The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-13
THE ELECTIONS
THE EARLY DISPATCHES.
IN WHICH REPUBLICANS, IN &C.
CoRDANCE WITH INSTRUc-
TONS FROM HEAIoUAR-
RERS, CLAIM EVERY
THING WITH CON-
FIDENcE,
INDIANA.

Is cobsidefabie scratching on candidates
for Governor and Congressman. Compar.
ison on the returns will be made with the
vote for Governor in 1879. The ticket has
29 names and no counting is done till after
| the close ofthe polls. Ii will necessarily
be late before much reliable news can be
had.
In 30 voting places iB as many ooun.
ties heard from epublican gain OF 76, In
Floyd county, the Democratic majority
il reported at NOT over 600. In Tcrre
Haute city the Democrats ooncede a Re-
publican majority of $50. Republican
gain of IT'S. Returns thus far received
are nearly ell from smaller precincts.
Reports from eighty towns give Repub-
| lican gains of 470, With the same rate
Of gains 10 the state the Republicans
would have plurality for Governor of
1000, Warsaw, Ind. gives Republican
| majority of BAT. Republican gain of 100.
The city of South Bend gives Porter for
Governor 105 majority. ST. Joseph coun
ty is all heard from but three townships.
Porter's majority, 1875; Calkins. for Cong
gress. 305. The whole county, estimated,
Porter $50 majority. and Calklns 45O ma
jority.
CHICAGO, Oct. I3.-The Republicans
claim Indiaca for Porter by 900 Great
gains everywhere. The Republicans OF
Indianapolis are holding great Jubilee a.,
midnight.
INDIANAPOLIS. Oct II, l2:3OA. NJ
lis townships give a Democratic vote of
IA 2S1, Republican, 1851; National. SIS.
The same towns IN 1876 gave a Democrat.
ic vote OF IS, $50: Republican, l4489; Ma
tional. 224,
At midnight the indications are that
Porter. Republican, is elected by 1000
majority. The Democrats do not concede
the defeat of Lauders, but say the vote
will be close. and claim the balance of the
| state ticket 100 precincts heard from
show Democratic gains of PSI aud Repub-
lican gains of 909.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Oct, l2-Penn.
Warden, Clay, Harris, Union and German
| townships. st. Joseph county, give IIS
majority for Porter, a Republican gain
since the last governors election of 67,
and of lS6 from the state election two
years ago. Two years ago Two wards
of South Bend give loo Republican gain
from the last city election
81. Joseph county. including this city,
is all heard from except three townships
Porter's majority is about $50. Calkin' s
| for congress. has 450.
CHICAGO. Oct. 12.-From all the reports
| and returns from Indiana received up to
1925, the indications are that the state
has gone Republican unless tho points to
hear from give decided Democratic gains
The election has been the quietest ever
held in Evansville All saloons were clos
ed and no distuI bance of any kind occurr-
ed
TERRE HAUTE, Oct l2 The election
passed off quietly, 4,744 votes were cast,
an increase of 743 over the vote of city
election last May. The First ward gives
Porter a majority of 220. a Republican
gain of 204 over the vote on Governor ip
1876, and gain of 2l6 over the vote for
Secretary of State in 1876.
FT WAYNE, Oct. l2.-The election
passed off peacefully to-day. The indica-
tions are that the Democratic state ticket
will have $500 majority in Allen county
The Republican gains over the election of
1875 are large IN the city aud country
The Fourth ward of this city goes Repub
lican. The COUNT will not be finished until
TO morrew morning.
INDIANAPOLIS Oct. II, 2:5O A. M
One hundred and eighty two towns give
Democratic vote of 25,747, Republican.
'a7.ieG. National. l,0ql. The same places
in 186 gave the Democrats 24 ,Sa9, Re-
pubicans %. 200. National T05; Democrat
ic gain. S0s: Republican gain. IT'S; net
Republican gain, 327.
Two hundred and twenty Eve precincts
show Democratic gains of 1854, Republi-
can gains 1858; net Republican gain,
l,Sl4.
Two hundred and FIVE voting places
give a Republican gain of / $50 or to the
precinct. The same ratio of gains in the
state will give Republican majority of
$500 The Republicans now claim the
ELECTION of Porter for Governor by 5000
to 5000 and the whole state ticket by
4, 600 to 5000.
Two hundred aud forty-ive precincts
shw Democrats gains of l.167, RepubIi.
cans 8. .O26; net Republican gain, 1869
Two hundred aud twenty five voting
precincts, l4s per cert Of the vote Of the
state, give Democratic vote of al,041,
| Republican, SO, 1876. National l,s49 The
same places in 1876 gave the Democrats
30,03T. Republicans a0.62s, Nationals
| S0s: net Republican gain, l.S34
In the Ninth congressional district.
Orth. Republican, Is elected by 800 to
| 900 majority.
Two hundred and fifty precincts show
Democratic gains Of 1901, Republican
gains Of 3. 1852, net Republican gain of
1861
Partial returns on tho Congressional
| vote indicate the election of Eemoorars in
the frst, second. third, fourth 9th aud
twelfth, aod Republicans in the sixth
| eighth, ninth. eleventh aud thirteenth.
| (Indianapois) district is doubted. with the
chances in favor of b. fed, Democratic
candidate.
TERRE HAUTE. Ird., Oct. 12.-Tbe
vote is SO large that i is not all counted
pet, but Portef for Governor and Pierce
for Congress, have undoubtedly carried
this. tFigol county by a. least 600 major
| ity. The Republicans have ggined State
Senator and two representatives, aud pro-
baby the whole county Ticket The Third
ward gives Porter ] 5 N j fity. q Republi-
can gain Of so over the vote of 1876.
AiIDsIoRT. No defnale returns have
even areee:yed at either Republicans or
Democratic headquarters nor by regular
sources as TO the complexion of the next
Congressional delegation from Ohio. The
Democratic State Central Committee
made now estimate or prediction, Chairman u
Nasb. of RI, Republican Committee. saws
tL.tr ~. - sfetn :; will
!, eus,,rs. the election o i4kfstf-es. '.a~ p.0oap
| l. "a ffteen Republican CopgressGen.
Returns sill Indicate Democratic gains
! in . majority OF precincts. but the Repub-