Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-08
A DEMOCRATIC DISASTER
THE Bath ILLINOIS DISTRICT.
GOES REPUBLICAN.


Logan's Election to the United States
Senate Made Almost Certain by the
Catastrophe-Over Confidence Causes
Fatal Apathy Among tho Democratic
Leaders Washington Thunder Struck.
CHICAGO, May THE latest but still
incomplete and unofficial returns from
the election in the fhirty-fourth Sena-
torial district render it reasonably GER
tain that the Republicans have a ma
jority Of 150 to POO. This will give the
Republicans 103 votes on joint ballot, q
clear majority.
THE EFFECT AT SPRINGFIELD.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, May THE Senas
t0rial aspect has beea materially changed
by the events of the past forty-eight
hours, and Gen. Logan's chances appear
very much brighter, although it is not
positively known yet what Mr.. Sittig will
do. That gentleman, as soon as it became
fully apparent that Weaver had been
elected to-day, left for home. The gene
raj impression here is that he will fall IN
line when the time comes, although he
feels sore over the abuse received when
he paired with Mr.. Shaw. Gen. Logan is
now fully confident of his ultimate
success, and is cOrrespondingiy happy,
as in fact are all the Republicans
REPUBLICAN ELATION.
The hotel lobbies presented quite busy
scene tonight, and many Republicans arc
inclined to paint the town red. As the
spirits OF one party rise the others lower,
and Democrats are feeling blue enough.
They admit that they were Outgeneraled
in this matter and blame themselves for
being 80 lax. None of the Representatives
from that district even took the trouble to
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were they that no opposition would be
offered. They now see their folly and re-
pent Of 1t. 1t is too late, as all doubts
OF Weaver's election have vanished, it
being claimed that his majority now is
369. The vote cast was not one-third Of
that cast In November last. IL isaverred
by some Democrats that an intimation of
what was TO be sprung on them was re-
ceived the night before the election, and
that the leaders in the district were nOn-
fled, and they paid no attention 10 it.
Gen. Logan says that the reason be as
signs for II is that the people in the State
want him to be the next Senator, and the
Democrats did not wish to vote against
him.
A sTARTLER FOR WAsHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, May William r.
Morrison received a telegram this afteF-i'
noon from a friend ia Springfield an
nouncing that a Iepublican had been
elected to the State Senate IN place Of Mr.
Shaw, the Democrat recently deceased.
He left on the first train for Springfield.
Similar kilograms were ~ ceiFed by others
Of the Illinois Democrats now here. They
created a sensation. Most of the Demo-
Gratis prepared 10 90 home. The story OF
the election Of the Republican In place Of
the dead Democrat in a district which
usually gives 1900 Democratic majority
is very simple as told by the surprised
and startled Democrats now here. They
say that, believing the district 10 be safely
Democratic, no attention was paid to it
by the Democrats.
FATAL APATHY.
Some Of them went to Washington,
some TO Chicago and some to New Or
leans. Apparently the Democrats in the
district were equally Indifferent. The
Republicans, on the contrary, appear to
have worked hard. At all events. they
elected their man by 500 majority. This
gives the Republicans clear majority in
the Legislature. The Illinois Democrats
try to figure out the election OF a Demo-
crat, but most OF them admit that the
election Of a Republican Is more probable.
lt seems an odd coincident that the blow
should have fallen on Mr.. Morrison's
hopes on the day after he had received
substantial recognition from the admins
tration.
CHICAGO's LATE ELECTION.
CHICAGO, May THE City Councils
canvass of the ballots cast at the late
municipal election resulted this afternoon
in a net gain in the Thirteenth and Four
teenth wards OF votes for Smith. Since
the difficulties encountered in counting
the votes cast in the Third ward the cam
Vass has gone forward without incident.
At the present stage a majority OF about
450 votes is claimed for Harrison when
the canvass shall have been completed.
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