Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-05
THU ELECTIONS.
WISCONSIN.
Ecclesiastic Votes Give the Democrats a
Victory.


Ecclesiastic Votes Give the Democrats a
Victory.
MILWAUKEE, Wis.,, Nov. 4.-When the
polls closed at 5 40 this afternoon the
most unique and exciting political strug-
gle in the history of the city came to an
end. The feature of the day was the
activity Of the Catholic and Lutheran
clergy in marshalling their forces
against the Bennett school law. At the
polling booth at the corner OF Green
bush and Mitchell streets, ON the south
side, almost in the shadow of st. Stan
islaus Catholic church, two Polish
priests busted themselves in seeing that
each of their countrymen voted, and ex-
amined ballots to make sure that they
were cast against the little schoolhouse.
Father Grucza was the busiest. His
church is outside the city in the town of
Lake, and he stated triumphantly to a
friend that when he left the precinct in
which mis- church Is located, there had
been only one or two Republican votes
cast against the Democrats. In the sec.
ond precinct, Sixth ward, the Capuchin
monks appeared, twenty-three strong,
headed by the father guardian. Quietly
as they came they went away, leaving
twenty-three more Democratic ballots in
the box. Most of the Lutheran churches
held meetings last night, at which the
Democratic tickets were distributed. At
the booths the Lutherans would not
have anything to do with peddlers of
tickets. Some of them would take any
thing that was put into their hands
and shove into their pockets, where
it was presumably left. The character
OF all the votes cast is consequently a
mystery. At nearly every polling place
some Lutheran, generally a school
teacher, was stationed to see that their
people did not allow themselves to be
persuaded to accept tickets from Repub
lican peddlers. The Prohibition and
Labor votes generally went to the Re-
publicaus. Split tickets of every i'm
aginable kind could be found in most
precincts. The lowest estimate, of the
vote today is $4,000, and the highest
AZ 900. The estimates generally vary
from 1000 to A 900. The total regis
tration is 50,601. At the presidential
election IN 1888, the total registration
was 46,S03, and the vote 37,34S. The
vote for mayor last spring was 81 ,12S.
The Republicans lose one congress-
man, Mitchell, DEM, being elected in
this district. So far as received, the re-
turns indicate the election of Cooper,
R.. in the First; Carwig, D., in the Sec
ond; Lafollette, R., in the Third; Nit
chell, d., in the Fourth; Bricner, D., in
the Fifth; Clark, R., in the Sixth
Thomas, R., in the Eighth, and Haugen,
R., in the Ninth. The Democrats claim
the election of Peck and the entire Dem
ocratic state ticket, but the returns are
zoo meagre to warrant the claim, and
the Republicans think Heard is re-
elected. The legislature is Republican
and Spooner will be reelected.
MILWAUKEE,, Nov. 1.-Two hundred
precincts in the state, including sixty
eight in Milwaukee, and four towns in
the county of Milwaukee, show net
Democratic gain of 9495. The net Dem
ocratic gain in sixty-eight precincts in
the city of Milwaukee, is 2589.
Two hundred and nineteen voting
precincts in the state, including sixty
seven precincts in Milwaukee city and
touritowns in Milwaukee county, show
a net Democratic gain of 10,264.
MILWAUKEE,, Nov. 4.-The Republi-
cans now claim the state by only 5000
to 5000. while the Democrats claim it
by 10000. The Democrats carry Mil
wauke by 5000. The Republicans lose
one congressman in the Milwaukee dis
trict. The delegation stands six Re-
publicans and three Democrats.