Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1884 — The Vote in the County. [ARTICLE]

The Vote in the County.

In another place we publish a tabulated statement of the official vote of the county, on the 4th inst. The total number of voles cast, was 2*228. Of those tho Republican Electors received 1281, the Democratic Electors 913, the National Electors 80, and the Prohibition 44. The Republican plurality is 3GS, or 43 less than it was two years ago. The entire Republican vote is 1281, or 33 more than in 1882. The Democratic vote is 013, an increase of 76 over the figures of 1882. The National vote this year is only 80; r. falling oft’of 71 votes, since 1882. The Prohibition ticket was a new element in Jasper county politics, this year. It received 44 votes. It is a somewhat remarkable fact that the total vote of the county is less, by 8 votes, than it was two years ago. The greater increase of the democratic vote in the county as compared with the republican, is accounted for, in part, bv the fact that the larger number of Nationals of two years ago who have gone back to the old parties, have voted with the democrats. The case of Jordan township illustrates this fact plainly. The total National vote of that township, two years ago, was 58. This year it is but 24, while the republican vote of that township has increased but C in the two years and the % democratic vote lias increased by 20 votes. Other townships, as Carpenter, Wheatfield and Milroy, which show a large falling off in the National vote, show the snme Pouate increase iu the demvofce. Another cause of the republican party was hibition vote which was Dainly from the repuhli-