Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-11-07
pEsIrLT OE TIE ELECTIONS.

Differences upon local, Setohu"iy CIR"
temporary matters had pretty free course
in all the States, which with The lack OF
activity among the republicans tended to
reduce their strength.
In Massachusetts where a strange med
ley appeared before election, Governor
Washburn is reelected by some l2,3oV
plurality, and the legislature IN both
branches is strongly republican The Adj
yer.iser saws that the republicans "eXcept
for the defeat of several able and deserv
ing candidates for the senate and house,
have no reason to be disappointed with the
result. Governor Washburn and the en-
tire republican State ticket are elected
oy satisfactory majority; and the legisla-
ture will have sufficiently large and indie
pendent opposition to hold it to strict
account" The Journal says the interest
of the campaign eliminated in the Wor-
cester convention, and that there lis no
special significance to be derived from
the returns" Mayor Pierce is elected to
Con gress in the Third district by an over
whelming vote, and General Banks goes
into the State Senate.
In New York the democratic State tick
ct is elected by small majority in the
senate and house. Old Bourbon stock
has taken another rise in consequence OF
the result. Tammany has manifested a
good deal of old-time vigor, carrying the
vile classes in the city generally, and eject
ing the county ticket over the combination
opposed to it. Cox is elected 10 Congress
from the Sixth district The World argues
from the result the election of democrat
ic Congress next year and democratic
President in 1876. The Herald thinks
that the panic operated against the demo
Gratis. The Sun notices that the democrat
ic vote has not increased. The Tribune
saws .'the democrats have a nominal trl-
umph,n while the Times remarks that the
republicans have allowed the democrats
to get the State officers by staying away
from the polls, concludes that with re-
publican legislature it will be barren
victory to the opposition, and congratu-
lates the republicans, after looking over
the field, upon the result.
Virginia elects the conservative ticket,
on the white mans platform. which means
keeping negroes and their children as near
to the level of slavery as they can. The
conservative majority is about 10000,
with two-thirds of the Legislature. The
old slaveholding aristocraey are jubilant
over the result.
Maryland has given democratic ma
jority, to which Baltimore very largely
contributed by fraud and intimidation.
Republication has heavy obstacles to en-
counter in this border State, where the
blacks are too few to maintain their rights
effectually and the spirit of slavery still
bears sway among the whites. Wiscon-
sin elects a democratic governor by 5000
majority and gives a democratic gain in
the legislature. This result is due to
local causes. An exchange says Cover
nor Washburn chad signed law increas
ing the taxation Of liquor saloons, and had
brought down upon him the enmity of the
brewers and saloon-keepers, very pow
erful class in that State he had made
two influential railroads hostile to him,
and he had made some enemies by his
very upright course on State appropria-
TONS" and these causes combined were
sufficient to defeat him, although he was
a very honest and capable executive.
The farmers movement did not enter into
the canvass.
Minnesota rolls up heavy republican
majority, disappointing sadly the opposi-
ton who hoped that plentiful use of hay
seed in the campaign would bring them
victory.
In Kansas the anti-monopoly party
claims the legislature. The result is not
yet clear however.
Arkansas elects the republican ticket,
but by what majority is not yet stated.
Mississippi has without doubt elected
Ames governor bya good majority.
In New Jersey the republicans carry
the legislature, although their majority is
somewhat reduced.
The election in the Fifth district Of
Michigan has resulted in the choice OF
Comstock the democratic candidate. There
was sharp rivalry among the republicans
for the nomination in this district, several
candidates making claims, to which is due
without doubt in large measure the de-
feat OF Williams.
Looking the whole ground over it is
evident that local and transient causes are
at the bottom of all the irregularities and
disturbances which have operated against
the republican party. The result places
beyond doubt the entire reorganization
of the democratic party on the plan and
platform of the Bourbons, bringing into
greater prominence Mr.. Thurman as the
democratic candidate for President in 1876.
Ohio and New York have cleared the
way for the Bourbons to become masters