Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-03
Elections this week

During this week elections will be held in
several States In Connecticut more than ordi-
nary interest attaches to the election to- dsv Of
the Governor, feur Congressman and the Legis-
latare. The State Is, in the first place, a close
one. The democrats carried IT last year by sis
majority on the Governors vote; the republi-
cans having had all majority in IsGa. The vsar
before the democratic majority was 2JOn against
81 in 1867. But in 1S65 the republican majority
WAS 81. In this series OF wears. success has bean
won by the control of but little more than A
thousand votes in a poll of 9a3Is. Then, the
two gubernatOrial candidates, Jewell, repub,i-
Can, and English, democrat, are pitted for the
IOuTth consecutive year; while the democratic
hominee has run SIX times and been suecessfrl
three. And yet the republic ans have controlled
the Legislature without interruption from the
beginning, and assert that they vii, again secure
majority whoever may be elected Governor.
here are four members OF Congress to be
chosen. The candidates are jules L. Strong.
stephen W. Kellogg, III. II. Starkwesther, and
George COtfing, republicans; and Alfred f.
Goodrich, John Kendrick, John W. Stesdman,
and William II. Barnum, democratic Messrs
strong, Kellogg, and Starkwssther, repsb-
Leans, and Barnum, democrat, we're the
members IN the 4lst Congress, elected by
msjOrities or $50, i2i, 2,399. and I leo respec-
lively. The democrats claim that they will gain
largely and elect their Governor, three Oon-
gTessmen, and a majority of the Legislature.
The republicans seem confident of electing ct
least two Congressman. The last Legislature
had one republican majority in the Senate and
fifteen in the House.
In Michigan tomorrow, the people are to
elect Judge of their Supreme Court, to I'LL
the place OF Hon. James V. Campbell, whose
term expires on the first day OF January next
They will also choose two regents Of the State
University. In the fourth congressional district
OF Michigan, there Is also to be q special cleo
ton on the same day for a member of Con-
gress, TO I'LL avacancy caused By the election of
Hon. Thomas ". Ferry to the United States
Senate. For this position the republicans have
nominated Hon. Wilder ID. Foster. The demo-
cratic candidate is Col. William NJ. Ferry, a
brother of the republican Senator, Thomas W.
Ferry. The vote IN the district last fall result
Ell as follows: Republican, 10 S5l; democratic,
10 Js4, republican majority, 6,4G1.
In Rhode Island, on Wednesday, the Gov
eInOr and other State officers are to be elected.
The Congressman were chosen last fall. The
republicans have steadily carried the State for
several yesrs-the majOrities for governor in
the last three years being in 1868, 5,T3l; in 1862
$50; in $50, 6,5I7. Governor Seth Padolford
will of course be reelected over his democratic
opponent, Thomas Sterre. Last year in the
legislature the republicans had Is majority in
the Senate and 30 in the House. ON the same
day Rhode Island will vote upon certain pro.
posed amendments to the State constitution
the most important of which abolishes the
property qualification for voters.
The municipal election at Annapolis, Md,
takes place to-day. The canvass has been very
active, and the vote, it 10 expected, will be
close. The candidates for the mayoralty are
James Howison, democrat, and James Monroe
republican. The municipal election in Cincin-
natl also comes on to-day; and tomorrow the
PEOPLE of Florida will vote on the adoption of
i've amendments to the State constitution,
which reduce the salaries of the governor. ex-
ecutive officers of the State. ana members of
the legislature, so as to effect a saving OF
$4,000 per snnum.