The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-11-04
Hurrah For Carfeld!!
THE COUNTRY is SAFE!
Republicans to the Front.
BR1aADIERs TO THE REAR.

New YORK, Nov. 3.-The secretary of
the republican national committee says:
''The democrats claim the house, but have
not got it, We will have a fair working ma
jority. The democrats also claim the senate
by majority of g. Notwithstanding the
democratic claims, however, the republicans
seem to have the house beyond a question,
by majority of at least s. The senate, how
ever, is in great doubt and so recognized by
both sides. Democrats here, foreign and do
mestic, bear their defeat with a good deal of
fortitude. The fact is, the result had been
discounted many days ago. At the head
quarters of the democratic congressional COM
mttee here there has been a conspicuous alb
sence of courage or confidence since the de-
feat of the party in Indiana Before that
nearly hundred hands had been employed
in folding and forwarding campaign docu-
ments, but after the Indiana disaster the
hands were discharged Silence and gloom
settled over what had been hive of indus
try, and it was plain to outside observers
that the democratic backbone was broken"
To-day in conversation democrats are free to
confess that they were fairly without hopes
after the October gale. 'It was Indiana
that defeated Hancock" said prominent
democrat to-day. at was decision of the
supreme court making it an October state
that proved our destruction" Amid the
wreck of all their hopes the. democrats insist
that had Indiana elected Landers in Octo-
ber Hancock would have walked into the
White House in March. In a private letter
written here before the Indiana election Gar
field said: "NNe lost Maine but we carry In
diana. Bull Run made Appomatox possible"
Next to the loss of the presidency the demo-
Gratis mourn the loss of the ablest men in the
senate. Wallace, Eaton, Herman, Thurman
and Mcdonald all go out with the close OF
the short session. In speaking of this mat
ter to-day prominent democrat told your
correspondent that with the exception of
Bayard there were not ON the democratic
side four ADLER men than those who have
been SO summariy decapitated and whose
places will be taken by republicans after
March. Whether the senate will have
working majority of republicans is still
matter of doubt, but it looks much as if they
would. Officials of the senate now in the
city are very uneasy.
Topeka, Kan, Nov. 3.-Returns elect all
three republican congressman and Garfield
has the state by $4,000.
st. Paul, Mimi, Nov. 3.-Returns indi.
cate in Minnesota a republican majority of
&c. 600. Dunnel may have 10000 malority
for congress; Strait 5000; Washburne 5000.
Returns as received indicate that Minnesota
gives Garfield a majority Of %, 900. General
Washburne, whose seat in the present con-
gress was contested by the notorious Don
nelly is overwhelmingly elected, leading his
competitor, Gen. Sibley, by from 5000 to
10000. Washburne carries city and county
by something over 1000 ma jority. 1t is pre-
sumed that his seat in the next congress will
not be contested.
Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. 3.-Later returns
justify the estimate last night, that Wiscon-
sin gives a republican majority OF about 3d.
600. The republicans gain one congress
man.
Detroit, Mich, Nov. 3.-Two hundred
and tifty-three precincts, wards and town.
ships in Michigan, give Garfield 1919 ma
jority. Garfeld's majority in the state will
probably reach %, 900 to 5000. Nothing
definite yet in the LIST and Sth congressional
districts. Legislature strongly republican.
Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 3-Returns re-
ceived from Iowa by the state republican and
the State Register, up to 10 tonight raise
the majority of Garfield over Hancock and
md ~ L.. h.
carry all congressional districts of the state,
regaining the 9Th by 60 majority for Cutter,
and the 9TH by $3.50 for Kasson.
Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 3-Returns from the
city complete, give total vote of 81, 900, OF
which Garfield had 42.4S4 and Hancock,
81, 7l3. Republican majority, All. In the
county, Garfield had "a, 3l2; Hancock, 49,
572 Republican majority 10, 74O. This is
a republican gain in the county OF over H.
600, as compared with the election of 1876,
and republican gain of about 10000 in the
city. The vote in both city and county was
the largest by 5000 ever cast. Weavers
vote was insignificant Returns from 81
towns and precincts outside of Chicago and
/ Cook county, give a net republican gain of
1929. Including Cook county, the net re-
publican gain in the state so far as heard
from is over IA, 600, which makes the major
ity in that section of the state, which has
been heard from, and which is less than half
the state, 1000 At this rate there will be
in the neighborhood OF $4,000 majority
the state, and it may be considerd abov
that figure.
Indianapolis. Ind, Nov. 3-Seventy-
seven counties complete. show a republican
gain Of $40.
Charlotte, N. c., Nov. 3.-The democratic
majority in Mecklenbury county will not ex-
coed 100, loss OF 700 on the vote of 1876