Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-16
POLITICAL.

POLITICAL.
The Connecticut State election on the 9th
/ resulted in the reelection of Ingersou Demo
craft for Governor Both houses of the Leg
isIature are Democratic. A Hartford dispatch
of the morning of the It'll says returns from
all towns in the State except seven give the
following result: Ingersell, 1886; Harrison
| fRepublican), SO, 292; Smith (Prohibitionist),
1854.
The Indiana Supreme Court has in a recent
decision unanimously affirmed the right of col
ored children to attend the public schools OF
the State.
The Mississippi Legislature adjourned SIM
die on the 9th. Among the last bills passed
was one requiring the majority of males over
twenty-one and females over eighteen, in q
city, town, or township, to sign petition fol
license to sell liquor before such license shall
be issued. The Governor has signed this bill
The South Carolina Senators and Represent
atives, with several delegates from the Re
publican State Central Committee of thai
State, called on the President on the 9TH to
answer to the charges made against them by
delegates from the Taxpayers Convention
The delegation made long statement to the
effect that the taxation was not so burdensome
as had been represented, and was imposed fol
the best interests of the people and the State.
! The President expressed himself satisfied with
their explanation of affairs in that State.
Gov. Dix sent a message on the 9th to the
New York Legislature asking that body TO
! contribute all in its powerto prevent the adop-
ton by Congress of a bill expanding the cur
rency of the country. The State Senate, on
the 18th, with only three negative votes, and
the Assembly unanimously passed resolutions
indorsing the message and requesting Sena-
tors and Representatives in Congress to resist
! any expansion of the currency, and to pro-
mote, by all proper means, an early return to
specie payments.
A Hartford Comm dispatch of the 18th says
complete returns give the following result of
the vote for Governor: Ingersoll, &c, 7S4;
Harrison, 0,042; Smith, 1926; scattering, 10
Ingersolls plurality, 6,742; Ingersolls major
ity over all, 1897.
Two ballots were taken for United States
Senator by the Massachusetts Legislature on
the It'll The first resulted as follows: Whole
number of votes cast, 269; Dawes, 81; Hoar,
rs; Curtis, ~; Adams, 16; Banks, 8; Wash
burn, Whittier and Phillips received each one
vote. The same number of votes was cast
on the second ballot, divided as follows:
Dawes, 90; Hoar, 81; Curtis, II; Adams, 16;
B. F. Butler, Speaker Sanford, Washburn,
Whittier and Phillips received each one vote
Municipal and town elections were held in
various portions of the West on the 9th and
18th. In many instances the temperance ques-
ton was made an issue and the anti license
party was generally defeated in the larger
towns and cities, and met with various degrees
of success in other localities. Washington
Court House, where the temperance crusade
originated, was carried by the anti-crusaders.
In the small towns in Southern Ohio the tenn
perance ticket was generally successful.
The Cincinnati election on the 9th was car
ried by the Democrats by between 1900 and
5000 majority. Cleveland and Columbus also
went Democratic.
Four ballots were taken for United States
Senator by the Massachusetts, Legislature on
the Sth. The last two resulted as follows ::
Sixteenth-Whole number, 1863; necessary to
a choice, 1876. Dawes, 80; Hoar, 63; Curtis, r.;
Adams, 10; Sanford, 13; Washburn, 6; Judge
Devens, ?; Judge Colt, 2; Phillips and Whittier,
l each. Seyenteenth-Whole number, 261
necessary to choice, 131. Dawes, 50; Hear,
CO.; Curtis, r.; Adams, 10; Sanford, II; Banks,
z; Washburn, 5; Devens, 4; Charles Hale,
Amasa Walker, Whittier and Phillips, EACH
The ballot for United States Senator in the
Massachusetts, Legislature on the 9th resulted
as follows: Whole number of votes cast, 273;
necessary to a choice, 1877. Dawes, 81; Hoar,
~; Curtis, "A; Adams, Is; Sanford, 9; Banks,
z; Washburn, 4; Whittier, 1.
Two ballots were taken on the 10th for
United States Senator from Massachusetts !:
Observation-Disclosures number of votes cast,
26S; necessary to a choice, 135. Dawes, 81 !;
Hoar, 50; Curtis, ~ Adams, 80; Washburn,
4 Whittier, Sanford, Z Banks, s; Bull
lock, z. Twentieth-Whole number of votes,
1859; necessary to a choice, 1876. Dawes, SO ;
Hoar, 66; Curtis, IT, Adams, 13 ; Bullock,
II; Sanford, Z; Washburn, 4; Banks, S :;
Whittier, G. F. Hoar, Reuben Noble and Mrs.
Mary A. Livermore received each one vote
Discussion ensued.