The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-13
Illinois. October $780,

lican majority in the country..will be owe
I2,0OO. The Democrats concede that no
a man on their ticket is elected. Repub
lican Congressman Butterworth and
Young are undoubtedly elected. In 2e
precincts out of Al 10 the First distric,
Butterworth's net gain is 9l3 over hii
vote two years ago, when he had a ma
iority of 100. Young's. loss in 35 precincts
out of SO 10 % He had a majority two
years ago of ga.
| 2A,M.-In II precincts out of 81 in the
county the Republican majority is 1878.
| The precincts to hear from will materially
increase these figures. Reports of the
vote on Congressman and the county tick
ct cannot be obtained from all precincts
in time for this report, The Republicans
claim the election of the whole county
ticket by a majority of $500 to $500
CLEVELAND, o., Oct. l2.-AkroD city.
complete. gives 725 Republican majority,
a gain of 224 Returns from Cleveland
come 10 slowly, but show that Lang runs
largely ahead of the Democratic ticket.
The probability is that in Charlestown the
Republican candidate for Secretary of
State. will have 5000 majority in the
county and Amos Townsend, Republican
candidate for Congress, will have 5000.
Cleveland Summit county gives Re
publican majority of 1865, Republican
gain of $50,
COLUMBUS, Dot. II, 1922 A. M
Chairman Nash has just received tele :
gram to the effect that Rice, Republican,
is surely elected in the Tenth district, a
Republican gain.
Eight townships in Clark county, inclnd-
ing Springfield City give Republican
majority of I.766. Republican gain of
34S. Only stwo small townships yet to
hear from in Clarke county,
First ward, Columb bus, Townsend 3l5.
Lang 68S; Tenth ward, Townsend 436,
Lang 1898; Clinton township, Townsend
l57, Lang 22S; Eleventh ward, Columbus.
Townsend 400, Lang $50; Third ward,
Townsend go, Lang 345, Seventh ward,
Townsend 266, Lang 337.
At the Republican head quarters claims
are now made that the majority in the
state will be considerably over 10000.
Garfield Glee Club is singing be-
fore the hall. At Democratic
head quarters returns have been received
which up to this hour give the Democrats
a net gain of over 500 10 the state. at
the latter place the csmpaigu is made
upon Secretary of State. The present
Republican gain may not improbably
pe dissipated as returns come in from re-
mote counties.
. A, M.-The best information at this
hour is that the Republicans have elected
Is congressman. the Democrats four and
possibly FIVE. while two, or perhaps three,
are in doubt, The figures are not at hand
to make comparisons on congressman, but
the surmises are founded on the general
Republican gains in close districts. This
reverses the present complexion of the
congressional delegation, which now stands
IL Democrats, 9 Republicans. The
Democratic headquarters were closed at
1870, and shortly before that hour John
g. Thompson made brief speech, claim
ing that the Republican majority in the
state would not exceed 5000. Other
Democratic leaders. however. expressed
the belief that it would average about
l2,000, Chairman Nash, of the Republi
can Committee. claims the state by a
plurality of not less than 10000 and fifteen
congressmen.