The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-11-06
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The majority of Redwood County vot
ers stamp the entire Republican
ticket with their Approval.

ticket with their Approval.
AS is usual in Minnesota, election
day was clear and pleasant, and moth
ing but strong pressure of farm
work in some parts of the county stood
in the way of getting even heavier
vote than in the presidential election
of two years ago. The result in this
county is pretty satisfactory in the
main to Republicans, although the re-
turns as given in our election table,
are full of surprises for adherents of
all parties. They show that the ALI
ance vote, while cutting heavily into
the Republican column, made heavy
inroads also into the Democratic vote
OF the county.
In the village voters divided their
attention between Huntington hall,
where the returns were compiled as
fast as they came i'll from the surround
ing towns, and the court house, where
the count of the vote was continued
until nearly ten o'clock, owing to the
large number of scratched tickets.
Yesterday morning the interest was
undated, owing largely to the close
contest between A. H. Anderson and
j. B. Robinson, the only candidates a.
bout whom there appeared to be much
doubt. At noon there were still ten
towns to hear from, with Anderson
about 100 ahead.
We regret that our election table is
very incomplete, but the alternative of
publishing a day Or two late or filling
out the blank columns was offered
and 50 it seemed best to leave the table
unfinished and give official figures
next week. Partial returns by wire
and otherwise have been received by
the county Republican committee from
all of the towns but Waterbury and
Willow Lake, and these insure the ell
ection of the full Republican county
ticket, by majorities ranging from
about fifty for Anderson, for county
auditor, to six or seven hundred for
Madigan and Race, and Mr.. Turrell S
majority for Representative approx
mates 500, which is larger that was
anticipated by any but the most san
guine. A rough estimate on the state
ticket would be 800 for the Republi-
cans from Ives down, with Merriam
100 less, $50 for Wilson and 400
for Owen. John Lind runs considera-
bly, ahead of his ticket.
At this writing the result of Tues
days vote in this state on governor is
in doubt, and the same may be said of
three of the congressional districts
first, third and fourth. 1t looks as
though our election rooster would have
to be local issue this year. As was
expected, Merriam runs considerably
behind his ticket. His nomination
created no enthusiasm from the first,
and in our opinion should not have
been. Owen polled a large vote, but
as a matter of course Wilson crowds
Merriam the closest.
Locally considered, it appears that
the Democrats have digged pit for
the Republicans and fallen therein
| After ind1lstriously preaching the Cos,
pei of discomfort and reform to the
farmers, some of the latter concluded
to strike out for themselves, and the
returns show that they not only reduc
ed the Democratic vote on governor
but indirectly aided in the election Of
senator Peterson by dividing the OPP
position vOte,as the Gazette intimateC
several weeks ago.
S. D. Peterson has carried Brown
county by a plurality ranging from
four to six hundred, and undoubtedly
will receive small majority in thi
county also. 1t is too soon to give fig
ures on the respective candidates.