The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-07
Democrats Successful but With
Reduced PIuralities.
CrOwther Defeats Ellison for
Congress at St Joe.
SEVERAL CONTESTS
Populists Make Gains from Both
the Old Parties.

the election of the Democratic city
and legislative ticket, with the excep-
tion Of the sheriff and county judges.
three in mum Der. From the state re-
turns are meager. They show an av-
erage falling off of about thirty per
cent in the vote, equally divided
between the two leading parties
As indicated by these returns
Missouri's congressional delega-
ton will stand thirteen Demo
Gratis and two Republicans, viz:
Hatch, First; Hall Second; Doclxery.
Third; Ellison, Fourth; Tarsney, Fifth;
De Almond, Sixth; Heard, Seventh;
Bland, Eighth; Clark, Ninth; Cobb,
Twelfth; Fox, Thirteenth; Arnold
Fourtee nth, and Morgan, Fifteenth,
all Democrats, and Bartholdt, Tenth
and 10y, Eleventh. Repu blicans The
only district which may be changed
by later returns is the Fifteenth.
whete Morgan, Democrat, and Bur
ton Republican, are having a close
race
KANSAS CRY, No, Nov THE re
turns from the Fifth district, while
not complete. show that the election
for congressman was very close, with
indications of a ma ority for Colonel
Tarsney. The vote in the city was
heavy and in the country there were
large Repu blican gains Lafayette
county piled up 3 big Republican vote
and the old Democratic ma orities
were either wiped out or reduced to
almost nothing. The vote in jack
son county was also very large and
the incomplete footings point to the
election of some Of the Republ ca
nominees. The Populists cast a sur
prisingly large vote in the country,
and seemed to have drawn pretty
equally from the two big parties, the
Democrats probably getting The
worst of it.
PARIS. Mo-, Nov. Entire county
Democratic ticket Of Monroe is elect-
ed. also the legislative candidates.
The vote, compared with 1898, has
fallen off about 500. Halls majority
for congress in this county is about
2, 400 The Democratic state ticket
has a majority of 2, 500
NEVADA. Mo-, Nov. TN the Eff
teenth congressional district returns
this city gives Morgan estimated plu-
rality The same ratio Of Republi-
can gain will give Morgan about 500
plurality over Burton in Vernon coun-
ty. The Democratic county ticket is
elected by a good safe ma ority- The
whole fight was made against Nor
gan Indications are that Hendricks
son, for state senator. has run we'll
up with the county ticket.
PLATTE CITY, Mo. Nov. ELLISON
carries this county over Grow Their by
a majority of 1889
VERSAILLES, No. Nov. I'm Nor
gan county the result is a Republican
gain as compared with the vote of
1892. Populists lost to the RepubIi-
cans Indications are that Bland has
carried the county by slight plurity.
The vote on the county ticket is very
close with indications that the Re
publicans will elect q majority of
county officers
FAYErrE, Mo-. Nov. "A light vote
was polled in Howard county. The
Democratic and Republican parties
both fell short about 300 votes. The
majority for the Democratic state
ticket averages 1900. The entire
Democratic ticket is elected. DR. Gray
for state senator runs slightly ahead
Of the Democratic ticket. The Demo-
cratic loss is 800 and the KEEP ublicans
the same
HAMILTON. No, Nov. THE indica-
tionS are that the entire Repu blican
county ticket is elected in this (Cald-
well) county. and that the majority
for the same TICKET for state will be
500 Orton. Repu blican. for congress-,
will have proba bly, 600 majority.
CARRoLLTOS, Mo-. Nov. z. carroll
county has gone Republican by over
100. The en- tire Repu blican county
ticket is elected Democratic state
ticket beat by over 100
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. Nov. p
This precinct gives DOckery 16O, a
loss Of 40 over 1892; Orion lab gain
of 80 over Borch IN 1922; Populist
Penny. SO. a loss Of z. Both amend
ments carried.
WEBB CITY, Mo-, Nov. THE latest
returns indicate the reelection of
Charles Fl. Morgan, Democrat, to con-
gress by q greatly reduced plurality
over that of two years ago. Indica-
tions are that the legislature and
county ticket in this county are de-
feated by small pluralities. The re-
suit is a great surprise to Democrats
SEDALIA. Mo-. Nov. THE Repub-
licans Of Pettis county have elected
their ticket from top to bottom BY
m a jorities ranging from SO to 800
Fourteen out Of TWEEN v-eixht pre-
cinets. including Sedalia- give Tracy
2. SOB and Heard 2 GOA. The average |
epublican gain will exceed 400 on
state and county ticket.
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