Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1900 — A REPUBLICAN LANDSLIDE. [ARTICLE]

A REPUBLICAN LANDSLIDE.

McKinley Re-elected By About the Same Electoral Vote as That of ’96, But Popular Plurality Is Considerably Reduced. DEMOCRATS ELECT? TP. TRUSTEES And 7 Tp. Assessors, But Republicans Carry the Entire District and County Ticket Through By Greatly Reduced Majorities.

The election last Tuesday resulted in a landslide for McKinley. The republicans carried about every state carried in 1896 except Kentucky, and a few that were then against them. Their pluralities were cut down greatly in Illinois and in the eastern states and increased slightly in Ohio and most western states. Unofficial returns from this state indicate that Indiana has increased the republican plurality of 1896 of 18,181 by 1,000 to 3,000. The prohibitionists polled about 16,000 votes, the middle of the road pops , the social labor •, and the social democrats. At this writing the indication* are that the democrats elect four of the thirteen congressmen —in the Second, Third, Fourth and ; Twelfth districts. Kentucky is] back in the democratic column I with a plurality of about 5,000.; Nebraska at this writing is claimed by both paities, but is probably democratic by 2,000 to 3,000, and the fusion legislature is elected. The entire republican district and county ticket was electedby decreased majorities. The republican candidates run from 100 to 265 behind the state ticket, which shows that there are many republicans who desire a change in county management. Of the thirteen township trustees the democrats elect seven, thus giving them a majority on the board and the selection of a county superintendent at the expiration of Supt. Hamilton’s term, in June, 1903. In several other townsnips the democratic candidates were defeated by a very small margin, notably in Barkley, Carpenter and Newton. This is the first time in Jasper county’s history, we believe, that the democrats have had ,& majority of the township trustees, and considering the republican landslide throughout the state and, county generally, we are to be congratulated on the result in this county. Following is the result in the county' by townships, in brief. The complete official returns will be found in another part of this paper, while the general result by states will be found on the inside pages:

Union tp., gives a republican plurality of 8 on the national ticket, and elects Barney Comer trustee by 37 majority. Carpenter tp., gives a plurality of 133 for McKinley and elects the entire republican ticket, Bellows for trustee having n mighty close shave, his majority Over Ellis Jones being but 3. Wheatfield gnve a plurality of 39 for McKinley, bnt the entire democratic township ticket was elected, the trustee leading with 49 majority. Newton gave a plurality of 11 for McKinley and elected Wilcox, (rep.) for trustee by 27 majority. A democratic assessor was elected, however, by 1 vote. Keener rolled up her old-time plurality, giving 101 on national ticket and about 56 for trustee. Hanging Grove gave a plurality of 14 for McKinley but elected a democratic trustee ly 5 majority and assessor. Barkley gave McKinley, a plurality of 53 but elected her trustee by onN 6 majority. Gillam gave an increased republican plurality on the national ticket, but elected a democratic trustee by 2 majority.

Milroy gave a democratic plurality of 5 on the national Ticket and elected the entire dernocratic township ticket, the trustee receiving 60 votes to 19 for his opponent. Jordan gave Bryan a plurality of 60 and elected her entire democratic ticket, John Bill for trustee receiving 125 votes to 46 for his opponent, M. W. Reed. Kankakee showed decided democratic gains, Bryan receiving a plurality of 15, and the" entire democratic township ticket was elected by good majorities. Marion gave a decreased republican plurality, only 159, while her republican candidate for trustee received only 84 majority. Walker gave a democratic plurality of 2 on the national ticket, and elected John Ryan, democrat, for trustee and also a democratic assessor. The democrats elected 7 of the 13 township trustees, and also 7 of the 13 township assessors. The Marion tp., library tax carried by a small majority. Hardly one-half the voters voted either way on the proposition.