The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-10-12
This lis the gun which heralds
real reform. The bogus Tiiden
reform gum burst On Tuesday.
The Triumph in Ohio.

COLUMBUS, Oct. IL, g. 30 p. m.-Returns in
dictate the election of Barnes for Secretary of
state by small majority. Boynton for Judge
of Supreme Court will have much larger ma
jority.
APP. m.-Maion county Big Island township,
Boynton 125, Finck 106, Barnes 1913, Bell 1G6,
Scott township, Boynton 26, Finck 403 Sames
%, Bell 104.
Muskinsum county gives Bell for Secretary
OF State majority of $780, Republican gain $50.
Republicans elelect their county ticket except
clerk of courts.
Hooking county shows net Democratic
gain AZ votes. There are gains in two town
ships of Madison county, giving Bell net gain
over Barnes of 831.
The interior counties and western reserve re-
turns come in slowly.
Ehe Democrats Concede Ohio.
CINCINNATI Oct IA special to the Com
mercial says there lao longer any doubt of the
result in Ohio. Barnes is elected Secretary of
State by majority of five to eight thousand
despite the most unblushing acts of fraud on
the part of the Democrats.
The Enquirer and the Democratic leaders
give up the state.
COLUMBUS, Oct, 11.-Further returns from
the csnnty show continued Republican gains
which still keep Barnes somewhat ahead of the
gains made by Bell in the cities. If the same
rate is kept up, the Republican gains will
more than Offset the loss in Hamilton county,
and make majority in the state of about 1000
John g. Thompson, chairman of the Demo.
cratic state committee, comedies the state to
the Republicans
IL P. M.-The returns indicate some doubt as
to the election of Mcmahon in the 4th district
1t will probably take an official count to decide
these districts. Complete, authentic and near
ly official returns from all the counties of Ohio
show the following majorities and gains:-
Adams county, Bells majority $40, Republican
gain "A; Allen county, majority for Bell S9S,
Democratic gain 129; Ashland, Belts majority
$50, Democratic gam 40; Ashtabula, Barnes
majority 1924, Republican gain 1874; Athens,
Barnes 1885, Republican gain 80; Auglaize,
Bell 1903, Democratic gain ID; Belmost, Barnes
1852, Republican gain 236; Brown, Bell $780, Re-
publican gain 3S3; Butler county, Bell 2512,
Democratic gain 247; Carroll, Barnes 5OO Re-
publian gain 63.
The Soldiers Home gives Barnes $50 maiori-
ty in a total of 1900.
New YORK, Oct. ia special despatch to
the Commercial Advertiser says the Demo-
cratic committee comedies Barnes's election BY
1850. Favorable reports from Indiana
A. despatch from Gen. Banks to the Repub-
lican cUmmitte said that the state of Ohio had
gone Republican by 5000 majority and Indiana
3000
The Worlds special gives Williams maiori-
ty of not less thsn 5000 in Indiana and indi-
Gates the election of Barnes in Ohio by $500
majority.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. IL, 3.15 p. m.-We have
returns from 307 townships and wards in CT
counties which give net Republican majority
of 3.15; the same places in 1874 gave net Re
publican majority of GAG; same plane places in
1872 gave net Republican majority Of 2,134.
CINCINNATI, Oct. Traditional returns are
coming in slowly and the indications now are
that Barnes will have about the same majority
as Hayes in 1875.
The Times special says 60 counties gives
Barnes 2, 1873 net gain over Hayes majority
of last EOstar'S majority in the
congressional district is 295.
The Times Columbus special says Coz. Joel
Parker OF New Jersey, who is in Columbus,
comedies the state to the Republicans by 1000
majority. The Republican executive commit
tee claim 5000 majority for for Barnes.
CINCINNATI Oct. 1.-THE Democrats are
claiming miscount in the Banning and Mat
thews vote, which would give Banning 95 ma
Jorlty but cannot discover it in the press tables.
According to the returns at hand Matthews has
five majority.
The Commercial says the most important of
tne single lnnnences IN Ohio has been that of
the lsraelltes who have almost unanimously
voted the Democratic ticket The Republican
Israelites generally succumbed to the argument
that Cincinnati has put her Capital into South-
ern railroads and must look out for Southern
trade.
PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 11.-Sciota county, Off
cial, Barnes majority 14S, Democratic gain 116:
Jackson county, Barnes AT majority. Republic
can gain 1877; Lawrence county, Barnes no
Republican gain 1873; Galla, Vinton and Hook
ing counties are about the same as last year.
Vance, for Congress, is defeated by 500 msjori-
ty.
DAYTON, Oct. lin the two counties Nc
Mahon has majority of 2307, and two other
counties in the district give Howard 2209 ma
lorlty. McMahon's majority in the district is
98 Howard will contest the seat on the ground
OF fraud and bribery