Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-10-07
THE FALL

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THE FALL ELECTIONS.
Between the present time and the
4th Of November, elections general
or partial, will be held In eleven
States of the Union. or these, Penn
~sylvania, Ohio, Minnesota, Iowa and
Wisconsin, will hold general elections
on October 14th. On November 4th,
Massachusetts will hold q general
election, and on the anne day New
York will elect State officers and men,
bers Of the Legislature. Texas votes
on the third Of the same month. and
California on the 18th instant. Gov
ernors are to be chosen In the follow
ing States: Massachusetts,, Virginia,
Iowa, Ohio, Wisconsin, Texas, Miss
issippi, and Minnesota. Pennsylvania
elects a Judge Of the Supreme Court
and minor State officers, and Callfor-
MIA one or two Supreme Judges. In
several Of the Western States, viz
Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota,
the contest between the two great
parties is diversified by the existence
Of a third and outside element known
in Ohio as the Peoples Party. and
which has nominated q State ticket ;
in Iowa as the Independent Changers.
which also has a ticket In the field ; In
Wisconsin and Minnesota as the Gran
gers. The Wisconsin Changers have
generally united In support Of the Re-
publican party, while in Minnesota
the reverse Is the case. No third party
4i~ntervenes In Pennsylvania, Massa-
chusetts. Virginia or Texas. where the
contest lies between the Democratic
and Republican hosts. In Mississippi
the Republicans and Liberal Republic
ANS have both, nominated State tick
eta. and the Democrats have made no
nominations, but have Joined their
strength to the Liberal Republicans
under Senator Alcorn, In an effort to
beat Ames, the regular Republican
nominee.
In those Western States, where the
new element, the Changers, Is found
most largely. the results OF the coming
elections will be awaited with solicit
tude. As the rise Of the Patrons OF
H~usbandry has been a thing Of but a
few months time, and the members OF
the order comprise a very large and
influential part Of the population Of
Iowa. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois,
Indiana and Kansas, their present in
fluence as exerted upon local politics
must have important results in the fu-
ture. In Iowa, especially, where the
Changers are believed to include half
the voters OF the State, will the atten-
ton Of the country center as upon the
most favorable field In which the new
organization can exhibit Its power. In
that State. preferring at present to
test their strength against that Of both
parties, they have nominated a State
ticket Of their own, and are prosecut-
ing n vigorous campaign on the basis
Of anti-monopoly and farmers rights.
1t is difficult to prophesy the results
Of elections this year. 1t may be
safely assumed, however, that the fol-
lowing States will give Republican
majorities, viz: Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Massachusetts,, Wisconsin and New
York. Minnesota will probably be
carried BY the Democrats and
Changers, who are allies in the cam
paign, and in Mississippi the chances
are In favor Of the Liberal-D Democratic
combination. In Ohio the Repub-
licans have the best OF the campaign
thus far, although the strength OF
the Peoples party Is unknown. In
Iowa the Independent movement is
very formidable and may succeed. In
Texas the Democrats will probably
win, owing to the unfortunate nom-
ination Of Davis for Governor, which
has turned the whole German element
Of the State into the present care Of
the Democracy. In Virginia the con-
test will be close, but the indications
are now In favor of Conservative sue
cess. In California the contest 10
mixed, but will we think result In the
election Of Dwinelle, the Republican
nominee for Supreme Judge. Since
the grand smash up of political parties
In 1850 there has never been 70 many
separate party organizations in the
field as now, and it would require the
wisdom Of a seer to predict with GER
tainty the result anywhere. We think.
however, that u ~prejudging will not
be far out Of the way.
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