Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-06
Tomorrow, Illinois, Massachusetts,, Mary

Tomorrow, Illinois, Massachusetts,, Mary
land, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New
York, Virginia and Wisconsin hold their
elections. First in significance and interest is
the New York election, rot 50 much owing to
the size and influence of the State as to the her
culean ehOrts>of the honest men in New York
city TO ridit of the horde of plunderers who have
been fatteniug at the public crib for years
Republicans and democrats are working harmo-
niously together to break the power of one man
sustained by the same agencies that have Gre
ated mountainous democratic mljorities in New
York. Electoral and legal means are both to be
employed TO this end, the State is in a whirl-
wind Of excitement; and the result will be
awaited with anxiety in all parts OF the coun-
ty. The legislature has II democrats to IL re-
pubHcans in the Senate, and 65 democrats to 6
republicans in the Assembly; democratic ma
jOTity on joint ballot. The democratic majority
Tor Gov. Hoffman in 1870 was s., O96 over Wood
ford But New York city contributed 2,277 of
the democratic majority, that would have been
a minority but for this, that was won by instru-
mentalit:es now known to all. In 1860 General
Sigel was defeated for Secretary of State BY
only q. 2i1 majority, and Seymour had but 1908
majority over Grant. The city in 1870 gave
$3.50 democratic to 80 ,555 republican votes
Massachusetts, Minnesota, MARYLAND, New
Jersey and Wisconsin elect each a Governor,
state officers and legislature. There are four
tickets in Massaehusetts-the republican, with
W. Ii. WaShburn for Governor; the democratic
headed by John Q. Adams; the labor reform,
proposing Z. NJ. Chamberlain, and the pro-
hibitiOniSts, captained by X. c. Pittman. In
lee the republicans had o Hos majority over
Adams, and O. 1876 over all; in 1870, 81 ,O13 over
Adams, and 1851 over all; and the last legisla-
ture had 20 republican majority on joint ballot.
The labor refOrmers and prohibitionists united
pOlled but n $40 votes. In Minnesota the repub-
Hcan majority for Governor Austin was 1852 in
1859, and the last legislature had Is republican
majority in the House and in the Senate.
Governor Austin is renominated against Win
throp Young, and the result on the gem
eral ticket is certain as in Nassa-
chusetts. Maryland offers Jacob Tome as
republican candidate for Governor, against
VIM. Pinekney White. The democratic ma
jOrity in 1865 was 30,IG5; for controller in 1862
9362, and for Congress in 1870, 10 OILS, steadily
diminishing democratic majority, but the State
NAV safely be set down as democratic again
The Legislature had no republican members
New Jersey challenges a warm struggle in the
nomination of Joel Parker by the democrats for
Governor, against Cornelius Walsh. The demo-
cratic majority for Governor Randolph in 1858
was 4,5I7; the republican majority on the Con-
ture had three republican majority in the Sem
ate and eight in the House-11 ma iority on Joint
ballot. General c. c. Washburn is the republic
can nominee for Governor of Wisconsin, against
James r. DOOlittle. Governor Fairchild's, re-
publican, majority was s,215 in 1859, and the
republican majority on the Congressional vote
Of $50 was 6,117. The republican majority in
the Legislature is 91-in both houses.
The Illinois election is only for Congressman
at large, to replace General Logan, elected to
the United States Senate, and one in the sixth
district,vice Burton c. Cook, resigned Cooks re-
publican, majority was SO, in 1870; Logans was
2i,6I2, over Anderson, democrat, and 81 ,22s over
everything. General Beverage. republican,
and g. ). Hayes, democrat, contest Logan's seat
and SnapP, republican, and Leland, demo-
CTat, Cooks district. Here, too, the result is
carried in the statement. The Virginia and
Mississippi elections are for Legislatures ONLY
The former had 81 republicans to 126 democrats
in the last Legislature, a great democratic ma
jority in both branohs; the latter los republicans
II % democrats, a counteTbalancing republican
power.