, 1874-10-14
THE ELE{;TIDNH,

The returns from tho elections yesterday arc
"a: % enough itl matter OF detail, though
sufficient to ennble us to draw eon1e general con-
clusions as To- tho results. 1t would bo prema-
ture to speak viii, anything like certainty, sinco
tho irregular nominations in many of tho Con-
groasionaf Districts hayo 10 confused matters
that 1t will DO necessary to await full returns As
to tho general elections tho Indications aro TINT
tho Opposition havo carried Indiana and
Ohio. and That tho Republican majority In Iowa
las been materially reduced Thcra has prob
ably bcen gain Of two Democratic Congress-
men in Woss Vhginia, making tue entire lolaga-
tion from that Sta.o Dcmocratic. Tho Republic
au ticket in Nebraska is elected, which will &C.
cure Republican Buccessor to Upton IN the
United States Senate. IN Dakota Territory,
Kidder {Rcp.) is elected Do1ogato by n majority
of abous 1900.
The Ohio Slate election was somewhat con-
fused by the Tempo;, Question, the Demo-
Gratis fayoring lcaliso' 4aw aud Tho Republicans
tho enforcement Of the present laws while Tho
Prohibltionlsts ran ecparato Stata ticket, be-
pdes candidates III several OF tho Congressional
Districts. 1t Is statod tint tho Opposition hayo
carried all tho ''cloBo" districts. It scems cer
tain that Foster, in tho Tonth District
ParaonB in tho Twentieth (Cleyo1aud) District
and Pratt. iii the Sixth (Ioledo) District are de-
featod. Garnolt ii probably elected by 8, 900 or
1900. If tho rel prus so far may bo regarded "a
Indicative Of the general result, tho Republicans
hnyN t1Et }hair :o,.1F 1F,rf
nionnl delegation, and tLero aro ut least eleyou
Democrats out Of tho twenty congressman.
III lndlnna, til, roturus aro 20 complicated
with tho number Of candidates aud cutting Of
tickota that tho anal result will not bo known
Until this evening. There arc many evidences.
however. that Morton's power ia waning. Tho
n'oat notable Of tlcsa is tho probn1lo de-
teat OF Coh1lrn ia tho Seventh (Indianapolis)
District. Holman, in Tho Fifth, and Cox in tho
Eleventh, arc also Enil to 10 elected, TLoge ore
galus in districts originally mapped out for nc-
publican uajoriteB. It Ia not tho first tiu,o TINT
tho State has been rcdssrictci with ro'erenco to
llollnan's dcfeat mud tue effort lau always boou
| unsuccessful.
| Ii Iowa tho vote aoo!na to have heen light all
over t!a stGto, nnd tilo Republicans will fall far
short Of tho 10000 majority which they geyo
Grant I'll 1872, and oven Of the $4,000 which thoy
had IN 1873. The most notable incident Of
tho Iowa election is tho probable succcsa
of Bowman, Opposition, over Pratt, in tho
Fourth District. The cutiro Iowa delegation Laa
always beon Republican, and now tho election of
ono anti.ltepublscau scems to bo certain, mud
oven alccary's sueccss is questioned, aud tue
ncEa!olnca (Kassou's) District is In doubt.
10 fur tho returns Indicate that tho noItica,
apathy Of tue tiuso has damaged tho Republicans
good dcul moro than the Opposition. II t]le
| Congressional changoa In Ohfo aro accepted as
| all indication OF tho State vote. tha Democrats
l4ase catriol the Slate by larger majority
| than Al!en's d year ago, which was 8l7.
Ia 1ndiana. Gra.t'a ,aaiority. two years ago, waa
2257j hut tho present election ia 10 closa t!aa.
the reault Ia not known, with Indications strong
yin favor Of tho Opposition, and tho defeat
OF Pratt for tho United statoB scnato. In
Iowa, 1t IL aala tho Republican majority will mol
! exceed 5000 or 0,000. Wo print sablo ahowiug
the probable choice Ut Congrosasnen in tho aay.
erai States, made up from tho returus ut hand
| and NO should think lhoro had been gain o
| nino or ten for the Opposition.