Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-09
The Elections To-day.

Of the Legislature will be held in min
States to-day. These elections will hav
an important bearing upon the futur
Of the country, and will also b
Indicative of the coming Presidential car
YIss of next year. Another importan
question which enters into some of tn
elections, is, whether corruption in officia
station shall ha the rrlc on the exception
The astounding developments in New
York have aroused the lethargy of tn
public pulse on this question, and RICH
manfully have the people taken hold o
the issue, determined that bold from
shall be shown against the ravenou
thieves who are plundering the publ
treasury, even though defeat msy NEE
them at the polls through the machina
tions and trickery of the purss.proud vii
laius now in power. The people of thu
whole country will look with eager eye
for the result, and no series of election
have probably ever gained so wide atten
tion outside a Presidential canvass.
Ia order that our readers may fully un
derstand the issue in the several States
that hold their elections to-day, we give
general summary.
To Illinois a Congressman at large will
ba chosen to fill the unexpired term OF
General John A. Logan, who was elected
to the United States Senate, by the Hi.
nois legislature last winter. The Repub.
licau candidate is General John L. Bever.
idge, "a native of Whitehall. MY Dem
ocratic candidates.. s. Hayes. The
vote of the State last year was, Republi-
can, 1G9,570; Democratic, 144,923: Re
publican majority, 23656.
In Massachusetts the issue is clearly
defined and the candidates well known.
There IL little excitement since the defeat
of Butler in the State Convention. State
effiser-, county officers, and "A legislature
are to be elected. There are four parties
each with a candidate for governor Re-
plbicar, William B. Washburn Demo
cratic, John Quincy Ad4ma; L ,bor Re
form, E. NJ Chamberlain; Prohibitory,
Robert G. Pitman. The vote of Massa-
oNueett- in the election of 1870 was us
follows: Republican, 70 549 Democrat
il, 48,53G Labor Reform, 81 GAG.
In MINI esota State, officers only are to
b. chosen. Horace Austin is the Repub-
loan candidate for Governor, ana Win
throp Young, Democratic. The vote in
1870. on Congressman. was-Republica
36739; Dmocratic, 29,305; Republican
majority, 1914.
Mississippi only chooses members of the
Legislature.
In New Jersey. the Republican candi.
date for Governor is Cornelius Walsh ;
the Democratic candidate is Joel Parker.
The vote of the State for Congressman
last year was-Republican, so, 1926; Demo
cruic, 77003; Republican majority, g.
1923. The majority for Randolph, Demo
craft for Governor, in 1868, was 4,547.
In New Yc;k the election il for State
officers, Judges of Supreme Court, Legis-
lature and County officers. The contest
in the Empire State is too well under
stood throughout the country, and it ia
unnecessary for us to give recapitulation
Of candidates and the pending issues.
In Virginia a new Legislature will De
elected. The Conservatives and Reput-
licans have made nominations in every
county and the canvass is active. The
Conservative majority on joint ballot in
the last Legislature was go.
In Wisconsin, a Governor, State and
county officers and legislature are to be
elected The Republican candidate is
C4dwsl'er c. Washburn; Democratic can
ddate, James r. Doolittle, Ca native of
Hampton, N. y The State is also to
vote on two proposed amendments to the
constitution. One forbids the legislature
10 relieve railroad companies from the tax
on their yearly earnings-the other au-
thorizea an increase of the State debt by
$3.50, 900 for TIE erection of State Prison,
and an Asylum for the deaf, dumb and
blind The vote of the State in 1870 for
Superintendent of Public Instruction
was Republican, 1899; Democratic,
o9,9O3. Republican majority, 9,026.