The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-13
IOWA ELECTION.

Council BLUFFS, October Fire
mont county gives $50 majority for the
Democratic State ticket. Brooks, Re-
publican elected to the Legislature. Pot
tawatnmie county gives Republican
majority from one to two hundred to
Right, ,whilc the Republicans have elected
the State Legislature.
NEVADA, October l2.-Story county
gives Kirkwood 800 majority. This
county will go Republican by n good ma-
jority.
CLINTON, October l2.-A very heavy
vote has been polled, and the Republicans
have been victorious. KirkwOOd's ma.
iority will be about 100 The indications
are that the whole Republican county
ticket Is elected by ma jorities ranging
from 100 to 800. Large Republican gains
here.
GRINNELL, October 12.-Republican
majority in township 2Sl. Total vote
33i.
DEsMoINEs, October 12.-The returns
are meagre. The indications are that
this township gives about 800 Republican
muluIlty huu tuhL tlC 1bSluplACNUh uhNC
elected their county ticket.
New JEFFERSON, October 12.-This
county will probably give Republican
majority Of 450.
SHELBY, October 12.-Thc Republican
candidates have small ma iorities In this
township.
Fl. MADISON, October l2.-This county
will give the Democratic ticket n small
ma ajOrity-not over 200.
INDIANA, October l2.-Estimatcd ma
jority in the county for Kirkwood 800.
The Republican Senator Is doubtless
elected. Representative close.
DAvENpoRT, October 12-VoLe light.
The city gives about 400 Democratic ma
jority. Nothing definite from the county.
Iowa Cry, October 12.--JOhnsOn coun-
ty gives majosity Of 100 against Kirk
wood, and probably u small majority for
all the Democratic candidates.
Sioux, Cry, October 12.-IncOmplete
returns indicate Republican majority
from 200 to 800 on State ticket, and n
still larger majority on the county ticket.
MEDGAPoLts, October Estate ticket
almost unanimously Republican.
CORNING, October 12.-KirkwoOd's ma
jOrity in the county Is $50. Full returns
expected al II or 12 o'clock.
WASHINGTON, October l2.--This town
ship gives 22l Republican majority on
State ticket.
OrruMwA, October l2.-The election is
very close and exciting, and a very large
vote polled. The polls closed at 0 o'clock,
though about one hundred votes were tin-
cast. Indications are that the Repnbli.
cans have n small majority.
Mr.. PLEASANT, October ia decided
Republican majority in all the townships
heard from.
WEST UStoS, October i2.--Kirkwood's
majority, l4O.
DEs MOiSEs-ll r. M.--NO c0nstitu-
tiOnal amendments were submitted in this
State this year, the opinion that has
attained to the contrary Ia erroneous.
Further returns from Polk county indi-
Gates that Lowering, the Democratic
nominee for Treasurer, is most probably
elected. As to the result oil Sheriff, very
doubtful. AstO the Republican candidate
for Legislature, undoubtedly elected.
Returns received at the Office Of the
the State Register up TO this hour, | |
r. NJ, indicate n Republican gain Of 10
per cent over the majority Of that
party in 1874, when IL was 2S,143, and Of
go per cent over the Republican majority
for Governor Of 1873. There are very
large Republican gains in some counties
and Democratic gains in one or two. The
best informed Republicans estimate the
majority for Kirkwood, Republican can.
didate for Governor, nj $4,000.
The returns thus far sent in would
make IL larger than that, but they arc
mostly estimated on counties from the
returns OF few townships in each Coun.
". There iSevery indication Of much
larger Republican gain on the Legislature
than on the State ticket. A gain Of 10 OF
| l2 Republican members ia already heard
from. The reported Democratic gains are
two members in Des Moines county. In.
less the specials to the State Register are
greatly out Of the way, the Republicans
will have At least 40 majority in the leg
islatufe on a joint ballot. The Demo
crats consider the State lost by twenty
iye thousand