Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-08
ELECTION NEWS
Retnrns from Some of4tAs Saates which
tpoh Part IN AeLate contest. ~

+ NEW JERSEY. r.ly
NTrenton, Nov.e6.A The legislature stands:
Senate, IL republicans and 10 democrats,
one of the latter independent house Sc re-
publicans and "a democrats.
Smith, democrat and greenbacker is elect
ed to congress in the second district by 1000
majority, Amos Clark, republican ia, prob.
ably elected in the third district by 25Om ma
jori,YI These two districts have heretofor re
been classed doubtful.
Jersey CITY, Nov. 6.-Hudson county elects
a republican Congressman and sheriff and
five Of the eight assemblymen. This is a
complete change from previous elections. =
TENNESSEE. 50
Memphis, Nov. 6.-The official vote Of
this city gives Casey Young, independent
democrat, for congress. 100 majority; esti-,
mated majority 10 the county 1000, which
will be increasedSbyl returns from Fayctte
and Hartman counties,
Nashville, Nov. 6.-The democrats have
an increased representation In the legisla.
ture.
There is no longer any doubt of the cleo.
|tion of Whitthorne in the seventh and Nc
Millen in the fourth congressional districts.
This gives the democrats the entire con-
gressional delegation, save one, Houk, re-
publican, in the first. Marks, democrat,
for governor, received more votes than
both his opponents.
PENNSYLVANIA.
In the twenty-sixth congressional district
Samuel B. Dick, republican, is elected by
$50 majority.
In the twenty. first district Morgan X.
| Wise, democrat, is elected by about 1000
majority.
In the twenty-second district Russell
Errett, republican, will have 100 major
ity and in the tw~enty-third district Thomas
NJ. Bayne, republican, has $500 majority.
1t is estimated that the republicans will
have 40 majority in the legislature on joint
ballot.
The latest official and estimated returns
for governor give Hoyt a majority of 2l,-
800.
In the seventh congressional distric. VIM.
G%odschalk, republican, will have 1000 ma
jority.
In the eleventh district the contest be-
tween Klo'z, democrat, and Albright, repub.
lican, is very close. Full returns will be
necessary to decide which of the two is
elected.
In the eighteenth district H. G. Fisher,
republican, is elected over Stenger, demo-
crat, by about 400 majority.
In the eighth congressional district
Hester Clymer, democrat, has a majority Of
6,047.
In the twentieth congressional district
Seth II. Yocum, national, is elected over A.
G. Curtin, democrat, by Is majority.
In the nineteenth congressional district
=. o. Beltzhoover is elected by $500 ma
jority..
In the thirteenth J. w. Ryon, democrat,
is elected by $50 majority.
WISCONSIN.
Milwaukee, Nov. G.-Full returns from
the fourth congressional district give Deus.
ter, democrat, 157 majority.
In the fourth congressional district
Deuster, democrat, is elected BY a small
majority.
In the third district Hszel.op's republi-
can chances are improving and he is prob
ably reelected by a small majority, which
will leave the congressional delegation
from this state unchanged.
Later and corrected returns from the
fourth district reduce Deuster's majority to
43. 1t will take the official vote to deter
mine the result. The republicans still
claim the election of Frisby.
III the third district Hazelton, republican
is probably elected by a small majority
Returns from the interior show large re.
publican gains. The republicans have q
good majority in both branches of the
legislature.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Charleston, Nov. 7.-Returns coming in
from all parts of the state swell the demo-
cratic majority. O'Conner, democrat, is
certainly elected to congress in the second
district. Charleston city gives him over
5000 majority. The election of Tillman
over Smalls, republican, in the fifth district
is confirmed. The only doubtful district is
the first, from which returns come in slowly.
So far the returns indicate the election of
Richardson, democrat, by a small majority.
Complete returns from the counties of the
first congressional district elect Richardson,
making the congressional delegation from
state solidly democratic. Every county
except one, and only three republican mem
bers are 30 far known to be elected to the
legislature.
NEBRASKA.
Lincoln, Nov. 6.-Returns from all parts
of the state continue to increase the republic
can majorities over the estimates made last
night. The entire republican state and con-
gressional ticket is elected by over 10000
maiority. The republicans have a large
majority in the legislature. The greenback
was much lighter than anticipated,
having carried but one county as far as heard
rom.
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans, Nov. 6.-Complete returns
ave been received from but few parishes
nd do not change the result indicated in
asst nights dispatches. The democrats
probably elect the entire CITY ticket,two.thirds
# the legislature and all the congressman,
Nth possibly a single exception in the third
and the state treasurer by an un-
majority.
FLORIDA.
Jacksonville, Nov. 6.-Democratic gains
re reported from Alabama and Madison
Duval county gives Bisbee, re.
publican, for congress, 900 majority. Hull,
democrat, is certainly elected in this district,
nd Dawson, democrat, in the first district.
The returns come in slowly. The lecis.
AZURE is democratie in both branches.
MASSACHUSETTS.
New York, Nov. GA snec;al ia tho Ev.