Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-10-14
The ELECTIONS i
REPUBLICAN, VICTOR
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les EVERYWHERE.
From the mass of confused, in
definite and often contradictory tele-
graphic reports in the daily papers
concerning the election on Tuesday,
we can only extract the general fact
that Iowa, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and
Nebraska certainly, and Indiana
probably, have gone Republican,
and that the much and fervently
wished for, hoped for and prayed
for mot much) gain of six to ten
Democratic Congressman in those
States, while it may yet be a sub
ject for sickly hope and weak aspi-
ration, is certainly not reality.
One Of their organs well expresses
the Democratic sitnstion when it
says that the election news contains
. few grains Of comfort with an in
finite deal Of gall. For the Repub-
licans the elections have resulted
even better than they expected, and
Indicate that the party which saved
the country from treason. and is
safely conducting it to financial
health and prosperity, has not lost
its hold on the confidence Of the
people.
In Iowa the reports come from all
directions of general apathy and a
very largely reduced vote. Cities
like Dubuque and Davenport, with
registry lists Of 1000 to 5000, poll
ed only 900 to 800 votes, and the
returns from the country generally
show the same absence of interest.
But the falling off Of Republican
majorities is not SO apparent. The
Republican majority in this State
is not estimated ut less than 10000,
while some put it at even higher
figures. The vote of Cole for Su-
preme Judge is considerably less
than the balance of the State ticket,
his name being scratched in all
quarters. A full Republican con-
gressional delegation is elected of
course. Palmer's majority in the
5th District will be considerable re-
duced, many of those who opposed
his, nomination scratching his name.
DOMAINS majority in this District
promises to be 5000 and possibly
5000. lie leads the State ticket in
many localities. Prohibition is
carried by large majority in Polk
county, and the same result is an
ticipated in a majority of the coun-
ties where the question was submit
ted.
The election in Pennsylvania was
on members of Congress. There is
some uncertainty yet rs to the re-
suit in three or four close districts,
but there will probably be a Re-
publican gain of one or two men,
bers of Congress. Woodward,
Democrat, is certainly defeated in
the 18th District. r
Ohio has done nobly. The Re-
publican majority in the State is
about $4,000, double that of last
year. The indications arc that the
Republicans gain two members of
Congress,-Verry in the first, and
Chas. Foster in the Ninth District,
and lose two,-Scilenk in the Third,
and McClurg in the Fourth,-leav-
ing the delegation of the same rcla-
tive political cast as at present.
Schenk will contest.
Both parties claim the victory in
Indiana, the Republicans by three
to five thousand majority. There is
report also that Voorhees,, demo-
crat, is defeated, but it is probably
without foundation. The dclega-
ton in Congress viii probably re-
main as now.
Nebraska giyss . Republican
majority of 5000 On the State ticket,
Congressman and Legislature. Gov.
Butler is about 500 behind the
balance of the ticket.
We extract the following from
the Dubuque Times of this morn.
ing:
Dies MONIES, Ia, Oct. 10.
In addition to the returns from the 20
counties forwarded in the dispatch OF
yesterday. full returns have been re.
ceived from II more, by the Republican
State Central Committee to-day, all
giving Republican majority, as fol
lows:
Woodbury. 80; Marshal 1,400: Davis
76; Monona 800: Winneshiek 675; Iowa
300; Benton 900; Franklin 700; Clark
500; Buena Vista 1870; Cherokee 175;
Pottawattamie 1870; Madison $50; Cass
| 800; Linn 400; Jones 700; Boone 200.
The Republican majority in the seven
counties is $3.50; this added to the IT,
$50 majority in the 26 counties reported
yesterday, gives total majority in 43
counties OF 10000. This is six or eight
hundred less majority than the same
counties gave last year; this would in
dictate that the total majority will not
fail but little if any short of 40 600
The vote throughout the State is
strongly against the Constitutional Con
vention.
Indications are that it will be defeat