Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-07
REPUBLICANS WIN.
Rock Island too Rock Ribbed tn
be Saved.

Gest Reelected to Congress by n
Largely Increased Majority = The
Republican County Ticket Success
full.
The election is over, and the results
verify the ARGUS assertion of last night
hat it would reveal many surprises in
he local as well as the national, state.
and legislative ticket. With.
out speaking of general results, returns
from county precincts at hand establish
the fact that the republicans have carried
Rock Island county on congressional and
county tickets, but the democrats have
greatly reduced the majorities on national
and state tickets Returns are vet incom-
plete, but from such as are at hand safe
idea may be formed. Mr.. Gest probably
has plurality of from 1900 to 1900 in
the county, which is likely to insure his
election. On the county ticket, the re-
publicans have majority of several hun.
dred, electing the entire ticket, though
Mr.. Casteel, candidate for circuit clerk,
runs ahead of his ticket in nearly every
precinct in the county, barring Moline
where the. narrow prejudices against
everyone but home man cut out the
majorities he would otherwise have had
The fact that Gamble hailed from Moline
gave him remarkable prestige there and
resulted in the overwhelming slaughter Of
his opponent in that town, though Mr.
Casteel carries Rock Island and the
county generally, and his vote all over i.
very fattering compliment L
him. He had the unfortunate ele
ment to contend with that h,
ives running against man from
Moline, whose locality constituents weri
determined to elect, no matter what bar
gain and sale they entered into to acco m
plish it. Smarting as they were unde
the defeat of the parson two years ago
they showed yesterday that it was no
man, brains or principle that they wer
fighting for, but for man from Moline
and they alone are responsible for tn
election of such man as Gamble. l
Rock Island, republicans as well as dem
ocrats stood by the democratic nominee
believing him to be the more competent
CANDLES plurality is about 900
The contest between Mr.. McEniry an
Mr. O'Mara was more evenly fougt
throughout the county, and Mr.. omar
is elected because he got the majority {
votes, having an estimated plurality -,
roo votes.
Upon the state and national til k
in Rock Island county, the democra
make gains, cutting the former r,
publican majorlties. This stead
increase is certainly gratifying, and viii
the democrats have failed to elect the
Congressman. they have made a cles
fight that they may well feel proud G
and il was only strict adherence to par
lines and policies, and entire sbando
ment for the time being of ideas of pri
ciple, that brought defeat to the dem
cratic nominees.
THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION.
The vote on congressman in this d
trict was surprise to both parties. b
highly satisfactory to Mr.. Gest and
friends. While it was expected that
would run considerably ahead in his o,
county, nothing like the landslide II
occurred was looked for. He CARR
every ward in the city but one. the Thil
which gave Prentiss 10 Gest's plural
in the city is 513 against 997 two ye
ago. In Moline the democrats seemed
have suddenly evaporated just as II
were about to cast their ballots. G
received the remarkable plural
of TAG in the proud city. VIII
appears to enjoy the ficklen
attached to it in political matters, ms
ing q plurality in the two cities of 1,21
In the country precincts Prentiss held
own pretty well. Gest's total plural
in the whole county is 1,64S Advi
from the other counties in the district
also favorable to Gest, and bis major
in the district will be from 800 to 8
Henderson county is said to have CIV
him 375, somewhat of gain. McDt
ough county is said to have given Pr
tiss only about 100 plurality, and
democratic vote in Hancock has fal
off.
Mr.. E. W. Hurst, the democratic nc
inee for minority representative, is
course elected, but his vote is shown
be not confined within party feeling.
having received very large complimt
airy vote indicative of his popularity
the district.
The appended tabulsted staten
shows the general vote for the prime
candidates in Rock Island county.
the prohibition and labor vote are lig
than two years ago, and cut no import
figure in the general results. Corh
= independent candidate for states at
ney, did better than was expected.
P ROCK ISLAND.
FIRST WARD.
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