Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1878 — THE VOTE OF THE TENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. [ARTICLE]

THE VOTE OF THE TENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

At the late election the vote of this ! district whs as follows for seeietary of state: Moore, Shanklin, James, County. Rep. Dem. Nat. I St. Joseph . . 2,913 8.358 523 LaPorte ~ 2.943 3,476 17! I Porter 1,621 1,182 775 I Lake 1,615 1,051 - St i Newton . 918 368 552 ' Jasper 1,062 538 509 gbStacke —gygnv r —BiF--543-"--- -222- - - ; Pulaski 673 ~W : 523 I -White ... . 1,320 1,019 -650 Carroll 1,830 2,004 362 ' Totals .15,212 14,399 4,331 —The.initiie votecasLjnr.>a’XLreLaj\v..of. st nle was 33,9ti9. 'l’lie repub I i eti n phi - rality was 816. Two years ago the vote of the dis- i tnet for govei'hOf aviis as fol tows : i Harrison, Williams, Harrington, Countv, Rep. Dem. Greenback. St. Joseph 8,021 3,524 38 LaPorte 3,887 3,668 52 | Porter 2.099 1,630 j Lake 1,913 1,274 Newton 1,092 764 ’ 52 Jasper 1,219 722 136 Starke 483 599 .. i Pulaski 927 1.226 White 1,039 1.496 5f Clrfrtdl — | Totals 18,345 17,186 383 ' 1 lie entire vote was 35 864. The republican plurality was 1,159. * lu two years there hasbeett a falling ' fill of 1,835 votes.in the district, or a little more thaii 5 per cent. In the ; sahie tiine’tlie republicans have lost: 3,133, which is a trifle more than 17 percent-, anti the dehmerats have'ioStr 2,790, er a fraction more than 16} per cent. Consenting that the greenback party of two ytars- ago and the na-; tlonal party its the present year are substantially the same, they have : gained 4,028 vqjes in the district in : two years, which seem to have been ; drawn pretty equally from the two old ' party organizations. Upon representative for congress the showing is a trifle modified. Two years ago the democrats and greenbackers formed an alliance and united t upon the same gentleimm, with the exception of 33 votes Hint were cast pfojLll adla.' e n formally nominated by the green- ■ backers but ilcelined to make tfie race having even that parly ,an under- ; standing witli the democracy that he, ! woul< 1 give th<to> the kellcfit jofthis influence- Tho votes on repfesehta- ' five m congress two yearsMg'o, exeept- : ing the few that were cast for Mr. Calkins. Havmond, County. Bep. Hem. SU Joseph * 3,543 3.534 Laporte- B,4Sti 3,690 Porter ,2,045 1,647 * Lake 1.990 1,158 Newton 1,079 8?,0 Jasper 1.201 860 Starke ..„ 486 597 Pulaski ' 923 1,219 White . 1.616 1,594 Carroll 2,0G6 2.251 . Totals 18,423 17,290 ’ This year the vote of the district was as follows: Calkins, Weir, Skinner, County. Rep. Dem. Naf. _ St. Joseph 2:995 3,381 521 l.a Porte 3,218 3,101 234 Porter 1.351 498 1,704 Lake I.QIB 971 106 Newton 929 131 465 Jasper 1,060 552 498 Starke >■ - 821 '534 ’ .220 Pulaski 711 816 527 White 1.333 M 22 598 Carn>U. r ... . i.S2a_^ T pn.__.. Totals; ” '"““1X055 43,4?6 ; “ It wilube noticed that Calkins run ; irbrrad of" his ticket both yeara^'i’be ’ first race ii 6 lead the ticket 93 votes, i Tliis yearpid leads it 153 votes. It Will aTgIiTU flOtrci'rt tljat jlf IUST "3.U73~ VuU-s compared with the number east for him two years ago; but he bents M r. XV-eir,- his'detiKie.Fatie -f:omi»e-titov,.’ bv 1,939. There are ehajMers copi.cct.'d n ilh seer, t history of the congi'essiomil caitvit-.s of the tenth district Ln W last Hyo campaigns whicli wtiuM be interesting reading to tbc public,Fif written up by a talented pen; and would not re fl vet very creditably upon certain asj.ii Ing deinoetatii, either.