The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-23

slscting majority Of the Lss!slaturs, candidates
for United States Senators are named In the leading
whig paper the Arkansas Staf Gazette. In the prin-
eipsl democratic paper, the .a<ksnsss State Demo
erat, We nnd the following gentlemen named as can
didstss for United states Senator'S viz, Dr. Borland
General s. II. Hampstead, Judge oldham, and
Colonel Royston. We believe that Colonel Sc
vier, late Senator, Is sso>a candidate Major
william Field, who was named, has. withdrawn from
the before the people" 1t is the practice in
Arkansas seems for candidates for u s. Senator'S
to the State and address the people, previous
to the election for members Of the Legislature in the
fame manner as If the Senators to be elected by
the people, instead of the Legislative body.
The election in Arkansas, the present month, was
only for members of the Legislature, county officers
and q representative in Congress.
Robert w. Johnson (democrat,) present member
and Thomas w. Newton (whigD late member. are the
opposing candidates for representative.
Since writing the above have received the Ar
kansas little ROCKY papers OF Sd and 4th inst The
election to be held the Monday folio wing, the
eth.
The contest for u s. Senator's seems to be between
COL Sewer and Major Borland the democratic State
paper being in favor of Borand and Oldham for sena
tors and opposed to SEWER who supported by por
ton Of tho democrats Considerable division exists
among the democracy this question, giving the
wings hopes of carrying the State.
The following is from the arkansas Democrat of the
4th instant =
sour opponents deluding themselves with the
false prospect of great increase in the number Of
wings to be returned to the General Assembly, and
they fatter themselves, that II they succeed in
eectng their ticket in this county and district they
will be able to elect wings to the Senate of the United
States To effect this object, they have thoroughly
organized themselves in every township, and have
made preparations to bring every wing the polls
Monday next
There is no opposition to Thomas s. Drew, the de.
mocratic candidate for reelection as Governor.
IOWA.
The following details of the election, from the Chi
cage Journal of 18th instant Of Interest," showing
that If the wings lose the legislature, which two
U. s. Senators depending, it viii be owing to the
free so; movement which ticket polled $50 votes in
Detmoines county, electing Senator and four Rep
resentatves.
In Lee county, the whole locofoco ticket was elected
by about 100 majority.
Desmoines county elects the whole locofoco ticket
by about fifty majority liberty or free soil ticket in
this county, received $50 votes.
Muscatine elected the whg ticket by IS majority-a
wing gain
Van Buren, elects wing Senator by los majority-a
whig gain and two whig representatives-one of
which is a gain-and one locofoco.
Henry elects three whig representatives and one
Senator, by 200 majority.
Jefferson elects three locofoco represe natives by
majority, and whig Senator by majority-a whig
gain.
Wapello elects Miller (whig) representative BY %
majority; and the Senatorial district of Wapelo,
Monroe and Pottawa atomic, elects whig Senator.
The Senate, it Is believed will have wing majority
the House may be locofoco, but this is not certain.