Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-20
majority. Kirkwood's majority is
probably GOO or 100
CLARKE.

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probably GOO or 100
CLARKE.
! OscE0LA, Oct. 2.-The Republican
majority in Clarke county on the State
ticket is estimated at 200. Rcstow
Republican. for State s ,natOr. has l25.
Proudfoot, Republican candidate for
Representative, has probably 70, a Re-
publican gain, the county sending
Bonham, Democrat, to the House two
years ago.
JEFFERSON.
FAIRFIELD. Oct. - - In this county
the Republican Safe ticket has q ma
jority Of $40. Sia,e Senator, 200 ma
ioriiy for McCoid, Republican. Rep.
resentative, 300 msjOrity for Simmons
County ticket has majority of 3O0.-
Considerable scratching was done, but
the lowest candidate on the Rcpnbli-
can ticket will have $50 majority.
| NEWTON, Oct. l2.-Newton gives
| Kirkw oOd al even three hundred ma
jority. The county ticket runs ahead.
| Five hundred majOriry for new jail.
and the same majority agsinst town
ship collectors
Sioux Cry, Oct l2.-Tn this county
the Republican State ticket has
majority Of about 800. For Repre-
sentative, 500 majority for Gililand,
Republican. On the county ticket
the Republicans have majority of
100 10 800 for the entire ticket. A Re-
publican gain on the State ticket over
1874 of lG0.
DUDUQuE, Oct l3.-La,er returns
from this county make but little change
as 10 the State ticket, the Democratic
majority being about l.500. For the
Legislature the Republicans elect two
out of tho three members and possibly
all three of them.
Special dispatches show considera.
bly, increased Republican msjorities
over last year from nearly all parts OF
the State. The majority for Kirk
wood, IL is believed. will reach $4,000
with strong majority iu the General
Assembly. The Democratic local
ticket here is beaten, the Republicans
and Peoples il victorious.
PELLA, Oct. 13.--Lctller, Democratic
candidate for Governor, has small
majority In this county. Tho Demo-
cratic county ticket is elected by from
100 to 200 majority.
ALLERToN, Iowa, Oct. l3.-Returns
now in fiom Wayne county indicate
the election of the State and county
Republican ticket by small majority.
The official vote cannot be given to.
night.
VAN buren, COUNTY.
EoNArAETE, Iowa, Oct. l3, 1875. I
Tho election passed off very quietly
here yesterday, and without any dis
turbancc whatever. The township,
which is strongly Democratic. gave
T.efllcr e5 majority; Christy, Demo
cratic candidate for Representative in
this county. l27 majority Shane, Re-
publican candidate for Sheriff, about
40 majority. The rest of the Demo-
cratic ticket about G5 majority. The
State ticket in the county will prob
ably go Republican by about 800 or
400 majority. For Representative it
will be close between Christy Dem
far as heard from. give Christy ma
jorisv, but the townships which give
the lsrgest Republican majority have
not been heard from. Therc was
great deal OF scratching done. Most
OF the Republicans OF this place voted
for Chri-ty, who is a citizen of Ben
tonspor,. .snd we'll liked by everybody.
Shane, the Republican candidate tor
Sheriff, is elected by large majority,
running ahead of his ticket in every
township heard from The rest of the
Republican ticket is undoubtedly
elected.
DIS MONIES. Oct. I3-Up to this
hour III p. m.) the State Register has
special dispa ches giving complete re-
ports from Gl OF the 100 counties of
the State. OF these 53 give Republi-
can msjorities in the aggregate OF 25.-
$50, and s Democratic, majorities ag-
gregating 5.002. The counties repre-
sent three-fOurths OF the State, and
returns from them indicate Republi-
can gain over IL OF 5000. The coun-
ties not yet heard from are mostly in
the northwestern part of the State. and
the State. Tho Register estimates
that this will make the total Repub,i-
can majority in the State $4,000, gain
| of over 5000 Register specials up to
this hour show Republican gain of 2
in the Senate. Iu the House the Re-
pnblicsns gain "a members and lose 5.
This. with others to come in, will
make the Honse stand Is Republicans
and 25 Democrats. The Senate will
stand 40 Republicans to 10 Demo
| Gratis.
| In johnson county the whole Re-
publican Legislative ticket is elected,s
net gain OF three.
In Dubuque county the Rcpubli-
cans elect the whole ticket, gain OF
two. The Republicans get one men,
Der in Lee county, gain, and lose
one in Des Moines county. Gear,
Speaker OF the last House. is elected
by l25 majority.
General Weaver. Republican, is de-
fcAted for Senator in Davis county.
DEs MONIES, Oct. 1.-THE State
Register has returns from a counties,
in which the net Republican majority
is 24,529. 1t estimates that the Repub-
lican majority will reach about 10000
to $1,000. Its advices to-day report
one further gain in tho Senate for the
Republicans, Wilson, OF jackson.
Dispatches to-day render somc changes
in the H0nse, but tho relative stand
ing of the two parties in that body re-
mains ab0ut tho same as estimated latc
last night.
| DUBUQUE, Oct. l5.-Letller has l75S
majority over Kirkwood in this coun-
ty, and the whole State ticket rims at
about these figures. The Republicans
elect one Representative. j. X. Graves,
not two Ss enormously reported yes
terday.
II CoLUMBUs, Oct. l2.-Thc election
passed off unusually quiet, no serious
trouble having occurred in any OF the
wards. The challenge committees
were very vigilant, and a large and
honest vote was polled. Al every
voting place an increased vote was
polled for both parties, and it will be