The Shasta courier., 1870-11-26
s Fl ASIA COURIER.
The November Elections.

kme NOtemD her Elections.
The late elections resulted much more
tavorably to the Republicans than the re-
turns received up to the time of going to
press last week indicated An immense
effort was made by the Democracy to OBJ
tain a majority in the Lower House of
Congress, and every influence that the
party could WELD was brought forward to
accomplish this end With a majority in
the House of Representatives, an effectual
check would be put upon the policy of the
Administration, and the prospect Of sue
cess in the next Presidential election would
be materially enhanced. Thus reasoned
the democracy; and in the hope of obtain
ing possession of the Government two
years hence, with its many fat offices, they
centered their chief ener-ies upon the
election of a majority Of the Congressmen
The result is an overwhelming defeat
! he Republicans expected to sustain loss
of several mea bers in districts that were
close two years ago; but the actual losses
are so nearly counterbalanced by gains in
Democratic districts that the number of
Republicans from the States that held
elections last week will be nearly as large
in the next Congress as in the present.
The following summary is carefully pre-
pared fiom the returns thus far received
and the official returns will not materially
alter these figures:
In Alabama the Democrats gain one
Congressman The delegation will stand
three Republicans aud three Democrats
The Republicans will have small majority
in the Legislature on joint ballot. Arkan-
sas elects two Republicans and one Democ
rat-no change, The Legislature is Re
publican Illinois, eight Republicans and
six Democrats-a Democratic gain of two
Legislature Republican. In Kansas the
Republicans carry everything by an in
creased majority. In Kentucky the Dem
ocrats elect all the Congressman, rs they
have done for years past, but by decreas-
ed majority in every district. In Massa-
chusetts the Republicans make clean
sweep, of course Michigan gives 10000
Republican majority, but We lose one Con-
gressman Maryland, two Congressional
Districts in doubt; if either is carried by
the Republicans it will be gair. In
Minnesota the Republicans gain one Mem
Der of Congress and carry the Legislature
Missouri elects Brown, Liberal Republ-
can, Governor by $4,000 The Democrats
gain three Congressman. Nevada goes
Democratic, we lose the Congressman.
The Legislature is Republican New
jersey is Republican all over; we gain
two Congressman In New York the
Republicans sustain loss of three Mem
bers of Congress. Hoffman, Dem, is elect
ed Governor by about $4,000 majority,
against $1,000 two years ago Rhode
Island is Republican. No change IN the
Con ressional delegation. Tennessee elects
six Democrats and two Republicans to
Congress, same as two years ago. In Vir-
ginia there Is no change in the Congress
ional representation, three Republicans to
five Democrats 10 Wisconsin the Dem
ocrats gain one Member of Congress. The
delegation will stand four Republicans to
two / emocrats Louisiana gives $4,000
Republican majority and We have four Of
the five Congressman; gain of three.
In Florida the Democrats gain the Con
gresham. Delaware is Democratic by
greatly reduced majority Arazona Ter
rtory re elects Mccormick Delegate to
Congress by an increased majority.
A United States Senator is to be chosen
in veral States From present advices it
appears that the Republicans will lose one
IN Tennessee and gain one in Minnesota,
and that there will be no further changes
IN the representation of. the States that
held elections this month