The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-11-04
NEW JERSEY.

NEW JERSEY.
CAMDEN, N. j., Nov. 4-Upon the re-
suit of the contest in this state depends
the election of the successor of United
States Senator Rufus Blodgett. There
were seven senators balloted for in the
counties of Burlington, Cape May,
Hunterdon, Hudson, Middlesex, Passaic
and Sussex.
The democrats will have majority
in both branches of the legislature. At
political headquarters of the democracy
in this city the claim is made that demo
cratic senators have been elected in
Hudson, Hunterdon. Middlesex and
Sussex counties. <The democrats also
claim to have elected forty assembly
men in the state.
New Jersey complete gives the fol-
lowing result: Senate-Republicans 5,
democrats 16. neutrality-suspicious.
81, democrats 40. On joint ballot re.
publicans 20. democrats SO.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Nov. 3.-The
citizens of South Dakota went to the
polls yesterday to elect representative
in the Fifty-second congress The can
didates were John L. Jolley, republi-
can; j. Nj. Wood, democrat, and w. II.
Smith, prohibitionist.
HURON, Nov. 4-Returns from fifty
precincts show that Jolley, republican,
! leads both his competitors Woods,
democrat, and Smith, independent He
will probably be elected
One hundred and two precincts, in
cluding large towns except Yankten
and 10 out of 81 county seats, give
Jol1ey, rep, 5,457; Smith, ind, 5,0esi
Woc3s, dem., 2,075.
KANSAS.
TOPEKA, Nov. 4-Nine district judges
and a number of local officers were
voted for in this state yesterday. lp-
terest in the election lay In the fact that
an effort was made to break the
strength of the farmers alliance which
swept the state year ago.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. AAReturns from
seven counties in Kansas all show re-
publican gains with that party's ticket
elected.
Reports from nearly all the eastern
counties in Kansas give the election OF
the republican ticket showing large
gains over last year.
A. M.-Complete returns from 80
Kansas counties and partial from 40
show the election of out of 12 district
judges by the republicans, 8 not heard
from. Republicans elect every official
in every county.
COLORADO.
DENVER, Nov. 4-This is an OFF year
in politics in this state. The only state
offices to be filed at yesterdays cleo
ton was the supreme court judgeship.
Two candidates were running, Joseph
c. Helm, republican, and L. NJ God
dard, democrat
Full returns from the city Of Denver
show that the republicans have elected
their entire municipal ticket by $500
plurality, gain OF 8, 900. Returns from
all over the state show slight repub-
lican gain.
NEBRASKA.
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 4-The contest
in this state yesterday was for supreme
court judge and for university regents.
/ The election excites considerable inter-
est, as it is expected to show whether
the Farmers Alliance party is to gain
the political supremacy in Nebraska or
not.
| OMAHA, Nov. 4.-owing to poor wire
service returns are slow coming in.
Edgerton, ind, supreme justice, is gain
ing over his party vote.
Eighteen precincts of Omaha and
South Omaha give Post 1, 1872, Edgerton
7s3, Bittenbender 43. Edgerton is rap
idly losing ground and itnow looks as
if an old-time Nebraska republican ma
jority will be rolled up.
MICHIGAN,