The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-11-20
STATE ELECTIONS.

THE election in Chicago and Cook
County, ILL.,, resulted in the success of the
Republicans, their ticket being elected BY ma
jorities ranging from 1900 to 10000.
The news received from Wisconsin
up to the morning of the 9th indicated the
election Of the Republican State ticket by ma
jorities ranging from 10000 to $4,000 The
Legislature largely. Republican Senate
being composed of twenty-five Republicans
and eight Democrats, and the Assembly six
ty-five Republicans, twenty-eight Democrats,
two Greenbackers and one Independent.
THE returns received from the Massa-
chusetts election up to late hour on the
night of the 5th indicated that Long, the Re-
publican candidate for Governor, was elected
by over $4,000 plurality. The Republican
candidates for State officers probably all
elected. Legislature largely Republican.
In Boston Butler had majority of
3,57S over all opposition for Governor; over
Long, 5,207-the vote in full being: Butler,
%, AS; Long, 1928; Adams, $50; Eddy, 90.
In Detroit, Mich. the Republicans
elected their candidate for Mayor by 1900
majority, and fifteen out of the twenty-six
members of the Common Council.
A SMALL vote was polled in Mime
sofa on the 4th. Republican State ticket
elected by an average majority of about s.
600.
The Connecticut Legislature, part of
WHICH was clU..ou vn the 4tl,, will et.aud
about as follows: neutrality-suspicious., II;
Democrats, 4. House-Republicans, 1853;
Democrats, 93. The net Republican majority
in the seven Senatorial Districts is 2,613
COBB, Republican candidate for SUI
preme Judge in Nebraska, has a majority of
about $1,000 The rest of the Republican
State ticket elected.
In New Jersey the Republicans gain
one State Senator and four or five members
of the Assembly, and will retain control of
both branches of the Legislature.
The official returns from the late
election in Iowa give Gear (Rep.), for Gov
ernor, 157,51; Trimble (Dcm.), S5,O57;
Campbell (Greenbacker), 45,429; DUNCAN
(Prohibitionist, 3,25S. Total vote, 291, 315.
Gears majority over all, 1887.
The official returns from Pennsyl-
vania give Butler Rep.), for State Treasurer,
majority of 5S,675 over all other candidates.
ACCClSC(l XNCW 1VTk
City up to the morning of the Sth were to the
effect that Cornell (Rep.), for Governor,
would have plurality of nearly 40, 900 in the
State. RobinsOn's (Dem.) plurality in Brook
lyn was about 10000 and in New York City
about 1900. Kelly's vote in the State would
not fall much short of 5000. Potter Dem.) /,
for Licutenant-Governor, and Horatio Sey-
mour, Jr., Dem.) for Engineer and Survey
cr, probably electcd-the former by about
1900 and the latter by about 10000 majority.
The remainder of the State ticket was claimed
by both parties. The State Legislature was
overwhelmingly Republican.
The local elections in Mississippi on
the 4th resulted generally in favor of the
Democrats. Holmes County was carried by
the Greenbackers.
The election in Virginia was for men,
hers of the Legislature only, and of these it
appeared on the morning of the Sth that the
debt payers would have small majority in
both houses, but the vote was SO close that
the official count would be necessary to posi-
lively settle the contest.
In Maryland the Democrats elected
their entire State ticket by a majority of
over 10000. The Legislature will stand
Senate 10; Republicans, 5; Indie.
pendent Democrats, 2. House of Delegates
Democrats, 66; Republicans, 10. Democratic
majority on joint ballot, 60.