Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-11-05
CITY AND COUNTY.
The Election Yesterday Gave
Several Surprises In
.a& This City.
Part Of the Fusion County
Ticket Elected BY Good
Majorities.

No TeIegraphic Information
Received To-DaY--The
Local Returns.
From Wednesdays Daily.
The returns from the different pro-
oinots came in vssy slow todsy asA
frssmsntsry. 6pisitwood lake, Wood
bury. Eldridgs and Ashley wers NOS
heard from until afternoon and thneo
precincts along tho line OF the Northern
branch we're not expected in until the
arrival OF the train st O'Clock. The
returns FROM the oity precincts were not
bulletlned until about o'clock this
morning, the count beng very slow and
tedious. Many Of the ballots were
irregular. In the fourth ward mum
ber of votes we're thrown ont under
protest for the reason that some oandi-
dates running on two tickets were
marked in two different columns. There
we're quite number Of these and they
we're marked protested" and not
counted. There were straight tickets
and q large number Of scratched tickets.
Some voters marked their ballot for
every candidate and proposition, many
forgot to vote for electors; others voted
the head of the ticket but petered out
toward the end and voted for only . few
Of the candidates. The vote on the
constitutional amendment vas light and
not ss heavy az il should have been in
regard to preventing the removal Of the
Institution for the feeble minded from
this city to Grafton. About ope-tsnth
Of the vote on this proposition was for
the change. The vote on constitutional
convention, 20 far - the precincts srs
heard from, gives . small majority
against it.
On account Of tho large country vote,
the returns from North Dakota ars COM
ing in very slowly, and no county has
Jet reported in full. judging from
what il already known of stutsman
county, whore Mckinley will have over
100 majority, there seems but little res
son TO doubt that Mckinley has carried
the state, that Congressman johnson 10
reelected and that the legislature will
also be republican. On account of per-
sonsl preferences in various counties the
result on the state ticket 10 not 20 easy
to estimate. Mrs. Eisenhuth 10 thought
to have q good chow for election. In
this county Messrs. Eager, Conklin and
Fancher run ahead OF their respective
tickets to some extent, and IN most Of
the precincts the number of straight
tickets was larger than was expected.
The democrats console themselves with
the possibility that Judge Rose ls
elected. The legislative ticket is yet IN
doubt, with q probability that B. W.
Fuller is elected senator by small
margin. On account of the throwing
out Of number of votes where cross
was made before Ssnford's name in both
the independent and democratic columns
it is likely to take the Official count to
decide Frank LEM is possibly elected
to the house, though the result will be
very close.
3HE JUDICIARY.
In tho judiciary contest both sides
still express themselves as confident. At
present Judge Rose is shout 60 ahead in
Stutsman county. Mr.. Glaspell re-
celved kilograms today on which be
bases his CLAN that be has carried the
district by at least 500. 10 Wells coun-
ty IA precincts give Glaspell 303, Rose
2S4. In Barnes county 20 precincts give
Gaspell 10 majority. The villege of
Fessenden gave Glaspell Al, Rose 10.
In LaMoure county IL precincts gave
Gaspell l4S majority. In Grlggs coun-
ty precincts gave RossH69, Glaspeil
l46.
SUSPICIOUS SILENCE.
Nothing in regard to the result OF the
national election had been received at
either republican or democratic head
Quarters since O'Clock this morning.
The operator at republican headquarters
has not received anything except dis
patches concerning the district Judge
ship and the operator at Belllvou's has
been equally inactive. He wired Fargo
inqulrlng reason but got nothing satis-
factory. They offered no explanation.
Manager Durkee at the Western Union
offered the explanation "too much COM
mercisl business" though the wires are
working we'll. The headquarters were
not crowded at any time today.