The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-09
Election Returns


except six, give the following vote: Secre-
tary Of State, Paige, dem,, 22,2l2; Barnes,
rep, 23,l7l; Ray, nat, 46S judges of
the Supreme Court. Hume, dem, %, l59;
w. White. rep. 23.069; G. A. White,
nat, 454. Board OF Public Works, Field,
dem, 22,20l; Paul, rep, 22.sl6; Falls,
nat, 434. Congressional ticket, lst dis.
trict, Saylor, dem, 1881; Butterworth,
rep, lI,241; Spohp, nat, ll8; Halpin,
nat, l42; Clark, socialist, l6j.
County ticket, sheriff, johnson, dem,
81, ,722; Weber, rep, 1889; two judges
of common pleas, Hunt, dem, 22,847;
Pugh, dem. q ,641; Moore, rep. q, $40;
Smith, rep, %, ,835; Judge of probate court,
Matson, dem., q, ,425; Montgomery, rep,
% 517; prosecuting attorney, Irwin, dem,
22,7O3; Drew, rep., %. 334; coroner. Neo-
ley, dem, 1883; Carrick, rep., "a, ,827;
county commissioner. Popher, dem, 2O,-
$50; Seumstein, rep, 23,lS7.
The Enquirer charges the result in the
city to fraud, corruption, and terrorizing
Of the timid by the deputy United States
marshals, and the detection of portion OF
the Irish vote. 1t comedies the state BY
from five to ten Thousand majority, but
claims the eleven of twenty congressional
districts. not counting Goss In the Second.
The Gazette claims Young is elected
over Goss in the Second; it says there has
been an error in counting; it says it is 9
victory of honest money and good faith il
public and private contracts over scheme
of false and slippery money which many
thought would carry them into Office anC
the party that adopted it.
GNuAD w Na 0af "A dia
patch says the election was carried on with
great energy. Each of the hree parties
strove their utmost to bring out every vo
ter. The indications are that Mckenna
democrat in the third district, will have
500 majority over Walker, candidate of the
republicans and greenbackers, The county
! officers are in doubt. The legislature i.
largely democratic Parkersburg advice!
are that Wilson, democrat. for congress
carries that county by two hundred ma
jority; all the demo cratic ticket is elected
except clerk of the circuit court.
The democratic ticket of Hamilton, o.
is carried by majority of 1000 to 1000
| At Chillicothe, tiftean cut o. twenty
three precincts give republican gain o
344; the rest will lose this gain. A
Springfield the republican county ticket i
elected by something over thousand ma
Ijority. At Dayton the republicans proba
bly, elect the sheriff and possibly probat
Judge. The indications are the republican
gain on the county ticket over 400. A dis
patch from Huntington, West Va, say
Harvey, the republican and greenbac
candidate for congress, is elected by 90
majority.
| CINCINNATI, Oct. 9.-Reliable return
from Hamilton county complete, give
Barnes, republican secretary of state, l64
majority over Paige, democrat. Butter
worth, republican for congress, first di;
trict, 1866 majority over Saylor, demo
crat. Young, republican for congress
second district, 1880 over Goss, democra
An error in the count of the latter's vot
was discovered and corrected this morning
/ CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-The latest return
lfrom Iowa, 90 towns, give Hull, republic
an, for secretary of state 7,435 majority
80 towns give Rathrock, republican, Il
supreme Judge 2, ,l36 majority; six town
i1st district, give McCord, republican, fl
congress 773 majority; twenty-siX town
I'd district, give Price, republican. for col
gress 500 majority; five towns, Sd dis
3 trict. give Updegraff republican, for cor
gress 472 majority; sixteen towns. At
district, give Deering, republican. tor col
!. gress ,691 majority; seventeen towns, 81
J, district, give Clark, republican, for COZ
gress ISL majority; eleven towns, 9th di
trict, give Sampson. republican, for COZ
gress | ,045 majority; eighteen towns, y
!. district, give Cummings, republican, +
congress 205 majority; nine towns, 3
: district, give Sapp, republican. for Co
i, gress 375 majority; 80 towns, 9th distric
give Carpenter, republican, tor coDgre
,638 majority.
CINcINNATI, Oct. 9.-Complete return
show but one democrat elected in th
county, John Keller, main director of q
in6rmary has majority of I29.
e WHEELING, W. Va, Oct. 9.-Returl
e as far as received up to this heur indica
e that Hubbard, republican, for congres
e carries this county by about four hundr,
. majority; this will leave Wilson, dem
e cratic majority. very small in the distrit
e Three out of the tour legislators elects
e are republicans. This county has heret
e fore been solidlg democratic.
: : INDIANAPOLIS, IND Election retuTl
v continue to come in slowly. We have r
= ports from $50 townships and wards whit
d give democratic gains 1870; the Nation
y vote 10 the same precincts I522. an j
e crease over the greenback vote in 1876
Il Ass; the same ratio OF increase in Il
: democratic vote 10 the State will give d
democrats 1900 majority. Only tweDt
one precincts of the entire State is hea
, from. Marion county the republica
elect the entire county ticket, which Civ
y them four representatives. The joint re
d resentative in Marion and Shelby count
is in doubt. English, democratic is pre-