Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1884 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

James L. Pugh, Democrat, has been re-elected United States Senator from Alabama. Senator Hawley, of Connecticut, referring to the rumors of an effort to continue Republicans in office after March 4, is reported as saying that tho Senate would act with Mr. Cleveland as President of the United States, not as a partisan, and that he would act with tho Senate without any regard to its political complexion. Revised and official figures of the vote of Indiana show tbatCleveland polled 244,992; Blaine, 238,460; Butler, 8,716; St. John, 3,078; Cleveland's plurality, 6,512. Official figures of the recent election: Virginia—Cleveland. 145,497; Blaine, 139,356; Cleveland’s plurality, 6,141. Nebraska— Blaine, 76,877: Cleveland, 54,314; St, John, 2,859; Blaine’s plurality, 22,533. Kentucky —Cleveland, 152,757 ; Blaine, 118,674 ; Butler, 1,655; St. John, 3,103; plurality for Cleveland, 34,083. New Jersey— Cleveland, 127,784; Blaine, 123,432; St. John, 6,155; Butler, 3,494; Cleveland's plurality, 4,352. lowa Blaine, 197,089; Cleveland, 177,285; St. John, 1,564; plurality for Blaine. 19,803. A dispatch from Indianapolis says, the State Board of Canvassers has not yet completed the work of tabulating the vote of Indiana on President. The returns from Daviess and Warren Counties were returned, the clerks having omitted the seals from them. Without these two counties, whose pluralities about offset each other, Blaine received 233,783 and Cleveland 243,512; Cleveland’s plurality, 9,723. Tho votes for Butler and St. John were not tabulated. The official vote of Wisconsin for the se\eral presidential candidates was as follows: Blaine, 161,147; Cleveland, 146,454; St. John, 7,649; Butler, 4,597; Blaine's plurality, 14,693. As officially declared, the vote of Maine Is as follows: Highest number of votes received by Blaine electors, 72,209; Cleveland, 52,140; Butler, 3,953; St. John, 2,160; Blaine’s plurality, 20,U09. Following is the official vote of Oregon: Blaine, 20,852; Cleveland, 24,593; Butler, 728; St. John, 488; Blaine's plurality, 2,259. Gov. Cleveland declined a grand banquet tendered by prominent Democrats of Philadelphia. Washington dispatch to Chicago Inter Ocean, Hep.: “It is said to-night that three men are certain to form part of the Cleveland Cabinet. These are Senator Bayard, as Secretary of State; Senator Garland, of Arkansas; and W. C. Whitney, of this city. The now President will look to Bayard and Garland to shape his governmental pol Icy, and to Whitney, Gorman, and others of the younger element to manage the political end and to distribute the offices. Bexond the three names mentioned, Cleveland is said to be all at sea on the Cabinet question.” The official vote, of Colorado was’: Blaine, 30,277; Cleveland, 27,6.27; Butler 1,957 and St. John, 759.