Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-16
THE EVENING STAR,
THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS.
The Republican Victories i'm Ohio
and Iowa,

The Republican Victories I'm Ohio
and Iowa.
The following Is a summary OF the election
returns received up 10 midnight last night.
Latest returns will be found under our tele-
graphic head.
Ohio.
THE LEGISLATURE CERTAINLY REPUBLICAN.
A dispatch from Columbus last night says:
"From the returns received since noon the re-
pupicans claim to have elected the following
senators In addition to those mentioned In
former dispatch: Brown In the 9th district
Kelly and Klein in the sth, and Walbridge In
the $50. The republicans claim they have
elected one represe NATIVE in Franklin county,
with the prospect of two, and they concede one
representative elected by the democrats The
republicans have also elected a sheriff aud
commits Sioner. The democrats have elected
commissioner, but it will take full returns to
decide which party has elected other county
officials. Fosters majority over Ewing In Guy
ance Of the state ticket averages $500 republi.
can majority. The legislative and county tick
cts were elected by about 5000 republican ma
The Lucas county official vote gives Eyiag 90
majority over Foster, being republican gain
of 1,S5s on the vote OF 1878. Walbrid &c, repub-
various counties in that senatorial district nov
indicate the election OF Wilkin, democrat. by
100 to 200 majority. The republicans elect
both representatives from Lucas county by sSl
majority.
HAMILTON COUNTY RETURNS.
The Cincinnati Times has the following table
OF majorities on the republican ticket in Ham
ilton county, the returns from all precincts
having been received: Governor, Charles Foster,
3,l59; lieutenant governor, Andrew Hlcken
topper, $780, auditor of state, John f. Osievee,
1922; state treasurer, Joseph Turney, 1901;
judge of the supreme court, William w. John
son. 8, l29; attorney general, George X. Nash,
3,201; member board Of public works, James
Burlington, 1884; county treasurer, Luke A.
county recorder, G. o. Deckelbach, 24o4;
county commissioner, B. F. Hopkins, 4,156;
director OF county infrmary, Geo. Waba,tz, 255.
ticket with s,445 majority over johnson, the
highest on the democratic ticket; l.. NJ. D ayton
leads the list of members OF the lower house
ocrat. George w: Williams, Gep.l Is the low
est on the legislative ticket, bis majority being
$50 over Blair. B. F. Hopkins has the highest
vote on the republican ticket-2S 9s7. Michael
Spoeth leads the defeated candidates, having
26,135. The total vote cast, taking the vote for
governor as basis is s., $50.
Iowa.
THE SWEEPING REPUBLICAN VICTORY.
The republican state central committee and
state register had up to midnight last night
definite returns from forty-three counties, and
partial returns from as many more. They In
dictate majority for the republican state ticket
Of $4,000 over all the three other parties, q re-
publican gain of $4,000 over 1871, and 1900 over
1878. Gears majority over TrImble, dem, is
stated by Runnells chairman of the republican
state committee, at 5000. His majority over
Campbell, gbk., at over 100,0 900. on the leysla-
tive Runnells claims 26 out of 90 senators elect
ed this year, with chance of electing all, and
so out Of the 100 members of the house The
prohibition vote in the state is probably not
over 1900. The 10th Congressional district aud
the 9Th, electing greenbaCters to Congress last
year, go republican this year. The Ith, which
gave Gillette, greenbacker, for Congress 2G0 ma
Joftty last year, give S,s03 republican majority
this year, every county going republican. The
9th, that elected Weaver, greenbacker, to Con
gress last year by 2,100, goes republican by 1850
this year. The republican state committee
claim the election of Thompson to Congress in
the 5th district, to ill vacancy. 1t gives over
5000 majority, republican gain Of nearly
5000.