Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-10-16

| ton of the Democratic county
ticket by 300 majority. Hancock county
shows a Republican gain of so on
the State ticket In Preston county
three precincts which gave Garfield IA ma
jority now give Maxwell 245 majority. It is
estimated that Preston county viii give Max
well 400 majority At Piedmont the vote
stands: Maxwell 1876; Wilson 800. At Came
ron, Maxwell 81, Wilson 112. The Republ-
can State committee concede the election of
the entire Democratic State ticket by from
!, 200 to 5000. In Taylor county MaxwelPs
majority is 1877 and the entire Republican
county ticket is elected Republican gain of
about $50. Mineral county elects the Demo-
cratic ticket by small majority and gives
Wilson Oem.) for Governor 81 majority.
Correspondents who assume to give ma
jorities for either party in this State from
the exceptionally meagre returns are daring
probabilities. There is nothing yet on
which to base an estimate. At 8 O'Clock but
seven counties have sent complete returns.
They show net Republican gain of $50.
Partial returns from Hampshire indicate
Republican gain of 700. Greenbriar, 314
gain. Twelve precincts of Kanawha county
give 400 Republican majority, which
indicates Democratic gain of 800
in the county. Putnam county,
partial returns, show Democratic gains.
A part of Grant county gives rs Republican
gain. Summers county shows Democratic
gain of &c. Of the $50, 900 votes cast only
10000 or 80, 900 have been heard from. The
net Republican gain in this number is 9S3.
The same ratio would elect the Republican
ticket by 1900. But there is not the least
uncertainty as to the final outcome. The
Democratic State committee last night claim
ed the State by 10000. Tonight they fix it
OF CboSrD t 5ofI,
of the Democratic committee, telegraphs that
the State will go Democratic by from ten to
fifteen thousand. He does not, however, give
any good reasons for his predictions. On the
other hand the returns show Republican
gains.
CINCINNATI, o. Oct. 15.-Reports from
West Virginia tonight are conflicting. The
Republicans concede the State as Democratic
by 1000 majority, while the Democrats will
not say less than 5000 The returns come
in slowly and unsatisfactory. So far the
gains favor the Republicans with their
strongholds to hear from.
A step Towards killing Free Trade.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 15.-Chairman Coop
er of the Republican State committee was
asked what he thought of the result of yester-
days election in Ohio and replied: 'It is
glorious victory and insures the election of
Blaine ana Logan ana triumph OF pfoGecblon.
The congressional gains in Ohio will have the
effect of awakening the Republicans all over
the country to mighty effort in the direc-
ton of gaining possession of the next House
Of Representatives and effectually killing
free trade in this country"
From Out the List of Doubtful States.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-Secretary Gresham
thinks the victory in Ohio yesterday takes
New York, Indiana, New Jersey and Connec-
ticut from out the list of doubtful or Demo
cratic States and makes them certain for
Blaine and Logan in November. The Presi-
dent and Secretary Lincoln understood to
share in this thought. Commissioner Dud-
ley returned to Washington to-day from
Ohio. Colonel Dudley is equally if not more
confident of Republican victory in Novem-
Der than is Secretary Gresham.
Senator Beck, who arrived here to-day, ex-
pressed himself as neither surprised nor dis
couraged at the result in Ohio. New York
he considers safe for Cleveland in November
as safe as Kentucky. He says that the
Democratic candidate will surely win with
or without Ohio. On all sides the belief is
general that within three weeks the country
will witness the hardest political struggle
ever seen.