The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-06
The Details of the Late EIeotions.

The Details of the Late Elections.
As WE anticipated, the elections in the various
States yesterday resulted in Democratic gains;
but, with the exception of New York, in no
place have they proved so heavy as we feared.
The same causes which conspired to lose our
own city and State also have operated in the
Commonwealths which voted in November, so
that there is no reason tor surprise that like
effects are produced by like influences. There
is nothing to discourage us in the lesson
taught yesterday. There is only an additional
reason furnished us for earnest and discreet
action. In all our dealings in the political
struggles of the coming year. let us remember
that victory is to be gained rather 10y work
and the exercise of common sense than by the
violent advocacy of principles which, by pre-
mature pressure, will permanently endanger
our power.
The details of the contest are not very full,
but are sufficient for us to approximate to-
wards the result We lose New York city by
over 10000, gain of over $4,000 when COM
pared with the vote of last year. Returns
from the interior are entirely too meagre for us
to predict what will be the Democratic ma
jority. 1t will probably not fall short of &c, ,O00
Last year we carried the State by 13, 1885, so
that our loss will amount to nearly $4,000
votes. Bailey, Republican, is elected to Con-
gress in place of Hon. Roscoe Conl1ling, who
resigned his seat in the House to accept one in
the Senate. The Legislature is probably Demo
cratic, but as there is no United States Senator
to elect, its complexion is of small national
interest.
Massachusetts, has gone Republican by about
$4,000 majority. This is loss over last year
of 10000. This, however, is due in a great
measure to the liquor question. The issue OF
politics entered but trifingly into the
recent battle in that State; the question of
license or no license was the one which alb
sorbed attention, and it appears that license
has carried the day. A large majority of both
branches of the Legislature are in favor of a
license law and are at least two thirds Repub-
lioan.
New Jersey has rolled backward and once
more entered the Democratic fold. The gains,
however, are not as large in New Spain as we
anticipated. 1t seems, from what we hear
from her, that the Democracy has not more
than 5000 at the most while last year we had
1900 in the State. Democratic gain about
1000. This when we consider the boldness
with which our New Jersey brothers urged
the question of negro suffrage, is anything
but discouragiug. The Senate is Republican
the House Democratic.
Maryland, of course, goes Democratic by
about 25 900, defeating Judge Bond for Gov
ernor. Since the northumberland of the Mary
land Rebel regiments we cannot expect any
other results. Last year they carried the State
by $4,000. In 1860 they had ST. 900 majority.
So that, after all, it seems that old Maryland
has improved during the last seven years.
Illinois elected no State officers, but the re-
turns from the various towns indicate that the
reaction, so called, has not reached her bor-
ders. The majority is about the same as it
was in 1862, when we carried the State by
about 10000. We do not take last years
vote, as the support given to General Logan
was no criterion of the strength Of the parties
Michigan, Nevada, and Missouri all seem to
have gone Republican, by slightly reduced
majority over last year.
Kansas is ours by small majority, and ii
seems certain that the negro suffrage and
woman suffrage amendments are both beaten
We shall watch with interest to see the rela
tive strength of each of the amendments.
Wisconsin reflects Governor Fairchild
and we retain our control of the Legislature.
Mississippi voted on Convention or no Con
vention, but we have received no returns.
Thus we have summed up frankly, and
without prejudice, the result in all the States
and have given, as dispassionately as figures
would allow, the extent of our loss, not being
in the least cast down by what was foregont
conclusion before the polls opened.
Hon. JOHN HICKMAN delivered powerful