669 1271 Democrats..
National..

31..New county

4: 410

614

Jefferson..

614

210..

5:7

696

Lake..

169..

229

$34

Pitkin Lovel'd B'k'nghm Routt Hughes Constitutional Amendment: For, 5,843; A Hinsdale.. 319 283 56.. 420 Huerfano. 438 496 425 977 953

382 gainst, 33.

LEGISLATURE CF 1878-1879.

Senate. House. Jt. Bal.

133..

874

300 Republicans........

L. Animas

641 977

32..

Ouray..

413

258

Park

311 242

465 423

-

..

21.. 543 739
3.. 364 362

Republican maj. 12

REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS, 1878.

For XLVITHI Congress.

Elected in Italic.

Jas. B. Belford..14294 12003 T. M. Patter-
Maj.over next 2291

Childs, National, had 2,329 votes.

For XLVth Congress-1876.
Republican.

Democratic.

Jas. B. Belford..13438 12584 T. M. Patter-
Majority..... 854

[son.

November 7, 1876, polls were opened at various points in the State for the election of a Representative in the XLVth Congress, but the Republicans declined to participate, the regular election having been in October. About 2,000 votes were polled for Thomas M. Patterson.

On December 13 the House, by a vote of 116 to 110, declared Patterson entitled to the seat, and he was sworn,

In 1878 an amendment to the Constitution Att'y. Gen...C. W. Wright, Rep.. ..... 14,466 was adopted providing that all officers enuC. Yeaman, Dem.. 11,581 merated in Article VI. shall reside respec A. Wright, Nat... 2,704 tively in the district, county, precinct, city 14,342 or town for which they may be elected or 11,900 appointed, and also providing for the manner 2,592 of filling vacancies.

In 1876 the Greenback (National) vote for President (Cooper) was 774; for Governor (Atwater), 630. The Prohibition vote for President (Smith) was 371; for Governer (Cummings), 740; scattering for President, 36; for Governor. 6.

In 1878, Andrews's (Rep.) plurality, 2,482. No election of Governor by the people, but the Legislature being Republican, Andrews will be chosen. Scattering vote for Governor,

...

546.. 788 686 857. 402 689 28 566.. 168 502 702 952.. 737 930 599.. 127 630 338 581.. 240 580 4 660.. 14 711 670 310.. 568 109 714 1397.. 789 1332 61 366.. 110 358 16 710..

Persons, I.D. Harris, I.D.
IV. 13336 10101..
Majority 3235

Arnold, Ham-
mond
V. 8196 10269..
Majority
2073..
No op. B'ount

VI....

Majority 49 611

541 624.. 478 621

1023 1887.. 885 1595

525

15 503..
341 822.. 568 145
75 1036.. 141 516
464 1828.. 855 1585
942 1101.. 645 818
311 412..

Pierce Cook 4280 10684 6404

Hilliard Harris 5785 13797

8012

Mark

Cand

ham

ler

8720

18083

9363

Gove

Blount

3192.

4578 12996

8418

Felton.I.D. Lester
VII.... 14315 12965..
Majority 1350
Scat. Stephens
3355...

VIII.... . 58
Majority

3297..

Speer. I.D. Billups
IX.... 10897 10676..

Majority 222

Archer, Rep., had 1,614 votes.

230 956.. 287 055
193 1083.. 271 581
199 373.. 482 309
268 332.. 160 271
683 1553.. 501 1096
580 1142.. 486 791
192 1354.. 180 950
40 910.. 276 642
43 464.. 255 387
482.. 33 495
.. 666 1398.. 668 924
1030 3427.. 2078 2823
286 743.. 147 454
289 400.. 218 432
194 1000.. 154 656
610 1100.. 710 866 Countics.
809 924.. 682 1198
(102)
845 1670.. 761 962
Adams...
526 984.. 562 896 Alexander.....
213 454.. 68 377 Bond....
55 590..
891 Boone.
420 702.. 400 692 Brown...
37 438..
441 Bureau..
361 856.. 560 871 Calhoun..
1215 1590..1361 1088 Carroll.
138 296.. 149 234 Cass....
357 2007.. 537 1543 Champaign.
467 488.. 790 831 Christian
83 548.. 273 420 Clark..
749 1105. 491 1108 Clay
321
396 1106.
84 Clinton ......
21393.. 343 114 Coles..
Cook
Crawford.