The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-12-06
THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS.
General Summary Of the Result.


The following is a carefully complied
summary of the returns from the recent
State elections, as far as could be aseer-
tanned on Nov. 13:
ARKANSAS.
Our adyices from Little Rock are that, with the
changes occasioned by the recent election, lhe
Legislature will stand about as follows SENATE,
Republicans Is Democrats 10. House, Demo-
crats 49, Republicans 80. Democratic majority
on joint ballot 10.
The Chicago Tribune says that official returns
from 81 xy-four counties of Illinois give total OF
ls go votes cast Estimates for the other thirty
eight counties {including Cook, swell the total
to 30, 600. No State officers were eiecteo'
Returns from Kansas up to the 1lth received by
the Topeka Commonwealth give the following as
the complexion OF the new Legislature Senale,
, Republicans, 3 Farmers, Democrati House
As Republicans, 80 Farmers, ID lndependtnfs,
Democrats This gives Republican maJori!y
of on the Joint ballot, but three districts fInsin
to be heard from and may reduce TINS Ihs3oflty
slightly
The election was for one-third of the members
of the State Senate, o-thirCs nelding over, au @
a tull Assembly. The Senate Of this state last
year was composed of IA Administration kepug-
iicans and Liberals. This year there vii be y
Republicans and Democrats, the RepuDlcans
having gained a Senator in Hunterdon county
and lost one in Hudson county: ne Assembly
of 1929 was composed of IL Administration Re
Il Liberals anu one
66crat supported by the Republicans. The n xts
House will contain 81 Republicans, y democrats
and Independent Democrat, giving the krpuD-
lieans majority on joint ballot Of IL Inc DEM
pcrats have gained two asseTnblymen each In Es-
sex Hudson and Passiac counties, and one eaeh
in Bergen y Camden Cumberland, Mercer and
Ocean counties. The II puhlieans also gam one
| assemblymah in Middlesex county.
NEW YORK.
In New York City the Tammany county and ju-
dietary tickets and most OF n" assetnplymen
L f.Ar riff e.
cording to the personal popularity Of the eaDdl-
dates Nilers the candidate for Secretary or
| State, received 3A9si majority. In the Whole
State the fna0ritits by countiesg as far as re-
cptyed q total Democratic majority OF l., ,9>4. Ibe
Legislature it is believed will stand ahout as io-
| lows Senate Republicans and Democrats
/ Assembly-7l r, pubeans, 80 Democrats and
Independent.
Unofficial returns from all the counties have
been received and ii is thought will not vary
/ much from official figures. They make the ma
! jority of woolferd. Democratic candidate for
Comptroller, 1850 over Henry II. Goldsbor-
i ough the Republican candidate Woolfords 5
/ minority in II was ID lbs Unofficial returns
for legislative candidates from all count in the
state except one indicate that the Legislature VIII
/ stand about as follows: Senate, - Democrats
and Republicans. House, ~ Democrats and
p Republicans. Democratic majority on joint
ballot CO.
MASSACHUSETTS.
I II is difficult to get any detailed information
from this State AMI until the official returns are
4 promulgated it 10 not likely anything more than
was indicated by the first returns will be known.
In Boston, CASTOR, the Democratic candidate for
Governor, received $40 plurality, q gain Of
nearly ,GO0 from last year. Besides this, Bes-
; ton sends Democrats and two independents 10
the Senate, and IL Democrats against hast yeaI
Z to the Assembly. Tie strength of the Opposl-
ton in the Legislature has been largely inere sed
Returns from 81 towns, leaving 50 still 10 heal
from, gave the following figures: Washburni
81, ,4z6; GiastoD, .530; scattering, 426.
MINNIE oTA.
So far as the complexion of the Legislature d
! known, it w il stand about follows: SenaSe, 2
Republicans, 10 Democrats; House, - RepublI
cans, 49 Democrats. Republican majority OF
Joint ballot D. Last year The Senate stood
Democrats and 81 Republicans, and the House
Democrats to 81 Republicans. Republican ma
e jorIfy on joint ballot of which has been re
duced to 20.
4. VIRGINIA,
The Richmond Enquirer Of the 9Th publishes re
turns from all but sixteen eoupties, giving IN
. following result: Kenper, l09, ,s33. Hughes, 81,
? I04; majority for kemper, rs 3D.
: WISCONSIN.
Official returns come in slowly and the lates
: advices make Taylor, the Riorners' candidate
ahead at least II, 600. The State Senste VII
stand II Refofmers and II Republicans, ard TN
/. Assembly about o. Reiormers to 40 Republicans