The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-06
Returns from the Counties.
BOONE COUNTY.

BOONE COUNTY.
LEBANON, Nov. 5.-The official count in Boone
county gives the following majorities FOR tho
Republican State ticket: Robertson, IS; Grit
fin, S9 Carr, II; Lemcke, IS; La Toilette, 172
Michener, 80; Elliott. 115; Noble, 85. Ham,
the Democratic candidate for Congress, got 26
majority over Cheade, quite number OF
Greenbackers voting for him. Kelley, Rep,
candidate for the Legislature, received 81 ma
jority, and the remainder of the Republican
county ticket, except the sheriff and prosecutor.
is elected by from 0l TO 227 majority. This be-
ing the home of T. H. Harrison. president of the
benevolent institutions, the Republicans feel
that they have gained a great victory as he
worked every scheme imaginable to carry the
county. The Greenback vote was 200 and the
Prohibition vote 90.
HOWARD COUNTY.
KoKoMo, Nov. 5.-A. B. Kirkpatrc T. Repub
lican candidate for prosecuting attorney for tho
Ihirty-sixth judicial circuit. ran ahead of tho
State and county ticket receiving a total vote iu
this county of 1870. j. NJ Fippin his Demo
cratic opponent. carried Upton county by COZ,
leaving Mr.. Kirkpatrick's majority in the circuit
332 The official count gives A. ]. Morrow,
Democratic candidate for surveyor. 16 majority
over his Republican opponent. Mr.. Maun. This
is the first Democrat ever elected to county
Office in Howard county This was caused by
ditch and gravel road troubles among the farm
ers.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
CRAwFoRDsvILLE, Nov. 5.-The board of can.
vassers met yesterday and received the returns
from the several townships Tho returns show
that j. L. Cohen, Dem, has 0 majority for
auditor over Capt G. r. Brown A recount
of the ballots will be commenced in the morn
ing, and it is confidently expected that Brown
will be auditor. The official returns give the
Republican State ticket the following majorties:
Lieutenant-governor, Ill: Secretary of State,
1I3; Treasurer of State. 164; Auditor of
State, 156; Attorney general, I84; Clerk
of Supreme Court. 175; Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction, 233 Judge
Judge of Supreme Court. 100 J. S. Johnstop
Rep has a majority of IA for Congress-
County ticket majorities: H. Trout. Rep, Rep
resentative 273: A. B. Anderson. Rep, county
prosecutor, 2l5 @. A. Stillwel, Rep. joint rep
resentative 2l8 c. p Reynolds. Dem, clerk.
I60; E. B. McCoskey Rep, sheriff, 275: j. S.
Goben, Dem, auditor. Q; W. p. Heron, Dem,
treasurer 154; A. +. Henry. Rep, coroner l5S;
}. w. Waugh, Rep, surveyor, AL, A. H. Bow
erS, Rep, Commissioners, 247. Fisher Doherty
received one vote for Congress, and T. E. Bal
lard Prchibitionist, l45
PARKE COUNTY.
ROCKVILLE Nov. 5-The board of canvass
ers, after being out all night found errors in the
election returns which give Samuel Il. Catlin
the election for county auditor BY majority of
l2 He is a National. and ran on the Democratic
ticket He was supported by Greenbackers,
Nationals Prohibitonists and some dissatisfied
Republicans against Henry Johns, Rep.,
wounded soldier. In Liberty township the
scattering vote was put down in the Greenback
column, and ought to have been in the Demo
cratic. In Sugar Creek township the count was
wrong, aud 10 in favor Of Catlin He is a
wealthy farmer, while Johns is poor wounded
soldier, and deserving. Cailin, in 1872, ran for
county treasurer the Republican ticket,
against n w. Cummings Rep. and was sefeat-
ed by large majority. In 1882 ne ran against
WIN. Knowles, Rep, for Representative, and
was again defeated by votes This time he
barely crawls in, and that bY help Of Republic.