The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-11-11

As to 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 as independent in political matters,
says that Garhelds electoral majority will not
fall short of 81, while at the National Demo-
cratic headquarters, that he will have 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. The Republican gains in the House
are distributed as follows: Alabama, l. Loui-
siana, l. Florida, 1; Virginia, l. Tennessee
and possibly 4, including the defeat of Casey
Young in the Memphis district, and possibly
Atkins, Chairman of the Appropriations Com
Pennsylvania, l; New York, 2; Massachusetts, l.
The above, of course, are party claims. and
will probably be moderated by later returns.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Returns indicate the election of all Demo-
cratic Congressman. The Democratic majority
In the State Is estimated at 10000.
ARKANsAs-DE
Election passed off quietly. Returns very in
complete.
CALIFORNIA-REPUBLICAN.
Latest returns indicate Republican majority
of 5000 to 5000. Three Republican Congress-
men are undoubtedly elected, and the contes
in the Third District is so close that it may re
quire the official vote to decide. Weayer's vote
in the interior is extremely light, and will prob
ably not reach 2, 500 in the entire State. The
Republicans have elected enough Assemblymen
to give them a majority on joint ballot,
al af
ceed Booth.
CoLoRADo-REPUBLICAN.
Twenty-one towns and six precincts give Gar
field l ,248 majority. The Governor and Con-
gressmen, however, lead the ticket.
oNNECTICUT-REPUBLICAN.
Returns from all but four towns give Gar
field plurality of 2,76s.
Counting the four towns as they voted in
1876 and this plurality will be increased to
3,1S1. Bgelow, for Governor, runs ahead of
the Electoral ticket, with a plurality of 1922,
and a majority over all of 2,2S2.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Returnsfeceived indicate majority in the
State of at least 1,009 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
FLoEIDA-DEMocRATIC.
The indications are that the Democrats have
made clean sweep of the State. Bloxham,
Democratic candidate for Governor, is elected.
aEoRGIA-DEMoCRATIc.
The election in Georgia passed quietly and
without special incident. The Democrats were
so discouraged that thousands of them did not
vote, and Hancock's majority will fall 80, 600
short Of Tilden's. The Republicans made heavy
gains in the. First, Second and Fifth Districts,
but solid Democratic delegation is elected.
In the Seventh District, where FELTON,, Inde-
pendent, has defeated the nominee three times,
Clements the organized Democrat, beats him
1000 votes. The Independents hold the Ninth
and re-elect Speer.
HLINoIs-REPIBLIcAN.
Returns from eig hty-five towns and precincts
outside of Chicago shows Republican gains of
2, 1885, Democratic gains, 1879, net Republican
gain 917. According to present information
the Republican majority in Illinois will be not
far from 80, 600, 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 10000.
As far as learned the Congressional delega-
ton in the State will stand: Republicans four
teen, and Democrats five. These are as follows
Republcans-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.
zenith, Thomas, probably. Democrats-Elev-
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 141 towns in Illinois out.
side of Chicago. gives net Republican gain OF
l,255. At the committee headquarters ant
newspaper offices they claim Republican ma
jority of from $4,000 to 40, 900 in the State.
| INDIANA-REPUBLICAN.
Five hundred and thirty-four voting places
or 43 per cent. of the State, give Garfield, 1O9,
1852; Hancock, 8S, S54; Weaver 5,077. The samt
places in October gave the Republicans, 109,
creased vote, 141; Republican gain, 365; Demo
cratic loss, $40; National loss. 266; he
Republican gain, COS. The same ratio of gain
in the balance of the State will give Repub
ican majority of s, 300.
IowA-REPUBLIcAN.
Returns from ten precincts in Polk, Madison
Adair, Dallas, Guthrie, Wapello, Webster, ant
Marshall Counties, casting about one ant
one-half per cent. of the vote of tn
State, show net Republican gain of 306 owe
the vote of last year. The precincts, SO far a
trict, show Republican gain of 208. The he
publican majority in the State is put down q
10000.
KANsAs-REPUBLICAN.
Returns are very meager, but the indication
are that the State has gone Republican b
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
ThOrr1 = IL rx-1,o
elected in the Tenth District, and will probabl
take several days to decide it. Thirty-eight
the forty-four precincts in Louisville. with tfy
precincts IN the county, give 4,O26 majority IL
Hancock, which is gain over 1876. The san
precincts in the Congressional election give
8,277 votes for Willis, present Representative
Democrat 2,685 for Hays, Democratic nom
nee. and 8, 394 for Burns, Republican nomine
Willis is reelected. The election of McKenz
in the Second District, Caldwell in the Thir
! Knott Fourth, Carlisle Sixth, Blackburn Sc
| enth and Thompson Eight, certain. All Dem,
Gratis, aud ~ atnbers of the present Congress
Turner 10 be reelected from Y
lA fEaocRAr1o. IS
The ct N1gressmen in alld
tricts : Third which is still in doub
The 4hy for the Democratic Elector
ticket IA t9e State will be between 10000 al
! $4,000 on a decreased vote. In Webster Pari
= the negroes became very much excited on t
n Chinese question, and voted solidly for Ha
n cock in consequence.
MAINE-REPUBLICAN.
0 A careful estimate indicates majority +
U Garfield of 4,5OO in the State. The Portlal
3 Argus comedies majority of 1000, and pl
n rality over the Hancock ticket of 5000.
0 One hundred and fifty towns give Carrie
0 43,92O; Hancock, 35, SIT; Weaver, 1922, a n
0 Republican gain over September Of 2,327.
/ The Kennebec Journal says the State h
. gone Republican by 1000 to 5000, and perha
y by a larger majority, all the towns hea