democrats
elect State Senator in the 81 district. The
Select Council will consist of ten Republicans
and eight Democrats, and the Common touhcii
of nine Republicans and fifteen Democrats.
The Democratic majorties i'll ~ counties ag-
gregate 28919; Republican maJorities IN IS
counties loot up 22,333 Hall of the state is to
The following additional election returns
have been received Majorities for Williams
rep, in Chester county, 1000; Susquehanna
1900; Dauphin 400; Lebanon 1868; maiorities
for Sharswood, DEM, Luzerne county 1900:
York 5000; Bucks $50. -s..sf,r zss,--rsz
The footings of reported maiorities in as
counties. with the latest corrections, show a
Democratic majority as far as heard from of
8267:j There are 20 counties to be heard from
of which 10 gave Republican maiorities last
year. ll LtnIr Hhd1Is
SCRANTON, Penn, Oct. B. O.
Woodward, dem, is probably elected to Con
gress, but the vote is close In Lnzerne coun-
ty his majority is about 200 behind the State
1 ticket. DIG tIasA s431 o4 d
Carbon county gives Sharswood 425 MAORI
ty; Franklin county 210; Lycoming county
800 Democratic majority; Union county gives
Williams 475 majority.
Later returns reduce the Democratic maJon-
ty, and is now estimated at net over 5000. (
2.15 Z. M.--Additional returns and correc
tions show Democratic majority, so far, of
1896 for Sharswood in 81 counties. 5ftIt d.
,-r.r.r. CARLISLE, Oct. Q.
All the returns from the districts of Cum
berland county are received. Sharswood's ma
jority is no. .L-....f5H t ra sfr
Ohio. ~ s ,.s.ss,t i.ie
aH NEW YORK, Oct. 9.
The Tribune's special from Cincinnati, dated
midnight, says Smith is beaten by 500 MAORI
ty, and Cary is now speaking to thousands OF
wild Democrats, thanking them for their sup
b port He declares however, that ne VIII not
go to Congress to support Democratic meas
ures but as an independent legislator, as every
one should be when sure of an election.
ft.44s CINCINNATI, Oct. o.
Complete returns from the I'd Congressional
District give Cary independent, for Congress,
1914 majority over Smith, radical a radical loss
of $780, The Republican State and county
ticket is elected in this city and county by 1900
majority, a loss of $500. Majority in the coun-
ty against negro suffrage amendment 5000; to-
tai vote of the county $4,000. .4tetsa.s
The Commercial says the latest election re-
turns from the State show such large Demo
cratic gains as to leave the State ticket in
doubt, and makes the Legislature very doubt
full. The constitutional amendment is over
whemingly defeated. 5El&lE
COLUMBUS, Oct. go Z, M.
The election IN this State is still in doubt
Both parties claim the election of their candi
dates by small majorities. The probabilities
are that Hayes, rep. for Governor, will have a
small majority. In the Legislature, the proba-
bilities are that the Republicans win not have
a majority of over one in the House al two
in the Senate. The negro suffrage amendment
is dead 49,
100 CLEVELAND, Oct 9.
The Leader of this city comedies the cleo
ton of Thurman, the democratic ca ndidate for
Governor by 5000 majority. = tslA.
The Columbus Journal maintains that
Hayes, the republican candidate, islelected by
a small majority, and that the republicans have
also small majority in the House, but con-
cedes the Senate to the democrats by one ma
jorty.
Iowa.
a.rrsi .ntW fidFEri CHICAGO, Oct. 8.
The returns from Iowa are meagre and not
enough to give an approximate estimate OF the
majority for the Republican ticket. Returns
from most of the counties along the Dubuque,
Sioux city and the Southwestern railroad give
immense Democratic majorities.s , j =
NEWARK, n. j., Oct. 8.
Pedde, rep, for Mayor, has 26 majority. The
Common Council and Aldermen stand as al
ready reported.