Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-11-08
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THE ELECTIONS .!
N ew York.

| Returns from few scattered towns in the
| interior indicate uniform republican gains,
and the probability is that the State has gone
| republican by decisive majority.
Twenty three towns from various parts OF
| the State show a republican gain of 300
| over the vote of 1869 when VIM. Nelson, DEM
ocrat, had 20,24l majority for Secretary of
| State. If this ratio were carried out the
State would go republican by $4,000.
sP. NJ. Fifty-six towns show republican
gain of 1850 In the city of Watertown the
| republicans gain 10Y, and in Canandaigua 9S.
| Jarvis Lord, democrat is probably reelected
| Senator in the 25th or Monroe district.
| Tweed is elected Senator in the 4th district
by large majority. Ledwith is deateated for
| the Supreme Court, to which Barrett, reform
| er, is elected. O'Brien is chosen to the SEN
| ate in the 9th district over Bradley, Tam
many, by large majority. The contest for
register is close between Shandley and Sigel
" it'll the probabilities in favor of Shandlpy.
! Tweed's majority is estimated at $4,000.
Morton, Tammanyte, is elected Senator in
the fifth district, by a large majority. Volt
| man, Tammany, is elected in the 9th district
, by large majority. O'Briens majority is
| estimated at from 5000 to 5000. Genet, Tam
many, is elected in the Sth district. 1t is be-
lieved that Horatio Seymour and Samuel j.
| Tilden are chosen to the Assembly; also
| Twombly and Geiler, reformers; four dis
| tricts are doubtful. The election af ID Tam
manytes is believed certain. The Tammany
Board of Aldermen are supposed to be re-
| elected. The 9th ward gives the democratic
| State ticket 1895 majority, and yet gives Bar
rett 34O4, over Ledwith. Spencer and Jones,
| Tammany, are reelected Superior Court
Judges.
The second ward gives "a majority for the
democratic State ticket, a loss Of 80 from
| 1869.
| 1t is estimated that the Republicans have
| elected % State Senators, and a handsome
majority in the Assembly.
The democratic majority in the city is esti-
mated at 80. 900, and in Brooklyn at 5000.
| Nearly the whole democratic city and county
ticket are chosen in Brooklyn. Powell,
| democrat, is chosen mayor by a small maj or
| ty over Booth, republican; kalbfeisch, irreg-
ular democrat running far behind Three
| republican assemblymen and six democrats
are probably chosen, a republican gain OF
| two.
| Tioga county gives $50 republican majority
| The 4th ward gives ma jority for the dem
ocratic State ticket, and gives 3,l93 agains
| Ledwith.
| One hundred and iorty-two towns Civ,
7642 Republican gain. The majority in The
State can hardly go below 5000.
Palmer, republican, is chosen to the Sen.
ate in the 18th district, over Homer A. Mel.
son. Townsend d.. Cook, democrat, i:
chosen in the lst district. Pierce and Muir
ply, democrats, are reelected in Kings
Among the republican gains are POUCH
keepsie 700, Yonkers ga, Flushing l5S,
Rome So, and among the democratic gains
are Harnelsville l04. and Binghampton Al
Oswego county elects three republicans to
the Assembly.
The eth ward gives 1929 majority for DEM
ocratic State ticket, nearly 400 for Ledwith,
and nearly 5000 for Shandley over Sigel for
Register The LIST ward had 1910 majority
for democrat State ticket, l04G for Ledwith
and 1890 for Shandley; Sd ward 264 for dem
cratic State ticket, 1873 against Ledwith, and
4 for Sigel l4th ward 1851 for democratic
State ticket, $50 for Ledwith, and 10 for
Shandley; ilth ward 224 for democratic State
ticket, 293 against Ledwith, and 1873 for
Sigel. The foregoing is given as sample OF
the ticket.
Albany, N. Y, 7. The election is pro-
ceedihg quietly. The republicans are polling
comparatively strong vote.