The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-10
IOWA ELECTION.

| leolAleu pOlntb IN Iowa Indicate that
light vote is being polled, and that rainy
weather prevails in nearly every section
Of the State. There are four tickets In
the field, headed by Gear, Republican, for
Governor; Irish, Democratic; Slubbs,
Greenback, and Jessu, Prohibitionist,
consequently there Is an unusual amount
OF scratching, and a summary Of the days
work will be unavoidably late.
MARsHALLTowN, October 9.-AIarshall
county gives Gear, Rep, 1000 to 1900
majority. The only doubtful vote is that
on Auditor.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, October 9.-This city
is probably Democratic by 100 to 150
majority. Irish runs considerably behind
his ticket.
Sioux Cry, October O.-Returns from
four towns, including Sioux City, indicate
Republican majority Of from 100 to
200 in thiscounty.
CHICAGO, October 9.-Returns from
thirteen wards, townships and precincts
gives the following aggregate Of the
votes: Gear, Republican, 1920; Irish,
Democratic, l,SG3i Jessup, Prohibition,
44O; Stubbs, Greenback, 857. Twenty.
one other precincts and townships and
two counties give a majority for Gear Of
1878 and for Irish Of 1856. The votes on
Senators and Representatives are badly
scratched, but do not vary greatly from
the result on Governor. The State off.
GERS seem 10 be running pretty evenly.
DUBCQUE, IA, October 9.-The State
Central Committee dispatch that in JET.
terson county the State ticket have nett
majority Of $50. The Republican repre-.
sintative is elected by $50 majority. The
Senator holds over.
Returns come in slow. Gear's maiori-
ity is from 500 TO 1000. Parker, Repub-
lican, Representative, is elected by the
same majority.
Mahaska county-Returns from three
townships, including Oskaloosa, gives
Gear majority Of $50. The county
ticket is terribly scratched, but the iudi- |
cation are that the Republicans elect their |
ticket by $50 majority.
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN,
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
DUBUQUE, Ia, Oct. 0, 1877. |
Very meagre returns have been re.
Ceived Of the election in this State. The
vote has been light one, owing TO a |
heavy rain prevailing generally over the
State. Reports indicate the election Of
the Republican State ticket by about SO,-
900 majority over the Democratic ticket.
Gear, Republican candidate for Gov.
ernor, has been considerably scratched
by the temperance men, who voted for
Jessup, the temperance candidate. Gear
will.run 5000 behind the rest Of the ticket.
The Greenback State ticket will receive
from $4,000 to 10000 votes, and the tenn
perance ticket about 5000. The Repub-
licans will have thirty majority in the
Senate, and from thirty-Gye to forty in
the House, insuring the election Of Re.
publican US. Senator.
DEs MoIEEs, October 10-AIidnight,-l
The returns ol the election come in
slowly. Not single precinct of this
(Polk) county, has yet been heard from
complete and only about dozen from
other parts OF the State. Cherokee coun.
ty is reported 800: Adair $50; Mahaska
450; Monroe 100; Cass SOo and it looks as
il Dallas bounty would give 1900. These
are all pluralities for Gear for Governor
over Irish. Daniel P. Stubbs (Tndepen-
dent has received very heavy vote and
Elias Jessup (Prohibitionist) large vote
in few localities. The total vote in the
ten pecincts fully heard from Is Gear
1916, Irish 5S5, Stubbs $50, Jessup S62;
Gear over Irish 7Sl. In 1875
Governor Kirkwood had in the same
princts l,546 against and 662 for Shep.
herd Suiilen: Gears majority over Irish
is estimated at 25,0OO, and Stubb's total
vote $4,000. The Legislature will doubt.
less be Republican. There is very few
reports Of the Legislative ticket. Lay.
fayette Young is reelected Senator from
Cass district, and ]. ]. Russell, is return.
ed from Fort Dodge district. 1t looks
little as If Edwards, Democrat, is elected
in Grinnel district, Owing to division
in the Republican ranks Thomas Hanna
is elected from Muscatine. Il
Two Republicans are elected to the
House from Mahaska county, one from
Cass county, one from Jefferson and one
from Muscatine. One Democrat was
elected from Boone, and one is supposed
to be elected in Muscatine.
BURLINGTON, October 9.-The result in
this city is not obtainable. The Work.
ingmen have polled large vote, about
1900 in thecity. There has been general
scratching.
CHICAGO, October lo.-Returns from
Iowa, received up to 1;3OA. NJ. tonight,
are from but comparatively few points in
81 precincts and towns including two
counties, Gear 7,llS, Irish 4,1l6, Jessup
1917, Stubbs 2,0Sl votes. Forty-seven
other precincts, townships, &c., give ma
jorities as follows: Republican GALL,
Democratic l,Oi2, Prohibition 92. The
best estimates place the State majority at
25,000, with majority on joint ballot
approximating Go.
DuDuQuE, October 0.-Dubuque coun-
ty gives Irish 1900 10 1900 majori.y.
The entire Democratic county ticket Is
elected, including a Senator and three
Representatives, which Is gain OF Sen.
atOr and one Representative. Hall, for
Sanntnr has about 300 mainriIv