The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-11
ST. LOUIS NEWS.
A@E RESULTS OF THE ELECTION Ew
ST. LOUIS FOR CITY AND
STATE OFFICERS.
A. a+aan @f Three GOngre#srmea I'm ssu
Ao"is-The City Ticket Diysssaa re-.
tween the Democrats ana wan,rss.


IL Especial Correspondonce Of tho Demoerat.1
Ut Louis. Thnrst1ay November 7, 1873,
You have already been informed by teleernpfs
Of '''AD
| TFaE REsutT or THE ELECTION
In this city and State, The Dernoorats h,,,s x,,t
only carried the State. but eYerv coneraastt,,,u
district In the State il tho returns ao gor w.
celVed are correct. st. Louis elects the erare.
Democratic State ticket by from 2f,o tn aoor ,cs
Jor1ty, and seusfs three Democrats to Conarsassa
10 take the places of three Repubticans Nj
Frost 10 oiected IN tbs Third District by fully
lboo pi1fallty vote OVER Metoalfs the
tSepubllchn nominee. Van Diten tho Green~
| phoR~ R~babof partys candidate, polled Iess than
1000 votes. tsnd the nominee Of tho Socialists re
c8iVed only about e6o. This official returns ara
not IN yet and the exact figures are not kpoun
| y Nell the independent Democratic nandidafa
| Withdrew Just before the sEeetion, no
| hat the Democrntic party voted almost solid
| or Frost. The votes given to ths candidates of
the Socialists and Grseubaekers were taken
about equally from the swo main partiss. Ths
| Hreenbnckers eEpected TO make y big hole In
ths Democratic vote, but bhe result shoved hour
| badly they were rnistaken. Frost and his friends
worked like beavers during the last two weeks
| OF the campaign. holding meetings and making
speeches every night They wore % little anx-
| ions about the effect Of
| THE GEEENBACK ISSUE
on tho Democrats Of the district and their
speeches were addressed principally t1 Green
back Democrats. Con. James Shields was tn
| listed In the cause Of frost and il WAS pr,nnf.
pay through his Influence that O'Nel was In
| ducad to Withdraw from the race. Con Shields.
made dozen or more apeeches Ia the district
ann an 9yeFky ~ 1ns WS TSo2ed Wth wld enhus
| like the speaker. Wers natives Of "Oui1 Ire
~ hd d. ,ss, se5y t'le lnteress Was tnkon By eithsr
We Who hs s are@dy g aer1sa r1g ogeo ogr e1 agf r.
IRohet9ss, R rps. vas ate DetnoerAtlc candidate, and
D9 y a 1ns hs nrS, 50 tro M that dis
backers put np John Hogan, p repsgade from
ane , Dihta;a ~ - p1tty ana an ex- Congressman,
hn4 9 m ,hg 1an agG,1fSf m @ GanTne Th & 81 hg Gym
| triGt was very close bhtween Wells and Cole but
there ls very little donot OF Wells election by %
small majority. hogan polled nsarly 5000 votes
tend ahey hsatly ~ eame from ths Demotratic
party. IheSoc1alists got only 300 votes.
The GRBgHEAC8BRs
| uarn tbe on1v ores who c,,x,a,ao, H.. <,,...u,1.
or who Tnade Initial marty ef r. t1 ~.
aieeinn in The cit g,s ,nrsi ~ ~ - Igi ~ lne
gressional District. 81 Republican stroRghold
tng D9noofg ., , eand'hafe i rdn 1 L. Clmdy
| runs Cniy IeW yotes' 1873 thhn 100, bshind the
~ ~, fa - . M ino @ rs ofns ars not at
m yyl ro4 tba 1 g IT,, ahmnga s knoWn to
elSetea x ~ = iAIgs plnfhluy 70 8. Indeed 1t is
United vote Of the tbrss a oppoai1s oYdr tne
vs = vbP he ae%nsss 'sf o bs 9rsaSS2sss sooiasts
nnn aan 1 t e. reGlvd % together loss than
eJeeed s f5 t5sir sH '"7 ''' A'7 DSff s nave also
| CITY TICKET
here with the exception Of three or four eandf-
the outset stated in former lat ar fnt tIera rs
were ak or - :" ''' A"0A '0'e0f 'os'' 'hef9
SEVEN CITY TICKETS
III lns neg; "e. ins number cgnflnned TO in
G1e56 n 56 n adhs II rfeno doSsn TTsye tiGket
Hm[esntpacR, . 'caflsf prnh'bIon Temperance
N"hing and - n re'zn r1e hmef'nnh hn3we
g" 4 be- s 9Df"S9 as 6sre we're bas IS
ney m,aGf. cInu,haes lgF syefy once NO.
y1' Tha vas and 90 w or ors ekes
and @ dreanb7ekens naId united On some candidates.
% ol'lf46 out bne 5oc1aIi-t3 made 70 noninattons
i III ~ iot l1ngas .iefk oi ne Clrcuit Court or
e151stnnt RrosesH"g at aorny Of the Court q
t M Corlec,lnb hhd the rTurbs snow tn5t
they let thesr Dlares PINK on the bat ts which
1So er er"1t G"s aa9 @ s15l " fb
candloattes aire@dy IN tho hod and left some
places blank
did nothing bnt jndorae reenrar rartv no,oi-
naas Tha WnrkIhUnnn'. tirtet III III I nu,r,I
new names on it. bu vas made M cbi4 nl1i yrnn
y YeJg xad" anee nnntainno I ~" th ~
aoreead nanajdatea drnnmad fn 10 thnr e u
tina md rnnnin1 tnDGgsn t1alr gr Pr.
rna1e "h1 fnrn tok, ar'op nuaI,ly WYE
I0 fnd aapch i'pn1 ,oziea igiies ntFSdn1 Ia me Lns
never knnWn hefnrn H. 1T Jo,,ln s"n nnJ stts w1S
TOO there Was scratnhfng On nearp1 every,
b Not voted. Very few atrsight tckefs were
poiIed either Dem. cratic Or keDabiean. and
ne ne. result vas Of cpurse no et"etion of tho
op8t cahuldat9 n tIe heid; Wltn perhaps one
y ~" rihch hpIiVns' fof punile fp7fnlnlstrator
~ H. ~, a. L5"ls, ~ cne DenocrMlc cahdidate got
Nv no ~''fo ln aosti voIe nI less IMAM
other hand, deSeated BY $3.50 V.otes, and there
Wa5 thlrd 1 candidaSe n re leId. who Dolleds
reaiI r' ~" ~" WYE: sh@eAham was tne"
nsihofpaIie, GanaloalG Lnr frcorder of deeds.
1nH hepuoileah5 biecbe2 also tneir can
nl4a'es ior coroner ahd circuit cerKs
ootn very popular men IN the city. and
prCDaDy als2 thelr candiGate tor prosecuting
an7L5oFney no ol me Douft o. LtImlhal CofrecEIon.
Ime ee baiahce oi the az t,cEef; fu1Indihg tne
OHles % SheFIn, was carfIel ~ Ine DemocfasIc
bii5 F"2D1D1't1H
coIored man In the whole race received 70 no