Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-10-31
THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS.


ticians. o. that day there will lie
! elections in twenty four States, for
eleven Governors, seventeen lcgis-
latuces, two hundred aHd Twelve
congressman and To determine
thirteen seats in the United States
Senate. There will q so be clec-
! tons in three territories FOR deie-
gates in Congress. IN Illinois Is
legislature, state officers aud nine
teen representatives in the 44th
/ Congress are 10 he elected. The
state Senators elected liz five dis
tricts this year IN Illinois and
serving in the Legislature Of 1874,
will then pariicipa in the cleo
ton If United States Senator,
vice John 4. Logan Rep, J whose
term expires March 3, 1877.
Alaba ma elects a Governor and
Legislature and eight Congress q
Arkansas elects four Coz gressrnen
Delaware elects one Congressman
and . legislature; the term of
Senator Bayard tDem.) expires
wits This Congress. Florida elects
a legislature and two Copgressnen;
the term Of Senator Gilbert Re p
expires with this Congress. Gsor
gia elects seven Congressmen.--
Kansas elects a legislature, State
officers, and three congressman
the Uuited States Senators hold
over. Kentucky elects ten Con-
gressmen. In Louisiana. il should
be explained, the election occurs
on Monday, Nov. 3 A legislature
is to be elected in this State and
six Congressman. There is va
carey in the Z. S. Senate from
Louisiana for term already be-
gun, elaine | by Pinchback.
Maryland elects six Congress
men; the Legislature has already
elected VIM. PiDckney Whye
Dem. to the u. $. Senate Mas
sachueetts elects legislature and
eleven congressman. The term of
Senator Washburne, Rep.) ex-
pires with this Congress. Min
nesota elects a legislature and four
Congressman the term Of Senator
Ramsey Rep expires with this
Congress. Michigan elects State
officers, Legislature and nine Con-
gressmen the term of Senator
Chandler, tRep.) expires with this
Congress. Missouri elects a legis-
lature and thirteen Congressman
the term of Senator Schurz (Ind.)
expires with this Congress- The
republicans and independent dem
ocrats are organized as Peoples
party" in Missouri. Nevada elects
State officers, a legislature and one
Congressman the term of Sena.
tor Stewart (Rep.) expires with
this Congress. New Jersey elects
state officers, legislature and
seven Congressman; the term of
Senator Stockton lDsm.) expires
with this Congress. New York
elects a governor, legislature and
thirty three congressman; the term
of Senator Fenton (Indl expires
with this Congress. Pennsylvania
elects lieutenant Governor and
other State officers, Legislature and
twenty seven Congressman the
term of Senator Scott (Rep.) ex-
pires with this Congress. This
election is the first under the new
constitution of Pennsylvania, and
there is a new apportiOnment of
Congressional Districts. The two
candidates. majority and minority
hi. hest in the poll of supreme
judges will be elected.
Rhode Island elects only Con-
gressmen. The legislature elected
last April will al ) session in Jan.
uary elect Senator vice Sprague
REP whose term expires with
this Congress. South Carolina
elects State officers, legislature and
five Congressman the u S. Sena-
tors hold over. Tennessee elects
state officers, legislature and ten
Congressmen; the term of Sena-
tor Brownlow lHep.l expires with
this Congress. Texas elects six
Congressman the legislature has
already elected Samuel b. Moxey
Dem to succeed Flanagan (Rep.)
in the u. S. Senate.
Vermont elects Il Congressman
in the second district, vice Poland
Rep and will probably elect
Dudley G. Denison (Rep.)
who had plurality of votes in
September. Virginia elects line
Congressman The legis ature OF