Telegram-herald., 1888-11-07
H j R R A Hi.
A Sweeping Republi-
can Victory
National, State. Congression-
al Tickets Elected.
The Little Giant Badly
Knocked out.
Charles z. Belknaps Majority
About 1900.
The Entire County Republi-
can County Ticket Elected
lonia County Gives Belknap
600 Majority.
Ottawa Sends Up an Even
Thousand
The State Republican by
About 5000.
The Upper Peninsula Comes
Down With 5, 900.
Enthusissnl In the City Last Night
Republicans AZ Hartman's ral
Mid With Dsiight-A 5elknai
W4xon o. the Sgs-eserY.
The Upper Peninsula Comes
Down With 5000.
Enthusissnn In the City Last Night
Republicans AZ Hartman's ftan
Mid With Dsilght-A 6elknaI
w4son o. the Sge-eseFf.
body tturrahing tor
the Little Giant
Killer.

mem oersd- At sn early hour romors be-
xxn TO come in from The different voting
precincts Of the city. snd when the an
nOuncsmenE wzs made that Ford hAe
carried the Eighth ~sEd BY 4sI The Re-
publicans began 70 make noise. THIS ward
IA. been claimed By conservative Demo-
er.Is At 500 Sor Ford. while their banners
Ia their provisions al the Fall have borne
the ss.snd. Eighth Ward. 1000
Solid Tor Ford" Republican Lead
srs have AL along gwen this
ward % ths Democrats ~ 500 70 600. and II
Is safe 10 cay that Republicans were SO much
surprised a. ths announcement OF 4Sl, as
.sre The Dem0crsts. The Tnird ward nsxt
followed with 500 to Go for Bel knap. ths
5 Eih ward with $50 and then As dispatches
came IN from New York. announcing large
rzins Cor Harrison oyer blainss vote OF
four years sgo. Il began 10 dawn upon Re-
publicsns that we have met the enemy and
lhsy are ours
Al Sweets Hotel only one or two dis
patches were read IN an hour or more. and
the crowd became disconsoiats. Gen. q. ID.
Rutherford. who during the rst part of the
evening vas reading ths dispatches from
the counter, was suddenly called away. and
Hub FILLER" good. ardent Democratic
travelling man. undertook - give the
BOYS straight goods" Is Is close ught be
aid. and that Ne expected. TIE report firse
came to the Republicans that Ottawa
county went against Ford 1880. Now.
thar Aint 80. and We Know IL" And Sd on
sdiibitum. The Bsknap cries on the out
-ide became so loud that the crowd was
sbiursd 10 shut the doors, so We can have
q nttle time all TO ourselves. as the speaker
SAID. Add then the speech vas really
pitabls.
At Hartmsn's Hall the scene was prob
ably unparalleled in the history OF Grand
Rapids Aen yelled themselves 10 hoarse
taAt voices we're sgueals rather than ysils
BAT every body wss good-nsiured. The
BelknaD Hustlers hustled scross the river
and brought back with them . fsrraer's
BsiknsD wagon. oOx. spring -ssst and all.
This Vas literally carried into Hartman 5
Hall and hosfsd upon the stare. Ins Con-
sressmsn-siecs was hited upon the seat and
from this high position speech vas de-
msndsd Il sm butt that way" vas ali the
spssch that could oe made or wss wanted,
for that matter. The yeils and shouts were
dealscinx and lasted for half an hour. As
oos gentleman remarked. II Dsnecrsfs can
yeii o.f0rs ele ciiOn. Republicans can "hoi-
isr" sfter s8ectiou- Everybody tsxcspt
Democrstsl srs saprsmeiy hspDy.
The election in his city and county va,
. surprise ~ every body in the extent Of the
Republican gains On nearly every csDdi-
date. Tbs election generally passed OF
auistly. The results in tbs sity are as FOL
lows
First vrd-Hsrrison t1fs. Cleveland
.lsi. Lues 1. .f55. Burt l.iSs. BeIknsp .093,
Ford L ZSt
second Wsrd-Harris0n SIS. Clsvslsnd
a., Lucs 57t. Burt 600; Bslknap 5t5. Ford
s0S.
Third wsrd-Hsrrison. i59S. Cleveland,
los. Lace. 1897, Burt. LOIS. BeiknzD,
$50. Ford. t.os6.
Fourth wsre-H Harrison, ss4, Cleveland.
IaS4. Luce. S7Ss Burt, 1859. Bsiknsp. ss5
Ford, Less.
Fiah ssrd-H srrison. Sos. Cleveland.
I'll. Luce. 55s, Burt, 80. Belknsp. $50,
ard. 50.
sixth ~srd-Hsrrison. 10; Ciev-lsnd
esE Lucs. rs, Burt. 54s. BeikBsp. 7o6,
ord. 56L
SsvsaiA Ward Harrison $40 Cleveland
g. luce 80. Bart 9Z2. BeIknsp 40. Ford
s45.
Ezhth wsra-Hsrriso1 Ni6. Cleveland
Sal. ace 2S9 Burt 550. Belknss 2s0. Ford
So
F--i's plurality in he CITY = sq7. Ths
sDrias kepunlicsn e08atv ticxst . elected.