Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1882-11-10
THE BATTLE OF BALLOTS.
NELSON WINS IN THE fifth
MINNESOTA DISTRICT.
Cleveland's Majority Probably 200,
OOO-RepOrted Election of BOtkin
in Montana-Other News, Po-
litical and NOn-POlitical.
Tribune Specials.

FARGO, Nov. 7.-[Special. Raymond has
1,O28 votes in Fargo. Alfred has a majority
of 125 over Edwards in the city, and returns
from the outside precincts give him 500 ma
jority more Edwards is beaten in every
ward in the city.
FARGO, Nov. 7.-[Special. ]-Scattering re-
turns from the Fifth district give Kindred
heavy votes. Nelson gets only 60 majority
in Moorhead, where it was expected he had
900. Edwards is beaten i'll Cass county by
100 majority. The balance of the ticket is
elected by 200 majority. Richland county
polled 1,5O0 votes.
FARGO, Nov. 9.-[Special] ]-Griggs county
had a fight on the question of moving the
county seat. The west side votes about GU,
it is reported all for Maratta The east side
votes 342, said to be 300 for Maratta.
Ransom county gives Maratta between GO
and 100 votes.
Barnes and Sterling give Nickeus ma
jority of 1,2OO. 1t is doubted if it can be
overcome.
FARGO, Nov. 9.-[Special] Lisbon and
Sheldon, in Ransom county, give the repub-
liean legislative ticket 400 majority.
THE BATTLE AT JAMESTOWN.
JAMESTOWN. Nov. 7.-[Special] ]-Maratta
and Benson are running behind their ticket
Goodrich and Nickeus will get majority of
five Or six hundred in the county. Every
thing too badly mixed to give result before 8
o'clock tomorrow morning.
THE DAY AT aLEND1vE.
G1END1vE, Nov. 7.-[Special. AT Dawson
county's first election to-day over 800 votes
were polled, 543I being cast in Glendive. Ma
ginnis will have majority of $50 and pos
sibly 500 in the county. The entire peoples
ticket is now conceded elected. ]. F. Ma
loney, representative; Robert Pontet,
S. L. Bean and N. w. Comford, com
missioners; James Taylor, sheriff; W. II
RAYMOND clerk; A. J. Mcmillan, treasurer.
Everything lively but orderly.
GENERAL DISPATCH FROM FARGO.
FARGO, Nov. 7.-[special] ]-Hillsboro votes
unanimously for Towner, and admits the
whole Buxton ticket, independent nt-repub-
lican is elected.
Massachusetts is claimed for Butler by
$4,000 to 10000 majority.
New Hampshire goes democratic, and
New Jersey, ditto.
Barnes county gives 800 republican major
ity, and Richland 1000.
At Moorhead Nelson's friends claim an es-
timated majority of one thousand.
Louisiana and Missouri show democratic
gains.
Illinois state holds republican straight.
The Chicago democratic county ticket is
probably elected.
Kindred and Nelson are very close.
AT GRAND FORKS.
GRAND FORKS, Nov. 7.-[Special.] 1.-The
election in this city passed off quietly. There
was a light vote here. Raymond 500 and
Brookings So. The regular republican ticket
carried the city by over 300 majority. No
county precincts are yet heard from, but it
is the general belief that Brookings' entire
vote in the county will not exceed 200.
THE COUNTY SEAT OF K1DDER.
DAWSON, D. t., Nov. 7.-[Special, ]-Daw~
son claims the county seat by one vote.
THE VOTE AT STEELE.
STEELE, D. T., Nov. 7.-[Special. Total
humber of votes cast, 81. For Raymond IS,
Ball 81, Maratta 81, Goodrich SO, Williams
80. County ticket very close.
VALLEY CITY BAGS THE ENEMY.
VALLEY CRY, D. T., Nov. 7.-Barnes
county gives Raymond and Ball eleven hun
dred, and the legislative ticket eight hum
dred majority, with several solid precincts to
hear from. We have met the enemy and
they are ours.
VALLEY CITY, Nov. 7.-lSpecial. THE fol-
lowing is the vote of Valley City ON the leg
islative ticket: Whole number of votes cast
5S7; Raymond 5S7; Brookings none; Ball 42o;
Nash 1852; Nickeus 3s2; Maratta l78; Benson
372; Williams 382; Jones 159; Goodrich l56.
No returns have yet been received of the
legislative ticket from other portions of the
county, but it is estimated that the majority
for the republican ticket will not fall short
of 800.
VALLEY CRY, D. T., Nov. 9.-[Special. J.
A reliable informant who has just arrived
from Griggs county says that the republican
legislative ticket received over 800 votes out
of 800 cast. The vote on county seat gives it
to Cooperstown by majority of 1885,.
ACROSS THE RIVER.
MANDAN, Dak,, Nov. 8, 4:4O a. m.-lSps-
cial. Despite the red-hot stage of the local
campaign the election was very orderly here.
Newport is beaten by about sixty majority.
w. A. Carr, E. Boley and J.. b. Hager are
certainly elected county commissioners, and
B. J. Van Week for register of deeds. . Geo.
w. Harmon has q handsome majority for
sheriff; also Warren Carpenter. Geo. Bingen-
heimer and John Hannah. Total vote polled
in town 473, county about 100 more. D. w.
Maratta is running away ahead of his ticket.
Raymond's majority small. Williams hold
ing his own. Only two-thirds of the vote
counted as yet. .
NELSON WINS THE FIGHT.
s ST. Paul, Nov. 8 Especial. The Pioneer
Press has the following from Gilman:
From returns: now in and from good In
formation the following maj jorities BY count
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