People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1893 — THE ELECTIONS. [ARTICLE]

THE ELECTIONS.

First Returns Show a Victory for Republicans. Blr Majorltl** for Tbelr Ticket* Ln Ohio, New York, lowa, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Several Other State*. MKINLEY WINS IN OHIO. Cincinnati, Nov. 9, 1:20 a. m.—Eight hundred and fifty precincts in the state give McKinley, 165,472; Neal, 108,576; plurality for McKinley, 56,896. The republicans have made heavy gains in every county and it is claimed by some that his majority will not fall short of 75,000, while in Hamilton county along it will reach 15,000. Columbus, 0., Nov. 9.—The streets of this city are crowded with thousands of wild, enthusiastic republicans. The (State Journal this morning nominates McKinley for president in 1896. In New York. New York. Nov. 9.—lsaac H. Maynard has been defeated for associate judge of the court of appeals by 75,000 votes and the rest of the democratic state ticket is carried along to defeat with him by a few thousand less adverse majority. The republicans are jubilant at the result, which includes the capture of the legislature as well by a majority of one in the senate and from two to five in the house. This overturns a democratic majority in the last legislature of twenty-two. Brooklyn, which has always been a democratic stronghold and counted good for from 10,000 to 15,000 majority for the state ticket, has overturned all prophecies and given the Republican candidates about 10,000 majority. The democratic candidate for mayor is also defeated by a slightly less vote. Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 9.—The News claims that the city has gone republican by a clean sweep, the democrats saving only an occasional aiderman. u lowa.

Dem Moines, la., Nov. 9. —Up to 1:30 a. m. returns have been received from 582 out of the 2,003 voting precincts in the state, which give Jackson 73,447 and Boies 59,301. This is a net republican gain of 2,647 and maintains the same ratio of increase indicating a plurality of over 30,900 for Jackson. Massachusetts. Boston. Nov. 9.—The state election in Massachusetts was a republican victory. Three times the young democratic champion, William E. Russell, was chosen governor; but on Tuesday his successor upon the ticket, John E. Russell, was defeated by a plurality of from 25,000 to 30,000. The senate and house will both be republican by slightly increased majorities. In Chicago. Chicago, Nov. 9. —Judge Gary is undoubtedly reelected judge of the superior court of Cook county by a majority of from 5,000 to 7,000. With the possible exception of J. Henry Kraft the other judicial candidates on the republican ticket have also been elected by majorities varying from 1.000 to 5,000. Republicans Carry Detroit. Detroit, Mich., Nov. 9. —Hazen S. Pingree, after the hottest contest ever seen in Detroit, is for the third time elected mayor over M. H. Godfrey by a majority that is conceded by democrats at 4,000. The republicans claim 6,000. Griftin Defeats Stone for Congress. Detroit, Mich., Nov. 9 .—The contest between James H. Stone (ren.), and Levi T. Griffin (dem.), for the seat in congress made vacant in the First Michigan district by the death of J. Logan Chipman, has been a ' hot one. Mr. Stone concedes his defeat by 1,000 majority. New Jersey. Trenton, N. J., Nov. 9.—The fight this year in New Jersey was confined to the assembly and senate. The race track was the feature of the campaign. At midnight it seemed assured the antirace track forces had won. The bouse will be republican and the senate democratic on account of the hold-over senators, but it is believed that the legislature will be republican on a joint ballot Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Nov. 9.—Pennsylvania elected a justice of the supreme court for a term of twenty-one years and a state treasurer for two years. Returns from forty-nine of the sixtyseven counties, including Philadelphia and Allegheny, show a net republican gain of 46,553, indicating a majority in the state of considerably above 100,000. Populists Win in Nebraska. Omaha, Neb., Nov. 9. —Returns from the state are coming in slowly and seem to indicate the election of Holcomb (pop.) for supreme judge by 5,000 over Harrison (rep.). Republicans Ahead in Kansas. Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 9.—The republicans will probably have a plurality of the vote cast in Kansas. They have carried Miami, Harvey and Montgomery counties. The democrats carried Leavenworth county. Kentucky Democratic. Louisville, Ky., Nov. 9. —Special reports at midnight indicate that the election was quiet all over the state, the democratic nominees having it all their own way in the great majority of districts. . In Maryland. Baltimore, Md., Nov. 9. —Returns from many parts of Maryland show the democrats have elected their candidate for state comptroller by a large plurality and substantial majority.