Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1902 — Illinois. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Illinois.

Treasurer Fred A. Busse Clerk Supreme C0urt..........Chris Marner Superintendent Public Instruction Alfred Bayliss Trustees of University... .Mrs. Laura Evans William B. McKinley FORTT-THIRD ILLINOIS ASSEMBLT. House. Republicans 82 Democrats 69 Public Ownership 1 Prohibitionist 1 Republican majority 14 Senate. Republicans 84 Democrats 17 Republican majority 17 Republican majority on joint ballot ... 28

Illinois has gone Republican by not less than 50,000, according to incomplete returns on State Treasurer. The entire

State ticket is elected. The General Assembly will be heavily Republican, ns shown above. The Democrats have gained in doubtful legislative districts in Cook County as well as out in the State. Fred A. Busse, for State Treasurer, made the best run of any Republican candidate. The election of “Un-

cle Joe” Cannon in the Eighteenth District means, it is said, that he will succeed Col. Henderson as Speaker of the next House. » lowa. Secretary of State William D. Martin Auditor ....jB. F. Carroll Treasurer Gilbert 8. Gilbertson Attorney General .Charles W. Mullan Judge Supreme Court (long term) .....Scott M. Ladd Judge Supreme Court (ahoft tertn) • •Chas. A. Bishop Reporter Supreme Court...W. W. Cornwall Kailroad Commissioner .. Edward A. Dawson lowa has gone Republican by about 70,000 plurality on the State ticket, and the Republican candidates for Congcss in all the districts but one have been elected. The returns indicate a loss of nbOut twenty rotea to the precinct for the Republicans as compared with the vote of 1900 on President M. J. Wade, Democrat, is elected to Congreea from the Second District over WilHam Hoffmnn by about 500 plurality. Judge Birdsall was elected in the Third District over Horace Bolas by about 5,000 plurality. The vote waa not so light as it was thought tliat it would be. Two years ago it was 550,000 and last year but 390,000. No Legislature was elected in lowa this

FRED A. BUSSE.