Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-06
THEGROUNDSWELl.
Additional Effects of the Polit-
cal Upheaval.
THE BELATED RETURNS COMING IN

Remarkable Result In Kapsas-The r..
Business End in That state-McKinIey
and Foster Both Beaten In Ohio-IIlI-
nois in Doubt, Each Party Claiming the
Legisiature-A Democratic Majority in
Congress OF $50 Estimated-News from
the Path of the Disturbance.
CHICAGO, Nov 1.-THE Democrats do
not yet concede that the Republicans have
carried the Illinois general assembly on
joint ballot. and the result seems greatly
in doubt. Gen. Palmer, the Democratic
candidate for United States senator. saws
that his Information is too meager to ex.
press an opinion of the result of the cleo.
ton. In the Fourth district, Newberry.
DEM. is elected over Adams By a plural
itg of 337. Estimated returns from Ga of
the l0a counties of Illinois, which returns
Include Cook county, give Amberg, Rep,
l2,os2 plurality over Wilson, Dsm., for
state treasurer, and Edwards Rep S9S4
plurality for state superintendent of pub
lie Instruction. The same counties two
years ago gave Harrison "a 0s5 plurality
over Cleveland, mt which time Harri son
carried Illinois by p, l04 plurality. Should
these estimates be sustained, and the
same ratio continue Amberg will he elect
ed by about 400, and Edwards by about
1000 plurality.
Democrats Gain Five
The following are the congressman
elected: First district, Abner Taylor,
Rep; Second. Lawrence +. McGaun.
Dem; Third, Allen F. Durborrow, DIM;
Fourth, Walter e. Newberry, Dem:
Fifth, Albert J. Hopkins. Rep; Sixth,
Robert r.. Hitt Rep; Seventh. Tnoma 5
j. Henderson, Rep; Eighth, Charles A .
Hill, Rep Ninth, Lewis f Payson. Rep;
Tenth. Philip S Post. Rep; Eleventh,
Benjamin I. Cable, Dem Twelfth, Scott
Wike, Dem; Thirteenth. William NJ
Springer, Dem; Fourteenth, Owen Scott.
Dem; Fifteenth, S. T. Bussey, Dem Six.
tenth, George W. Fithian. Dem; Seven
teenth, Edward Lane, Dem; Eighteenth.
William : Forman, Dem; Nineteenth,
James r. Williams, Dem; Twentieth,
George w. Smith, Rep
Both Claim the Legislature.
LATER Both parties are claiming a
legislative majority on joint ballot and
the Democrats are hopeful of elrctiug
Palmer to tie United States senate. The
Republican state central committee in
ssts that 1t will control the general as =
semhly BY 1--WE or six on joint ballot, but
the Democrats H. vigorously insist tthty
will have maj rity Of one To three The
result is still i'll doubs The house Will
certainly be very close, with the chances
In favor OF the Democrats on the face Of
the incomplete returns
The L. N. Is. A. Beats Democrat.
The latest returns from the Sixteenth
district Indicate that Democratic Con
gresham Fithian has been defeated by
Reeder, the Farmers Mutual Benefit As
ISOLATION candidate, by n majority of 238
This is probably correct and will leave the
Illinois delegation eleven D,mocr its
eight Republicans and one Farmers Mu
tuai Bene fit Association.
The State Ticket.
On the face of the incomplete anil esti-
mated returns the result on the state
ticket ia Illinois is as follows: Franz
Amberg, Rep. candidate for state treas
urer, Is elected by s,0H0 plurality over Ed
ward Wilson, D1m Henry Raab Dem
candidate for state superintendent Of pub
lie instruction is elected By 10 600 piur ii.
In the race for the shrievalfy the result
is undetermined, and will probably be so
until the official count is made. With
twenty-five precincts missing Gilbert,
Rep, has 20, majority.