The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-16
THE ELECTIONS.
The Republican Majority In Ohio
Sllrinks to Less Than
Twenty Thousand.
The Legislature Slightly Republican
On Joint Ballot Republican
Gains in Iowa.
OH TO-.

TOLEDO. Oct. t5.--Returns from the city ono
country come In slowly. Only two townships
and four wards have been heard from. A
large portion Of the National vote was pro-
badly cast for Ewing. Democrat which will
render the vote on Governor close.
The Republicans claim tho whole county
ticket including two Representatives. Wall
bridge, Republican, for Senator, willhave fifty
majority.
Returns from twenty-seven precincts In
Lucas county, and careful estimates Of the
remaining fourteen precincts showa majori-
ty for Foster over Ewing Of 100.
WallbridEe tRepublloan), for State Senator,
has majority from 1000 TO 1900. The RE-
publican candidates for Representatives
have maiorities of 800 To ZOO. The entire Re-
publican county ticket Is elected by meiorities
ranging from 300 to 700
CINCINNATI, Oct 15.-Reports from all pre-
csncts In Hamilton county. except ten give
Foster $500 majority. Hlckenlooper 3l76 ma
iority, Oglevee, for Auditor, 2599 majority.
The Republican majority on the State sena-
torial ticket ranges from $500 to 1868; on
Representative, 1910 to 37S5.
il The Times has table Of the Hamilton
county ticket--ail returns complete-whch
shows the highest and lowest Republican ma
iorities. County Commissioner Hopkins leads
with 40s6. Geo. w. Williams, G., Representa-
tive, having the lowest, which is ss6.
over Ewing In Cuyahoua county is 475s; over
AiI. at5T. The bHfaIlCH VI the StHte ticket nvef-
ages 5000 Republican majority. The Lagisla-
ture and county tickets are elected by about
5000 majority. The total vote In the county
is 80, ,401.
COLUMBUS O., Oct. 15 II n. m.-The Legis-
lature Ii claimed by both parties, with The
chances largely In favor OF the Republicans.
COLUMBUS, Oct. 49, From returns received
since noon the Republicans claim to have
elected twenty-one Senators, or two majority.
6p rn.-Tha Democratic com mittee eo9cede
the election OF the Republican State ticket hy
Q decided majority; also q working majority
Of the House of Representatives but still
claim to have one or two majority in the
Senate The Republican committee estimate
Fosters majority at 10000. and claim seventy
out Of Ia Representatives, which is twelve
more than necessary to pass n bill. They also
claim nineteen Senator's which is majority
of one
the Republican State Committee show
that the Republicans have elected jerks
III the third district and Mounts lii the second, |
but they admit the defeat of Chambers In the |
fifteenth district. This gives them twenty
three Senators and sixty-seven Representa-
lot. The Democratic committee do not con |
cede as large maiQrity as this, and 1t may
take full official returns to decide what the |
will be-
Returns which have been coming In this
evening are largely from Democratic strong
holds, and materially reduce Fosters major
ity. Gen. Robinson, chairman Of the Repub-
Mean State com mittee says that he Is salts |
lied that Fosters majority will fall below
10000
as p. m.-The Republican committee are
now notifying their correspondents that Fos-
ter,s majority will probably fall as low as
1900