Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-10-10
The October Elections.
THE RETURNS FROM OHIO DO NOT
CHANGE THE RESULT.
Iowa Makes Large Republican Gains.
INDIANA STRONGLY DEMOCRATIC
West Virginia shows "A Republican In
crease.
CHIC.


this county complete give Boone, rep, for secre
tarv of state, ,64l majority over Paige dem.
Butterworth, representative to congress, first
district, 1000 majority over SayleT; Young. rep
resentative to cong ress, second district 1850 ma
jorty over Goss dem.
An error in the count Of the late vote was dis
covered aud corrected this forenoon.
Complete returns show but one democrat elected
in this county, John krllorman, by a majority Of
ouly III.
CLEVELAND, October 0. Full returns from
Guyanoga county give Barnes 2,S41 Page 8 ,346
nay oooO; Robinson, pro, 69j.
For representative to congress, Townsend, rep,
l30o9; Poe, dem 1876 Shovenatt 534; Doane
prohib.' 271.
COLUMBUS. October 9. The republican state
central committee claim nine congressman Gar
hehi, townsend, Updegrad, VI Jnroe, keiifer, Nc
klpey, Neal, Young aud Butterworth.
But little attention has been gwen to the State
tlchet majority, but II the aggregate keeps up to
the end a, II began there Will probably be 900 to
1000 majority.
The democratic state central committee claim
eleven congicssmen certain: MacMahon, Lefevre
lill. lluIs Finley, Converse, Ewing, Dckey,
Anterior, ieddes and arner
They concede the State to the republicans.
TOLEDO, October o. Later though unofficial
returns IRON Lucas county and the seventh dis
trlct do not materially change the result as tele-
gtaphed last nignt.
huld for congress will have a majority of GOO
to 800.
DEs MONIES, October 9. The State Register
(rep) has returns from 1870 towns, including re-
turns from every congressional district. All of
them but three, indicate republican gains.
The Register claims a republican majority in
the state of over 10000 over all opposition, which
will be republican gain of 20 900 over the re-
publican vote for governor over all LAST year. The
Register also claims the election OF an entire re-
publican delegation to congress, with none of the
republican candidates receiving less than 1000
majority.
The democrats concede the State by q large ma
lority, and now have claims of congressman only
IN the 9th, 7th and 9Th districts.
Thirty towns Cove Rathrock, rep, for supreme
Judge, 2O1S majority.
Thirty-one towns gave lIuse rep for secretary
of state, 6,1S0 majority.
CHICAGO, October 8. The latest returns from
Iowa are, ninety towns give Hull, rep, for secre-
tary of ate ,435 majority.
Thirty-two towns give Rathbock, rep, for SUI
preme judge, 2.l63.
Six towns in the first dirtlict give McCord, rep >,
for cpugress, 773 majority
Twenty SIX towns in the second district give
Price, republican, for congress, 1863 majority.
Five towns in the third district give Updegraff
rep, Tor congress, Az majority.
Sixteen towns III the fourth district give Deer
ing, rep. for congress, 1851 ma jorty.
Seventeen towns in the fifth district give Clark
rep, Tor congress, l5l majority.
Eleven towns in the sixth district give Samp-
son, rep, Tor congress- l045 majority
Eighteen towns in the seventh district give
Cummings, rep, for congress- POS majority.
Nine towns IN the ely nth district give Sappo
rep, for congress, 375 majority.
Ihirty-niDe town IN the ninth district give
Carpenter, rep, for congress, 1868.
INDIANA.
INDIANAPOJJs October O. Election retprps
continue TO come in slowly. Reports from 2iS
towns and wards give the democrats q gain of
1870. The national vote 10 the same precints Is
1922, an increase over the 1876 sreenback vote of
1853
The same ratio of increase in the democratic
vote in the State will give the democratic ticket
400 majority.
Only twenty-one per cent. Of the entire State
is heard from.
Marion county elects the entire county ticket.
which gives four representatives.
The JOINT r. preventative IN Marion and Shelby
counties Is 10 doubt, but English, dem, is prob
ably elected.
la twenty seven wards and voting precincts in
Marion county, Hanna, rep, for congress has Az
majority. with eleven voting precincts to hear
from.
The districts in doubt are claimed by both par
ties.
Returns received up to eleven o'clock tonight
show the following result in the congressional dis
tricts
First, William Holman, rep. 800 to 900 maj
Second, L. X. Cobb dem, 1000 maj.
Third &. A. Becknell, dem, $500 mai.
Fourth, J. ID. New, DEM, 400 to 800 maj.
Fifth, Thomas Brow, rep, 1000 maj.
Seventh, Gilbert Delamatyr, nat, 300 to 400 M.
Eighth, A. j. Hostetter dem, 800 maj.
WEST VIRGINIA.
New YORK. October 9. A Charleston, West
Virginia despatch says the election was carried on
with energy. All parties strove their utmost to
bring out every vote.
The indications are that McKenna of the third
district will have five hundred majority over
Walker, republican and greenback
The legislature is largely democratic.
Parkersburg dispatches are that Wilson, dem.
congressman will carry the county by 200 major
iy. All the democratic ticket is elected except
the clerk of the circuit court.
WHEELING, October 9. The returns thus far
received indicate that Hubbard rep, for congress
carries this county by about 400 majority. This
will leave Wilson's, democrat. majority very small
in the district.
Three out of four legislators elected are repub-
csns. This county heretofore was solidly demo-
cratic.