Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-11-06
THE WORLDS DOINGS,
Happenings Of a Week
In Condensed Form,
A DIVIDED VICTORY.
THE RESULTS OF LAST TUES.
DAYS ELECTION.

Democrats sweep Now York ON the Gov.
ernOrsh,p ana Republicans Take Every
thing In Ohio-lowa and Massschusetta
Probably Democratic -, Nebraska snt
South Dakota Doubtful.
The results Of tho election Tuesday sho v
divided result, but the Democrats appeal
to have tho best Of 1t a. whole. Roswell
P. Flower has been elected Governor o,
New York by plurality estimated at 1s,oo'
to q, ,0Oo. The legislature Is very close
with the chances In favor OF the Republi
cans having . small majority on join
ballot
Mr.. Mckinley Is elected In Ohio by Z
majority probably over 10000 and ths
Legislature which Is to elect successor x
Senator John Sherman Is Republican By
twenty five on joint ballot.
Gov Ru,sull. Democrat. Is reelected
Governor OF Massachusetts, by majority
anywhere from 5000 to 1900. The Legis.
latnre will be In doubt until all the returns
are In.
The result In Iowa appears to indicate
the reelection Of Governor Boies, Democrat
by about the same vote as two years ago
Nearly all the cities show Democratic gain.
and the Republican gain In the country
precincts Is small. Wheeler ran behind hii
ticket all over the State and the balance Of
the Republican State ticket may pull
through. The legislature Is In doubt.
The first returns indicate the election oi
Post, Republican, for Supreme Judge In
Nebraska, but the Independent do not
concede the defeat OF Edgerton. Post will
have about 1000 in Douglas County. In
ns,,o ko sc tnl
OF the Republican State COMMITTEES, gave
his figures at a late hour Of 30. 900 majority
for Post.
In South Dakota at midnight 15l precinct,
out Of total Of 1900 report Julley 3,S92
Woods 1,7s3 and Smith LII. Presiden,
Green, OF the State Republican COMMITTEES
claims the election Of Jolley by 1900, bu,
the country districts, which are the strong
holds Of the Independents. are yet to be
heard from. When the outlying precincts
come In 1t is predicted serious change
will come over the result.
The campaign In Pennsylvania just closed
was one OF the hottest ever fought In that
state. 1t chiefly turned on the malfeasance
and embezzlement OF ex-TreaSuror Bards-
ley. The Democrats urged that the Repub.
licans were unworthy of confidence ON that
ground, while the Republicans claimed that
their skirts we're made clean by bringing
Bardsley to justice. A heavy vote was
polled. The Republican majority in tho
State is estimated ut 10000.
The election in Colorado was only for
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. II
looks as IL the Republican candidate Is
elected by q small ma jority.
Dispatches from various counties In Kan.
sas show that the Alliance did not hold its
own. OF AZ counties OF 1GG In the State which
have been heard from in only two OF them
has the Alliance made clean sweep. In
the country the Republicans appear To
have regained Il foothold. while la the cities
the Alliance made slight gains. In tho
Judiciary Districts the returns show that
the Alliance has net with defeat, the Re-
the Alliance fer judges
Frank Brown. Democratic candidate for
Governor In Maryland. lras majority O,
u. 600 to 90. 600. ns figured at the DemocratiC tiC
headquarters.
The Democrats win have a majority OF
both houses OF the New Jersey Legislature.
The Republicans gain one Congressman
In Michigan to fill the vacancy caused BY
the death OF "A Democrat, elect.
In purely local contests. In which ma
tional politics cut little figure, the RepuDli-
cans were successful in the cities OF Chi
cago and st. Louis.
In Virginia the Democrats elect four
fifths OF the LEGISLATURE