Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-14
THE GREAT STRUGGLE.
Result Of the November Elections.-
Returns by Telegraph from the
Various States.

Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, November 6.-News
from the election in the First district
leaves no doubt of the election of Dunn,
Democrat. In the Second district, Sle-
mons, Democrat, according to returns 80
tar received, is elected. In the Third
district, the race is close between Cra-
vens, Democrat, and Rice, Greenbacker,
and it will probably take the official re-
turns to determe the result. No returns
from the Fourth district.
Connecticut.
HARTFORD, November 6.-The vote
of the sta te for Governor is as follows:
Andrews, Republican, 48,617; Hubbard,
Democrat, 46,l96: Atwater, Green
hacker, 1876; Baldwin, Prohibitionist,
1,1O3. For congress, General Hawley's
plurality in the First district is $500;
majority, 1928. Phelps (Democrat)
plurality in the Second district is 1888;
majority, 1890. Waits plurality, Third
district, 1861; majority, 282. Miles
plurality in the Fourth district is 1898.
The senate is II Republicans to Demo.
Gratis, house, al Republicans to 100
Democrats, Greenbacker and | Inde-
pendent.
CHICAGO, November Ga Yankton
dispatch says nine counties in south
eastern Dakota give Bennett, Republi-
can, for congress, 100 majority over
Trip, Democrat. The Black Hills
counties indicate a small majority for
Bennett, and he is probably elected.
Delaware.
WILMINGTON, November 5.-John w.
Hall, Democrat, has been elected gov.
ernor. Edward Martin, Democrat, is
elected to congress-. The representa-
tives ran no candidate for either of the
above offices, the only opposition being
the Greenbackers.
SAVANNAH, November 5.-Specials
indicate the election of Hull and David
son, Democrats, to congress.
DAvENPo-T, November 5.-The
place in this county. It was the special
vote for congressman. No clerks or
judges of election had been appointed,
and at each polling place, at nine o'clock
this morning, people assembled, chose
their own judges and clerks, opened the
polls, and proceeded with the election.
This special election was not decided
upon by the Republican committees I'M
til they had been reliably informed that
the Democrats in Clinton and Jackson
counties were going to vote in strength
for Democrat.
Hiram Price, Republican, elected in
October, received 2,206 votes to 120 op.
position. The Democrats abandoned an
organized effort, and some Of their mum.
Der voted for Price. Specials from Mus
catine, Jones and other counties render
certain majority of 1000 to 5000 FOL
Price in the district.
! CHICAGO, November 6.-The vote in
the county, nearly complete, gives 8
majority for Hoffman for sheriff ove1
Kern $500; for Mann, coroner, over
Cook, $4,000; for Republican county
commissioners nearly 5000. The state
treasurer received about 10000. The
state Legislature will, according to latest
figures and estimates, stand as follows
Senate, 26 Republican, Is opposition
house, 81 Republican, Y opposition
These figures are those of the chairman
of the Republican state. central commit.
tee. Democrats concede that the Re
publicans have working majority.
In Cook county Republicans gain one
state representative and the Socielis
four members of the assembly. The total
city vote is 45,500. The congressional.
delegation has changed considerably il
complexion since last night. Tipton's
defeat is assured. There is some doub
Of Boyd's election, and Forsyth has beer
elected over Decius, and Morrison.
election is doubtful.
The latest estimates of pluralities is a!
follows: First district, Aldrich, Repub
lican, 4,171; Second, Davis, Republican
5,193; Third, Barber, Republican, 1907
Fourth, Sherwin, Republican, 5000
Fifth, Hawke, Republican, 1000; Sixth
Henderson, Republican, 4, 800; Seventh
Hayes, Republican, 5000; Eighth, Fort
Republican, 500; Ninth, Boyd, Repu5
lican, 200; Tenth, Marsh, Republican
200; Eleventh, Singleton, Democrat
1900; Twelfth, Springer, Democrat
1000; Thirteenth, Stevenson, Democrat
1000; Fourteenth, Cannon, Repub
lican, 1900; Fifteenth, Forsythe
Republican Greenbacker, 800. TThii
district has been classed in previous dis
patches as Democratic. Sixteenth
Sparks, Democrat, 500; Seventeenth
official returns necessary to determine
whether Morrison, Democrat, or Baker
Republican, has majority. This dis
49, ~ ~ -
Eighteenth, Thomas, Republican, 800
Nineteenth, Townshend, Democrat
1000. Illinois delegation in congress
will therefore stand with Republican
gain of two, and possibly three, account
ing Forsythe as Republican.
ATCH1soN, November 6.-The Chan,
pion has reports from rs of the 125 rep
resentative districts in the state which
shows the election to the legislature O.
Sc Republicans. IL Democrats, Green
hackers, l Independent. Legislature
will be largely Republican as usual
The Chan,p;o,s estimates the Republican
majority in this state at over $4,000
Anderson, Republican, for congress, thi
district, will have 10000 majority
Gooden, Democrat, for governor, ant
anderson, Republican, for congress
have small majority in Leavenwortl
county, and the county ticket is divided
kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, November ga full
Democratic delegation to congress il
elected.
New ORLEANS, November 5.-Tht
following congressman are elected: First
district, Gibson, Democrat; second
Allis, Democrat; third, Acklen, Demo
crat; fourth, Elan, Democrat; sixth
Robertson, Democrat. The Democratic
state central committee have reports thai
the colored voters were supporting King
and Young in the Fifth district to such
an extent as to indicate a strong proba'
bility of their election.
| Massachusetts.
BOSTON, November 1.-Two hundred
and eight towns in Massachusetts,, in.