Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-11-04
ELECTIONS D

To-day the following States hold
elections for Governor and . full State
ticket: Wisconsin, Minnesota. Virginia,
Massachusetts,, Texas and Mississippi.
Several other States will elect State Of
fieers, and In Illinois several important
municipal Offices will be filled.
Among them, we believe, the Judge
ship OF the Superior Court at Chicago.
The most interesting contests will be
where there are Governors to be
elected, If we except perhaps New
York, where the political complexion
Of the elected Legislature Is to deter
mine whether Senator Fenton will DO
returned 70 the United States Senate,
whether a Democrat will be chosen,
and without doubt whether Conkling
will still grace the Senate with his
presence, or step into the seat Of the
late Chief Justice Chase. II the Dem
ocrats have a majority III the New
York Legislature, Conkling will be
forced to forego any ambition he may
have for the posItlon Of Chief Justice,
and hold his seat, lest New York DO
represented by two instead Of only
QUO Democratic Senator in the next
Congress.
In Virginia the contest Is narrowed
down to a fight between the whites
and the blacks. The Republican can
didate, Col. Hughes, has been accused
OF being ineligible OH account Of hav-
Ing, at some time In the past, under
taken to be the bearer Of a challenge
to fight q duel. But his friends deny
this, and 1t Is more than probable he
will be elected, being supported by
many old Democrats under the leader
ship Of Henry A. Wise, and also by all
the force OF the Administration. In
Massachusetts,, there Il nothing which
Inspires the least approach to excited
interest. The contest in that Com
monwealth was virtually ended when
Butler surrendered In the State Con-
yention and Washburne was nom-
mated. The Republican majority will
be far less than last year, but not from
any Democratic gains. Democrats
will walk up to the polls and vote for
CASTOR, AS they would for Jackson. in
dulge In a little Bourbon OF the sly.
and march home c%ontented, though
defeated. They have done this for
many years, and for their steadfastness
deserve n better fate.
In Mississippi there Is a muddle.
The candidates are Ames and Alcorn.
The former the Republican candidate,
aud what Is Of more consequence, Ben.
Buffers son-in-law. Alcorn, support
ed by the Liberals and Democrats; the
latter having In their State Convention
refused to nominate a State ticket, but
resolving to aid the independents.
The contest will be close with chances
we think, In favor Of ex-senator AL
corn. who has the advantage Of being
an old resident Of the State. while
Ames Is a carpet-bagger. Both are
salary grabbers.
In Wisconsin there are three tickets,
but the Republicans, who have nomln-
ated Washburne, will doubtless achieve
an easy victory. The nominee has
been largely identified with the farm.
ers; has been and Is = strong antl-mo-
nopolist, aud, moreover, Is a good
man, and popular among the working
classes. We regard his election as a
foregone conclusion.
In Minnesota the Grahgers and
Democrats have combined and are
making n square fight against the Re-
publicans. who are charged to be con-
trolled by railroad Influences. The
campaign has been bitter In that State,
and 1t Il simply impossible to form any
opinion Of the result. Although this
Is an of year In politics, not a little in
terest centers In the elections Of yester-
day and to-day, for after all they indi.
cate somewhat the expression Of public
opinion. and the aggregate number OF
opinions, rs expressed by the number
Of ballots cast. will be large. Party
lines are very generally broken down,
and any result which should occur will
hardly be a surprise after the Ohio
election.