The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-09
THE ELECTIONS.

Weeks Contest.
Twenty States have held elections this week
all except two yesterday-and with the re-
suit the Republicans have good cause to be
we'll satisfied. Below we give general sum-
mary of the result as far as it is ascertained up
to the time of going to press with our earlier
editions.
Now York.
The Democrats have carried New York by
about sc, 900 majority. In 1869 they had 20,2H
majority, and at The Judicial election last May
S5,275 ajorty. The strict enforcement of the
laws in New York city and Brooklyn enabled
the Republicans to keep down the Democratic
majority within reasonable limits, but in the
rest of the State there seems to have been con-
siderable apathy, and marked Democratic
gain over the vote of last year. In 1869 the
vote of the city of New York was 70, 476 Demo
cratic to 36S97 Republican, majority of AZ, SO;
Yesterday the vote stood 80 $50 Democratic
to So SIS Republican-a Democratic majority of
49405 The Democrats, of course, carried all
the city Congressional districts, but the Tam
many candidate in the Fourth district was de-
feated by General NJ. 7. Mcmahon, the candi-
date of the Young Democracy, who received
nearly the full Republican vote In the State at
large, the Republicans probably lose 3 Con-
gressmen, which is no worse than might have
been anticipated.
New Jersey
has been reVolutionized, the Republicans gaining
control of the Legislature thus ensuring q Re-
publican successor to Senator Cattell. In the
last Legislature there was Democratic majority
of IS on joint ballot. A gain of Congressman
in the Second district was anticipated by the
Republicans but they have done much better,
and probably elected all their candidates, except
! in the Third district, thus gaining two members
| The Democratic pelice of this city made strenu-
GUS eXertions to assist their brethren across the
river, as will be seen by reference to our local
| columns but they signally failed and about
| twenty of them have come to grief.
Delaware
| still clngs to her idols, and the Democratic
ticket is elected by small majority, in spite o.
large Republican gains throughout the State
especially in New Castle county.
Maryland,
The returns from Maryland are as yet toe
meagre to indicate the exact result, but the
Democrats have probably kept their hold on all
the five Congressional districts, although there
is a faint ray of hope of Republican success in
the First and Fifth districts.
New England.
In Massachusetts,, the Republican ticket has
been universally successful, in spite of the
Temperance and Labor Reform side issues.
In Rhode Island the Democrats had no show
at all. In the First district where there was nt
regular Republican candidate for Congress
Hon. Thomas A. Jenckes has been defeated by
Benjamin Earnes, result much to be regretted
|. by the friends of civil service reform.
The West
In Illinois the Republicans have carried tht
State by from 2OOOO to 80, 900 majority agains
81, $50 in 1868. The Congressional delegation
appears to be unchanged, standing 10 Republi
cans to Democrats.
In Michigan, the Republicans have succeedet
by their usual large majority, which was 81, As
in 1868; but the Democrats have probably gaine
a Congressman in the Sixth district, where ther
was much dissatisfaction with briggs the Re
publican nominee. In 1863 the majority in thi
district was 1885, that in the First aud Fifth be
ing much smaller.
In Wisconsin, where Congressman only wer
elected, the next delegation will probably
stand Republicans to Democrats, the latte
gaining member in the First district, in whic
the Republican majority in 1868 was but 429.
In Missouri the result is yet in doubt, but tn
malcontent Republican ticket headed by /
Gratz Brown for Governor, has probably bee
elected, by the aid of the entire Democrat
vote.