Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1880 — THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS. [ARTICLE]

THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS.

Indiana. Indianapolis, Oct. 15. Returns have been received from all but seven counties, which give Mr. Porter 29,749 majority, and Mr. Landers 22,860, leaving a net majority of 6,889. The missing counties gave a net Democratic majority in 1876 of 1,556, which will reduce Mr. Porter’s majority to 5,323, unless tho Republicans make gains, which is not unlikely. The National vote will aggregate not to exceed 11,000 or 12,000, a slight falling off from the vote of 1876. So far as known, tho Republicans have elected fifty-seven Representatives and sixteen Senators. These, with the nine Senators holding over, give fourteen majority on joint ballot, securing a United States Senator in place of McDonald, and guaranteeing a safe working majority in each house. Indianapolis, Oct. 16. Returns from all the counties in tho State, except Ripley, give Porter 6,834 plurality. Ripley gave a Democratic majority in 1876 of 225. Full returns from tho Fifth Congressional district give C. C. Watson, Democrat, 881 majority, leaving the Congressional delegation eight Republicans and five Democrats. Ohio. Columbus, Oct. 14. At tho Republican headquarters special telegrams have been received from the Chairmen of the committees in all but eight counties of Ohio, showing complete returns on Secretary of State and Supreme Judge. According to returns from these eighty counties on vote for Secretary of State, the Republican gains are 7,905, and the Democratic gains are 5,657. Not Republican gain over Foster’s plurality of 17,129 last year is 2,248. Tho not Republican gain bn Supreme Judge is 4,448. The counties yet to hear from are Brown, Licking, Lucas, Ottawa, Perry, Pickaway, Ross, and Sandusky. Partial returns from Ross and Lucas show considerable Republican gains. The Republican oemmittee ■ concludes from the above figures that Townsend’s majority for Secretary of State will be close to 20,000, and Mcllyainc's plurality for Supreme Judge will be nearly 22,01X1. No figures have been received showing the majorities given for Congressmen, but enough is known to make the committee feel sure that the Republicans have elected fifteen out of twenty Congressmen. At the Democratic headquarters there are returns from seventy counties, and these, the Democratic committee say, show a net Democratic gain of 1,573 on Secretary of State over Foster’s vote. They say that the same rat io will show a net gain on the State of 2,002. Tins committee concedes the election of fifteen Republican Congressmen. The delegation to the next Congress will stand as follows : First district, Ben Butterworth : Second. Thomas L. Young; Third. Henry L. Morey; Fourth, Emanuel Shultz ; Fifth, Ben Lefevre ; Sixth, Joseph JV. Ritchie ; Seventh, John P. Leedom; Eighth, J. W. Keifer; Ninth, J. S. Robinson ; Tenth, John B. Rice ; Eleventh, Henry 8. Neal; Twelfth, George L. Converse ; Thirteenth, Gibson Atherton ; Fourteenth, George W. Geddes ; Fifteenth, Rufus R. Dawes; Sixteenth, J. P. Updegraff; Seventeenth, W. McKinley, Jr.; Eighteenth, A. 8. McClure; Nineteenth, Ezra B. Taylor; Twentieth, Anios Townsend. The districts in which the Democrats elect are tho Fifth, Seventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth. Columbus, Oct. 15. Returns, official and reported, are nearly all in, and show a Republican majority of about 18,000. Twenty-three Democratic counties show a Democratic gain, and seventeen ReSublican gain, but Republican greater than democratic. Following are unofficial majorities of Congressmen, so far as obtained : First ' district, Butterworth, Rep., 1,302; Second district, Young, Rep., 1,007; Third district, Morey, Rep.. 904; Fourth district, Schultz, Rep., 350; Sixth district, Ritchie, Rep., 694; Eighth district, Keifer, Rep., 5,900; Ninth district, Robinson, Rep., 1,100; Tenth district, Rice, Rep., 1.389; Eleventh district, Neal, Rep., 2,300; Thirteenth district, Atherton, Dem., 2,700; Fifteenth district, Dawes, Rep., 542; Twentieth district, Townsend, Rep., 5,244. Columbus, Oct. 16. Unofficial returns have now been received from all the counties of Ohio, which show that Townsend’s majority for Secretary of State is 18,928. Tho average majority for all other candidates on the Republican ticket will be fullv 20,000. The Paris authorities are intent just now on measures to prevent deleterious articles finding a sale, and have seized American hams wrapped in a yellow cloth, rendered impermeable by' chromate of lead.