The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-09-11
The Pending State Election,

tial election, Ncutnrky leads Oh 10
morrow. aud will open the campai gn
brilliantly with the election of he
entire Democratic ticket, by q ma jor,
ity of a, leas, fifty thousand, and the
Hon. John ". Stevenson. who sue
ceeded to the office year ago
| through tho death of Gov Helm, will
be chosen Governor.
This prediction proved true
Tennessee holds her election FOR
members of Congress and the State
I Legislature on the 18th of August
Las, year the infamous Parsou
Brownow was elected Governor by
majority of 1896, and the eight
Radical candidates for Congress were
each chosen by overwhelming ma.
/ jortics. These results were brought
about by permitting every negro man
I in the State to vote. while more than
| 80 600 white men were DISTINGUISHED,
or kept from the polls by the armed
bands of Brownlow, or delrauded of
their votes by the rascality of his
registers aud judges Of election.
While We cannot hope Ter the sue.
cess of the Democrats in the pending
election, We nevertheless oxpec, that
the autocratic power OF Nrownlow
will be partially broken, and that the
way may be prepared for a.eompara
lively fair election in November
The present Leglsturc consists of one
hundred and uino Senators and As
.cmblymcn, all of whom but four are
Radical
The Vermont election is to be held
on the lsl Of September, and Caliior
MIA holds an election on the Slh Of
the same month Last year the
Democrats elected their candidate for
Governor, Iiaight, by a moUority of
9,5I6.
On the 18th of september Maine
holds her election. will he watch
ed with good deal Of interest, as
being significant of the current of
public opinion in the more Northern
and extreme Radical States Lin
coin majority in 1864 was 2n,Sl7,
Ia 1866 the Radicals elected their
candidate for Goyornc, by majority
of 81 600. In that year Radiealism
reached its elimination everywhere,
p., ~ ,n 'no ~ Na;no w,s %
I ,a''I' :, ' I,1, IA 10 onn ri, can
au.. ,ti, ~ 's,l .'o,,;.Ii,. roin,oJ in
~ Jo a'''' , 'u' ' a., nanao,a,, no. Lona
~ f 'e"', ~. 80 co. sa,nnnr al
~ M ss' WV
"' " -, ,h r n.,.,.. No....L.
va 'n r, o'n ~ ,; yD'ope l's H. i',
80 80 ma,or;iv
''O =, =" -. ~ ia AK nr 3,,oh.r how
~ !, y" W g., pssa.,'i.a
n n,s ,nIo mr. nn6 I'm ind,ana Mold ihoir
elections Iowa also vote. on the
same day IL seems To be generally
conceded that the Presidential cleo
tion will itself be greatly affected by
the result of tho preliminary elections
~ r. Lroa Grs, n,med stale
~, ra ;ndaol ma, al, amona
Ill., 49,, ;aanon,;.I s,,os hn, ,he
-. Ja',h,r,J
'J p.''N'I,aai, which o.,,. Do oloo
,o.,i ao,s, l. IA chno.o a Coye,nor
a,J other ot,icers In 1864 I,iucoln's
''nio,;,v avn. % 075 In IsGG |
80, oaJ;aaI Goa. eloo,oJ Cover.
nor ~ nain,;,y orI7I7S in 1867 |
s 81, ~ Dcmocrat va. elected |
-. ~ ,ha snnre,no Court hv oo- |
,,aier;,, I, !. sn,noscd lint about |
COX nn6 ro,os eli, he cast i, ,he |
ooa,Gn oIec,;on The Democrats |
p0"' , ;,nnor,.,, ao;n. IN ,hs |
- ,a., ~ ,bo s,.,c wbe,e Mr.
ILL., r", ;oonenco has hcon mos, /
.,r"o',lv oYer,ed If pennsylyaoia |
.'a. -. H. neuoo,,,. nav ,be |
49, ~ sevmonr viii he pl,oed I
l',,s.,I IA AL,
~ Ill Ioss ;m,or,,,, Inn, tho .
ponnsvIy,,;, elsction IA Thai OIL
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