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THE ELECTION.

THE ELECTION.
New York, November 6. The papers
of this morning contain but little of inn
portaRce outside of election news, to
which nearly all their space is devoted;
The Herald complies a statement OF
the electoral votes of each State, made
up from the latest returns as follows;
For Grant--Arkansas 6, California 3,
Connecticut 6, Delaware g. Florida 4,
Illinois 81, Indiana 10, Iowa II, Kansas
s, Maine I, Massachusetts IL, Michigan
ii, Minnesota 5, Mississippi s, Nebraska
3, Nevada 3, New Jersey 9, New Hamp-
shire 5, New York 35, North Carolina
10, Ohio %, Pennsylvania 20, Rhode
Island 4, South Carolina 7, Vermont 5,
West Virginia 5, Wisconsin TO- Total,
268 electoral votes, with popular major
ity Of 532, 900.
For Greeley--Alabam 10, Georgia IL,
Kentucky H. Louisiana 8, Maryland 8,
Missouri 35, Oregon 3, Tennessee IL,
Virginia IL. Total electoral votes 80,
with popular majority Of lSl, $50. Total
electoral vote. 1853.
Electoral votes--Grant, 26S; necessary
for choice, lS4. -,
Returns from the State are still
meager--in fact, it is conceded by the
Democrats that the Republican ticket
has been carried at from thirty to forty
thousand majority. Dix, for Governor,
aud the whole Republican State ticket,
appears to run nearly up to the Presi-
dental ticket throughout the State. In
the Assembly there will be at least
seventy-nine Republicans to forty.nine
Democrats, making large Republican
majority on joint ballot, and securing
Republican successor to Conkling IN
the United States Senate.
Returns for the mayoralty in the city
have not yet been computed. At a late
hour last night it was stated that Have
meyer was elected by about 1000, but
still later returns have changed the re-
suit, and it was stated that Lawrence
was elected. The contest between Have
never and Lawrence has been very close,
but it is generally believed that Have
never has carried the city by small
majority. 0'Brien ran far below the
vote expected to be cast for him.
In Brooklyn Greeley's majority is es-
timated at $780,
The Tribune says, editorially, that
General Grant was yesterday reelected
to the Presidency by the popular votes
of every Northern State, with those OF
Louisiana, South Carolina and possibly
two or three other States below the line.
There is scarcely parallel to the COM
pleteness of the route and the triumph.
The Democrats have We'd with the Lib
eral Republicans in contributing to it,
some Of them by voting directly for the
Grant electors, and many more by neg
lecting to vote at all for President. The
Liberal movement seems crushed.
The Tribune reviews the causes gen
erallv. which led to this result, and
gives numerous reasons for advocating
change in the administration. In con-
clusion, it says that General Grant has
now four years lease OF power, with Con-
gress, of which two-thirds or three
fourths of either House will support
him. He has every facility for efecting
the reforms he is said to mediate, espe-
cially that of the civil service, while the
abolition of the much abused frankisg
privilege is so squarely pronounced
that its success would seem assured, for
whatever reform he may give US, he shall
have the Tribune's cordial recognition |
and prayers, and where he falls short, he |
shall have in the future, as 10 the past,
frank and fearless criticism.
The Herald, editorially reviewing the |
result of the election, says that in many
respects it is the most remarkable OF any
of the Presidential elections in the his
tory of the United States. The defeat OF
the Liberal ticket in the State is attrib
uted to the unwise and inopportune nom
ination of Herman against Dix for the
governorship. The Herald advises the
Liberals to consider well on the blunders
made by the leaders of the party in the
canvass. and to recognize the necessity
of a more practical opposition pro
eramme than that of Sumner, Trumbull
and Schurz, as embodied in Greeley and
Brown. Tie Herald also advocates the
formation OF new Cabinet by General
Grant after the 4th Of March, and a
change of policy, especially in our rela-
tons with Spain and Mexico.
The World has two and half columns
sditorially explaining the causes of the
Liberal failure. The cause Of this de-
plorable discontinue originated over two !.
years ago.
Returns from the Assembly districts, :
10 far, favor the election of Lawrence for
Mayor. {
CIScISNAT1, November 6.-The COM :
,lete returns from Hamilton county
how a majority for Greeley and Brown
f 1866, Democratic and Liberal Re-
publican loss of 1871 since the October
lection. There was an increase in the
otal vote OF the county Of 26l5 votes
,ver that of October. These figures
viii not be materially altered by the
,fieial count. Grants majority in the
state is estimated at 10000.
Georgia. d
SAVANNAH, November 6.-Returns are II
light. The Democratic majority has
,een cut down to 10000 or $4,000. All n
he Democratic Congressman are elect :
d, with few exceptions.
AUGUSTA, November 6.-Returns from D
,arious parts of the State indicate a t
majority Of about 10000 for Greeley. n
Election very quiet.
North Carolina. H II
RALEIGH, November Cit is esti-
mated that the State has gone for Grant
~ from 10000 to $4,000 majority.
Iowa.
DUBUQUE, November 5.--The State a
Central Committee claim the State by ;
from 1900 to so, 600 majority, including !
all Congressman.
New Jersey.
TRESToY, November 6.-The Republi- /.
cans claim the State by 5000 TO 5000 ma :
iority.
Washington.
WASHINGTON, November B-Dispatches l
received at the White House up to twelve .
o clock indicate that Alabama, Massa- !
New Hampshire, North Caro-
Ina, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, Yer '
mont, Connecticut, Iowa, Maryland, In
diana, Arkansas and Nebraska have /.
certainly gone for Grant. !
kentucky.