The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-11-15
Election Notes.


the election of sixty-eight Democratic
assemblymen n New York state, and
sixty Republicans. AS the Democrats
have thirteen senators against nine
teen Republicans, the former will thus
have on JOINT ballot eighty-one votes
against the latter's seyentv-nine, which
insures the election of a Democratic
successor TO Senator Evarts. Moreover
the Democrats claim that two Assembly
districts credited TO the Republicans
namely Dutchcss County and Nlontgom-
erv County-bclon9 to them.
The Connecticut Legislature stands:
Senate-Republicans, S: Democrats, IT,
IIouse-Republicans, 134; Democrats,
H. One not vet heard from. Repub-
lican majority on Joint ballot, S or 10.
The Legislature will have to settle the
governor matter.
Gen. Palmer received telegram from
Cart hage on the 9th, saving that Ed
wards and Myers, two Democrats, are
shown by the official count to have been
elected to the Legislature. Gen. Palmer,
on reading this dispatch said: This
makes lO3 Democrats on joint ballot, a
majority Of one" The l03. the General
explained, included the F. NJ. b. A.
men, all three OF whom, he claimed,
were pledged to his support on the bal
lot for United states senator.
TIE unofficial returns from the state
of Colorado give the following ma iorities:
Townsend, 6,3S5; Routt, 3 ,644. The Re-
publicans will elect the remainder of
the state ticket with the exceptions of
treasurer, superintendent of public in
struction and attorney general. The
Legislature on joint ballot will stand:
Republicans, forty-nine; Democrats,
IOnr,narotfn Of
teen. This insures the reelection of
Teller to the | nited States Senate.
Official returns from Indiana are just
beginning to come in. The Democratic
majority will be about 5000. The only
Republicans elected to Congress are
Waugh in the Sixth, and Johnson in the
Ninth District The Legislature is
Democratic in both Houses, and the
Democrats have sixty-nine majority in
Joint session. In Marion County the
entire Democratic ticket is elected by
maiorities ranging from / ,7S2 to 4 1902.
The Sioux Falls IS. d. Press Rep
has returns showing that the entire Re-
publican state ticket is elected. Re-
ports from all but two senatorial and
nine representative districts show that
the Republicans have one majority in
he Senate, the House standing 81 Re
publicans aud IS Democrats and Ali
ance men. Thirty-one counties out of
tiftv-onc give Pierre 7,659 majority for
the state capital.
All the towns in ,,ew Hampshire ex-
cept two gave Tuttle, Rep, for COVER
nor, -, ,405; Amsden, Dem, 42,37S;
Fletcher. .2S9. Mckinney, Dem, for
Congress. First District, has l,l3l plu-
ralitv. The Republicans continue to
claim the House.
Returns from ninety Iowa counties
give Mcfarland l13.l19; Chamberlain,
l70, ,5t3; Mcfarland plurality, 2636. 1t
is estimated that the other nine coun-
ties will increase McFarland's plurality
to %,90l. net gain of l0,5oo over last
wear This apparently insures the elec
ton of the entire Republican state tick
ct by about 1900 plurality.
Official returns from all but seven
counties in Indiana and unofficial re-
turns from those give Matthews, Dem,
for secretary of state 1908 plurality.
An error has been discovered in foot
ing up the returns Of the Second Illinois
Senatorial District. and it now appears
that Kinney. the Democratic candidate
for preventative, was elected. instead
Of IIoppin. the Republican, as reported.
Owing to the fact that the two parties
have been thought to be a tie III the
legislature this discovery is of consid-
cradle Importance If the official count
veriiies the election of Kinney the
Democrats Will have l0l votes in the
Assembly, and the Republicans but 100,
thus making the election Of John NJ.
Palmer 10 the United States Senate
next thing 10 4 certainty.
OF the senators in the new South Da
kota legislature the Republicans have
elected enough To give them majority
of three over all opposition in that
body, there Icing tWenty-four Repub-
llcans TO twenty-one Democrats and In
dependents In the House there will
be tie vote if the Democrats and Inde-
pcndents unite against the Republicans.
There are three contests which are be-
lieyed To be rather favorable 10 the Re
puhlicans. This would give them
majority on JOINT ballot. and insure the
election of Senator Moody 10 succeed
himself GOV. Millette'e vote will eX-
ceed that of Loucks, Ind, by 600, and
that of Iavlor, Dem, by l2,GU0. II l.
very probable that the capital question
will 60 to the courts for settlement.
The official count Of Allegheny County
Pennsylvania. completed, shows a ma
over Craig Dem, Of 2.66l. This gives
Stewart majority of 81 in the district
the Twentyfourth over Craig, whose
election has heretofore been claimed.
The district in lSSs gave Ray, Rep.
4,33S Majority The delegation from the
state in the next Congress viii consist Of
eighteen Republicans and ten Demo
Gratis, Democratic gain of three.