The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-26
Last Nights Dispatches.
INDIANA.
Republican Blunders Give Hancock One
Elector.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 24-By reason OF
the stupidity of some of the election off,
GERS, the vote cast for Gen. u. Parker, as
elector on the Republican ticket 10 several
counties in the state were returned for
Thos. w. Bennett. who was not a candi-
date. The tickets for the whole state were
printed by the state central committee,
and were correct, but the poll books and
| tally sheets, which we're under law provid-
ed by local authorities, contained by mis-
take the name of Bennett who had declined
and for whom Parker had been substitut-
ed. The attention of the election officers
and local com mittees in every precinct in
the state was specially called to the change
and every precaution urged TO SEQ that
proper corrections were made in the tally
sheets and poll books. and it is only the
grossest carelessness of the election officers
that the votes that were cast for BeDja-
min l.. Parker should be returned for
Thos. W. Bennett. The error effects
several thousand votes. and under certain
circumstances may lead to a certificate
being given to one of the Hancock electors
who has received larger vote on the face
of the returns than that counted for
Parker. Gov, Gray, when interviewed on
the subject to day, said, There was no
desire to take advantage of technecalitv as
one elector from Indiana would be of no
possible advantage to the Democrats, bat
he knew of no legal method Of correcting
the returns. if it should appear that a
mistake was made by the clerks of the
election boards, 10 crediting the votes for
Parker to Bennett on the tally sheets, but
if the error was on the part Of the county
Clerk, he thought it might be corrected.
because those officials were still in exis-
tence, while the election board, having
passed out of existence could
not be recognized to correct any
error that sthey had made. AS in seven
counties the total Republican vote is
returned for Bennett it is possible that the
view of the rule adopted by the Governor
may furnish solution of the difficulty.
the official count shows that Bennett re-
ceived 1878 votes 10 Wells county, 1859
in Perry. 2 1l3 in Floyd, l,O65 in Unior,
2575 in Bartholomew, l4S6 in Owen,
2 539 in Putnam, making a total of 14.274
tor Bennett
INDIANAPOLIS. Nov % The prevail
ling sensation tonight in we'll posted po-
litical circles is the established fact that
Indiana has not gone republican after all;
that is, that Que of the Garfield electors
got away. Ills name is B s. Parker. and
he was selected in place Of Gen. Thomas
w Bennett Of Richmond 10 the old burnt
district, the republican stronghold of the
state, the latter Withdrawing on account
Of his alleged connection with federal
Office. A canvass of the vote to night
shows that owing to 2 blunder of the
republicans in charge in getting up the
tickets that in the counties of Perry, Floyd.
Bartholomew, Putnam aud Wells, Parker
cid not get single vote. and this will
elect his opponent, d. W Chambers. by
about 5000 majority. There is profanity
in the betting circles, and several notices
forbidding the payment Of wagers have
already been served.