Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-16
ELECTION RETURNS
IOWA

ELECTION RETURNS
IOWA
DIES MONIES, Oct. l4.--But little
election news received here up to this
hour. No counting is ever done in
this State till the polls are closed. The
meagre returns received here, most
ly estimated, indicate that the Repub-
lican ticket has been elected by from
10000 to $4,000 majority. On the
county, local, and legislative tickets
there have been disputes. Some of
the strong Republican counties have
gone for the Autobiography.
Returns from Madison, Powcshiek,
Dallas, Webster, and Marion counties
received up to ii o'clock, report that
the regular county and legislative
tickets in those counties are elected.
Mahaska county, heretofore giving
1000 Republican majority, is reported
as going for the Autobiography ticket
by 1,2O0 majority.
Monroe county gives the Republic
can State ticket 800 majority, but
elects the Autobiography candidate
for Treasurer and Representative.
In this, Polk county, the Republican
State ticket will have 900 majority.
The Republican county ticket is most
ly elected by q small majority, while
its candidate for Treasurer is undoubt-
eddy defeated, and its candidate for
Senator close, if not defeated.
Bloomfield-Davis county probably
gone Republican.
Sigourney- Indications are that
Sigourney town and township polls q
full vote. The Republican majority
will be aboutthreetimes that OF last
year. From other townships indicate
no material change. The legislative
ticket is being made the test. The
Autobiography ticket will gain votes
in the country precincts.
Washington = Washington county
will be a close ticket.
Davenport-The Liberals have car
ricd Davenport by 900 majority, and
Murphy, for Senator by $50 and the
balauce of the county by from 800 to
500 majority. The county Of Scott
has gone Liberal by a large majority,
and all the Liberal candidates are
elected with perhaps, the Auditor ex-
cepted.
Dubuque--Cooley, for Senator Will
liams for Treasurer, Crates for Super
visor and McLaughton for Auditor on
the Peoples ticket, the three first Re-
publicans and the last Democrat, will
go out of Dubuque city with between
500 and 900 majority, which will in
sure their election.
Corning, Adams COunty.-Carpenier
has majority of 46 in this precinct; a
loss of over 100; the county has un.
d0ubtedly gone Autobiography by
over 100 majority, and the Farmers
county ticket is elected in full. Young,
for Senator, and Platte, for the legisla.
ture, arc probably defeated by 200 ma
jority.
Mt. Pleasant--Canaan township
gives the Republican ticket majority
Of So; gain of 81 over the vote for
Governor at the election two years
ago. Center township gives Carpenter
$50 majority West, Rep, for Senator,
$50 maj.
Muscatine--This county will give
from 800 to 400 Republican majority.
Clinton--Clinton county gives the
Republican State ticket about 500 ma
jority. The Anti-Monopolists elect
Merrill to the Senate over Ireland. Re.
publican, by q small majority.
Burlingtcn--A very light vote was
polled-about ene-third. On account
of the large number of scratched tick
cts, no definite returns from the coun-
ty can be procured tonight. The in
dications are that the Republican coun-
tv and legislative ticket is elected
Carpenters majority in the county is
about 500.
Lansing--Alamakee county gives
So Republican majority.
Dubuque-Returns come in slower
than usual. The Democratic majority
of 1900 to 1GOOis very largely reduced
and it is almost certain that Cooley for
Senator, Williams, for Treasurer
Coates for Supervisor, aud McLaugh-
ton for Auditor, are elected over The
regular Democratic nominees.
Waverly-So far as ascertained the
Republican State ticket is running
about 3 to l for Senator, Fcller (bolf.
err is 3 to 1; for Representative the
Republican ticket runs to l.
Winterset-The election passed of
quietly. The vote in this madison
county, is light, The entire Republi.
can ticket is probably elected. Full
returns can't be got until morning.
Fort Madison--The election went
off quietly. No decided returns az
yet. But reports are that Fort Madi.
son city is far ahead on the reform
ticket over last years vote.
AnamOsa---Whole vote here $40.
The Autobiography State ticket 295
Republican State ticket 273--Anti.
Monopoly majority %; an opposition
gain over last year $50. County Anti.
Monopoly ticket from 80 to 200 ma.
jority.
Cresco, Howard connty-Small Re.
publican majority.
Fort Dodge-Connty estimated for
the straight Republican State ticket
1928; Autobiography 292; tendency OF
close run.
Charles City--The election passed
of very quiet; Chaplin, the Peoples
candidate for the Legislature is proba.
bly, elected; balance thought to be Re.
publican by large majority.
Grinnell-The vote OF this city gives
q Republican majority on the straight
ticket of about 300. The township
ticket is scratched badly.
Reports from Mahaska county indi-
cate that the Autobiography ticket Is
about 1900.
Albia--The State has, perhaps, 800
majority. All of the county Republic
can ticket is rejected, except Repre-
sentative, Treasurer, and County SUI
perintendent Hilton, Independent
candidate for Representative, is, per-
haps, reelected by q small majority.
The Independent candidates for Treas
nrer and Superintendent arc doubt
full.
McGregor- Reports from Quit ,burg
Monona and Clayton show Republic
can success. The former gives liber-