The Portland daily press., 1870-11-03
THE PRESS.
Thursday Mornine, November q lo'o'
Elections in Twenty >in'es fe'
mud Tuesday.

States. The Legislatures chosen on the same
day will elect the successors of several United
States Senators. Of the members of the low
er branch of Congress from the 1874 districts
only forty eight are now Democrats, but the
strength OF the opposition will probably be in
creased at this election as we shall see when
we come to examine the case of each State
separately.
The Louisiana election occurs Monday
The result OF the last election, held in 1868,
furnishes no satisfactory indication of the DO
litical condition Of the State. By system of
organized terrorism the Rebels on that occa-
sion succeeded in giving Seymour majority
OF nearly for'yeisht thousand and to elect
four of the five Congressman. The Congress
men were properly rejected by the House on
account of the frauds by which they were
elected. Only the subordinate State officers
are TO be chosen this year.
Alabama gave Grant majority of little
over four thousand in 1865, and elected Re-
publican Congressman in tour of the six dis
trcts. This year Governor, State officers
and congressman are to ba elected. VIM. II.
Smith is the Republican and Robt. 3. Lind
say the Democratic candidate for Governor
The people of Maine have regretted that
Hon. A. E. Buck, formerly of Foxcroft, has
not been renominated in the Mobile dis
trict, coored man named BENZ. s. Turner
having been his successful competitor. But
in the third district B. w. Norris, now Secre-
tary OF State, we believe, and formerly resi-
dent OF Maine, has been nominated. A sue
cessor to United States Senator Willard War
ner, Republican, is to be chosen BY the Legis-
lature elected Tuesday.
Only Represen atives to Congress are to be
elected in Arkansas. The ple:ent delegation
Stands two Re publicans, elected by mao,iti-s
OF 1854 and 1857 respec i.el, and one Demt-
Graf, elected by !, lS6 majority. The result of
the election will decide who is to succeed
Alexander Mcdonald, Republican, as Sena.
tor. Little is known at the North OF the To-
litcal prospect in this state.
In Delaware Seymours maj 'rty was 3,257.
The Democratic ,ndIdates fol Governor and
for Congress, James Puudnr and Benz. r.
Hggs, viii undoubtedly be elected, the new
eIlorrd vote not being large enough to redeem
the Stale. The term OF Willard SluIsb,r,.
United States Senator from Delaware, expires
II March, and it is to be hop+d that bis sue
cessor, though a Democrat, will be more of
credit to the State.
Florida, which gave Grant majority of
four thousand, elects Lieut. Governor and
Congressman. The Republican nominee for
the latter Office is colored man.
In illinois, which gave Grant majority OF
61,150 in 1863, AID elected X, pnbiican Con-
gressmeu in nine OF the thirteen districts be-
sides the member at large, the subordinate
State officers and Representatives TO Con-
gress are to be elected. The Republicans
have renominated Gen. Logan as Congress
m IN at large, and the same gentleman will
undoubtedly be chosen by the Legislature to
succeed Richard Yales in the Senate, though
ex-Gov. Oglesby is also candidate for that
position. The objection on the part of the
people OF Illinois to Oglesby is said to be that
to substitute hum for Yates would be 10 sub
sttute one whiskey cask Tor another. In some
of the Congressional districts OF Illinois there
Is dirision that will be likely TO result in the
election OF Democrats in place of able Repub
lican members. In The Chicago district N. b.
Judi is dropped tor c.. b. Farwel against
whom "Long John Wentworth runs as an
independent candidate. In the second dis
trict the opposition to j. F. Farnsworth is so
great that an independent candidate has been
put IN tue field, while the plohibitionists also
have candidate If their own. There is the
same state of things in the fifth district
where E. b. Ingersoll is the regular Repub'i-
can Candidate, and in the ninth district Jehu
Baker is running as an independent Candi
da'e against John B. Hay, the regular noml-
nee. In four districts, therefore, Republican
success is made doubt I'll by dissensions, and
in still another distric: the prohibtionists are
running candidate with whatever strength
they have.
In Kansas there are three State tickets in
the field. James NJ. Harvey, Isaac Sharp and
Amos Sanford are the candidates for Govern
Or of the Republican, Democratic and Labor
Reform parties respectively. d. P. Lowe is
the Republican candidate Tor Congress. The
term OF Edmund G Ross, anti impeachment
Senator, expires IN March.
Kentucky will elect Democratic Congress s.
men, OF course, though the colored vote vii
reduce their majorities. McCreery, Demo
cratic Senator, goes out in March, TO be sue
ceeded by another Democrat.
In Massachusetts the situation is exceed
ingly interesting. For many years the lead
ins Radical State in the Union, the liquor
question had such an effect last year that
Claan had only 9.S3S more votes than the &C.
gregate vote for the Democr itic and Labor
Reform candidates. This year the ProhIbi-
tionsts also have put ticket into the field
nominating Wendell Phillips. who is also OH
the Labor Reform ticket, for Governor. CIa1in
an Adams are renominated by the epub
lcans and Democrats. The Republicans
have renominated their entire Congress-
ional delegation, but ProhibIlionist or La
Dor Reform candidates are running in op
position TO Republicans 10 the districts repre-
senled b. Burlington. TwitcheIl, Hoar and
Washburn besides their regular Democratic
opponents. Gen. Banks is tile Labor Reform
rs well as the Republican candidate in his
district. The probability is that the entire
Republican ticket will be elected. Senator
wilson, whose term exs ires in March. will be
re elected Senator Butler having conc udea
that the place is beyond his reach.
In Michigan H. T. Ba dwin is the Repub-
licln and c. e. Com stock lie Democratic can
didate for Governor. The Republicans have
renominated their Congressional delegation
except in the first and sixth districts wnele
Beamau and Strickland have sven place to
Henry Waldron and John F. briggs. There
do not appear to be any independent tickets
In the field. Senator Howards term expires
in March, and he is sure to have Republican
successor.
In Mary land the election will result in the
retur, oil fv.; Democrats to Congress.
In Minnesota the situation is complicated,
though only two Congressman are elected.
In tue first district Mark Ii. Dunrell, tormer-
ly OF Maine, will be easily elected by the Re-
publIcdns who had IN joiity OF over nine
thousand last year. In tie second district
the notorious ienatius Donnely, who last
year secured the election of Democrat b,
Running as an Independent candidate against
the regular no nlnee, is this year in ,be ted
as Free Trade candidate IN opposition to
John T. AveriIl, Republican. The Democrats
make no nomination, Dorneliy receiving
their support. Sena.or Notion, nominal Re-
publican, goes out III March.
We have rom lime to time laiC before our