The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-11-10
THE RESULT.
Nelson and the Entire State
Ticket Safe-Searle in Doubt
Old County Officers all
Reelected,

Reelected.
Returns come in slowly. Nelson and
the entire State Republican ticket
with the possible exception of the SUI
preme judges are elected. Judge
Searle is probably elected to congress
in the Sixth district, although his own
county of Stearns gave a tremendous
majority against him. In the 46th
senatorial district three of the Repub-
ican candidates for the legislature are
certainly elected, and the probabilities
are that all four of the Republicans are
safe, if Morrison county does not roll
up phenomenal Democratic majority,
and there is no telling what that county
may do.
The vote of Mile Laos county was
officially canvassed to-day (Thursday).
Nelson had 1913 plurality over Lawler,
Clough 2Ss over Hawkins, Searle 902
over Baldwin. On the legislative
ticket Dunn had 513 over Stivers the
highest Democrat, Fleming 311, Lee
301 and Fuller 3O3 over Stivers. On
the county ticket VanAlstein was re-
elected auditor by big majority,
Goulding was reelected register of
deeds by over 200 majority, Ross re-
ceived more votes for county attorney
than both his opponents and Howard
was reelected sheriff by 145 plurality.
In the town of Princeton the election
was admirably conducted. Nine booths
were neatly arranged in the village
hall and the ''stalls" were occupied
most of the time between the opening
and the closing of the polls, some Of
the voters requiring 80 minutes to pre-
pare their ballots. There were more
than 500 names on the poll lists but
only 1858 votes we're cast. The super
visors-Wm. Cordiner. John Dalchow
and G.. J. Pinkham-acted as Judges of
election, and J. w. Goulding and Chas.
Keith served as clerks of election.
The judges were fair and impartial and
no fault could be found with their con-
duct. There was not a single vote
challenged, and only one man offered
to vote who was denied the privilege,
and he was not a citizen of
the United States. The clerks
performed their arduous duties faith
fully. The outrageous system of
checking votes by numbers was tire
some in the extreme and the count was
not completed until $50 A. M. Wednes-
day. But there was no intermission
from the commencement of the count
until the finish-the judges and clerks
stood manfully to their posts until the
last return was signed and sealed. A
tabulated statement of the vote of the
county by towns will appear in next
weeks issue. .-', .......<.@
Right here we wish to call the atten.
ton of the Morrison county laggards
to the fact that the returns from South
Harbor, Isle Harbor and Robbins, &C
miles distant from the county seat and
40 miles. from a railroad, were deposited
with the county auditor on Wednesday
evening.
In some respects the so-called Austria
liam system Of voting is an improve
ment over the old way, but there il
room for further improvements es
pecially in the manner of counting the
votes.
A family reunion was held at the
residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Ross
last Thursday afternoon, in honor O
the Goth anniversary of Grandma
Ross's birth. It is not often that VOL
meet with people who have raachei