The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-08
Additional Election Returns.

The Democrats elected but two of the nine
township trustees in Jennings county.
The Republicans gained one trustee in Greene
| county, electing ten out of fifteen. There was a
gain of 48 over 1884.
The election of a township trustee by the Re-
publicans of Seymour Is among the greatest Of
the surprises of Mondays election.
John FL. Dorst, Democratic candidate for
township trustee at New Albany. in a township
500 Democratic, was defeated by a Republican
by 829 majority. ~
The Republicans of Cass county elected eight
out of the twelve township trustees. The coun-
ty, which is five hundred Democratic, was car
ried by the Republicans by $50. eee
In Green township, Hancock county, with a
usual Democratic majority of 100. Sidney Moore,
Republican, was elected oser Wilson, Democrat,
for trustee. by 81 majority. William MeKinsie,
Republican, was elected over Warner, Democrat,
by 2 majority. for assessor.
AT Windfall. Jacob Barrow, the Democratic
candidate for trustee, was elected by q majority
of 6. Aaron White. the Republican candidate
for assessor, was elected by 9 majority, the De-
mocracy having beer carrying the township by
about 100 majority. Mr., White is the first Re
publican assessor ever elected in that township.
Returns from all the TOWNSHIPS in LaPorte
| county show that the Republicans have gained
Vernon and Green townships, and lost
| CeEter and Brown. The regular Republican
nominee in Blue River was defeated by an indie
| pendent Republican. So that the county stands
as reported yesterday-four Republican and FIVE
Democratic.
Complete returns from all the townships of
Vermillion county show the election of seven
Republican and FIVE Democratic trustees, a gain
of two for the Democrats. The townships
e~lecting Republicans are Adams. Liberty, Jor-
dan, Pine, Pike, Warren and Medina; those
electing Democrats are Washington, Prairie,
Steuben, Kent and Mound.
The ona tounships in CLAW co,ptv ronortod
doubtful comes up smiling with 40 Republican
majority for trustee. The township referred to
is Lewis. 1t Is the same whose ex-trustee,
BIedsoe, Democrat, invested in three thousand
dollars worth of lightning rod Pollardism. The
Republicans hold four out of eleven trustees,
making substantial gains in votes, though losing
the trusteeship in two or three townships.
The result of Mondays elections In Harrison
county is very gratifying to the Republicans.
They made a gain of two, and perhaps three
trustees. They elected six township assessors,
and possibly seven. In Corydon township the
Republicans made almost a clean sweep, having
elected both trustee and assessor, and most of
the minor officers. Such a victory was never
won there in an open fight since the organization
Of the Republican party.
The Republicans of Jasper county elected nine
of the thirteen township trustees. They lost
Newton ana Walker and gain Hanging Grove
and kankakee, leaving the net result, as to the
number of trustees, the same as two years ago;
DuC the maJorlJleS ana general result are more
satisfactory. In 1884 Griswold, Republican, was
elected in Marion tRensselaer) by only two ma
jority. He is reelected by ll3, Notwithstanding
a desperate fight by the Democracy. The loss
in Walker and Newton is the result of injudicious
nominations. The Republican candidates in
both townships were good men but weighted
down by local prejudices. Milroy and Jordan
are both strongly Democratic, but in Milroy the
Democrat elected was a compromise candidate,
and will not be of any service politically to his
party. The election of a Republican in Hanging
Grove is a significant triumph. his opponent be-
ing an exceptionally good Democratic trustee
and a good citizen.
Returns from Green, the only township in
Grant county not heard from on Tuesday night,
show the election of a Democratic trustee by
seven majority. The balance of the township
ticket is Republican. This leaves the political
complexion of the trustees of the county: Re-
publicans, seven; Democrats, six. OF the six
Democrats elected, five received less than TWEEN
ty-fve majority, and three of the five less than
eight. The Republicans elected nine out of
thirteen assessors. 1t is impossible to
exactly estimate the force of the Prohibition
vote. In TWO townships this party had no ticket,
and at other points the Prohibitionists and Dem
ocrats combined. The most careful estimate
places the Prohibition vote in the county at
800. In Center township, which includes Marion,
the anti-whisky party confidently claimed they
would cast from lT5 to 200 votes, whereas their
ticket averaged less than rs. The leaders are
much disappointed over the showing made.