Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-13
THE BATTLE or BALLOTS.

IhE bAIlLE Uf DALLO liz
Result Of tho November Elections.
Returns by Telegraph from tho
Various States.
C0nneetseat.
HARTFORD, November Eighty
seven towns give Hubbard, Deft0cfei
"a, ,9S7; Andrews, Republican, %, l19; Al
water, 4, 2,42O; Prohibition, 49S. Gen. Haw
Icy, Republican, is elected to congress b,
plurality Of 1 800. He probably carrie
Hartford city BY $50 nna1ority-gain oi
1850 from the vote of 1876. Walt, .
Republican, is elected in the Third dis
trict. There is no election of governor
BY the people. The Legislature is prob
ably Republican.
! WILMINGTON, November 6--John w,
Hall, Democrat, has been elected gov.
ernor. Edward Martin, Democrat, ID
elected to congress. The represents
tives ran no candidate for either of the
above Offices, the only opposition being
the Greenbackers.
FlorAaal
SAVANNAH, November 5.-Specials
indicate the election Of Hall and David
son, Democrats, to congress.
Iowa.
DAVENPORT, November 5.-The
queerest election ever held in Iowa took
place in this county. 1t 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 un-
til they h1h been reliably informed that
the Democrats in Clinton and jackson
counties we're going to vote in strength
for q Democrat.
Hiram Price, Republican, elected in
October, received 2,206 votes to 120 OPP
position. The Democrats abandoned an
organized effort, and some of their num-
Der voted for Price. Specials from Mus
catine, Jones and other counties render
certain . majority Of 1000 to 5000 Tor
Price in the district.
CHICAGO, November 6.-One hundred
and eighty towns in the state give Smith
1895; Cronkrite, 1928; Bates, 5,637.
No indication yet as to the legislature,
except that it will be very close. The
returns now show that the following
have been elected to congress: First
district, Aldrich, Republican; Second
district, Davies, Republican; Third dis
trict, Barber, Republican.
ATCHIsoN, November 5.-The Repub-
licans gained the day in this state.
Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, November 5.-A full
Democratic delegation to congress is
elected.
NEW ORLEANS, November 5.-The
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 that
the colored voters were supporting King
and Young in the Fifth district to such
an extent as to indicate q strong proba-
bility of their election.
Michigan.
DETROIT, November 5.-Returns from
III towns gives Croswell, Republican,
for governor, 22,648; Barnes, Democrat,
1924; Smith, National, 14,490. The
following members of congress are elect
ed: Willett, MCGOWAN, Barrows, Stien,
Brewer, Ccnger, Horr, Hubbard and
Newbury, all Republicans.
Massachusetts.
BOSTON, November 5.-Two hundred
and eight towns in Massachusetts,, in
Guiding all the cities, give 16, 949 ma
iority over Butler. Talbot's election BY
30, 900 plurality is conceded by Buffers
friends. All the Republican represen-
tatives to congress from the eleven dis
tricts, with exception of the Fourth,
where Brimmer is defeated by Moose,
Democrat, are undoubtedly elected.
Two hundred and twentysthree towns
give Talbot a majority over Butler OF
19,4S1. The following congressman are
elected: First district, CrapO, Repub-
lican; Twelfth district, Harris, Repub-
lican; Fifth district, Bowman, Repub-
lican.
ST. PAUL, November 5.-Ramsey
county gives about 1000 majority for
Donnelly. St. Paul votes almost unani-
mously for the recovery and destruction
of the old railroad bonds. In the Second
district, Strait, Republican run about
even with the state ticket, and is pEOba
bly elected. In the First Dunnell, Re
publican, elected without doubt.
ST. LOUIS, November 5.-Frost, Dem
ocrat, il elected to congress in the Fourth
district; Cole, Republican, In tn
Second; Colardy, Democrat, in tn
Third.
TRENTON, November 5.-The Repub
licans claim to have elected two OF tn
same members of congress and majori
| " of the Legislature.
| New Manpahire.
CONCORD, November 5.-Returns fron
$50 towns indicate the election of Hea'
| for governor by one thousand majority
The house stands: Fifty.two Rspub
licans, thirty-seven Democrats and thre
Greenbackers.
I North Carelins.
RALEIGH, November GA full Dem
ocratic delegation to congress is electe
| in this state. Robson II elected
congress by about 2, 500 majority.