Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1886 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

Official returns of the November election from all counties in California, with the semi-official count in San Francisco, give Bartlett (Dem.) a plurality for Governor of 632 over Swift (Rep.). The Republican’s have elected Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Surveyor General, and two Justices of tho Supremo Court Ihe Democrats have elocted Secretary of State, Comptroller, Treasurer, and the Clerk and one Justice of the Supreme Court. The Republicans have elected four Congressmen and tho Democrats two. In tho State Senate the Democrats have a majority of twelve, and in the Assembly the Republicans liave a majority of two. A New York dispatch says that unlest the liepubl caus make unexpected gains by future recount i and contests, the Now Jersey Legislature will consist of 41 Democrats, 36 Republicans, and 1 Labor member, and a Democrat will be elected to succeed United States Senator Sewell. So far six recounts have taken place, and tho net result is a gain of one seat for the Democrats. A. A. Ames, Democratic candidate for Governor of Minnesota in the late election, has commenced a contest for tho office. The official footings of the vote for State officers in Indiana at the late election show the eloction of the entire Republican ticket by tho following pluralities: For Lieutenant Governor, It. 8. Robertson, 3,319; Sec-

retary of State, Charles F. Griffin, 3,683; Auditor, Bruce Carr, 3,077; Treasurer, J. A Lemeke, 3,053; Attorney General, L. T. Michener, 3,570; Superintendent of Public Instruct.on, H. M. L&Follette, 9,047; Judge of the Supreme Court, Byron K Elliott, 4,832; Clerk of the Supreme Court, W. T. Noble, 5,534, The total votes cast for Lieutenant Governor were: Republican, 231,922; Democrat, 228,613; Prohibition, 9,185; National, 3,319. The question of who is to be Lieutenant Governor of Indiana will go to the courts. The Secretary of State will refuse to issue a certificate of election to Robertson, which will bring the matter to a head