The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-08-19
THE ELECTIONS.

| Norm ACCOMPLISHMENTS from ChngmsD'i
district show large Democratic losses, and the
probable election of Vance, Amer, to Congress
over Avery, Dem. This is Democratic loss
of member of Congress. Judge Ellis, Dem
is elected Governor, but his majority will not
be as large as at first supposed. The Legisls.
ture, it is believed, will be Democratic. There
are two United States Senators to be elected
Kentucky-Official election returns from 10
counties give Revill, Democratic candidate fer
Governor, 48,8OO, and his American opponent
Mckee, 1892. AS compared with the vote
IN 1887, this is Democratic loss of GAG.
Should Revill lose nothing in the 81 counties
to be heard from, his majority will be II ,7Oj
The Congressional district represented BY the
Hon. James b. Clay gives a Democratic ma
jority of 20.
Missouri-The majority for the opposition
candidate for Superintendent of Common
Schools IN st. Louis was 2,l94. Union would
have produced the same majority on member
of Congress.
NeaO Jersey.-Politics in New Jersey are
getting warmer. The Democratic call for the
Convention in the fourth Congressional dis
trict denounces the Administration in these
terms:
The organs and echoes of the Administra.
ton denounce all who oppose its Lecompton
policy as traitors to our party, prescribing all
such wherever it has the power, even at the
cost of electiDg Republicans, by overthrowiug
the Democratic party and organization, which
10 now being done in Illinois fer the purpose
4 OF preventing the reelection of Senator Doug
las. The example thus set by the Admins
tration in Illinois has been extensively follow
| ed by Its LecOmpton supporters elsewhere.
Mr.. Huyler's friends not only demand that his
course be endorsed and sustained, but some Of
them have already threatened that if his oppo.
nents go into Convention with them, and de.
feat his nomination, they will oppose the sue.
cessful candidate.
Winots.-After bestowing some severe COM
ments upon the Washington Union, in a recent
speech, Mr.. Douglas said
+" have noticed the Washington Union be.
fore, because have such loathing, such con.
tempt, such disgust, for the corruption tbs!
hangs around it, and the corrupt purposes for
which its columns are used By the men who
rule and control it, that did not wish to trust
myself in an expression of my opinion in rels.
ton to it before an audience"
IOtoG.-The Iowa election takes place on the
first Tuesday in October, instead of the first
Monday in August, as heretofore. The canvass
is now being actively conducted. Five State
officers and two members of Congress are to be
elected. Some of the Administration papers
are beginning to quarrel with Democratic can
ddates for expressing opposition to LecomP-
ton.
MSsOuri.-Returns from the different Con-
eressionsl districts in the State indicate the fol-
lowing result: I'd district, Anderson 1850 ms
iority; Sd district Clark 1000 majority; 5th
district, Woodson 500 majority; 9th district
Phelps 5000 majority It'll district, NOEL 3 900
majority 4th district, Craig 4,OOO majority.
Kentucky.-Returns from nearly all the coun.
ties in Kentucky indicate the election of q Dem
ocratic Clerk of Appeals by a majority OF
$4,000.
North Carolina. In North Carolina, Vance
American, is chosen to Congress in Clingmsns
district, over Avery. This is Democrats
loss. Judge Ellis, the regular Democratic
nominee, is elected Governor over McRse, Ind
Kansas-The people of Kansas have put
their foot upon the threat and bride offer OF the
Administration. The election returns have
come in from fourteen counties. These four
teen give vote of eight thousand against Inc
English proposition, and only fifteen huHdrea
in its fapor There are twenty-five counue'
vet to hear from, but the proportion will mol
differ materially from the vote of the fourteen
already heard from.
The Hon. Rufus Choate's physicians ins'"
on temporary abstinence from all labor, IS 70
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