The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-11
THE BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS
Results In Favor Of the Republicans
nv A MAJORITY so DECISIVE
4. 10 Render an Electoral Commission Unnecessary

At this writing the election Of James A. Gar
field to the Presidency of the United States, is
conceded by both parties. The New York Herald.
regarded rs Independent in political matters,
says that Garfeld's electoral majority will not
fall short of 81, while at the National Demo-
cratic headquarters, that he will have a majority
even beyond the province of an electoral COM
mission is not questioned. At Washington,
Chairman Hubbell and Secretary MCPHERSON,
of the Republican Congressional Committee
claim both the House and the Senate by II
majority. Tn Republican gains in the House
are distributed as follows: Alabama, /; Loui-
siana, 1: Florida, 1; Virginia, 1; Tennessee, 8
and possibly 4, including the defeat OF Casey
Young in the Memphis district, and possibly
Atkins, Chairman of the Appropriations Com
mittee; Missouri, 2; Iowa, 2; Wisconsin, L;
Pennsylvania, /; New York, 2; Massachusetts, /.
The above, of course, are party claims, and
will probably be moderated by later returns.
MISUNDERSTANDING.
Returns indicate the election of all Demo-
cratic congressman. The Democratic majority
in the State is estimated at 10000.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Election passed off quietly. Returns very in
complete.
CALIFoRNIA-REPUBLICAN.
Latest returns indicate a Republicanmajority
of 5000 to 5000. Three Republican Congress-
men are undoubtedly elected, and the contest
in the Third District is so close that it may re
quire the official vote to decide. Weaver's vote
in the interior is extremely light, and will prob
ably not reach $500 in the entire State. The
Republicans have elected enough Assemblymen.
to give them q majority on joint ballot,
insuring the election of 3 Republican to sue
coed Booth.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Twenty-one towns and six precincts give Gar
field /, 24S majority. The Governor and Con-
gressmen, however, lead the ticket.
CONGRATULATIONS.
Returns from all but four towns give Gar
field a plurality of 8, 76s.
Counting the four towns as they voted in
1876 and this plurality will be increased to
{, 1S1. Bigelow, for Governor, runs ahead OF
the Electoral ticket, with a plurality Of 1922,
and a majority over all of 2,282. F.s.e.
MISUNDERSTANDING.
Returnssreceived indicate a majority in the
State of at least 1,OO9 for Hancock. The DEM
ocrats will secure at least fourteen of the
twenty-one legislators, and the probabilities are
that their ticket will be unanimously elected.
MISUNDERSTANDING.
The indications are that the Democrats have
made a clean sweep of the State. Bloxham,
Democratic candidate for Governor, is elected.
aEoRGIA-DEMocRNTIc.
The election in Georgia passed quietly, Aid
without special incident. The Democrats were
SO discouraged that thousands of them did not
vote, and Hancock's majority will fan $4,000
short of Tilden's. The Republicans made heavy
gains in tho First, Second and Fifth Districts,
but a solid Democratic delegation is elected.
In the Seventh District, where FELTON,, indie
pendent, has defeated the nominee three times,
Clements, the organized Democrat, beats him
LOCO votes. The independents hold the Ninth
and re-eleet Speer.
MISREPRESENTATION.
Returns from eighty-fiye towns and precincts
outside of Chicago shows Republican gains of
s, l96, Democratic gains, 1878, net Republican
gain 917.. According to present information
the Republican majority in Illinois will be not
far from 5000, although claims from Repub-
lican sources in various parts of the State place
it as high as 10000. The Republican majority
in the State in 1876 was nearly 20, 900.
AS far as learned the Congressional delega-
ton in the State will stand: Republicans four
teen, and Democrats five. These are as follows
Republicans-First District, Aldrich; Second.
Davis Third, Farwell; Fourth, Sherwin Fifth,
Hawk Sixth, Henderson Seventh, Cullen :
Eighth, Payson Ninth, Lewis, probably
Tenth, Marsh Thirteenth, smith Fourteenth,
Cannon !; Fifteenth, Forsyth, probably Eight,
eenth, Thomas, probably. Democrats-E1ev-
enth, Singleton Twelfth, Springer, probably
Sixteenth, Sparks /; Seventeenth, Morrison,
probably /; Nineteenth, Townshend. If this
holds good in the light of later returns there
will be a Republican gain of one Congressman.
Later returns from al towns in Illinois out
side of Chicago, gives a net Republican gain of
1,255. At the committee headquarters and
newspaper offices they claim a Republican ma.
jority of from 5000 to 10000 in the State.
INDIANA-REPUBL1CAN.
Five hundred and thirty-four voting places
or 43 per cent. of the State, give Garfield, 109,.
1862; Hancock, SO, S54; Weaver SOFT. The same
places in October gave the Republicans, 109,.
367; Democrats, SOFA; Nationals, 5.343; i'll.
creased vote, 14l; Republican gain, 365; Demo.
cratic loss, $40; National loss. 2G6; net
Republican gain, Cos. The same ratio of gains
in the balance of the State will give q Repub.
Gcan majority. of $500.
IowA-REPUBLICAN.
Returns from ten precincts in Polk, Madison
Adair, Dallas, Guthrie, Wapello, Webster, and
Marshall Counties, casting about one and
one-half per cent. of the vote of The
State, show a net Republican gain of BOG over
the vote of last year. The precincts, SO far as
heard from, in the Sixth Congressional Dis
trict, show a Republican gain of 20S. The Re
publican majority in the State is put down a
10000.
KANsAs-REPUBLICAN.
Returns are very meager, but the indications
are that the State has gone Republican by
its usual majority.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Returns from the election in Greenup Count
shows that Thomas, Republican, has carrie
the county by 45O. Carter County also give
Thomas 400 majority. 1t is doubtful who
elected in the Tenth District, and will probabl,
take several days to decide it. Thirty-eight o
the forty-four precincts in Louisville. with fv
precincts In the county, give 4,026 majority 70
Hancock, which is a gain over 1876. The sam
precincts in the Congressional election give
S,277 votes for Willis, present Representative
Democrat 1855 for Hays, Democratic nomi
nee. and 8, 1874 for Burns, Republican nominee
Willis is reelected. The election of McKenzi
in the Second District, Caldwell in the Third
Knott Fourth, Carlisle Sixth, Blackburn Sew
enth and Thompson Eight, certain. All Demo
Gratis, and all members of the present Congress
Turner is believed to be reelected from tn
Ninth District.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Democrats elect congressman in all dis
tricts but one, the Third, which is still in doubt
Tn majority for the Democratic Electora
ticket in the. State will be between 20, 600 an
80, 900 on a decreased vote. In Webster Paris
the negroes became very much excited on tn
Chinese question, and voted solidly for Han
cock in consequence.
MAINE-REPUBLICAN.
A careful estimate indicates n majority fo
Garfield of $500 in the State. The Portlan
Argus comedies a majority of 1000, and q plu
rality over the Hancock ticket of 5000.
One hundred and fifty towns give CARTEL
40 0O0. HananaG az KIT. yVaorar 4 900 n no
Republican gain over September of 1921.
The Kennebec Journal says tho State la
gone Republican by 1000 to 5000, and perhap
hu n larger nnainritu no all tho fnunn hnnr