Connecticut western news., 1892-11-10
THE CENTRAL STATES.
Illinois Apparently Goes for Cleveland and Causes the Greatest Sur
 prise in the Campaign.

prise in the Campaign.
 ILLINOIS.-As returns come in it is con clusively demonstrated that Illinois cast the heaviest vote in the history of the state Apathy prevailed in every precinct through out the state during the campaign, but this gave way to an unprecedented activity, and all parties appear to have boiled prac- tically their entire vote. The surprise of the day in Chicago is the little disparity between the Cleveland and Altgeld vote.
 It was expected that Altgeld, the Ger man Democratic candidate for governor, would lead the presidential ticket by many thousands, but returns as far as received do not indicate this result. The scratching has been unusually heavy, but not so gen eral as it would have been had this not been the first election under the Australian ticket. Voters desiring to scratch often re- trained from doing so. owing to fear of spelling their ballot through error.
 The Chicago Tribune, Rep, says: Re turns received by The Tribune up to l0:S0 o'clock indicate that Cleveland, for presi- dent, and Altgeld, Dem, for governor, have carried Cook county by at least 10000 State returns do not show as large Repub- hcan games as was hoped, so that in all likelihood Illinois is lost to the Republi- cans. The state legislature will also in all probability have Democratic majorities in both branches"
 Chairman Clark of the Democratic state committee saJs: Cleveland has carried Illinois by 15ooo, and Altgeld, Dem., is elected governor"
 The indications are that the legislature will also be Democratic.
 INDIANA.-The vote was probably the largest ever boiled in the state. AS the l..ll haa lal ha number of precincts it would be i'm practicable to compare the vote of this year with that of the presidential vote of four years ago. In 1890 the Democrats car ried the state by plurality of le,575. On this basis the Republicans would hSve to gain an average of seven votes in each pre- cinct
 Later reports from Republican headquar- ters say that the indications are that In- diana will go Republican. Heavy Repub- lican gains over two years ago in Marion county, containing the city of Indianapolis, indicate now, with 40 out of POS precincts in, that the Democratic majority of 1000 in the county will be reduced to 500.
 No comparisons can be made on these precincts for their geography as changed a few months ago. At the same time eighty precincts outside the city show net gains of 1,104 for Harrison, an average of II to the precinct. If this keeps up it will wipe out the Democratic majority of 19,579 in 1890 and leave over 12,Qoo plurality for the Re publicans.
 OHIO.-The Buckeye State voted for twenty-three presidential electors, twenty. one congressman, a secretary of state, and minor state officers.
 The latest returns from Ohio increase Republican gains in places least expected Twenty-seven of the sixty-one precincts in the city of Columbus give a net Demo cratic gain on the head of the ticket of 7S The Democratic State committee now con cedes Ohio to Harrison by over 10000 plu rality.
 MICHIGAN.-Michig elected IA presi dential electors, 12 congressman, govern or and a legislature which will choose 6 successor to United States Senator Francis B. Stockbridge, Rep.
 It is estimated that Michigan will give from five to seven of her electoral votes tS | Cleveland.
 Chipman will probably be elected from the First district by 2,000
 State returns show gain for Morse Democratic candidate for governor, and hi' election seems assured.
 | IOWA-Only sixty-nine precincts ir Iowa had been heard from at 11:20 o'clock and it is impossible to give the result def nitely. The new election law rendered ths counting of the ballots a slow job. Int indications are that the Republicans hay, carried the states on electors and that tho state ticket is in doubt.