Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-08
ILLINOIS IS REPUBLICAN,
Wulff Carries the State by
About $1,000.
THE ELECTION IN COOK COUNTY,

Entire Ticket Elected by the Republicans
Except Two Congressrnen-POpulists Cast
$4,000 Votes In the County - Many
Women Turn Out and Cast Their Ballots
Attempt to Steal Ballot Box Results
| In Murder-Election Notes.
Republican by one Of the heaviest plurali-
ties ever known in It's history. The indi-
cations are that Henry Wulff has won by
between $1,000 and 10000 over Is. j. Clag-
gett. The entire county Republican
ticket is elected by reduced pluralitics,
but still large enough to snow the best
running Democrats under by from 10000
to q, 900. But two Democratic candidates
for congress, Goldzicr and McGann gained
enough votes to elect them. OF the legis-
lativc candidates the Democrats elect five
senators and twcnty-onc representatives
The Republicans elect seven senators and
twcnty-four representatives. More than
10000 votes were cast by the Populist
party.
Surprise to Democratic Managers.
The result Of the election was some
Democratic managers, although they cx-
pcctcd to DO able to elect part Of their
ticket. Several of the Democratic candi-
dates, including Peabody for sheriff and
Ochnc for treasurer, ran several thousand
ahead Of the state ticket, but not su1ll-
cient to withstand the Republican land
slide. The Democratic managers attrib-
ute the dcfcnt of their ticket to tho Popu-
l,,t i,h h,p ,l,,f,. fab
largely from the Democratic ranks, and
to disalfcction caused by the action, or
rather wnnt Of action of the, last congress.
This was noticeable in the congressional
election, the Democrats losing four dis
tricts In the county that arc nominally
heavily Democratic.
Women at the Polls.
In all reputable districts of the city
there was n generous sprinlling of ladies
Mt the polling places. They came singly
and in couples, in parties, alone and
escorted by thor husbands, brothers, or
fathers, but invariably they were treated
with the greatest courtesy by election OIL
Gals of all parties. 1t amounted to defer
cnco in many wards, and the women did
not regret that they used polling booths in
common with men. Wherever they could,
the men gallnntly made way for them,
allowing them precedence in recording
their vote. In this consideration for tho
other sex tho women were not behind
hand either. Tho majority of them
showed good sense in selecting the time to
vote. Wherever they could they avoided
the hours when the rush came.
Bloody Fight in the Twenty-thrd.
As the result of IN effort to get posses
sion of the ballotbox in the Ninth pre-
cinct of the Twenty third ward ut 30 II.
III. three persons wore wounded by
bullets, one of them perhaps fatally. They
are: Fatally injured 49, Gus Coleandcr,
judge Of election, saloonkcepcr Mt Scdgc-
wick and Oak streets, shot through the
stomach; wound probably fatal; taken to
Alexian Brothers hospital. Injured
Nicholas Michaclcs, policeman on duty ut
tho polls, hit in left leg below the hip, not
serious, taken to AlcXinn Brothers hos
pital; j. +. Walters, 100 Townsend street,
clerk of election, wounded in left arm
above elbow, not serious, wound dressed
ut Alcxiun Brothers hospital, walked to
his homo.
Colcnndcr has died of his injuries.