The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-06

Scattering Returns. However. Indi-
cate Hardin's Possible Election.

LOUISVILLE, Nov. 5.-Scattering re-
turns received up to 1 o'clock, including this
city and county. give Hardin a majority of
LOO. These returns com from every
county in the State. Four years ago, in the
race for Governor. the Democratic majority
was 2.0S1, and some idea of the present
result may be CLEANED from the fact that
the Republicans made the following gains
In counties remotely situated: Adair. 24s;
Allen. 473; Mercer. 2S6: Madison, 293; Breck-
inridge. $40; Boyd, 566: Cumberland, 257;
Franklin. SIS. In this county the Repub-
lican gain will be over 1900.
The Courier-Journal. in its midnight ex-
ira. says: THE returns possible at this
hour are too far from complete to do more
than serve as indications They show gen.
orally that the Democrats have suffered
losses in most. counties. In some counties
they seem to have gained slightly. The
vote was not as heavy as had been ex-
pected. The Republicans lead in all the
legislative races except i'm the Forty-eighth
district. where Carroll had a walkover.
From present indications John H. Weller
Is defeated for the State Senate by Chris
tian Siege"
The attention of the committeeman and
newspapers is so much conferred on the race
Tor Governor that the legislative. contests
outside of Jefferson county are overlooked
In the returns. The reports are too meagre
for general use. The indications at this
writing are hat the vote of this county
win decide the race for Governor. What
ever the result the majority will be very
small, in fact, it will not be a majority, but
a plurality. Garrard. Brad.ey's county,
gives a Republican gain OF Isl. Every
COIInrV from which 0nropIafo ro<r~.. Ao-~
been received show large Republican gains.
At IL O'Clock last night the chairman of
the Republican county committee, with re-
turns from two-thfrds OF the precincts be-
fore him, claimed hat the majority for
Bradley in Jefferson county. including this
Dcity, would be five thousand. The III pre-
clnceOreported give a Republican majority
of 1888. The Republicans have captured all
Of the Offices. with three minor exceptions.
In addition to this they have won the
Appellate judgeship and gained two Repre-
sentatives in lower house of the Legisla-
ture. The municipal officers elected to-day
are for the legislative branches Of the city
government. councilmen, school trustees,
etc.
rhe Post Dem.). In it's extra issued at
IL o'clock last night. said: At this writing
the returns are coming in scattering from
all portions of the State. 1t appears thai
Ha,din leads the Democratic ticket. But
1t also appears that Bradley leads Hardin.
or. IL not, HaTdin's majority is so small as
to amount to a virtual defeat. Outside of
Louisville Bradley carries the county of
Jefferson by 30. and Speed. the Republic
an candidate for the Legislature, is elect
ed. thus depriving Blackburn of one vote.
1t is not probable that Bradley's major
ty will exceed 5000 in this. the Fifth.
district. Graves. county. Hart. Logan. Hop
kins. Hardin. Nelson. Boyle and Franklin
all show large Republican gains. The re-
suit will depend largely on the First dis
trict and the returns from the Eleventh.
From these two distant districts the re-
turns are too meager to indicate decided
results. Summarizing the results. il may
De said at this writing that the majority
will not exceed 5000 either way. Mercer,
the home county of Hardin. at the
previous election for Governor. gave a
Democratic majority of 35s. AT this cleo