Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1889 — THE OFFICIAL COUNT. [ARTICLE]

THE OFFICIAL COUNT.

A special dispatch from Sioux [Falls, S. Dak., says: According to the returns received from all the Legislative districts in the State the Republicans have 135 of the 169 members. The Republican majority on joint ballot will be 125. A special dispatch from Helena, ’ Mont, Friday says: The vote of Jefferson county was canvassed Thursday, the result being that the Democrats lose a State Senator. This leaves the Upper House of the Legislature a tie, but the Democrats will have a Majority of seven on joint ballot. The full official returns # of the recent election in North Dakota show a total votp of 39,590. Hansbrough, Republican candidate for Congress, received a majority of 15,090, while Miller, Republican candidate for Governor, has 12,600. The majority in favor of prohibition is 1,100. Eighty per cent, of the total vote was in favor of the Consitution, and 70 per cent was the average Republican vote.