The Columbus journal., 1898-11-16
The Election.

Charles Wooster was defeated for the
legislature in Merrick county.
Platte county was carried by the
fusionists by from 22l plurality for
Hollenbeck, up to 459 for POynter, and
537 for Robinson. Moran's plurality
was 414, Tanners 800, Dunn's 392,
OBrien's 388, Supervisors -GOetz IA,
Diedrich 35, Carrig A. A great many
farmers failed to vote for some reason.
Fleeks Hale of Battle Creek was elect
ed state senator in the district north of
US by sixty plurality.
The World-Herald of Omaha, whose
proprietor was defeated for congress,
says that twelve out of every hundred
fusionists stayed away from the polls.
The Fremont Herald, (democraticl no.
ting the above, says that in Cotterell
township, Dodge county, fifty of them
didn't 60 near the polls on election day
enough to have changed the complex
ion of the whole legislative ticket.
The Humphrey Democrat also noticed
the lethargy, thus: Never in our re-
membrance was such q slight interest
taken in election as was manifested last
Tuesday. There was big stay at home
vote. Locally the decrease in the vote
was about 20 per cent.
As We write this paragraph, Saturday,
complete returns are all in from all but
six counties of the state. These coun-
ties last year gave Sullivan q plurality
Of AL. II the same rate of gains for re-
publicans holds good in these as in other
counties, Poynter's plurality in them
will not be over $50. 1t seems then that
fair estimate is that Poynter's plural
ity is about $500 The probability is
that the remainder of the state ticket is
ab0ut the Same.
The Lincoln Journal of Saturday says
that the republican state committee con.
cede the election of the fusion state
ticket and announce more positively
than ever that the legislature had been
carried by the republicans. If, as is
claimed, the Legislature is l3 majority
for the republicans on joint ballot, w. V.
Allen will not be reelected United
States senator.
Burkett in the First, and Mercer in
the Second, are the two republican con.
greesmen elect in Nebraska, the other
four being fusion. -
Montana goes democratic.c Kansas
republican by about $4,000, Edwin
Ridgely of the Third district will be the
only populist among the congressman
in the state.
The republicans will have a majority
of fifty two on joint ballot in the legis-
lature. Theodore Roosevelt, republican
late colonel Of the First United States
volunteer cavalry, has been elected
governor by nearly 10000 All of Col
Roosevelt's associates on the republi.
can ticket are probably elected with him.
Stone, q plurality in Pennsylvania Of
$4,000.
South Dakota, PHILIPPE, republican
majority for governor by loo.
Illinois, about $1,000 majority for re-
publican.
Ohio, claimed for the republicans, by
over 10000 plurality. The conRfession.
| al districts remain the same, republican
| eleven votes, democrats nix.
North Dakota, the state ticket repub-
lican by 1000 Twenty out OF
thirty one senators, republican. and
ffty-four out of sixty-tvo, republican
| in tbs house.
Minnesota. John Lind, silver republi.
can elected, all the rsmainder straight
republican. All seven congressman re.
| publican.
Delaware stands o in the next iegis-
lature for republicans and q for demo-
Gratis. A republican senator to succeed
Gray.
Wyoming, republican, and q senator
| to succeed Clark.
Nsysas appears as though Mcmillan
il elected eovssner, bpt Senator Stewart
succeeds himself.
Indiana, . glorious victory, By 1860,
republicans ahead ON joint ballot.
California, Connecticut, Nassachu.