Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-25
THE FALL ELECTIONS.

Elections will be held during the fal
months in eighteen OF the United State,
and in two territories.
The first State election will be in Cali
fornia, which will choose Governor and
other State officers, members of the legis-
lature and three members of the Forty
second Congress. The Republican can
didate for Governor, is Mr.. Newton Booth,
OF Sacramento. The Democratic candi-
date is Mr.. H. II. Haight, the present
Governor. The candidates for Congress
are:
LIST Dis. S. o. Houghton, Lawrence Archer.
I'd Aaron A. Sargent, James W. Cofroth.
81. John NJ. Coghlan, George Pierce.
Governor Haight was elected four years
ago by eight thousand majority. In 1869
two democrats were elected Justices of
the Supreme Court by about the same ma
jority. The present legislature has nine
ty-six democratic members and only twen-
ty-four republicans, the democrats having
sixteen majority in the Senate and fifty
six in the House. One-third of the sena-
tors hold over, and most of them are dem
ocrats. Notwithstanding these apparent
discouragements, the republicans appear
to be confident of success. Mr.. Booth is
popular, while Governor Haight has lost
a good deal of his former popularity. As
the legislature to be elected will choose a
United States Senator, the canvass for
members is exciting unusual interest. AT
the last election of Congressman the First
district was carried by the democrats and
the Second by the republicans. by large
majorities. The Third wa. carried by the
democrats by small majority.
The election in Wyoming, September
9th, is for alegislature only The present
legislature is unanimously democratic.
Maine elects Governor and all the
members Of both houses OF the Legislature
On Monday, September 18th. The repub
licans have renominated Governor Sidney
Perham, who was elected last year BY
nearly ten thousand majority in tota
vote Of ninety-eight thousand. Mr.
Charles p. Kimball, is the democratic can
didate. The canvass is very dull. TIL
democrats think that Mr.. Kimball will re
duce the republican majority, but the,
cannot hope to elect him. The other Stat
officers are elected by the Legislature
The Mexican territory elects delegat
to Congress September 18th. The dele
gate in the Forty-first Congress was Mi
}. +. Chaves, who was elected by larg
majority. He has been renominated, BIZ
the party is divided. and Mr.. Jose De ST
ma, another republican, is running agains
him. The democrats have nominated NJ,
Jose NJ. Gallegos.
The people of Nebraska on the 10Th ,
September will vote on the new Const
luton which has just been completed /
the Convention. If the Constitute
should be accepted, State officers will |
elected under it on the 7th of Novembe
Republicans are pretty confident of ca
rying the State.
The election for Congressman in Tex
will begin on Tuseday, October 8, a,
continue three days. Four members a
to be chosen. At the election in 1869 I
Republicans carried all the districts exc,
the Second. The vote cast was very Lis
and since then many changes have tax
place; In two districts independent
publican candidates are in the field. I
candidates, as far as reported, are as I
lows.
Democrats. Republicans Ind't Republca
Ist w. T. Herndon.
I'd John G. Conner, A. NJ. Bryant, A. Il. Mort
Sd ID. @. Giddings, w. +. Clark, L. W. Stevens
eth John Hancock.