The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-10
Late OiOrasiO Returns

The Hon. Hugh Butler. chairman
OF the Democratic state committee,
makes the following report tonight from
his standpoint: No returns from our
election have been received since last
night, except from Grand county. Yes
ter1ay the Republicans claimed the
county by II majority, but reliable re-
turns just received through Hon. W. :.
Rockwell of Georgetown give us the
county by los majority. The returns.
though not official. have been received
from the following counties. and the fig
lures given below, according TO the most
reliable advices. are in the main correct
Los AnimaS, Cos Democratic majority ::
Pueblo. PIG Democratic majority: llner-
ian, 225 Democratic majority; Ere
mont, l3 Democratic majority; Douglas,
IS Democratic majority; Bent. 2O6 DEM
ocraiic majority: Grand, los
Democratic majority; Coneios. lOj
Democratic majority. Total. COO.
Weld 800 majority I.arimer, 60; Boul-
der, i2S: Gilpin. 2Gl Clear Creek. 81 /;
Summit, II; E!bert. II : Elpaso, 3l3 :;
Costilla, 10; Park, 10; Arapahoc. $50.
Total. $50. Deduct Democratic major
tiles Of 1900. and we have 2SG.
The following counties are yet to be
heard from: Lake, Ilinsdale. La Plata,
san Juan and SlgnaclIe. all of whic Ii arc
claimed by Us 10 he Democratic, except
Saguache, and we estimate the probable
majorities ~ follows: Iiinsdale, Ia
Plata and San Juan. 800 Lake, 80 to.
tai. $50. Saguache, Republican, 80; net
| Democratic majority. 800. Deduct Re
publican majority, 273, and we have 227,
being the probable Democratic majority.
| Rio Grandc was heard from last night,
| giving Roult Republican, for governor
! 6 majority, and Patterson, Democrat, for
congress II majority. The Democratic
candidate for the legislature was elected
by fifty majority, 30 the county ma,
be considered Il stand-Off so iaI
rs the state ticket is concerned
1t will thus be seen that The
! representative maiorities are so close thai
| the result OF The count Will not be known
until the san Juan counties are heard
from, and it is not likely that they vii
be heard from before tomorrow night
and perhaps not then. Comparisons hav,
been made by the Republicans between
this and the election of 1874. which arr
unfair aud decidedly calculated to mis-
lead, and for the purpose Of correction
attention is called 10 the following facts
For January or February, 1874, Will,
Chafiee, Republican, was a delegate L
congress. Ebert. governor, Hall, secre-
tary, and Others were removed. McCool
was appointed in the place of Ebert but
the confirmation was vigorously oppose,
by thatiee. The contest between the
president and Chafiee lasted scvera
months. resulting in the confirmation o
McCook. This gave great offence 10 thu
ChaiIee faction. and after the arrival OF
McCook both parties struggled for party
supremacy. The McCook faction wa
victorious, and nominated Bromwell fol
congress. Chaflee's friends there sup
porteI Patterson, 10 which fact is du'
his large majority of two years ago
| The ROcky Mountain Nt,cS then re
fused to supper. Bromwell, and really
though not directly, supported Patterson
and Chafiee's friends rejoiced over Pat
| terson's election. For the contest in Isl
and 1872 party lines were closely drawn
! and the result then showed the relatiy
strength of both parties tor $50. Chat
| fee. Republican, was elected by ! 1892 ant
was reelected in 1872 by 1856 majority