The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-25
WISCONSIN.
NO VICTORY FOE THE REPuSIloA"
PARTY,
A Democratic Majority on the Popular vote OF
the State,

,a.rce Of the st. Louis Republican,
Correspondence MILWAUKEE,, Nov. 10. 1874. y
T. ia amusing to notice the comments OF
.Le ;onrnaIs which continue to support the
admiuistratiou upon the recent congress.
sionaI election in this state. Some OF them
% SO far as to claim great victory over
the Democracy. Now the plain truth Is
that the Republicans have been beaten o9
the ponular vote and have lost one ana
nerhaps t,co of the six districts they car
Red at the last election! The Democratic
Republican. Reform party are well sat,sh.
ed with the result, at all events, as they
have succeeded 10 calling out the larges.
vote for their candidates ever gwen IN any
election since the admission OF Wisconsin
into the Union! Greeley received IN 1917
the largest Democratic vote ever poiled up
to that time, being So 39O, against o. ~
given to Seymour in 1865. with the eA.
ception of these two Presidential electlons
the Democracy has never yet lup, TO TINS
year) been able to poll vote equal to 69',,
OOO; but so great has been the pohtica
fernent this election that the Democrats
have surpassed every former occasion, OF
whatever nature, and their total vote IS
e2'Oa7. This is upwards of five thousand
votes more than Greeley received two
Years ago, and orer ten thousand more
than sufficed to elect Taylor last year.
The Radicals carry the Second district
nv exactly 253 votes, and the Sixth by only
o. Thus change from one side to the
other of less than two hundred votes would
have giyen the Democrats amaJorlty OF the
congressional delegation:
1t is alleged that the Sixth district was was
only carried against "Gabe bouck-\the
able and popular candidate OF the Democ
racvI-by open and undisguised bribery
and a contest is next to certain in this dis
tr;ch and SIS the Democracy will be 10
sufficient majority to insure justice lt Is
moi too much to hope, perhaps, that Is,
consin's delegation will be evenly divided
in the next congress. Thus the net result
10 a gain to the Democrats of one or tive
congressman and the result OF the cleo
ton of the United States senator canno
vet be safely claimed by the Radicals
There is many slip 'twi&t the cup an'
the ill.," The event is awaited with sin
gular equanimity by the Reiormers!
Perhaps the Ie election of Matt Car
nenter would be the best thing for the De
mocracy, since it would-beyoDd all per
adyepture-render the gubernatorial cleo
ton next year a sweeping Democratic he
form victory! =,
Tho Republicans are at liberty to boas
of their triumph to their hearts content
since it is their last opportunity and pre-
sages permanent possession OF Nisconsi
in the future by the opposition to our cor
rupt national administration. After hav
inc strained every nerve and muscle the,
are compelled to admit defeat on the pop
Mar vote in the state, a loss OF one o.
more congressman, and reduction OF thelI
strength in two years OF over thirteen
thousand votes, while the Reiormers have
made corresponding gains, The entire
vote of the state will be the largest evei
given, except at the two last presidential
elections, over 1000 votes more having
been polled than in the exciting guberna'
torial election of last year.
First district in 1872 elected Williams, Rcpnbi
can by d. $50 majority; in Is a re-clects Williams
by 3,03b majority Democratic gam in 1874, 325o
Second district In 1877! elected HazelO on, tpuD
lcan. by 1924 majority; In 1874 elects Caswel ne
publican by 253 majority Democratic gain in 1874
i57i.
by 1885, majority; in 1874 elects Magoon' Repuhi
can. by 1,lg4 majority. Democratic gain III iS'f
2,6,3. , -
Fourth district in 1871 clcCtcu Mitchell, DtNiu
crat. by l6l majority in 1874 elects Lyhae u, III
ocrat, By 2,50l majority ID mocratic Joss IN 1874
Fiji district in 1872 elected Edridge Demo
GRAFT by $50 majority; IN 1874 elects Burchard
Democrat. by 5,s95 majority. Democratic gain o.
2,sl5. ., n, 49,
AS majority in 1s7i elects KIM all Rep, by W ma
iority Democratic gain OF 1888.
Seventh district IN 1872 elected Rusk, Rep, by I,
e36 majority: In 1874 e-elecs same by S,4lS MAJOR
~ Democratic gain in 1874, Ass.
Eighth district IL 1872 elected McDitl, Rep. W .,
473 minority in 1874 elects Cate, DENNY majority
Democratic gan in 1874 of 3415.
The above are the official figures ant
can be relied upon as correct. 1t will b
noticed that the Reformers gain in ever,
district except the Fourth. Here thei
loss is to be explained as merely tempo
rary, and owing entirely to Democratic SUI
port being given to Mayor Luddington {
this city, who ran upon au Independent
ticket, there being no regular Republics
ticket in the field. MAX.
According to the above there was Den
cratic majority, at the election this fall,
Wisconsin,of 631-which may be increase
by the contests which are to take place
the Second and Sixth districts
A ANN yToRy TRuE OR NOT