Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-07
Pepdle,On, for Governor, was defeated BY

Pendle.On, for Governor, was defeated BY
1878 votes.
IOWA,
Election October 10. The State is over
wheImingly Republican, and yet 9 few Dem
oorats propose to better matters by boiling
their ticket and hSlding new Convention
at Des Moines on the 18th inst. They are
but corporals guard, however, and are
those who want to fight over dead issues:
The State cast-in lS70-for secretary OF
State, l03,377 Republican, and O,8So Dem
oors,io votes: Repu blicsn majority, 4Z,4os'
The regular tickets in the field are;
Democratic. Repu6ttcan.
Lieut., Governor Ham A. q = B ba''
Supt Pub In Ed, NJ Mumm Alonzo AoeFheIhy'
MARYLAND.
Election November 4; nominations for
State officers have only been made by the
Democrats. They are IS follows:
Governor William Pinkney whyte'
Attorney General n, n 9{estet
The Republican convention has not yet
been called. The vote on Congressman in
the State last year footed up: Democratic,
&c, 595; Republican, 57,727. Democratic
majority, 1865. 0
MASSACHUSETTS.
Election November THE Democratic
Convention to nominate candidates tor State
officers will be held at Spring field, Septem-
Der IA; the Republican Convention 81 Wor-
oester, September 81 There will be CON
yentiou of the labor retormers, At Lowell, at
the beginning of the month. II Is under
stood that it will be managed IN the interest
of Ben Butler, who, with DR.. George B.
Loring, is making g struggle for the Re
publican nomination for Governor. The
vote last year was; ClaAin (Rep), 79,549;
Adams DEM }, 4S,536; Phillips IL. R. J,
q ,946. Claim over all, 9,067.
MISSISSIPPI.
A new Legislature is to be elected in Mis-
sisuppi November Z. A new Governor will
not be chosen until 1873. In the last Leg
islsture the Republicans had seventy si1
majority on Joint ballot.
MINNESOTA.
An election for Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary of State, State Treas
urer, Attorney General, and two Associst,
Justices OF the Supreme Court will be helC
November Z The Republican Convention
has been called 10 meet on the 10Th of Sep
TENDER. The Democratic Convention ha
not yet been ordered. Hon. Eugene NJ
Wilson. ex-member of Congress, is spoke
of for the Democratic gubernatorial nomiu
alton. The Republican majority in Mime
sofa last year was 7,344.
ILLINOIS.
! In consequence of the resignation of Ger
er&l John A. Logan. who was chosen U
ted States Senator by the Illinois Legisll
ture, a special election has been ordered b
the Governor to fill the vacancy in the cor
gressionAl delegation. The Republican
have called State convention to nominal
a candidate for Congressman at large, I
meet at Springfield September 20. Their
are large number of a. Pirsnts Gener,
: LogAn's ma GRITTY for the same position lei
year was % ,656. Two years before he ha
81 $50 majority. The Democrats meet q
Spring field, Oct. 4th, to nominate their csI
, didAte.
! NEW JERSEY.
Election November 7. The RepublicA
State Convention will meet at Trenton Sci
TENDER I, to nominate a candidate for Co
, ernor. l he contest is between General hi
patrick and Senator BEETLE. The Demt
cratic convention will probably meet
week later. The aggregate vote on Col
gressmen last year was as follows. Dem
cratic Including vote for Fitzpatrick, In
Dem.l, 77,003; Republican, S0,426; R
publican majority, 3.423.
NEw YORK.
Calls for the State conventions will pro-
ably be issued in 9 few days, and the con
ventions will meet in September. The off
GERS to be chosen this year are Secretary
, State, Comptroller, Canal Commissions
State Prison Inspector, &c. HofFmAn's mi
} jority last year was 80, 096.
WISCONSIN,
Election November = There is . yer
bitter contest IN this State for ,he Repubi
can nomination for Governor. c. c. Wash
burn, William E. Smith, and Goyerno
Fairohild are the sspirAnts, and the frs
named is being pushed as the administers
/ ton candidate The Democratic conven
ton meets August %, and the Republics
August 80. The Republican majority i
the State in the election for Superintendent
OF Public Instruction last year was 8, G26.
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