The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-11-09
THENOVEMBER ELECTIONS

trial OF DULLOCh On CIlIHIudI Shai 5SS'
THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS.
Elections were held last Tuesday, No
vember 7, in nine States, viz: New
York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia
Mississippi, Wisconsin, Illinois, Massa-
chusetts and Minnesota. From the
scattering returns that have been re-
ceived we make up the following state
ment Of results:
In New York, owing to the excite.
ment occasioned by the exposure OF
frauds in the city government, the Re
publicans have probably carried the
State by majority Of 10000 or $4,000
and have elected a majority of
the members OF each branch Of the
Legislature. In the city, a Reform
ticket, composed of Democrats and Re
publicans, opposed the Tammany ring
and has been generally successful,
though Boss TWEED is reelected 10
the State Senate by about $1,000. Gen
eral SrGEL, Reform candidate for City
Register, is elected. The Democratic
majority in the city OF New York is
about 10000 and the Democrats have
also a majority of about 10000 in
Brooklyn, electing Mayor and other
city officers.
In New Jersey it is conceded that the
Democrats have elected JOEL PARKER
Governor, but the Republicans claim a
majority in the Legislature.
In Maryland the Democrats have an
overwhelming majority, having made
q clean sweep, and elected PlNKNEY
WHITE Governor and large majority
in the Legislature.
1t is conceded that Virginia has gone
largely Democratic and both branches
Of the Legislature will be of that politi-
cal faith.
The returns from Mississippi are
meagre, but a dispatch from Jackson
published yesterday morning claims
that the Democrats have carried
the State and will control the Legisla-
ture. Last winter the Radicals had a
majority of Is on joint ballot. Several
DAYS must elapse before the result can
be definitely ascertained.
Wisconsin, Illinois, Massachusetts
and Minnesota elect Radical tickets by
about the usual majorities. Nothing
was expected from them, and no disap-
pointment will be created 10y the result
Upon the whole. judging from the
dispatches now at hand, the November
elections have resulted according to pre-
cedent and popular anticipation and
will not materially alterthe calculations
that have been based upon them re-
speeding the Presidential election next
year. The Republican success in New
York has not been won 10y straight
partv vote and affords no criterion from
which to Judge the result of a Presi'
Dental contest, and it seems at least
reasonable that the electoral vote OF
that State may still be as safely relied
upon for the Democratic candidate as it
has ever been in the past
The Reform movement was favored and
argcd 10y many OF the most prominent
Dersocrats in the State. Hon. IiORArIo
SEYMOUR (who, we are sorry to learn,
was defeated) was a candidate for
Assembly on the Reform ticket as was
also Hon. s. J. TILDEN, Chairman OF
the Democratic Executive Committee.
The action OF large portion Of the
Democrats OF the State Invested the
election OF the usual features OF a parlv
contest and the result affords no correct
indication of the relative party strength.
The Republicans need not lay the Hat
tering JUNCTION to their souls that New
York will cast her electoral vote for
GRANT or any other Radical candidate
Tor the Presidency next year.
II it be true that the Democrats have
obtained control OF the Mississippi Leg
islature, that State will assuredly he
Democratic next year, because the Rad
Gals have only held their power there
by acknowledgements and force) and we
may thus add seven unexpected electoral
votes to the Democratic column. So
far as shown by the November cleo
tons, the Presidential contest will be q
close and exciting one and the proba.
bilities are that it will be decided in
favor of the party that carries Pennsyl-
vania next year.