The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-09
STATE OFFICES TO BE FILLED.


Pennsylvania elects today Governor, twenty -four
members Of Congress, twelve STATE Senators and one
hundred Assemblymen, besides the usual county and
local officers AT the Presidential eecon In 1894 Lin
coin received 296 3al votes and Mcclellan 2703lo The
total Of last year. the election of Auditor General
49, 2e3 the republican majority being 22soo Ff
teen Of the twenty four Congressional districts are
present represented by republicans and nine by demo-
craa The State Senate at present stands twcn,yone
republicans to twelve democrats. and the lag. House
nxy-eght republicans to thirty-two democrats
The, Candidates.
The nominees for Governor and members Of Congress
are as follows
Hsistsr Clymer democratic
General John w. Geary, republican.
THE coSGREssI FIELD Nt
glance at the Congressional field at this particular
moment cannot fail 10 prove interesting. In the
First Distriet-The candidates samuel J. Randall
dem and Charles Gibbons rep Randalls majority in
1854 was 1877, that his reelection like fore
gone conclusion
Second Dist ict-Candidaes Charles O,Neil rep and
John Hulme (dem) In 1894 lr. o'Nel's majority was
over 1000; SO there is little chance for Hulme.
THIRD Daa,lct-Canddaies, Leonard Meyers rep.l and
for Office in 1854 which occasion Meyers elected
by LOO majority This time, however the contest viii
be much closer, and democrat may succeed u tbs
F1arn Disfric,-Canddates William D Kelly trepl
and John Welsh dcm) Kelly was elected BY over 5000
TM Ds riet-Ths dis,rc, is composed OF the Twenty.
second ana Twenty WARTS o Pnil@isRh,a and all
trep.) and Henry T. Ross tden.l THO republican ma.
jory in this district in 1854 was only u.s. that you
there ia fair show for free eight this time. The
friends Of Mr.. Ross very sangnine of success
sisth Diayid- Composed OF Lehigh ami Montgomery
counties Candidates, David Thomas rep and Markey
Boyer (dem) In 1884 Mr. Boyer was elected by a ma.
jorty Of over 1900 votes. His election conceded.
S<uenM District-Composed Of the counties OF Chester
ana Delaware Candidates, John W. Broornal (rep ami
Nathaniel Pratt tdem.l Union majority in 1864, 3677
Esg.M Dst'Ic'-Berks county Candidates, D. j. Lin
Iran and uU ffu fart
NimM Ditja--Lancaster county Candidates Thad.
deus Stevens (rep) and Samuel hey nods tdem) Mr.
Stevens election Is conceded BY about 900 majority
Terth Disvtd-composed OF the counties OF Lebanon
lrep) and G. b Goniger tdem, In 1884 ITO democrats
carried the district by about 500 maarsy. This time
the republicans are making despcria effort 70 elect
EkpenM Dsarict-Composed 81 Mort ap,on, Carbon
Monroe and Pike counties candda,r' neral William
Lilly trep.l and n. N. Van Anken "a 81, The chances
are in favor OF Van Auken rs
nceifh Dishid-Comprising Luze y and susquehanna
Dsnnson tdem) In 1854 Dannlsm sas elected 70 Con.
ress BY about 800 majority His trends are confident
TAirtssmA Distvsc,-Composed Of Bradford. columbis,
MonI6us Sullivan and Wyoming connties Candidates
Ulysses hsrcur ,rvT., and William Ewei ldcm.I Thcre
VIII be close contest III this district, aud. there Is no
F6erterA Disrirt- Composed Of Danphin, Juniata
Northumberland Snyder and Union counties Cand
dates, Geo. r. Miller trep) and Thomas Bowers ldem.l
The onion majority In this district last election VAS
500 Tho democrats quite confident Of Bowers cleo
Hee,gA Diariet-composed Of cumber and, Perry and
York. Candidates. General r. N. Henderson nepl and
\ Glossorenner dem Glossbrenner carried the DIS
ct In 1894 by votes that be need not feel very
uneasy about the result
s!SixtesnA Diabict-Composcd Of Adams. Bedford,
FRANKLIN, Fulton and Somerset counties Candidates.
Y. n. h. Koonls trepl and J. Mcdowell Sharpe tdeml
The contest viii be close one and may DO that koonE
Who IL the present member from this District may be
Ssss.sss1 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the co,n,i.s Of Blair
Horrsl repl and r. !. johnson dem, Mr. Morre car
Yied the district by almost 500 majority 1884, and
poets 70 DO fully Is well this time - !.
coming Potter and Iioga counties Candidates stephen
Wilson gepl and T p Wright dem Mr. Wilson !. y
re elected BY . handsome majority
Nin<teenk Disfyc -Compr'sins the counties Of Cam
Es Eys a.p sa%
ldem) In 1864 Schoned'x majority this district
somewhere in tho neighborhood Of 1000 He VIII no
Y.ssn,ies Dimta-comprisiug tho counties Of Clarion
Crawford, Mercer and vcnsnso. Candidates, D. A. FIN
ney rep, and General A. y. McCainiont This was
formerly strong republican district bot owing 70 a
quarrel IN the family u feared that MI Finney may
f.osy ey,s Ds,c,- Composed o. tho ooususs Of Tsy.
: CO.: aS1s1 and az s $ss asm Tss parties
b sIec,sd III. Is seSs.cr Cowsns dssrc. and he Is
working hard 10 defeat Coyods. -
Npen, .'ecoad Ds.trcf.tompcsed q ,he cay q rs;s-
burg and part Of Allegheny county. Candidates,
koorehead ,rcp and General J. y swstzer tdein The
Tpsxt-1Sd Diarct- Compr fns hlsshahy toun.y,
poh and west Of the Allegheny and Ohio rivers and the
counties Of Armstrong and Bufier Candidates Thomas
Williams lrvp.) and d. @ Child tdcm.) Williams
elected by majority Of nearly four thousand In 1884,
No. sss fair 70 presume hrs mind easy. 20 far - the
morrow 10 concerned
Twetv5osrA Dis1c'-Conpoaed of tho counties OF
Beaver Greene, Lawrence and Washington. Candidates
Geo w. Lawrence present Incumbent and William Mont
Somsry tdsm) The majority for Lawrence At tho last
sectbon was nearly seventeen hundred, no that The
ehancee Of eseting democrat In this district are dec