The Yale expositor., 1898-11-18

licans swept everything in the u congress
sional districts, congressman Fordney
beating out Brucker In the Eighth district
and Gardner beating Todd in the Third.
The state senate is Overwhelmingly Re
publican and but two Democratic repre-
sentatives are e.ected.
First Congregational District
Wayne county was probably the hardest
fought battle-ground OF the campaign and
Congressman John b. Corliss. Rep, had
to look we'll to his fences TO prevent Jas
II. Pound. Dem, bceting him out Cor
liss was reelected however. by fair ma
tority.
Second Congregational District.
Lenawee Countrywide Pingree ran
behind in Adrian and Whiting received 50
majority in Hudson, Henry c. Smith,
ried the county by good majority. Mon
roe county-Henry Smith. Rep, carried
the county by small majority for con-
gress. Democratic county ticket elected
except treasurer and register OF deeds.
Jackson county-Whiting carries the day
by a small margin and probably gives
Pierce. Dem. small majority for con-
gress. Washtenaw county-With light
vote Smith, Rep. for congress gets about
200 majority. Democrats fill county Of
fees. That portion of Wayne county in
the Second district contributed LOO 10
Smiths plurality.
Third Congregational District.
Branch county-Washington Gardner.
Rep. for congress falls . little behind
Gardner defeats Todd, Dem. by 200 ma
jority for congress. Eaton county gives
Gardner $50 majority. Kalamazoo county
alone stands by Todd giving him 800 ma
jority, but Pingree leads whiting by over
1000 majority. Hillsdale county-Gardner
led from the earliest reports and tho
finals give him about 700 majority.
Fourth Congressional District.
Allegan county.-E. L. Hamilton, Rep,
easily defeated Jarvis. Dem. for congress,
by l.AO votes. Berrien county.-The con-
test was a walk-away for Hamilton. his
plurality being fully LOO. st. Joseph
county.-Jarvis cannot complain OF his
home county. which gave him a plurality
of 200 over Hamilton. Barry county gave
Hamilton plurality Of 200: Cass, 200, and
Van Buren, county, 700.
Fifth Congregational District.
When George II. Perry, Democratic
mayor OF Grand Rapids, presumed to run
against VIM. Alden Smith in the race for
congress he reckoned without his host.
He was not in the contest for a minute
when the count Of ballots began. Kent
county piled up n plurality OF $500 for
Smith, Ottwaa county followed with 300
and Ionia county contributed 500.
sixth Congregational District.
The Smiths certainly had corner on all
the rabbits foot charms this year. The
only county which gave Flshbeck,. Demo
crat. any consolation in his race for con-
gress against Samuel w. Smith, Repub-
II an. was Ingham. which remembered
him with 100 plurality. Smith carried
county by LOO, Livingstone county by 200.
and Wayne piled loo for him.
Seventh Congressional District.
st. Clair county.-Edgar Weeks Rep,
made a splendid run for congress against
Burton. DEM, Port Huron alone gave
him 1900 plurality, and the rest of the
county raised the figures to 1900. Huron
county gave Weeks 100 plurality; Sanilac
county. 1000; Macomb county, 900 Lapeer
county. S00 while three townships In
Wayne county went for Burton with a
combined plurality of 150.
Eighth Congregational District.
Saginaw county wanted to return Con-
gresham Brucker, DEM, to congress, and
gave him 700 plurality. The other eoun-
however. Shiawassee county gave Ford
ney 500; Tuscola county, 600, and Clinton
county. 500.
Ninth CONGREGATIONAL District.
The voters OF the Ninth district are evil
IDENTIFY satisfied with the record OF Con-
gresham Bishop. as every county gave
him good plurality, which totals 6IO1'
leaving Chaddock, Dem, out in the cold.
Benzie county. 200; Lake county, 200;
Leelanau county, 500; Manistee county,
400; Mason county. $50; Muskegon county,
1900; Newaygo county. 80; Oceana coun-
ty, 1,S00; Wexford county. 500.
Tenth Congressional District.
Congressman r. o. Crump was re-
elected in the Tenth with small plurali
ties in the several counties, but by total
of about $500. But three counties, Alpena,
Arenac. and Midland gave Kelley plurali-
ties.
Eleventh Congregational District.
Osceola county led I'm the Eleventh dis
trict I'm supporting w. H. Mesick, Rep,
fer congress- by giving him 900 plural
ity. The other eight counties were in line
with pluralities ranging from $50 20 900,
completely showing Nichols, Dem. under.
Twelfth Congressional District.
But little interest was displayed I'm the
election In the upper peninsula after ex-
Congressman Stephenson withdrew from
the race leaving Congressman Carlos ID.
Sheldon, Rep, free to contest with Curry,
Dem. Shelden's plurality is over 1000.