The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-11-11
After Election Notes.


Nevada gives Hancock about 500
majority.
Robert Rothrock, Republican. was
elected treasurer of Cameron county
by n majority of nine votes.
The latest advice from California
gives the electors to Garfield by a
plurality of from 500 to 1000.
The New York Herald says that
the election of Garfield gives the Re-
publicans q lease of twenty-four years
more.
Sandy township, Clearfeld county,
of which DuBoise City is the princi-
pal part, polled 75S votes. This is a
very large vote for one board to take
in day of twelve hours and will be
seen to be vote q minute and thirty
eight to spare.
The Hon. Artemus Hale of Bridge
water, Mass, who is now 81 years of
age, and who voted for Jefferson in
1904, also voted for Garfield on Tues
day. He is the oldest living ex-mem-
Der of Congress.
The latest returns indicate the
election of Johnson, colored, Rep, to
Congress in the First Arkansas Dis
trlct by 100 majority over Poindexter
Dunn, Democrat. johnson is bar
Der residing in Augusta, Arkansas.
His candidacy was announced but one
week before the election.
Cincinnati, November THE
Secretary of State has returns from SO
counties in Ohio, showing that sixty
six counties give Republican gains
over the vote for Governor in 1879 OF
IS, los; thirteen counties give Demo.
cratic gain of 1869: net Republican
gain, 1916. Garfield's plurality in
eighty counties is 33,26S, which will
be increased in the remaining eight
counties to $4,000.
Tennessee elected Republican
Governor by plurality of $4,000,
Judge Hawkins being the successful
candidate. The Republicans cast 92,
900 votes, the largest number the party
ever cast, as against 5000 in 1872,
when it made its greatest stand under
General Grant. The aggregate Demo
cratic vote will be about 10000 q
falling off of 49, 900 in four years. The
next thing we know Tennessee will
be Republican State, as it naturally
should be.
Red Bank, N. j., November T.
The Board Of County Canvassers last
night finished recounting the ballots
of the Third Assembly District, Civ
ing certificate of Election to Charles
Allen, Democrat, having found that
he had majority of one vote. Gro.
yer H. Lufborrow, the Republican
candidate, will contest the seat when
the Legislature convenes on the
ground that an error of three votes
was made, which would give Lufbur-
row a majority ot two.
With the campaign over, the
Pittsburgh Telegraph inquiries if
there be any hope that the tragic
events that followed close in the trail
of the marching clubs of this county
will be remembered outside of the nu-
merous families afflicted by the loss of
loved ones. AT least thirty-five deaths
may be directly charged to this species
of political lunacy in this city alone.
A halo of blood surrounds the history
Of the marching club, and it is time
that, with other relics of more bar.
barous era, it should bc thrust into
oblivion.
1.-THE principles for which Lee
and Jackson fought" prevailed in
South Carolina on Tuesday. Every
county in the State but one gives q
Democratic majority and the net Han.
cock majority in the State will be ovel
10000. According to the recent cen.
sus, which Superintendent Walker
says is correct, there are only 391 ,O7l
white men, women and children in
South Carolina against 604, ,235 colored
people. At the usual ratio of voters
10 population there should be $4,000
white voters in South Carolina and
10000 colored, or colored or Repub
lican majority of $4,000. If the Demo.
cratic members of Congress wish t.
investigate the election in any State
South Carolina will furnish the oppor
tunity.
English Talks.
AND GIVES SOME OF HIS OWN REASONS