The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-11-15

The Late Elections.


'ut of the elections in New York and
Massachusetts, and the details since
then received only increase the ma or-
tiles for the Democrats. In the first |
named State our Republican friends
have met with little less than Water.
loo defeat. The democratic State tick
ct is elected by at least forty thousand |
majority and this is very large when
we bear in mind that one year ago, the
Republicans came out of the contest |
with thirteen thousand majority. The |
Republicans will have six majority in
the Senate, and the Democrats eight |
in the House. The vote in the city of
New York was III ,92l, and the major
ity for the Democrats, G1,000. There
arc, however, some bright spots on this
dark cloud but it must be confessed |
that they are few and fur between. /
Clinton County did admirably, the Re
publicans gaining one hundred over
their vote Of last year Essex County
gives the Republicans a majority Of
one thousand Hon. Matthew Hale,
Of Elizabethtown, graduate of the
University of Vermont, and young
man of decided ability, is elected to
the Senate from the Sixteenth District,
which is composed of the counties of
Clinton, Essex, and Warren. Several
causes combind to the disastrous Re
publican defeat in the Empire State.
The chief one was, we think, that the
people lost their faith in those who
are known, and who to a great extent
are, the Republican leaders We of
course refer to the Wades and Stevens
of the party. We do not say that the
people were right, but only state what
is fact We believe that the people
are as firm in their loyalty to the I'm
ion to-day as they ever were, and
whenever that is made a test question
and it may soon-the result is as
sure as that the sun will rise to-mor-
row.
In Massachusetts the great question
at stake was license or prohibition In
fact the Legislative elections turned en-
tirely on this point and large numbers
OF men who were politically hostile
joined hands on thus issue, having be-
come convinced that the Constabulary
Law, SD called, was not beneficial in
its operations. While it is true that
Gov. Bullock is elected bv considera-
bly, decreased majority, we do not be.
lieve that there is any such wonderful
change in the political sentiments Of
the people as democratic prints nnc
orators would give us to understand
Gov. Bullock and the rest of the Stat.
ticket are elected by about $1,000 ma
jority. The Republicans have alsC
carried the Legislature, there bein.
chosen to the Senate twenty-nine Re
publicans and eleven Democrats; an,
to the House of Representatives seven
ty Democrats, and one hundred an
seventy Republicans. AS respects i
cense-law men and prohibitionists. til
Legislature chosen is largely with I'll
former, who have chosen twenty-nir
Senators and one hundred and seyent,
six representatives. This of court
secures the defeat of the Constabual
Law and the passage Of license la,
Elections also took place on the 81
inst, in the States of Maryland, Nil
nesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Nevad
Kansas, Illinois and Wisconsin. Mar
land gave the Democrats large M
jority, the Republicans offering lit
resistance, believing from the sta
that their case was hopeless. III
majority for the Republicans in Mi
nesota will be about five thousan
Negro Suffrage is carried by major
ty Of from one TO two thousand
Wisconsin the Republicans have a m
jority of more than five thousand
Kansas the negro and female suffra
propositions were defeated by abo
six thousand majority The electio
in Missouri and Illinois were only
county officers, and not much impc
lance can attach to them. Over The
victories, which we have enumerate
The Democrats are firing many gu
and making many long speeches.
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