, 1890-11-06
ILLINOIS.
The Legislature Is Probably Repub
lican-Meagre Returns.


CHICAGO, Nov. 4.-The election Ia
this city to-day, though hotly contested
passed over very quietly. The day or
The whole was cool and clear. The chic
interest centered in the contest between
Congressman Lawler, democrat, and
James ii. Gilbert, republican. Another
element of interest was the contest fol
county superintendent of schools, Mrs
General Mulligan being the democratic
nominee. "rhe little red schoolhouse'
was the issue. Mrs. Mulligan is 4
Catholic, and her opponent, Albert q
Lane, Protestant, and the public schoo
question was used for the purpose OF
turning democratic votes from Mrs
Mulligan. a very large vote was cast
and it is stated that in no election for
years have so many members of the
richer classes and prominent business
men voted as to-day. The state ticke,
was fatally scratched here, owing to the
agitation on the compulsory school
question and the uncertain strength oil
the ticket of the "Citizens" or Patriotic
Sons of America. The ticket contained
only the names of native-born Ameri-
cans, being made up of nominees of the
TWO leading parties, with some pro-
hibitionists where the republicans aud
democrats had both nominated alien
born citizens.
The contest in the four congressional
districts in this city is largely personal
one and the tariff was in u great measure
lost sight OF.
CONGRESSIONAL RESULTS.
of the twenty con gressional districts
of Illinois, the indications at IL O'Clock
are that Congressman Adams, Hopkins,
Hit, Henderson, Hill, and Pays son, re.
publicans, are eunquestionably re e-elected
as is also probably Powell, republican,
There is not great deal of doubt of the
success OF Post republican, III the Tenth
district. In the Eleventh Congressman
Gest $ election has Oeen stuobornly con
tested by Cable, democrat, and the result
Is still in doubt. Wise, Spring, Lane
and Williams, democrats, are re elected
and the indications point to the re-elec-
ton OF Smith, republican, in the Tween
tietl district, and Forman, democrat, in
the Eighteenth. The Sixteenth district
Is still doubtful, but Fithian claims re -
election. In Chicago the democrats still
deny the election OF Taylor in the First
and Mason in the Third districts, but il
seems probable now that both of them
are reelected. The democrats are
claiming the defeat of Cannon, repub.
iican, in the Fifteenth district but the
republican state central committee still
assert that lie Is reelected by 800
majority.
SLOW RETURNS.
CHICAGO, Nov. Standardization
OF the state ticket are coming very slow.
Only eight counties in the state, ex-
elusive OF Cook. are heard from. These.
on the vote of state treasurer, give Am
berg, rep, net plurality of 2, 500 over
Wilson, dem. In the same counties
two years ago. when the vote was some
what heavier, Harrison's net plurality
over Cleveland was $3.50.
Basis of Calculation.
CHICAGO. Nov. 4.-lllipois returns will
be compared with the presidential vote
OF 1883, when Harrison's plurality was
1000. Chairman Jones, of the repub-
lican state committee, claims all OF the
republican congressman in tho state
nave been reelected, and that in the
Eighteentn-Morrison's district-Lind.
ley, rep. and iarmers' alliance, will be
elected over Forman, dem, the present
incumbent
Rock ISLAND, H., Nov. Alp. M
Caoie, dem, gained 800 over Gest in this
CITY. Comparing the recent with the
last congressional election, the returns
from the district so far make IL appear
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