New-York tribune., 1874-10-12
THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS.

THE CANDIDATES In THE SEVERAL STATES.
RESULT OF ELECTIONS HELD THUS FAR-STATE AND
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS TO BE HELD IN SIX
STATES AND ONE TERRITORY TOMORROW
A GOVERNOR TO BE ELECTED IN ARKANSAS AND
NEBRAsKA-MINOR STATE OFFICERS AND CON-
GREssMEN TO BIZ CHOSEN IN OTHER STATES.
The principal October elections this year
occur tomorrow, Two elections have already taken
place this month. One in Connecticut. on the 9th
nst when at the town elections the people voted upon
Constitutional amendment eQualizng in measure
the representation OF towns In the Legislature the
question OF license was also voted upon, several
smaller towns returning majority against license, and
most OF the large towns majority for hceDse In
Georgia, on the 7ih, q Legislative election was
held, the reports from which indicate genersi
Democratic victory. Six States and ono Ierri'
tory will hold elections tomorrow - Arkansas
Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska Ohio, west virginia
and Dakota. Pennsylvania. which formerly gave Win
Ohio the chief Significance to the elections OF TINS
month will hereafter under the Constitution. vote
I'm November. Ohio and Indiana, however, which are
now cousdered as doubtful States, will perhaps furnish
as plain an indication Of the drift OF public sentiment as
when Pennsylvania voted early and was douotlui
Seven Republican Congressman and ono Democrauo
Delegate were elected from Maine, Vermont and Wyo-
ming during September The only other elections ths
month besides those mentioned above are the county
elections in South Carolina the 21st inst Lists OF
candidates coming before the people In the seVerai
States tomorrow are given below;
ARKANSAS
In this State two elections will be held this year. tnat
for Congressman occurring Nov. 8. Tomorrow
general election will be held upon the proposed new Con-
stuton recently submitted by the Constitutional Con-
yention 1t generally believed that the new nstru-
ment great improvement upon the present Constitu
tion All the acknowledgements made by the latter are
removed and the complete control registration and
elections now possessed by the Governor is done away
with The convention which adopted the proposed Con-
stuon was ordered June 80, by vote Of SOO6 against
sl65, met on July H. and adjourned Sept. a. State
officers and members Legislature will also be voted
for at the tme and the Constitution adopted
the State officers elected will be installed by the
new Legislature, which meets Nov. TO- The Clayton
Brooks faction OF the Republican party ignores this
election claiming that Gov. Baxter is not the legal
Governor and that therefore, the action Of the Legsa-
ture in special session called by him, in ordering the
constitutional election null and void This faction
will take no part in the election, but will assume TO
elect on Nov 8, under the Clayton Constitution, Leg
islature recognizing Joseph Brooks Governor The
matter will then before the courts or an appeal
will be made to Congress The Conservative State
ticket to be voted for owing to these cir
cumstances the only the field The candidates
marked with an astersk the following ticket were
appointed last June by Gov Baxter in the place OF I'm
peached and suspended officials: