Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-08
THE ELECTIONS TO- DAY.


battle will close ia several States. The
campaign has been prosecuted with the
utmost vigor by both parties in these
States, and in Pennsylvania, Ohio and In
diana, both parties have claimed that they
were confident of success.
By common consent, the most impor-
lance seems to have been attached to the
result in Pennsylvania. That State
elects its State officers, members of Con.
grsss, members Of convention to revise
the State Constitution. and portion of
its Legislature. Candidates for State off,
GERS have been nominated by the repub-
licans, democrats. prohibitionists, aud la
Dor reformers, as follows:
Republican. Democratic.
ssossraor, T., J. IT. 4; A.rsrsnft. chas Buskaiew.
z:dor aasrison Alien VIM f. L1 Harsisy.
Labor .eEorm. Prohibition.
SsmS w ~. ssns Simeon Chase
AUDITOR, T. McAdams. Barr spangler
coneye,,meu Jas. W. Hopkins. Geo: r. Mcfarland
Large, Jos. W. Cake AZ a. ku cI. bradford
Pennsylvania delegations in the pres
ent Congress is made up of thirteen re-
publicans. including one elected by the aid
Of democratic votes, in the Second Dis
trict, and eleven democrats, who were
chosen In 1870. The people of Pennsylva-
MIA are also to vote upon proposed amend
ment to their State Constitution, where
by, If it is ratified, the State Treasurer
will become an elective officer. The DEM
ocrats and soreheads have been detected
in gigantic scheme Of fraud in Philadel-
phia, BY means Of forged naturalization
papers. A full exposure Of the plot will
be made in time to prevent Its being car
ried out, and also to show the public the
trick Of the coalition while they are vocif-
erously crying out stop thief"
Ohio will to-day elect some of its State
officers. members of the State Legislature
and Congressman. The candidates for
the State officers to be chosen are:
Republican. Democratic.
3ecretayy Of State, Allen T. WikoY A. j. Wiley.
Supreme Court Judge, john Welsh. John L. Green.
Board Public Works, Rich. r. Porter. 1. B. Wiley.
No Governor will be elected, Gov.
Nys's term not having expired.
Since the last election there has been a
new apportionment of Congressional dis
tricts in Ohio. consequent upon its increas.
ed representation in the Lower House.
The delegation from the State in the pres
emit House consists of nineteen members,
fourteen republicans and FIVE democrats.
OF the republicans, one, Aaron F. Perry,
of the First District, has resigned, thus
rendering vacant seat which is to be
filled At the regular election. In this State
the political battle has been very holly
waged.
Indiana will to-day elect State officers,
Congressman, members OF the Legisla-
ture, &c. For State officers there are three
tickets in the field, as follows:
Republicans. Greeleyite;
Lieut.. Gov., Leoaidas Sexton. John K: Cravens.
Sec; q State W. "; Cory: Owen ~ Eddy.
TSsasSr.r, John B. Glover. james ii b o RYAN.
Attorney Gen., JAS. e. Denney. Bayless W. Hanna.
Slraightout Democratic.
Governor, Alfred P. Edgerton.
Lsestenorf Governor, Green Durham.
Secretary Of State, 4. Parsons.
A00tOf, Otl0 BOetticher.
TreGsUrer, DIR. Mcbride.
attorney General Thomas Brannon.
Indiana of late years has been close
State. and gave in 1868 majority of only
96l for the republicans. For this reason
the Greeley party have had the highest
hopes Of carrying the State.
In the present national House of Rep.
resentatives the Indiana delegation con-
sists of six republicans and five demo-
Gratis.
The election in Nebraska for Governor
and other State officers, one member of
Congress and members OF the Legisla
ture, also takes place to-day. The follow
ing are the candidates for the leading Off
ces:
Republican. Democratic.
Gorernor. Robert w. Furnas. II. Z. Lett.
Chiec JHsfice, George 2. Lake. Jas: NJ: Woolworth.
Ass. Jsstice. Samuel Maxwell. Seth Robinson.
Sc. Of lStGfe, John j. Gosper Chrstn kathmani.
ANdiSOS, John Is. Weston. John X. Clarke.
Tresssrer. Henry A: Koenig. r. W. Holman.
CoseressRan, Lorenzo Crounse. Jesse r. Warner
1t is useless to make. predictions
when the result is SO soon to be made
known; but from the best means of infor-
NATION we have been able to obtain, we
ses nothing to alarm the republicans.
Should We lose the first named State-and