The morning news., 1890-11-05
AT NORFOLK.
LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSES.
An lesue at Chicago Brings Out the
Full Republican Vote.

an issue at chicago Brings Out the
buil Republican Vote.
CHICAGO, Nov. 4.-The election in this
city. though hotly contested, passed Off
very quietly. The day opened cool and
clear, but the sky became overcast and rain
was threatened. Later the clouds broke
peared. The polls ocened at 8
O'Clock this morning and closed at zoiclock
this afternoon. The chief interest conferred
IN the contest for the shrievalty between
Congressman Frank Lawler, dem, and
JAMES II. Gilbert, rep. An element Of M
terest was also injected into the contest foI
the position Of county superintendent Of
public schools by the candidacy of Mrs
den. Mulligan, who was the democratic
uominee.
THE LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE.
"The little red school house. - was the issue.
Mrs. Muiligan is Roman Catholic, and her
opponent, Albert q. Glane, q protestant,
and the public school question was used for
the purpose of turning democratic votes.
From6 O'Clock TO 8 O'Clock the democratic
voting was rapid aud sent the ma ajorities up
into the hundreds, but later, when the sun
began TO shine, and the air became warmer,
the republicans began 60 arrive at the poll
ing places. They held no con gersation with
the ticket ped Hers, but took from their vest
pockets, neatly folded tickets, the contents
Cf which none but themselves knew.
Men who had not been to the
to-day and cast their ballots for he repub-
lican candidates This was the strong
point of the republican side of the battle.
The work had been done on registration
day. In short, Cook county has not had an
election In many years, II ever, where the
rich and aristocracy came out in such num-
bers to vote. Through an error in dstribu-
tiou republican ballots failed to reach some
of the outlying wards at the opening Of the
polls and many voters we're obliged TO come
into the city to attend TO their business
without voting.
CONSIDERABLE SCRATCHING.
Owing to the agitation on the compul-
sary school question and the uncertain
strength OF the ticket Of the citizens or
Patriotic Sons of America, is due the great
extent to which the respective state tickets
were scrached here The so-called citizens,
ticket contained only the names OF native
born Americans aud was made uD OF the
nominees Of the two leading parties, with
now and then prohibltionist where the two
principal parties happened to have both
nominated foreign horn citizens for some
particular office. The citizens ticket, which
buc AuIhA uubOcu Jue KNOW
nothing tioket,n claimed vote Of IS 600 in
Cook county, but returns would indicate
that they did not poll half OF the number.
The contest In the four city congressional
districts was largely personal one, and the
tariff issue was, in large measure, lost
sight Of.
In the state, outside OF Chicago, the polls
were open until o'clock, and many Of the
polling places are many miles from tele-
graph facilities.
HOW THE DELEGATION STANDS.
CHICAGO. Nov. 8. 8 A. M-Of the twenty
congressional districts in Illinois, the indi-
cations point to the undoubted election OF
ten republican congressman and six demo-
cratic cong essmen, with four districts of
the state still In doubt. Congress-
men Adams, Hopkins. Hit. Henderson,
Hill and Payson, rep. are unquestionably
reelected, as is slso probably Rowell, rep
THERE'S hardly a doubt Of the success of Post,
rep, in the Tenth district. In the Eleventh
district Gssts election has been stnbbornly
contested by Benjamin T. Gable, dem., and
the result is still in doubt. Wike, Springer,
Lane and Williams, dems. are re-elected.
The indications point to the re-slection of
Smith, rep, In the Twentieth district, and
Foreman, den., In the Eighteenth, with the
Sixteenth district still doubtful. but Con-
gresham Fithian claiming his reelection.
The democrats are cIaiming the defeat of
Congressman Cannon, rep, In the Fifteenth
district. but the republican state central
com uittee still claim Cannon's reelection
by 500 majority.
CANNON IN DOUBT.
DANvILLE, I'LL, Nov. 4.-The republi-
cans claim the election of Cannon to Con-
greSs by 800 majority. TIE democrats
claim the district Is still In doubt.