Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1889 — THE VARIOUS ELECTIONS [ARTICLE]

THE VARIOUS ELECTIONS

NEW YORK. OHIO AND lOWA IN THE DEMOCRATIC COLUMN. ,—: —s= , Foraker Defeat'd by About 10,000 Majorty and tbe Ohio Legislature Democratic —Mahone Defeat d by 115,000 MajorityNew 1 ork State Democrat.c Ticket Successful, But a Republican Legislature Chosen. OHIO, The election in Ohio November 5, was for State offioers and Legislature—the latter to elect aU. S. Senator to succeed Henry B. Payne, Democrat. Seven hundred and twelve voting places outside of Cincinnati gave Foraker 112,024. Campbell 106,955; Helwig 5,351. The same in 1887 gave Foraker 109,741; Powell 9S, 186, sharp 5,540. Thc election was quiet and orderly at Cincinnati. Campbell secured a majority of 6,052 in the city as against about the same majority for Foraker two years ago. There was a heavy defection from Foraker in the German vote, largely on account of dissatisfaction with the enforcement or no-nenforcement of the liquor and Sunday laws. Chairman Neal of the Democratic Committee claims Campbell, election by from 5,000 to 10,000 majority. The Republicans almost but concede the defeat of Foraker but have strong hopes of the remainder of the ticket being successful. The Republican executivtecom m ittea claim the election of the Legislature and the State ticket, except Governor Foraker, who is in doubt. If the Republican counties on the westen reserve and in other parts of the State hold up to expectations, Foraker will pull through by a small plurality. The Legislature is claimed by the Republicans as a certainty. In the western reserve the Prohibitionists made gains and the Labor party losses, both favorable to the Democratic ticket. All indications at this writing, with but eno fifth of the State heard from, are favorable to the Democrats. , Campbell’s majority, unofficial, is 11,454 All the State officers elected, except Gov ernor and possibly Lieutenant, Governor! are Republican. The Legislature is Democratic, and a hustle is already begun for the Senatorship. Tho candidates so far known are John 11. Thomas, the million aire manufacturer of Springfield, Calvin S. Brice, John 11. McLean,L. T. Neal, George L. Converse, and others. Thomas, it is believed, has the inside track. VlßqvjrU, Interest in the election in Virginia was largely due to the fact that Gen. Mahone, (or old Bill Mahone himself) was the Republican candidate for governor. The majority against Mahone will probably exceed 25,000, and the Legislature is largely Democratic. The Democrats made gains in all parts of the State. In some of the counties in the “black belt” the negroes voted with the Democrats. In Norfolk tae Republicans claim the negro vote fell off one half, they taking little in terest in the election. In one precinct in Jackson a negro judge left the room for half an hour. When he returned he preferred charges against Messrs. Preston, Belvin, and R. M. Smith, Jr., for obstructing voters. The other two judges tried the case and discharged Belvin ahd Smith and required the negro judge to pay the costs. This angered the negro, and he refused to serve as judge any longer. This put a stop to voting, but it was resumed about 5 o’clock. Governor Lee sent the following tidings to Ex-President Cleveland: “Virginia has buried Mahone by probably 30,000.” Gen. Mahone charges thatothe dilatoriness of election judges deprived him of many thousand votes. The Washington correspondent of the Indianapolis Journal telegraphs: “In Richmond alone at least 4,000 negroes who wanted to vote for Mahone, did not have an opportunity to cast their ballots. Two thousand or more of those were in line when the polls closed. White men were allowed to vote as soon as they appeared, but the colored men, thousands of whom went into line and stood there till five minutes after 5 o’clock Tuesday evening did not reach the ballot-boxes. He charges that the same processes prevailed throughout the State and attributes defeat of Manhone theretoIn a shooting affray at Portsworth a negro was accidently killed.” Gen. Mahone was arrested Tuesday evening charged with shooting H. P. Harrison, who with a number of companions was sending off fire works in front of Ma hone’s residence. Mahone was taken to tLe station house. He denies the charge. The wound receiv ed by Harrison is not dangerous. Another dispatch says: A crowd of Democrats marched to Gen. Mahone’s house at 10:50 o’clock Tuesday evening, and, entering the yard, began to fire rockets and Roman candles, some of them being aimed at the General’s house shouldered a shotgun, and and some of his friends went with him to the yard, whereupon the crowd dispersed. McKinney’s majority over Mahone will probably reach 35,000. The Democrats have three fourths majority.!n the House, and two thirds majority in the Senate. 0 Unofficial returns from every county in Virginia except seven show a Democratic majority of 42,715. lOWA. Nearly every part of the State heard from snows Democratic gains, which in some precincts amount to a landslide. The city of Burlington gives I*soo Democratic majority, and Des Moines county will raise it to 2,000, a clear gain of 800 over the vote of two years ago. Carroll county reports a Democratic majority of 700, a gain of 500. The Democratic gain in the town of Cherokee is 150. Scotland and Dubuque counties also show large gains. Returns are not sufficient to base a conclusion, but they indicate the election of Horace Boies (Dem.) for Governor. Pottawattamie county gives Boies 1,500 majority. In 1887 the Democratic majority was but 125. At midnight the aggregate returns covering one-sixth of the State show very heavy Democratic gains. The Democrats have made heavy gains in the river counties, and the Republicans have failed to hold up in tho Northwest so far as heard from. The Democratic State headquarters claim that if the present ratio of gains is continued they will oarry the State by

