The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-08
Republican Elected in Democratic Dis
trict, and the Choice of Republican
United States Senator Made Certain.
CuriOn Effect of the News on Sucker
Democrats at the National Capital.
Congressman Holman Tells Why Offices Can
not Be Provided More Rapidly-Resigna-
tion ofRegister Bruce-Capital Notes.
THE ILLINOIS sENAToRsHIP.

Effect of the News of Weaver's Election on
Illinois Democrats at the Capital.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May THE news from H.
linois to-day, which announced the election of
a Republican State senator in place of Shelly,
deceased, Democrat, had most disheartening
effect upon the Illinois Democrats here. Mr..
Morrison, who has been engaged in laying and
pulling some very elaborate political wires, was
so disheartened over the news that he immedi
ately threw up the sponge and started for home
at once. He has about made up his mind that it
will require more federal patronage than he can
control to secure his election to the Senate now.
The other Illinois Democrats-and there are
at least fifty of them here--are celebrating their
defeat by @ protracted carousal There are
more drunken Illinois men here tonight than
there are sober ones No one can account for
the great Republican victory except by the
statement that the Democrats of the West are
dissatisfied with the conduct of the administra-
tion. 1t is conceded on all sides that Repub-
Gcan successor to Senator Logan is now assured,
and Logan stock is up several points tonight
Weaver's Election Considered Certain.
To the Western Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, May IA dispatch received
here from Cass county states that outside of
Schuyler county. the Republicans in the Thirty
fourth Senatorial District were fifty or sixty
ahead, but up to the present hour, 1856 A. NJ,
nothing has been heard from the former county,
although many dispatches have been sent The
Republicans in the House this morning were
very confident that Weaver tRep.) had been
elected. Schuyler county is claimed to have
been the best organized by the Republicans. and
was not so strongly Democratic in the last elec
tion as the other three counties in the district.
The indications are now. without full returns
being in, that the Republican candidate is
elected.
If the Republicans have carried the district
it would give them 103 votes on joint ballot, and
if Sittig and the other anti-Logan Republicans
should consent to abide by the caucus DEGREES, it
would insure the election of Republican to the
United States Senate
The Democrats now lat noon) concede the
election by from $50 to 200 majority. 1t is un
derstood now that the returns from all the pre-
cincts EXCEPT two are in, but have not been re-
ceived here. So far the returns give Weaver
ITO majority. Senator johnson (Dem.l sent a
telegram to the junketing committee at New
Orleans. conceding the election to the Repub-
licans.
Unofficial returns received up to 2:3O this after
noon show Weaver, Republican, to be over 250
ahead in the Thirty-fourth Senatorial district.
1t is generally believed that these figures will
not be materially changed
The senatorial aspect has been materially
changed by the events of the past forty-eight
hours and General Logans chances appear very
much better, although it is not positively known
yet what Mr. Sittig will do. That gentleman
left for home soon as it became fully apparent
that Weaver had been elected to-day. The gen
eral impression here is that he will fall into line
when the times comes, although he feels sore
after the abuse he received when he paired with
Shaw. General Logan is now confident Of his
ultimate success. The Democrats admit that
they were out-generalled in this matter, and
blame themselves for being SO lax.