The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-11-06
Election Returns.

suit of the election in this county were mis-
management and indifference on the part Of
the Democrats, demagoguery on the part of
the Republican leaders, and spite on the part
of few petty demagogues setting themselves
up as leaders of the Labor Union party. The
Republicans had nominated the best ticket
possible to be defeated, but the Democratic
candidates seem to have failed to get the voters
interested or to keep them together, and they
scattered like sheep without bell-weather,
in all sorts of strange directions. This was
especially the case in Ottawa. But the chief
element that secured the success of the Repub-
lican ticket, was the adroit movement of their
leaders in manipulating the Labor Union
movement. OF the $50 votes cast for the La
Dor Union candidates in Ottawa, not over ten
were cast by former Republicans. The trap
was SO well set and baited by the Republican
and Labor Union leaders-so called, that it
caught only Democratic gudgeons.
So in spite of the weakness of their ticket,
the Republicans hung together with amazing
tenacity, and their ticket went through in
safety. Under such excellent drill were they,
that even for members of the constitutional
convention, the party in Ottawa almost to a
man voted for Eldridge and Hart, though
they knew these men stood pledged against
the interests of Ottawa, and that their election
would not only lead to division of this
county, but to the removal of the Supreme
Court House from this city. When these dis
astrous measures for the interests of Ottawa
shall have been accomplished, there will be
fearful account to settle with certain Republi-
can leaders in this city who were so active in
this treason to local interests Unhappily no
such discipline prevailed among the Demo
Gratis in the west end of the county. The peo-
pie there voted in a body for local interests,
ignoring every other consideration.
The following is a rough abstract of the
votes cast at the late election in this county.
The returns are not all in yet, and the official
count will not be made until this afternoon,
too late for this paper:
ADAMS.
For Constitutional Convention. Eldridpe 1914
Hart 100, Pillsbury 1913. Cation &c, Armstrong
35, Duff "a.
County Judge, Gilman 1903. Rice SO, Hollister
26.
Clerk, Mead ia Millgan 46, Moore 5.
Treasurer, Shepherd 113, Hetherington 26, Wor.
man II, Hit 15
Surveyor, Brumbach 1872, Hoge 80.
Supt. of Schools, Winn 1876, Wedgewood IS.
Nov. 1869, maj. for Grant, 3. This year Dem.
maj. To-
Constitutional Convention, Cation 90, Arm.
strong 90, Duff SO, Pillsbury SO, Hart SO, Ed
ridge g.
County Judge, Rice Dem. 81, Gilman, Rep 20
Clerk, Milligan, Dem. SO, Mead, Rep. 20.
Treasurer, Hetherington, Dem rs, Shepherd.
Rep. "a, Hit, Labor Union, s.
Surveyor, Hoge Dem n, Brumback, Rep. 70.
Supt. Schools, Wedgswood, Dem 81, Wynn,
Rep. 81.
FARM RIDGE
Last year 30 Republican. Late election %.
Cation 72.
In 1868, Dem. majority 154, in 1869, very small
vote polled Democratic vote 95, Republican Is.
Constitutional Convention, Edridge 1897, Hart
393, Pillsbury 1862, Cation 81, Armstrong II, Duff
IL, Laing Ii, Edgecomb II.
County Judge Gilman 2s1, Rice 1853, Hol.
Clerk, Mead 1856, Milligan 1877, Evan %,
Moore 26.
Treasurer, Shepherd 234, Hetherington 12O,
Hit 80, Norman 25.
Supt of Schools Wynn 81, Wedgewood 344.
Surveyor, Brumbach 20S, Hogs 2Ol
oTTAwA-FIRsT DISTRICT.
Constitutional Convention, Eldridge al, Hart
l54, Pillsbury 255, Cation 397, Armstrong 40,
Edgecomb IS.
County Judge, Gilman $50, Rice 345, .Hol-
lister II.
Clerk, Mead 212, Milligan 26e, Evans 81,
Moore 12.
Treasurer Shepherd 800, Hsthsrington 2O2,
Hit l03. Norman s.
Supt. of Schools, Wynn 2l9, Wedgewood 391.
Surveyor, Brumbach 2G7, Hoge!344'
SOUTH OTTAWA
Constitutional Convention, Eldridge 90, Hart
~ rillsbury u, Cation 12S, Armstrong 143, Duff
~, Edoomb 81
County Judge, Gilman a. Rice 80, Hollister 1.
Clerk, Mead &C. Milligan 81, Evans 10.
,,: treasurer, Shepherd 80, Hetherington 5,
SSupt. of Schools, Wynn ST. Wedge wood 81.
surveyor, Brumbach 80, Hoge 80.
oTTAwA-sECoND DISTRICT
constitutional Convention, Eldridge "a, Edge
comb AZ, Cation 296, Armstrong 306. Duff 267.
County Judge, Gilman 1874, Rico 263
Clerk, Mead 1874, Mlligan 1873, Evans 46
Treasurer, Shepherd 14S, Hetherngton 1873.
Surveyor, Brumbach l43
FREEDOM.