Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1892 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

Wyoming's legislature is Republican. North Dakota’s electoral voto goes tc Harriforh Both Houses of the Oklahoma LegislattireTsa ilopSTTtfcaTlyv = Texas voto is as follows: Cleveland. 239,148; Harrison, 77,475; Weaver, 99,688; Bidwell, 2,1 >5. 1 Representative Bland Says he has not al any time expected any permanent good to grow out of the Brussels monetary conference. There are only four Democrats in thf Kansas Legislature, but they lipid the bal ance of power antkwiil dictate (.lie election of 11. S. Senator.

It is said that many of the clerks in the departments aro “turning coats” that they may be kindly considered and retained by the incoming administration. Governor Jones, of Alabama, was inaugurated Thursday, for his second term and the followers of Kolb made nomtfort to prevent the ceremony nor any demonstration. Tho Kansas State Board of Canvasser -on Thursday decided the election eontes from CofTey county by lot, and the name of Mr. Ballington, the Republican candidate, having been drawn, he was declared elected. This gives the Republicans a majority of one in the House, enough to organize that body. ■ - The official vote or Illinois has been received aud canvassed, and the results can now bo stated with absolute accuracy. They are as follows: Cleveland,. 426,281; Harrison, er, 22,207. Cleveland's plurality, 26,913. For Governor—Altgeld’s plurality over Fifer is 22,838. Tho official count of Wisconsin is as follows; Peek, Democrat, for Governor, 178,198 t Spooner, Republican, 170,354; -Peck's plurality, 7,814. Tho Kansas State Canvassing Board has ordered tho Secretary of State to issue a certificate of election to R. Dewey, tho Republican elector receiving tbe highest number of votes. By an error of the county clerk of Sedgwick county the name of Cabbcll, a People’s party elector, was written Campbell. Five thousand two hundred and iifty-threo votes were thus lost to Cabbell, and 1,636 in Wilson c.ountyl>y the same error.-Corrected returns have been sent in, acid a protest will be tiled. If the Board refuses to reconsider its action Attorney General Ives will protest against thq,board settling the Coffey county legislative tie voto by lot, on tho grounds of illegality. A now election may Official returns from all counties in Minnesota show a total vote of 207,133, Th° Harrison electors received 122,736; Cleveland electors, 100,575; Weaver electors. 30.398; Weaver electors with Democratic indorsement, 107,077; Bidwell. 14.079. Republican plurality over Democrats, 23,157> and over fusion, 15.559. For Governor Nelson, Republican, received 100,220; Lawler, Democrat, 94,600; Donnelly, Populist, 38,823; Dean, Prohibitionist, 12,247Nelson's plurality, 14,620. The total vote for Governor was 254,890. Representative W. C. P. Breckonridge, of Kentucky, is in favor of somewhat of a departure from custom in the matter of the preparation of the Democratic tariff revision bill. IJo thinks it should be done under direction of Mr. Cleveland. Mr. Breckonridge said that the people had confidence in Mr. Cleveland, and he thought that Mr. Cleveland should, with the assistance of tho Cabinet and other officials, prepare a tariff bill to be submitted to Congress in lieu of a mere passage of recommendation. This bill, he says, could be considered in the committee on ways and means, and such amendments as were agreed on could be adopted in the House and Senate, and a great deal ol time and trouble saved.