The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-03
ILLINOIS.
A Great Deal of Scratching, with the Repub
5+~t lIcans Largely in the Lead.

Great Deal of Scratching, with the Repub-
lIcans Largely in the Lead.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2-The weather in this city
and throughout the entire State is magnificent,
with the prospect of continuing so the entire
day. 1t was estimated at IL o'clock this fore
noon that fully one-half the registered votes
mad been cast. There was less scratching of the
regular Republican and Democratic. tickets. than
had been expected. There two labor tickets
in the feld--the United Labor and the Labor
League The former is supposed to represent
largely the Socialists and, with the exception of
the candidates for judges OF the county courts,
has independent nominees for all the State and
county Offices. The Labor League ticket con-
tains the names of the Republican State candi-
dates. aid is divided on the county officers be-
tween the Republican and Democratic nominees.
Both labor tickets are receiving a fair number
of votes.
Lawler, the Democratic nominee for Congress
in the Second district is conceded to have a fair
majority.
The latest details are shown in the following
totals: Seventy-four precncts-County treas
urer Davis, Rep 5, 492; Schweisthal Dem,
4.604; Stauber. United Labor 3,044 County
judge, LOOMS, Rep 5,677; Prendergast Dem.
and Labor, 1913
A Springfield special says of the fight in Con
gresham Springer's district: Graham, the la
Dor candidate. is running well, and is securing
his votes largely from the Democrats, He stands
a fair chance for election Connolly, the Repub
lican candidate, is polling large vote, as many
Democrats are openly working against Springer
The election in Chicago and throughout Cook
county was quietly conducted, and the vote
pollad was fairly large one. The feature of
interest in the canvass was the advent of the
United Labor party, which brought to its sup
port, very largely, the sympathizers with Social
ism. The party, in the strong Democratic
wards, divided the vote very evenly with the
Democrats, while in the strong Republican
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their own, with very few labor votes being cast.
The indications at II o'clock to night are that
the Republican ticket has majority in both the
city and the outlying county towns embraced in
Cook county the Republicans elect three
Judges and the Democrats three Judges all of
whom were Endorsed by the labor convention
and whose names appeared on the United Labor
ticket The Republicans re-eect Adams, in the
First congressional district; elect Masona in the
Sec ond district, and re-elect Durham in the
Fourth. Lawler. Dem, is elected in the Second
district
The Republican majority in Chicago for State
Treasurer is estimated at midnight at 8, GOO. and
the Republicans claim majority in the State
for Treasurer of from 20, 900 TO % 000 The'ma-
jority for the Republican county ticket in Cook
county. except for judges, viii range from 5000
TO 5000 The Republicans gam Congressman
in the Third district.
Later returns from the city indicate that
LAWYER, Democratic candidate for Congress in
the Second district is defeated by Gleason, the
United Labor candidate. There is no prospect
of learning the result of the vote on the legis-
lative ticket tonight, several wards having as
yet barely been heard from.
PARIS, Nov 2-The election in this county
to-day was hotlv contested Both parties were
confident of success. The election was for State
Treasurer and State Superintendent of Public
Instruction. one Congressman. one State Senator,
and three members of the lower house, with
county ticket No definite returns are IN, but
Iay 70 lair
State ticket and Congressman, and l5O OH the
county ticket.
CHAMPAIGN, Nov. 3--There was so much
scratching of tickets that very few precincts
have reported az midnight. So far as heard
from, there are slight Republican gains. The