Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-10-18

Recent Elections.

The elections which have recently taken place
in number of States, generally proved very dis
astrous 10 the Administration. We give the re-
suits so far as ascertained.
PENNsYLvASIA.--Judge Pollock. the Wing
candidate for Governor, who was also voted for
BY the Know Nothings, is elected by a majority
OF g., 2O7, over Governor Bigler, his Democratic
competitor Mott, Know Nothing Democrat, is
elected Canal Commissioner, by about seventy
thousand majority The delegation in the next
Congress will stand, Wings, 10 Democrats 8, A
merican | In the present Congress the delega-
ton consists of 9 Wings and Is Democrats. In
the second district of Philadelphia Tyson,
(Whig.) received 5273 votes, Hamilton, (Dem-
ocrat,) 3.247, and Chandler independent NVhg)
1881.
OHIo-The Anti Nebraska Wing candidates
for Judge of the Supreme Court and for the
Board Of Public Works were elected by majori-
ties estimated at ninety thousand. Ofihe twenty
one members of Congress elected, four have hth-
erio been known as Democrats, four as Free Soil
ers, and the rest as Wings. In the present Con
gress, Ohio is represented by II Democrats, 7
Wings, and 2 Free Solers. The American Re-
form ticket in Hamilton county, which includes
Cincinnati, is elected by majority Of seven thou
sand.
IvDrANA-Almost an entire Anti Nebraska del
egation has been elected to Congress. The State
is now represented by ten Democrats and one
Wing.
SOUTH CARoLINA.-An election took place last
week for members of Congress and of the State
Legislature. The question Of giving the election
of electors of President and Vice President Of the
United States to the peoples was made an issue,
49, Nn,biprrc ifsic caid b,n in
the contest Mr. Akin was reelected to Con-
gress from Charleston, and Mr.. Mordecai, Know
Nothing, to the State Senate. In ofher districts
Messrs Keitt, Orr, Boyce, Brooks and Mcqueen
are elected TO Congress.
CAL,roRNIA.-For Congress there were three
tickets in lhe field Broderck and ant-Broderck
Democrats, and Wigs. When the last steamer
sailed it was ascertained that Denver and Her
bert, Anti Broderick Democrats, We're elected
The AntBroderick ticket had So far 81, O00 votes,
the w hig ticket about 8 coo, and the Droderck
ticket about o,OU0. In the Legislature, 50 far as
known. there are % Democratic to Wing SEN
ators; and 10 Democrats to 50 Wings in the AS
sembly But it is very uncertain whether the
Democrats will be able to unite on any candidate
for The u. 5. Senate.
The Know Noihings have made a clean sweep
in the late San Francisco elections. S. P. Webb
their candidate for Mayor, is elected by majori
ty Of $50 over his highest opponent On ticket
with II names, the know-Nothngs selected 70
from the nominees of The Wing and Anti-Brode-
rick Conventions, and seven were the nominees
of the Know. Nothings only. They elected all
their candidates, some OF them with majOrltes OF
over 1900.
FLoRIDA-The returns show a complete Dem
ocratie triumph. Maxwell, the Democratic can
didate for Governor, is elected, and the Legisla-
ture is strongly Democratic.
BALTIMORE CrY.--The municipal election In
Baltimore city took place on "Wednesday Last, and
resulted in the coiaple;e triumph of the Know
Nothings Their candidate, MIR. Kinks, was e.
leced over Mr.. Thomas, the regular Democratic
candidate, BY majority of 2,74l, and in the City
Council they have majority on joinl ballot Of ID.
Baltimore has heretofore been strong hold Of
Democracy, but the strongest Democratic Wards
have become the most decidedly Know Nothing.
DELAwARE-An election was held throughout
this State on the Sd inst, (or what is not stately
and the American ticket" was generally elect
ed. The majority in the whole State was 996.
Another general election will be held on The Sc
cond Tuesday OF November.