The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-07
Returns from Counties.
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COLUMBUS, NOV. o-Ine eiection nere passoo
off quietly. No township in the county has yet
been definitely heard from, but it is concsded
that F. T. Crump, Republican candidate for
county treasurer, and Wick Larue, Republican
candidate for sheriff, are elected. The Repub-
licans have made gains in this county of about
seventy-fve votes over the national ticket in
1884. when it gave Cleveland 305 plurality. The
Prohibi,ionists polled larger vote than was ex-
pected. 1t is thought that George W. Cooper,
Democratic candidate for Congress from this
district runs about fifty votes ahead Of his ticket
in this county. Brown county has made large
Republican gains.
Returns from one precinct in Clay township,
this county, gives los Republican and SO Demo
cratic. In 1884, the vote was 107 Republican
and sS Democratic, Republican loss of 3.
Clifford precinct gives ZIG Republican and 81
Democratic; in 1884, the Republican vote was LOB
and Democratic, 81. In the West Hope precinct
the Republican vote was 90. Democratic. 49, in
1884, in this precinct the vote was &c Repub-
lican and AZ Democratic. In Clifty township
there was Republican gain of 40 votes. All
this is on the national ticket 1T now believed
the Republican gains in this county will amount
to over 100, and at least two Republican county
officers will be elected.
The Republicans here arc greatly excited
over the ARE st, by Democratic police officer,
of Thomas Robinson, upon the false charge of
illegal voting Robinson has been q resident of
the precinct in which he attempted to vote for
more than year, and is In every respect en-
titled to a vote. An affidavit had been pre- pared
by Republicans to swear the vote. but Robinson
was arrested and taken to Jail before he was
given an opportunity to exercise his right OF
suffrage. The Mayor 10 appointing the special
police, employed none but Democrats and
they were the most disreputable roughs in the
city. Under instruction of the Democratic man
ayers. they attempted to intimidate the Repub
lcans by arresting three other legal voters, but
not until all of them had succeeded in casting
their ballots The Republican arrested and In
jail. besides Robinson, is c. j. Wilson, an old
crippled Union soldier The officer who arres ted
him will be prosecuted to the bitter end. Jo-
seph Pyle. another Republican, was also arrest
ed, but by the vigorous intercession of Hon.
Joseph l. Irwin he was released before taken TO
jail
BENTON.
FOWLER, Nov. 6-Incomplete returns from
Harrison will have 800 majority. The Repub-
lican county ticket is all elected by large MAORI
ties. The vote is the largest ever cast Two
arrests were made for offering to buy votes.
CASS.
LoGANsPoRT, Now AT 1:30 A. NJ. but two
precincts in Csss county had been heard from.
These show net Republican gain Of %. Indi-
cations are that the Republicans have made
heavy gains in this county.
There were four arrests here for alleged
attempts at illegal voting. All the persons ar
| rested were bailed out and voted. except one.
| by the Republicans. City Marshal Henry
| DIVISION and Deputy Sheriff George Harrington,
both Democrats, were arrested by United States
Deputy Marshal Gallagher for intimioatine
voters There has been much excitement.
CLARK.
JEFFERsoNvILLE, Nov. Cat this hour,
| A. NJ. only one of the ten precincts in Jeffef-
| sonville township have finished counting. This
| is the fourth precinct and shows Republican
| majority of % The Republicans poll of the
| fourth only showed them a majority OF 10. The
| Democratic majority Of 46 in the sixth predict
| is reduced to 3, Republican gain of 43. The
| tenth precinct, heretofore Democratic. has been
carried By the Republicans, the colored vote GO
| ing solid for Harrison. and it is confidently be-
| lieved the Republicans will make gains in every
precinct in the township. The out townships in
this county have not been heard from, but it is
safe to predict they win oil show Republican
gains. The Republican organization was like .
| stone wall 1t is unauthentically reported that
the Democratic majority in the eighth precinct
1 ~.
licaus are wild with Joy.
| CLINTON.
| FRANKFORT, Nov 6.-Clinton county will
give Harrison majority.
At IL o'clock tonight it was estimated that
Harrisons gain over Baine's vote in 1884 would
| be at least 400.
SHERIDAN, Nov. 6.-Rumors reached here
this evening of a small but lively riot at
Pickards Mill, better known as Tail Holt, .
small village SIX miles northwest Of here, in the
| extreme southeast corner OF Clinton county. in
which thirty men were engaged on each side.
| Guns, knives, revolvers and clubs were freely
used on both sides; several persons were slightly
injured; a man named Spurlock was seriously
shot in the bowels, and it is thought cannot re-
| cover Several free fights also reported.
! The trouble was caused by Democrats trying in
timidation and bribery on voters. The election
passed off very quietly here. The Republican
plurality in this (Adams) township 10 about two
| hundred tls
GREENsBuRG. Nov Give precincts show a
net Democratic gain of 26 o. large vote.
| FAYETTE.
| Special TO the 1ndiacspols journal
CoNNERsvILLE, Nov. 6.-The election passed
of quietly in this county. The returns
are in from the following precincts:
Maplewood. Republican majority. 80, a
Republican gain of IL. Bunker Hill Republic
an majority. IL Fairview township, Republic
an majority. q, a Republican gain Of l6. Con-
nersviile, fret precinct Republican majority,
| 81; Republican loss Of l6; third precinct, Re.
publican majority. 81 Harrison. precinct No
l. Republican majority. u, Republican gain
| Of 3.
| HANCOCK
GREENFIELD, Nov. 6.-The second precinct Of
Jackson township gives Harrison lis; Cleveland,
IS, Q Republican gain Of 20.
GREESFIELD. Nov. THE first precinct of
Centre township gives Harrison 147; Cleveland,
195. A Republican gain Of 46.
| HARRISON.
GORDON, Nov. 6.--Cleveland has carried
Harrison county by a plurality Of about 400, q
Republican gain of about ZOO