Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-10-10
OCTOBER ELECTIONS.
Light Vote.
TIE RETURNS CONE In SLOW.
Iowa GoLo Republican.
Probably Democratic Governor Elected
IN Ohio.


CHICAGO, October 9. Reports from isolated
polsts in Iowa indicate that light vote is being
polled. RAINY weather prevails in nearly every
section of the State. There are four tickets II
the field, headed by Mr. Gear, republican, foi
governor, Irish, democrat, Stubs. greenback
and Jessup, probbtionist consequently the un
usual amount Of scratching and summary Of the
days work will be unavoidably late.
Returns from thirteen wards, townships anC
precincts in Iowa, gives the following aggregate
of vote:
Gear, republican, 223O
Irish, dem ,crat, 1868
Jcssup, piohibitory, 40
Stubbs, greehhack, Sj7
Twenty one other precincts and townships and
one or two counties give majorties for Gear of
1913, and for lilsh 3Sj. The votes on State sena-
tors and representatives are badly scratched but
do not vary greatly from the result on COVE nor.
The State officers seem to be running pretty
evenly.
CHICAGO 10. A. NJ. Iowa returns come in
slowly aad the results cannot he given 10 night.
The greenbsck ticket is showing up pretty heavy.
The state Is doubtless republican, and Gear is
elected governor by reduced majority.
OHIO.
COLUMBUS October o. The day has bee n
pleasant throughout the State, which is usually
considered favorable to the republicans, but the
lair weather Is Offset by apathy and the withdraw.
al OF republican votes to the workingmen and
greenback tickets.
The returns are coming in slowly, and indicate
democratic gains 10 the compilation of the vote
no account Is taken of the greenback OF working
mems vote, although the latter Is said to have
polled heavy vote in Hamilton county.
Comparisons as to The democratic or republican
gains will be made With the vote for secretary OF
state in Octoper 1873.
The election passe of more quietly than for
years. A far vote was polled, but very badly
scratched on the local tickets.
We have returns from seventy voting precincts
scattering throughout State, not including MANY
from the cities. They show democratic gain OF
100.
NEW YORK, October Q. A report from Colnm-
bus, Ohio, indicates that Ohio has gone democratic
by ten to fifteen thousand majority.
TOLEDO, October 8. The election to-day was
quiet, with vote probably twenty per cent. less
than that OF last year, The national party devel-
oped unlocked for strength and claim the elect ion
of portion of the county ticket.
Speculation in political circles tonight is that
the republicans have elected the treasurer, record
er and one representative, with the the remainder
OF the ticket divided between the democrats and
nationals.
Returns from 265 precincts including some from
nearly every portion of the State show a net dem
Ocratc gain of 4lSS indicating democratic gain
in the State of 10000 and the election of Bishop,
dem, for governor by twenty five thousand ma
jory.
CINCINNATI, October 8. Returns have been re-
ceived from all but "A of the l41 Precincts in this
(Hamton) county. These give Bishop 1854,
West 2,034 Bond (Workingmens l607. The
democrats have probably elected their entire coun-
ty and leg islstve tickets.
COLUMBUS, October 10, A. NJ. The demo.
cratic committee claim the election of Bishop by
10000 to % 900 majority, and also majority in
both branches of the General Assembly. The re-
publican committee concede Bishops election by
over 200. but are in doubt about the Assembly
The democratic gains come largely from repub
can stropgholds on the western reserve. In one
| township near Obertain, the democrats gained 81!
votes. The republican committee say that th
falling oil IN their vote was caused by the republ
cans who abstained from voting, to show their dis
satisfaction with the Presidents southern policy.