Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-11-15
Recent Elections.

Elections were held on Tuesday, the I'm inst,
in New York, New jersey, Illinois, Michigan
and Wisconsin. We give the results in each
State so far as ascerained.
New YoRK.-To the establishment of every
body, Seymour, Soft Shell Democrat, is ahead of
all of his competitors, and there is every PROBABLE
ty that he has been elected Governor. The re-
turns received up to the 9th show that Seymour
had obtained 7G,S06 votes; Clark, Seward Wing,
Temperance, SC, SC, 64,702 votes; Ullman,
Know Nothing Wing. 60 ,66l and Bronson, Hard
Shell Democrat, Is, $3.50. On the 10th 100000
votes had been heard from. and Seymour was
l76l ahead Of Clark, and l4405 ahead of Ull-
man. BrOnson's vote was doubtless reduced on
account of his endorsement of the Nebraska bill,
and Seymour's was increased by the addition OF
the anti-liquorlaw party. According to good
Democratic authority-the Washington Sentinel
the election of Seymour will prevent the pass
age of the Maine liquor law, and that is all SIT
will throw no light on the strength of parties in
New York, for the issue presented by his friends
Hau ho leieieHCe W any VI TIC queS"o"S "Hi0i'
have hitherto divided parties" The New York
| Herald states that the conservative Wings and
Democrats generally voted for Ullman. Ray
mond, the Wing candidate, is thought to have
been elected Lieut.. Governor.
In the election of members of Congress the Ad-
ministraton has received another signal defeat
The result has been ascerained in 80 of the SO
districts, and the representation stands, Wings
81, Know Nothing Wings 4, Soft Shell Demo-
Gratis ), Hard Shell Democrat Soft Shell Know
Nothing E, Anti Nebraska Democrats Among
the Wings reelected, we are glad to see, is Sol
ONION G. Haven; and among the Democrats de-
fea,ed, we also glad to see, is Mike Walsh.
| All the members Of Congress elected are believed
to be opposed to the Nebraska bill, bnt the New
York EGpress says that in the main they will
turn out to be conservative men-at least they
have so given the people to understand.
Fernando Wood, Democrat, is elected Mayor
of New York city, by plurality of 1900 votes
over his leading competitor, Mr.. Barker. the
know-No;hing candidate. The City Council are
largely Wing.
New JERsEY.-Four Wings and one Demo-
crat are elected to Congress. In the present Con-
gress the State is represented by four Democrats
and one Wing.
lLLINoIs-Five Wings, one Fusionist, and
one Anti Nebraska Democrat are elected to Con-
greSs; two districts to hear from. In the present
Congress there are four Wings and five Demo
Gratis.
M1cHIeAN.-Four Wing Congressman are E.
lected to succeed four Democrats.
WIsooNsiN.-One Wing and one Democrat e.
lected to Congress, and the third district to hear
from.
The above returns are from fifty districts in the
States mentioned. In these districts the Demo-
Gratis have now thirty-eght members; from the
same districts in the next Congress they will have
only thirteen, including the Anti-Nebraska Dem
ocrats.
o. the last report from New York, received
after the above was put in type, is, that Clark
was l492 votes ahead of Seymour, and no doubt
of his election. Raymond, Fitzhugh and Browne.
the Wing candidates for Lieut.. Governor, Canal
Commissioner, and Prison Inspector, are believed
to be elected.