Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-07
The Election. Next week


On Monday next the people of Rhode Island
vote ON several proposed amendments to their
State constitution, and on the following day i'm
pOrtant elections will be held in the States of
ohio. Pennsylvania and Iowa. At present in
Rhode Island a native male citizen cannot vote
unless lie has resided in the State a certain time
ana paid a tax OF at least Al within the wear
previous to the election. Naturalized citizens
cannot become voters until they possess unen-
numbered real estate worth at least sI3I IL il
now proposed to extend the right of suffrage to
all citizens, whether native OF foreign born who
can read the State constitution, except that no
pcr~'H shall be allowed to vote on any propo-
Sition involving the expenditure OF money, nor
Tor members OF the Common Council OF the city
OF Providence, unless he has within year paid
a tax On property valued at at least 1884. Sem
at0r Anthony opposes This amendment, while
Senator SpTague favors it. The second amend
ment proposed abolishss registry laws, and the
third prohibits appropriations for sectarian
schools OF the imposition of taxes in their behalf
The election IN Ohio on Tuesday next is for
State officers and members of the Legislature,
and to decide whether a convention shall be held
to revise the State constitution The chief in
terest centers in the election of Legislators the
next Legislature has the selection of a United
States Senator in place of Senator Sherman, and
the control OF the new apportionment Of the
State tor the election Of Congressman. The
democrats are working hard to secure the
ascendency in the Legislature. The State has
been newly apportioned int o legislative districts
under the recent census, and the next Senate
will consist OF thirty-six m mbers, a decrease of
one; and the House 105 members, decrease of
seven. Gen. Edward +. Noye'i is the republican
candidate for governor, and Gen. George W.
- n L. -.
hibitiOnists' ticket was nominated last March
headedby Gideon I. Stewart, butof late nothing
has been heard of it, and the main contest will
of course be between the republicans and demo-
Gratis, with the chances OF electing their State
ticket greatly in favor of the former In 1870
the vote for Secretary of State was: Repub-
lican, 2l,Il5; democratic, 2O5, on; temperance,
z.sl2. In 1859 the republican majority in the
vote Tor governor was 1,51s, the candidates
being Gen Rutherford b. Hayes and Hon.
t'eOrge II. PendletOn.
On the same day PENNSYLVANIA elects two
state Ofhcers-an Auditor and Surveyor-to-
gether with one-third of the State Senate and
the whole Of the State House OF Representa-
tiyes. A vote is also to be taken on proposed
constitutional amendment, which provides that
"A state Treasurer shall he chosen by the quail
fed electors at such times and for such term of
service az shah be prescribed by law The peo-
pie Of the State win also be called upon to vote
uIOn the question of calling Constitutional
Convention; this proposition being regarded as
nOn-partisan. The republican candidates are,
Tor Auditor, David Stanton. and for Surveyor,
Robert ID. Beath; the democratic nominees are.
for Auditor, William McCandless, and for Sur-
veyor, james III. Cooper. Strenuous efforts are
being made by the democrats here as in Ohio to
secure control of the next Legislature The vote
OF the State for Governor in 1859 resulted as fol-
lows: Republican, go .552; democratic, 2s5.956.
An election takes place at the same time in
Philadelphia for municipal officers, and there is
considerable disruption of party arrangements.
The people OF Iowa elect State officers and
Legislators on Tuesday next. The republican
candidate tor Governor is Cyrus G. Carpenter,
and the democratic nominee James c. Knapp.
Ina $50, in this State. the vote for Secretary of
: ta'e resulted Republican, 100 So; democratic,
'oSes; republican majority, AZ ,4ss. There can
he no eOubt as to the result Of next Tuesdays
election in this State.