7,000. The Republican headquarters insist that the strong Republican counties have notyet reported and will cut down the Democratic gains so that Hutchinson will be elected by a small plurality. Beies, Democrat, is elected Governor of lowa by a majority exceeding 10,000. The entire Democratic State ticket is elected. Boise’s majority in lowa will be about 4,790. The remainder of the State ticket and the Legislature is Republican. SEW YORK. In this State a Secretary of State and other minor State officers were elected. There was not great interest manifested. The Democratic majority in New York city is 63,369. to which Brooklyn adds 10,835. The Democratic State ticket is elected by about 10,0(0 majority. The Legislature stands: Senate2l Republicans, UDemOcrats; Assembly 67 Republicans and 61 Democrats. Amos J. Cummings, Democrat, was elected to Congress in the Sunset Cox district without opposition, unless 24 Prohibition votes may be characterized as such. 1 New York’s Democratic majority may reach 20,000 to 25,000. The Democrats gain ten members of the Legislature. New York gives a Democratic plurality on the State ticket 0f23,651:KAXSAS. Elections for county officers only were held, and in many instances the result is without political significance. In some cases a resubmission of the prohibitory amendment was forced as an issue. No deductions can be made for several days. The Democrats seem to have held their own. if not made gains, in the local offices voted for. “Their own” is not large in Kansas. MASSACHUSETTS. The election in Massachusetts was under he new Australian system, and no crititcism of it has so far been made. The “re suit resulted” in the election of Brackett, Republican, for Governor, by a majority of 20,000—10,000 less than is usually given the ticket. This estimate is reduced by later returns. The total vote of the State is: Bracket, R., 126,792; Russell, D., 120,814; Blackmer, P., 13,854. Brackett’s plurality is therefore but 5,978. The Legislature is Republican by a reduced majority. Nebraska gave a Republican majority of from 18,000 to 20,000. Maryland, you maj'.be surprised, along with Mississippi, went Democratic—tne former by probably 10,000, and the latter by whatever may be desired, as the opposition withdrew from the field some weeks -ago. A serious riot occurred at Frederick, Md. Pennsylvania Republicans gave their candidate for State Treasurer a majority of 62,225. The Maryland Legislature is Democratic, but by a greatly reduced majority. The Prohibition vote in New Jersey was 50 per cent, less than a year ago. Leon Abbett, Democrat, was e’ected Governor of New Jersey by 7;000 majority, Abbett’s plurality in New Jersey is 11,000. The Republicans have a majority of one in the New Jersey Senate, Ex-President Cleveland was interviewed Thursday night on the election returns. “It is evident,” said Mr. Cleveland, “that the leaven of tariff reform has at last leavened the whole lump. The West, which has suffered the most from the unjust burden of tariff taxation, has awakened. The State platforms of both lowa and Ohio were abreast of the St. Louis platform on the subject of tariff reform. The people have considered and p-ssed judgment. It was for the people to decide. They are now deciding. It is enough to say that I am satisfied at the indications and results of Tuesday’s elections. The verdict in Virginia indicates that the South is still faithful to the Democracy of Jefferson and Jackson.” Gon. Knapp of the New York Repulican state committee announced Friday morning that “the most astounding frauds upon the franchise had been discovered in Troy and other places” on the part of the Democratic party in the resent election. He would not state what he expected to do about it or whether the results in the election would be effected by the disclosures.