Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-11-10
The Election.


light vote, but the republican state ticket
comes out of the fight with about &C, 900
majority, fair average compared with
last fall when nearly double the vote was
cast. In Wisconsin,. both parties claim
victory, but the result will be close as there
are democratic gains, which if they GO not
defeat the ticket, reduces the majority so
that the outcome is doubtful until com.
plete returns are received from remote dis.
tricts. New York has probably gone
democratic by small majority, and here
as every where else, an extremely light
vote is recorded. Pennsylvania goes re-
publican of course, with u majority esti.
mated at from 10000 to $4,000, and the
Massachusetts republicans are also trium.
plant. In Virginia, the Malone party IRE
victorious, while Mississippi is as usual
democratic by immense odds.
A humiliating defeat for the republicans
of this county is the result of the local con.
test. OF the causes which conspired to
bring about this result, the least said the
better, as they are discreditahle to the in.
fluential party leaders. Primarily the light
vote, large floating population. and the
active opposition eGgendered by urwor-
thy personal causes were instrumental in
securing defeat, although secondary and
no less prominent influences, such as dis
honorable combinations, apathy, misman.
agement, laundering and general stupidity
also conspired to bring about the political
Waterloo of Tuesday In no other way can
the fact of minority control be accounted
for, and out of the complete and decisive
wreck there is but a CLEAN of hope that
the sharp lesson may prove of some bene-
fit in the future, but of this there is little
promise, as the i'll feeling and the bad
blood engendered will not be eIadicated
| for sometime to come, and revenge will be
as likely to play as prominent II part one or
two years hence as it has done for two
years past. We might add, and with like
results
The auditor, treasurer, AID majority
of the board of county commissioners, all
the important Offices elect, are democratic.
DR.. T. E. Hecnan as auditor, H. Whitsley
as treasurer, and Messrs. Highland, Taisey
and Finnegan as democratic members OF
the board of county commissioners. OF
the officers elect we can cleerfully testify
as to their integrity aud ability, and while
they are of course inexperienced, yet what
ever their acts might fail in, there is one
thing positive, their. intentions will be fol
the best interests of all, this we firmly be
lieve, and while the result is not just what
we have honorably and with the best in
tent laborcd for, yet the people of the
people of the county may be congratulated
that their affairs have been consigned 10
such worthy hands.
Owing to unaccountable delays IN the
forwarding of returns from the towns OF
Hodges and Moore, which can be attrib
uted to no other cause than carelessness
we are unable TO give this week tabulatsd
Statement of the official returns. The
most reliable r. ports show u good vote fol
Gen. Hubbard. who has undoubtedly run
ahead of his ticket, willie the whole stats
ticket has majority which will show 9
gain over last year. We regret being un
able t. hold our paper for the official can
vas, and it is, thanks to one or two dilatorJ
parties. the first time since the TRIBUNE
has been under tile present management
that it has been unable 10 give its reader
complete account Of the days work, II
the first issue thereafter.
The following are the officers elect, n
near rs can be learned:
Auditor-T. +. Eeenan.
II Treasurer-Il Whiteley.
!. Supt. of Scl,oOls-J. a. J0hnson.
Court Commissioners. E. Pearce.
Come Dist No. Ill. L. Highland.
: !" /" "A. H. Taisey.
Z" 3-M. FinDegan.
g . tx. G. Hetgeson.
g 5-H. Hutchsns.
The names in Italics are the republican
candidates.