Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-09
ILLINOIS GREAT SLUMP.
THE SUCKER STATE CARRIED BY
CLEvE AMI STEVE.
The Plurality Estimated at from 5000 to
1O,OOO-Altgeld Elected Governor
and 12 Democratic Con-
gressmen Chosen.

CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-12:30 a. m.-Indi
cations are that Illinois has gone for
Cleveland and Stevenson by from 5000
to 10000 plurality, and that the
entire state Democratic ticket
is elected. Late returns may
change these figures, as country dis
tricts yet to be heard from are likely to
cut down the Democratic gains in the
country precincts. Chicago and Cook
4 connFy will give Cleveland aud Steven
son and Altgeld not less than 49,
900 plurality which will probably more
than Offset the Republican majority in
the country precincts, as the country
thus far has shown the Harrison vote to
be less than in 1888. when Harrison had
plurality of % 600 in the whole state.
Two hundred and twenty precincts in
the state, outside of Chicago. give Har-
rison Al ,259; Cleveland, 35,S39 The
same precincts in 1883 gave Harrison
S,748; Cleveland, 81 .S05, SO Cleveland's
net gain is 1923.
| The City Press association claims that
500 precincts out of 693 in Chicago give
Cleveland 81 ,344 ; Harrison, 70 ,19O. This
gives Cleveland q lead of 25, l54 thus far
in Cook county. Harrison's plurality
in the state. outside of Cook county, in
1888, was 21,000, and ss the country
thus far shows falling off Of
1923, in 22O precincts, it would
ssem that the result must he very close,
probably not over 5000 for Cleveland.
The Democrats probably elected both
congreesm and carried not
less than 10 Of tire 20 congressional dis
tricts of the state.
CHICAGO, Nov. S.--As the returns come
in it is conclusively demonstrated that
Illinois today cast the heaviest vote in
the history OF the state. All parties ap-
pear to have polled practically their en-
tire votes. The surprise of the day in
the city is the little disparity between
the Cleveland and Altgeld vote. Scratch
| ing was unusually heavy
The probability is that Cleveland has
carried Illinois and that Altgeld the
Democratic candidate for governor, is
elected by $4,000 to 5000 majority.
Chicago will give the Democrats 10000
majority, and the balance OF Cook comfy
/ headquarters do not claim over IL, 600 to
$1,000 for Fifer outside OF Cook county.
The Daily News extra at 10 pm.
claims Illinois for Cleveland by over
| 20 600.
Returns from 12 out of 67 counties
show a gain for Cleveland of 1900.
| CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-The returns from
Illinois are still incomplete at an early
hour this morning, but the indications
point to the carrying of the state by
Cleveland and Stevenson, by
plurality of from 5000 to 10000. 1t also
appears at this hour that the entire
Democratic state ticket is elected, and
that the Democrats have a majority of
the congressional delegation and the
control of both branches of the legisa-
ture. In view of the fact that the state isto
be redistricted the coming winter. the
election of the governor and both
branches of the Legislature by the
Democrats ie of the utmost Importance
to that party. The Repubi-
cans. however,, insist that there
is a possibility of Republican
supremacy in the lower house oi the
general assembly.
The Democratic victory is undoubtedly
due to the large general detection of
the German Lutheran votes from the
Republican party on the school law
question. l. is considered probable
that the Democrats have elected
two congressmen-st-l t-large, besides
the congressman in the eecond, third,
fourth, eighth, ninth, twelfth, thir-
teenth, seventeenth, eighteenth and
nineteenth districts. The Republicans
have apparently elected the congress-
men in the first, fifth. sixth, seventh
and twentieth districts.