The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-11-07
STATE COMMITTEE ROOMS
Chairman Taggart Receives Returns
-Advices from the state.

tee rooms We're besieged. a Western
Union wire was run into the rooms and
the news from outside the state was re-
ceived and read to the crowd by Chair
man Taggart.
Among those who were seated around
Mr.. Taggart were Governor Matthews
Congressman Bynum, Leon Bailey. John
w. Kern, Sid Moon, Auditor Henderson,
John r. Wilson. Myron King. NJ. d.
Yontz, Joseph Farming and Secretary
Reilly.
The earliest returns We're received from
New York and showed plainly that Hill
was defeated by an immense majority.
Chairman Taggart at once conceded the
election Of Governor Morton and said
nothing else oould have been expected in
view Of the dissenslon among the demo-
Gratis of that state.
Chairman Taggart received reports
throughout the night from the county
chairmen, while Governor Matthews re-
ceived full copy Of the Western Union
dispatches. Every one was anxious TO
hear from Indiana. but ii was not until
9 O'Clock that returns from the state began
10 arrive
These did not look encouraging from
the first, although several encouraging
messages were received.
From Rochester, Madison, Plymouth.
Danville. Anderson. Upton. ConnersVille
and Richmond came messages a few min
utes after the polls closed which showed
that large vote had been polled and the
democrats had brought out their strength
in those places.
T. r. Marshall wired ffotn Columbia
City that one precinct showed a demo-
cratic gain of four over 1892
w. J. Cunningham sent word from
kentland that three precincts in Jefferson
township gave Owen sixty-seven majority
Up until midnight the following mes
had haar1 nv Cha
CART:
Versailes-Republcan gain in three pre-
cincts on state ticket Of thirty-nine.
Ft. Wayne-Eight precincts in the city
give Myers 733, owen 627. Estimated
loss of 200 over 1892.
Warsaw-Five precincts give net repub-
lican gain of seventy-seven.
Laporte-FOurteen precincts in this
county show net republican gain Of S24.
Same ratio will make county very close.
Kentland-Six townships out Of ten in
Newton county give Owen 291 majority,
a gain of lightweight.
New Castle-Fifteen precincts show a
net republican gain Of 2S5.
North NernOn-SiX precincts show a re-
publican gain Of thirty-eight.
Greencastle-Five precincts in Putnam
show a democratic loss Of fifty-three.
Bedford-Eight precincts show a repub-
lican gain Of 26O.
Winchester-Nineteen precincts show
republican gain of 1872.
South Bend-St. Joseph county about
seven hundred republican. Royse elected
congressman by over 1000.
MISUNDERSTANDING township conf
pete. six precincts, give republican gain
of fifty-nine.
The Western Union dispatches at mid
night showed that in 161 precincts in the
state the republicans had made a gain OF
2,9OS over the Cleveland Harrison vote.
1t was figured that the democrats were
,-fv ot ha "a of an IN ba
which would give the state to the repub-
lcan party by 80. 900. The democratic
counties and districts had not been heard
from, however, and the only indications
from these returns were that the repub-
lcans had made heavy gains in their own
stronghOlds. But few democratic counties
had been heard from and these showed
democratic gains. -Fhey were expected 10
pull down the ratio Of gain for the repub-
iicans. but the state was generally con-
ceded to the republicans, although Chair
man Taggart refused 10 allow the state
TO be counted as lost
At midnight Mr.. Taggart claimed con-
fidentiy the election Of Congressman
Brecz. Stockslager' Holman and Nc
Nagny while he had heard nothing from
the First, Second, Third, Eighth. Ninth,
Tenth and Eleventh Mr.. Bynum's cleo
ton was thought to be i'm doubt
1t was a josg crowd even at midnight
and Chairman Taggart's perennial smile Of
a moment. Returns from Mississippi an
nOqncing that the democrats had carried
the state were received with a flourish of
affected triumph. II was not a dispirited
crowd by any means. They We're having
Just as much fun at democratic headquar
ters as anybody.
After midnight the headquarters of the
state democracy looked deserted. Gov
ernor Matthews, Congressman Bynum and
a large number of other prominent DEM
ocrats had left and those who remained
were getting sleepy. Congressman By
mum did not concede his defeat in so
many words, but when he left the COM
mtee rooms it was plain that he realized
his defeat.
Chairman Taggart was among the last
to leave. He conceded the defeat of the
democratic state ticket, but the returns
from the congressional districts were too
meager for him to form any estimate as
to The number the democrats had elected.
He said as he put on his coat that the
returns indicated that the state had gone
republican by a large majority, but later
returns might reduce this very materially.
The official returns from ninety pre-
cincts i'm Marion county show that Owen,
rep, has a plurality of 169; Mcguire DEM,
has Go; Henry, rep. has 349, and Stuck
meyer dem, has $40.
While the returns are not as yet COM
plete they show conclusively that the
county has gone republican by a large
majority The entire republican ticket Is
probably elected and Mr. Henry has car
ried the county by vote in excess OF
the county ticket.
Chairman Moores Of the republican
county committee claims the county by
5000 and says Mr.. Henry has carried the
county by $500. He claims the election
of Mr. Henry by 5000 and says no candi-
date on the republican county ticket viii |
fall more than 150 behind the ticket
The state is republican. Chairman
Gowdy claims it by from $4,000 to $4,000, !
while Chairman Taggart merely comedies
the election of the republican state ticket
He claims the election of four democratic
congressman, with the rest in doubt. Re
publicans claim the election Of every con-
gresham in the state.
The returns show that republicans have
gained heavily in all their stronghOlds /
and have pOlled "A full vote. In Marion
county they have made gains in a large
majority OF the precincts. and in some
have gained over the vote of 1892 very |
heavily. Democrats also made gains i'm
many precincts. but with all this The
county is republican py a good majority.
Mr. Bynuin was scratched in many of