The Portland daily press., 1867-11-05
T.. PRESS.
q sec PORTLAND. as
Tuesday Morning, November 5, 1887
Tn. E,ec.i on. To-Day.


In yesterdays Press we referred somewhat
at length to the New York and Massachu-
setts elections. The other States that will
held either general or local elections to-day
are New Jersey Delaware, Mary land, Michi-
gan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota,
Missouri and Nevada. OF these only Massa-
chusetts, Maryland, Minnesota and
Wisconsin elect Governors. The other
States choose only town or county officers
and members Of the legislature. 3a- 30 i
In Maryland the opposing candidates for
Governor are Judge Hugh L. Bond, Republi-
can, and Oden Bowie, Democrat. The former
is so admirably qualified tor the position to
which he aspires that it is matter of anus
ual regret that he cannot be elected. He is
no new convert to the doctrine of negro suf-
frage, but fought for it long before his party
associates found that the ballots OF the color /
ed meil were necessary to insure TO them the
control of the State, But the mwise policy
Of the Republicans, which has resulted in the
accession to powerof Swami andjhis confreres,
has changed under the influence of adversity.
AT the State convention that nominated
Bond negro suffrage resolution was passed
with great unanimity, though it was immedi-
ately after the receipt of discouragiDg elec-
tion news from other States. If this resoln-
tion had the effect of law, the Republicans
would sweep the State, but with the rebels
voting and the negroes disfranchised Ghere is
little hope OF improvement upon the vote by
which the now disreputable constitution was
adopted a few months ago-47 1872 in favor
and 23,O36 against. A general State ticket
and members OF the Legislature will also be
elected to-day. 3a bsi2Fss 7ed 1oH blBosI
In Minnesota the disturbing influence OF
local and secondary questions, which is the
remarkable feauture of this years politics, is
felt to considerable extent. Though the
Republican State Convention ignored the
temperance question, there is the usual
trouble with the Germans on the one hand
and boiling temperance Radicals on the 9TH
or. These schisms, however, are not believed
to be very serious. A strictly local question
respecting the payment of certain railroad
bonds by the State will perhaps cause uninl-
portant defections ffora the Republican ranks.
The Radical candidate for Governor is VIM.
r. Marshall, the present incumbent, and his
opponent Charles E. Flandrau. At the last
gubernatorial election the Republican major
ity was 3,471 and the total vote 81, 100. At.
the Congressional election last year the Re-
publican majority was 1o2OS. A Legislature
is also to be elected. a,,.l ,s'i ~. 'ai1
The Wisconsin RI publicans have renomi-
mated Governor Lncius Fairchild, and ex1
pect to elect him over J.. +. Tallmalge, Dem
ocrat, by at least the l0,0o2 majority he re-
ceived in 1865. Last fall tle aggregate Re-
publican majority fOr members OF Congress
was 23,909. In Missouri, besides members OF
the Legislature, a member of Congress is to
be chosen in the third district to fill the va
cancy occasioned by tie death of Thomas
E. NOEL, Democrat, whose majority last fall
was 1866. At the last election the Republi-
can majority vas 2Os59 in the whole State.
. In the remaining States the majorities last
year were as follows: Republican--New Jer-
sey, 1899; Illinois, 55,9s7; Michigan. 29,O3s;
Kansas, II ,219; Nevada, 1,O9O;- Democratic :
Delaware, PIP. li.7 fz.si4Ss., ,19 4.
Constitutional amendments establishing
negro suffrage are pending in Kansas, Min
nesota and Wisconsin. Kansas also submits
to the people as separate propositions amend
ments eniranchising women and disfranchis-
ing desastcrs. minnesota has an amendment
authorizing the taxation of bank stock
1t will devolve upon the Legislatures elect
ed to-day in Maryland, Wisconsin, Minnesota
and New York to elect United States Sena-
tors to succeed Reverdy johnson and James
r. Doolittle, Democrats, ana Alexander Ram
say and Edwin d. Morgan, Republicans. The
nrnsent incnmbents. however, hold over IN
UT March s4th, slp62 ,,....,.. -tn a
3 Mississippi and Arkansas elect to-day dele-s
gates to conventions under the Reconstruc-
tion acts in the former State there is no
doubt OF a Radical triumph, for the regstra-
ton lists show the names 70,O19 blacks and
only 81, ,154 whites. In Arkansas, on the con-
trary the whites largely outrumber the blacks,
and the convention will be defeated unless
large number Of whites come to the rescue
as they did in Virginia. o