Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-28
The November Elections


Nine important state elections take ace on
tke7th Of next month. New York elects a sec
'retaTy Of state, controller, state treasurer, a.
tOrney general, engineer and surveyor canal
commit Toner, inspector Estate prisons, justices
OF the supreme court, and both branches of the
legislature; New jersey elects its governor and
legislature; Maryland, Massachusetts,, Mime
sofa and Wisconsin their safe officers and legis-
latuTes; Illinois a congressman-at-large and
congressman, to I'll vacancies, and Mississippi
and Virginia their legislatures. In New York
last year John I. HOf man, democrat, was
elected Governor over WoOdfOrd, republican, BY
1906 majority. The last state senate consisted
Of fourteen republicans and seventeen demo-
Gratis. BY the counting out of a republican the
assembly was made to stand republicans sixty
three, democrats sixty-fve. Illinois elects a
COngressmsn-at-large in place of Senator Logan,
and in the sixth congressional d'>irict a repre-
sent tive in place OF Hon. Burton G. Cook, re-
signed. The candidates for congressman-at-
large are Gen. John L. Beveridge, republican,
and s. s. Hayes, democrat. In the sixth district
the republicans have nominated Henry Snapp,
and the democrats Lorenzo Leland. The vote
for coDgressman-at-larce last fall resulted as
follows: republican, Is, 1852; democratic,
IA, 100. In the sixth district the republicans
cast 1871 votes, and the democrats 7,712.
INC Va INC lNO parties luz sltlc Om-
GERS in Maryland are as follows Governor
republican, Jacob Tome; democratic, w. p
White. Attorney general-republican, Alex
snder Randall; democratic, l. woolford. Con-
troller-repubHcan, Lawrence j. Bengle; dem
ocratic, A. X. Syester. The vote of the state
for consressmen in 1870 resulted as follows -
republican, 1870; democratic, 76,60S. The
state is also to elect its legislature, for which
there is a new apportionment reducing the num-
Der of members of the house from eighty-six to
eighty-two members. Eleven democratic men,
bers Of the senate hold over The last legislature
was entirely democratic in both branches. Mas
sachusetts elects a governor and state officers.
There are four tickets in the field, William b.
washburne leading the republican, John Quincy
Adams TIE democratic, f. NJ. Chamberlain the
labor reform, and Robert c. Pitman, the prohi-
bition ticket. The vote last year was: republi-
can, T4,549; democratic, As $50; labor reform and
prohibition, q SIG. The republicans last year
had majority of q in the state senate and 80
in the house, or majority of US on joint ballot
Horace Austin leads the republican ticket for
governor in Minnesota, and Winthrop Young is
the candidate of the democracy. Other state
officers and all of the legislature are TO
be chosen The vote last year for congress
men was republican, 36,139; democratic.
1885; and the republicans had majority
on JOINT ballot IN the legislature of p.
The candidates ior governor in New Jersey are
Cornelius Walsh, republican, and Joel Parker,
democrat. The legislature is also to be chosen.
Last year the republicans had a majority of IL
on joint ballot IN the legislature. The republi-
can majority on the vote for congressman last
year was 4,OJ3. Mississippi and Virginia elect
their legislatures only. Last year in Mississippi
the republicans had 76 on joint ballot in the
legislature. In Virginia the conservative ma
JOrity in the legislature on joint ballot was ~
Wisconsin elects its governor and other state
officers. The republican candidate for governor
IL Cad. C. Wa hburn, and the democratic eandi-
date for the s%me Office, ex-senator James r..
DOolittle- The republicans elected their COVER
nor in 1st9 by s,215 majority, and had majority
OF II On joint ballot in the legislature last year.