The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-09
A Clean Sweep on the Pacific
Slope.
The Illinois Legislature IN
Great Doubt.

The New York Times this morning, says
the ma iority for Cleveland for governor,
Is over t90000
New YORK, Nov 9.-The following is
the city vote on the constitutional amend
mentE to make the canal of the State free.
For amendment, ia ,054; against, $50.
CHICAGO, Nov. 9-Returns from Chica-
90 and Cook county complete, show the
following result: County treasurer, Seipp,
Dem. 2,S52 plurality; sheriff, Hanchett,
Rep, A. 1853 plurality; county clerk, Ryan,
Dem, 795 plurality; probate clerk, Sen
mott, Rep. 913 plurality; coroner, Boy
den, Dem, 746 plurality; county supcrin-
tendcnt of schools, Lane, Rep, 300 plural
iiy; county commissioners, four democrats
and one republican. --latest returns from
The state indicate the election of the re
publican state ticket by from 10000 to
1000.
Probate Judge. Knickerbocker, Rep,
1859 plurality; county judge, Pendergast,
Dem, l, 1,140 plurality. As will be seen,
the county was very evenly divided between
republicans and democrats, in fact, party
lines were almost totally ignored outside
of active politicians and candidates were
chosen entirely on personal popularity.
Highest democratic plurality 2,852, and
highest republican plurality 4, 1853, indicat-
ING an independent vote of over 200.
Last returns on congressman, indicate
the election of Cullen and Thomas, repuh-
licans, in the Eighth and Twentieth dis
tricts, and Worthington, democrat, in the
Tenth. The deleagtion wolld then stand
II republicans and democrats. The state
legislature is very close on joint ballot,
and it is impossible to say which Will have
majority when the returns are all in.
CHICAGO, Nov 9-DesMoines Ia, spc
cial Latest returns indicate that the re
publicans have lost the following con
gressmen: Farwell, 2nd Updegraf in
4th; Wilson, in 5th; Anderson in 9th, the
successful democrats being Murphy, Wei
ler Frederick and Susey. Congressional
delegation will therefore stand, repahli-
cans z, democrats 4.
ST PAUL, Nov. 9.-Returns tabulated
up to three o'clock this a m, gives the
following majorities on congressman
White, republican, First district 2o6;
Wakefield, republican, Second district, A.
5S3; Strait, representative, Third district,
6.532; Washburn, republican, Fourth dls-
trict. 2. .642: Nelson, republican, Fifth dis
trict, 3 sos.
Returns from the Second, Third and
Fifth districts are incomplete, and later
returns will increase the majority OF the
legislature as made up to this a. M,
stands: Senate, republicans "a, demo
Gratis 10, Independent and greenbackers 8.
House. republicans 76, democrats 25, in
dependents 8.
SAN FRANCIsCo, Nov. $4,000 votes
counted in this city confirm last nights re
port of the probable result-a clean demo
cratic sweep. From the interior Stone
mans majority increases as the returns
come in. The senate will probably be TWEEN
ty-eight democrats and twenty republicans.
Assembly, fifty seven democrats and twenty
three republicans. The defeat of page is
confirmed by further adYices.
MEMPHIS, Nov General James K
Chalmers, independent democratic candi
date for congress in the Second Mississippi
district opposing Van FL. Manning, demo
cratic nominee, is in the city In an inter
view he asserts that bull-dozing was prac-
tlsed in Tallahatchee county, where the
election was prevented from being held
under the pretense of fear from smoll x
which deprived him of 500 votes, and one
box in De Soto county, where the Judges
refused to hold an election, lost him 2Ot
votes. Notwithstandinga all these he claims